The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-02-14
For Tks Poet.
COUNTY iNSTiTUTE.-vill.
7hursdag Afternoon Session

The committee appointed for that pns.
pose reported q series of resolutions.
which were read and adopted.
The committee appointed last year for
the purpose of revising tue Constitution
Of the Institute, also reported, aud the
new Constitution was adopted.
Prof. Raub next gave au address to
the directors that were present. The Ill.
rectvrs. he said. should he the friends OF
the teachers. Both have important duties
TO perform. and these they can discharge
beet when they cooperate with each 9TH
or.
The directors should insist the schools,
II is their duty 10 do SO. Tncy suould
not however fix . doy aud then oil 10 IN
a body. Every one should 20 alone.
When all go together, they embarrHss the
pupils, who are not accustomed to 30
many visitors st time. II enables the
teacher too 10 make special preparations
for the occasion. whereas II they 20 sin.
gly. and Al different times. they will be
more likely 10 learn The true condition Of
the school. After having visited all the
schools ia their district, tuey sh oulL nee,
to compare notes aud TO consult upon the
condition Of the schools, and u good plan
servatious before the Superi nteudsnt for
his consideration. and for his guidance
during his visits. Several Of the direc.
Tors should also accompany the Superin.
iendent 10 bis visits. to learn his su,c.,.
lions as TO the changes and improvements
to be made. The directors should visit
for the purpose Of observation and ipfor.
nation, but not to hnd fault.
Il l.. h.. .t.,s., -
acquainted with the directors and with
the patrons. Those who neglect to do so.
cannot expect to meet with the ssuie cue.
cess as those who act more wisely and iu-
,elliRent in this respect.
Directors frequently fail TO do their du.
~ 10 not giving the teachers the right
kind of tools to work with, Teachers.
no better than persons in other EN- ploy-
ments can produce good work with poor
implements. How many iLoughtless di-
rectors and parents blame the teacher
for his failure Of proper success, when
they are themselves 10 blame for OF Civ.
ing him suitable instruments 10 work
with Many schools are yet 10 be found
that have scarcely any apparatus. Some
do not even have sufticient bl,ck board
surface. and what little they 10 have Is
SO poor that II can scarcely be usel. A
dictionary, u gazetteer, \ globe, charts.
maps, and apparatus for illustration aud
object teaching. should he found in every
school. Every school.hou.e should have
plenty Of play ground. and the latter
should be neatly fenced and planted with
shade and ornamental trees.
Dieectors should seok to interest the parents
In the schools, by invi,ing them % visit the
latter frequently for tho purpose Of oacrura'
ginx 6nth teachers md pipi!s.
Employ always the best teachers you can
or themselves cheaper than others. 1t Dies
not p'y 10 employ po"r, or cheap mechanics,
nor Is II advisable to employ the same Kind OF
When you get a good teacher keep him as
Its wise policy to employ local supervi.
sion especiail, u this the case. whoa loS sdIa.
RE. repaid. and consequently many instpe.
rienced teachers employed
Prot. Noetling endorsed WHIT Prnt Rsub
sad i,al sai, ana sasn sp ss oithe present eondi.
I" consideration the small salaries paid he
doubted whether any other county Ia th- state
can show better schools The ieach,ox he would
where else In the State. Hut TO Improve tile
schools in county Ike this Is no sasy mat
ter. so ions rs poor teaching Is tolerated a
ties have no other, It is diftieuit to conyi,os
people whose intellige nee is vsry limited, that
there can 70 anything better. SchOol.teAch-
inK Is u business Is business that can aud
must 10 learned. and ouly thoss Who study Il
eau speak int-iiigsntly about IL but those Who
know nothing about Il, aud who can scarcely
bssaid TO have any education, pretend 20 knos
most, and are the ones who rstard the I'M.
provement of tho schools. A few OF thi, class
can yet bs fouri hero and ihsrei iu the county
They would like 10 see the schools again as
| 'goot as tney were iorty years ago, when they
received their 'edicatloh"-not as much a.
boys and giris OF ten years Of age now have.
70 10 . school directors ;for u dire ctor
does his duty, be Ia censured and tnisrsp.
| resented and II he nexiects II, he fares no
better. Hence a director Is treated equall,
bad whether no negle,ts his duty or whether ht
does IT, Those who neglect to DO what Is pro
per put tue blsne too frequently upon same.
body eiso. II, for example, they fix the So lar y
TOO low 70 employ pur Tined teachers, they bep
tue County Supsrlntsndant u grant certih
Gates to persons unit to t.aoh, anil II he Ia II,
70 do so, they blame him for not hsving teach
ers Tor their schools. Or, " they are Obliged /.
employ teachers OF sufficient education bu. o
very little experience. aod they latter tail tt
give satisfaction, they again saddle their own
sins upon the Superintendent saying that hs
should aot have given them certificates. Th,
Superintendent Is thus made the " scape
directors.
The teschers too not unfrequentiy make hiu
carry their unsucce sslui efforts at In nstructiop
But as all connected with the schools wne he
teachers, dirsctors, or Superintendent, hav
their share Of csosirs to bear, Il 10 perhaps bss
70 hympathize with one another. Every ons
h"wevor, should carry hts own sins, aud no
pnt them upon some enc else. Honesty Is tn
best policy, In all things. RkPoKTER