Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03
Juniata County Teachers fnsti.

Juniata County Teachers Insti-
tute.
announcement TO Teachers, Drsetsrs and
Friends Of Edfcution:
The 18th Annual Session of the tuhiats
County Teachers Institute will be held in
the Court House, at Mifilintown, commenc.
ing on Monday, December 18th, 1879, at
O'Clock P. NJ, and closing on Friday even.
ings December l9, 1879.
A most cordial invitation I, extended to
all teachers and friends of educ alton, with a
special invitation to teachers Of private and
public schools of Juniata county.
Pains have been taken to make this lnsti-
tute the NEST profitable and interesting of
Of any ever held in the county.
The Day Sessions will be principally de-
voted 10 the best methods OF teaching the
different branches, to discussions on educa-
tional subjects, aud to answering questions
proposed by teachers. The Evening Ses-
sions will be taken up by popular lectures,
Rotations, music, &C.
INSTRUCTORS.
MISS MARIA l.. SANFORD, of Swathmore
College, Pa, will be present the entire week
TO give instructions in Primary Teaching,
History, Composition, Reading, English
Literature, sc.
PRoF. EDWARD BRooKs, Phi. D., Principal
of the Millersvlle Normal School, will in
struct in Arithmetic, School Discipline, and
Philosophical Methods of Teaching
PRoF. A. n. RAUB, Principal of the Cen
give instructions in Methods Of Teaching
Grammar, Course of Study in Ungraded
Schools, Orthography, &c.
PRor. Snas WRIGHT, Principal of S. o.
s. of McAlisterville, will instruct in PEN
manship and Geography, and conduct exer-
cises IN Pronunciation.
PRor. JAMES J. PATTERSON, Principal of
Tuscarora Academy, and a number of the
leading Teachers ia the county will give in
structions on various topics during the week.
ESSAYISTS.
Miss 4" isE, shiss -uShh OOrf
MAN, MISS EMILY FuLroy, Mss CLARA v.
DoUGHERrY.
DIRECTORS DAY.
PRoF. DAVID WILSON, A NJ, of Airy
View Academy, will read paper before the
Directors of the county, on Thursday after
noon. Subject: Common School Curricu-
ium.
Addresses will also be delivered by A. ].
PATTERSON, Esq, MISS SANFORD, and Piers.
BRocKs and RAUB.
will be able and of rare value, and that
every school officer who can possibly be
there should come and hear them.
EVENING EXERCISES.
Monday Address by PRoF. J. T. ALTMAN.
Discussion-"Shoud the State Enforce At
tendance at our Public Schools % Opened
affirmative by A. J. PATTERSON, Esq; neg
ative by B. F. ScHwEIER.
Taesday-Lecture by PRoF. A. n. RAuB.
Descriptive Reading, by WM. II. MoCOLLIS.
Wsdnesday-Lecture," Rome and Italy,"
UN MISS MARIA SANfOhp-
over 100 Lantern Views.
Thursday--Lecturc, by PRoF. EDWARD
BRooKs, Ph.D. Lecture, SIS uccsss in Life
by Miss SANFORD.
Friday-WN. II. McCoLLN, late sradu-
ate and instructor in the Pennsylvania In
stitute for the Blind, will give Descriptiye e
Raadinrs Racita.ians and Railajs
THE TEACHER-uIS VOCATION. !
1t must be apparent to every live teacher
that the calling of school teaching will be
elevated and established as one of the /
learned professions only 10y encouraging and
enforcing a system OF professional training, /
and with those educated and Interested in
the art and science of teaching rests the re-
sponsibility of dIgnifying their vocation by |
the discussion and adoption of methods and /
processes worthy of the high claims of pro- |
iessional dignity. The law authorizes and |
reqrires the County Superintendent. once In
each year, TO call upon and invite the |
teachers of the Common Schools and other |
institutions of learning, TO assemble to- |
gether and form thems elves into I eachers' |
Institute, to be devoted TO professional im- |
provement.
Ii further provides that all Boards Of d. |
rectors may allow teachers in their employ |
the privilege of attending such institute |
without making any deduction from their ,
salary, and that any teacher who absents |
himself from the Institute, without good |
reason, may have his professional zeal and |
spirit indicated by low er mark on his GER
ticate in the practice Of teaching, than he
otherwise would have received.
Last year all the teachers of the county |
but one or two we're in attendance at the |
Institute. Let every teacher strive to make
the attendance this year as good. Remem- |
Der that the Institute is for you, teacher,
and that it is your duty TO fit and qualify |
yourself more and more for the responsible |
place you fill.
WELLINGTON SMITH,
County Superinfsndent.
CARD OF THANKS,