Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-01-15
EDUCATIONAL.
OVR COUNTY, INSTITUTE.

The great educational event of the
year is past and gone. To say that it
was success, is only expressing the
sentiments of oil who attended its ses-
sions. Surely it has marked a new
era in the educational affairs of our
county. Having but little space to
devote to the publishing Of the pro-
ceedings, we will ondeavor to give our
readers a short summary OF the lead
ling events Of the week, promising,
)wever, TO furnish the proceedings
IN tull to the teachers, directors and
friends OF our common schools through
out the county, in a short time.
On Monday, December 80, we open.
ed the Institute with encouraging pros
poets. Eighty-fvc teachers being en-
rolled-quite unprecedented in the his
tory of Clearfeld county. Prof. Bar
low, of Easton, and Prof Raub, Of
Lock Haven, being present, gave some
very cheering words to our teachers.
Monday evening the Opera House
was filled to overflowing. The exer-
cises were especially interesting
On Tuesday the number enrolled ex-
ceeded one hundred and fifty, and the
sessions were very interesting. One
thing that characterized the work was
the help given by our teachers. Every
one present seemed desirous of con.
tributing something TO strengthen the
work Of the Institute. Good order on
the part of the teachers was a CON-
mendab!e feature OF the occasion. Reg.
ular attendance another. The roll at
the close OF the week, showed an at.
tendance of one hundred and eighty
FIVE teachers actually engaged in
teaching in the county. This, added
to the list of those who are not at
present teaching, makes an aggregate
of near two hundred and five. When
we consider that there are but two
hundred and twelve schools in the
county, it is indeed gratifying to re.
ceive SO good an attendance. We can.
not commend too highly those teach.
ers who manifest 80 much interest and
care in the labors OF the week, and we
believe that their reward is in the near
future, for indeed II is evident that di-
reetors are awakening to the inpor-
tance of selecting those who are alive
to every emergency that has for its
end improvement and honor.
! We cannot refrain from eensuring
at this time that dormant class Of
teachers that pass the means thus pro
vided for their Improvement by un-
needed. Our observations lead us Ia
believe that they are deserving of Sc
vero exposure, because they belong
either to class that have lost all pro.
fessonal pride, or one that creeps 81
lently in from other counties, draw
their salary from us and skip across
the border before the summer days
reach us, to farm, or engage in some
other physical labor until Clearfeld
county wants their services for dis
trict school. As we said when we is
sued our programme. that the County
> cupcrInlciuJnt \ InstiJute OvItInvats
would le called for when the public
examinations are held for the presen
, year, and please indulge us in the re
mark here, that if you have no Insti
tute Certificate, or very reasonable
excuse for not having one, you will d.
as well to stay on your farm, or il
your carpenter shop the day Of annua
| examinations in your district
But enough in these few brief line
we have drawn some photographs, an'
} il it is yours, look at it, and resolve Il
: do better next year
. Young teachers, you who have JUS
taken upon yourselves the responsi
. bilities of our honored profession, sn'
!. who have not learned the alphabet o
B successful teaching, your absence iron
0 this meeting deserves the severest crit
: cism.
: And you who claim q place anon
/ the skilled and honorcd of the profes
sion, (few though you be) have yo
manifested that loyalty to duty tina
:, should mark the patriot and the vel
!. eran ?
On the other hand, We again mos
heartily commend you who have aiC
ed us so nobly in making this one {
the most successful meetings ever bel
in Clear6eld county. Great has bee
our success, inspiring has been ou
; work, and surely greater achievement
await us in the future.
I The educational column, hercafte
y will be more interesting than in th
t past We invite contributions an
9 correspondence from all sections.
y Among the pleasant things Of th