The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-08-07
reachers' Institute Of Same County.

Teachers' Institute Of Saline County.
The Normal Institute Of 1879 for the
teachers of Saline county is near its
close. The seventy-six teachers who
have been pursuing with pleasure and
much profit the course prescribed, feel
with gratitude that much is due to the
kind and efficient manner in which they
have been instructed for tho success
made in the four short weeks of attend
ance. In some respects this Institute
excels the institute of 1878, and from
manifest interest and Improvement on
the part of teachers present, We would
certainly suppose that the standard OF
Saline county public schools is high.
The instructors have been, DIR. Bishop,
Prot. Fitzpatrick, Miss r. A. Philips and
MISS Mary P. Wright. OF each We wish
to speak separately.
DR.. Bishop is native of Scotland.
but when small boy, removed to Ken
lucky, and from there to Illinois. He
graduated in Illinois college in Jackson
vile in ls47, In 1859 he came to Kan
sas, and 1860 to Salina, whore he has
ever since been closely connected with
educational matters, and by his in
fiuence he is known and honOred by all.
Prot. Fitzpatrick is native of Indi-
ana. He moved to Kansas in 1857 was
educated at Washburn College, Topeka.
After having taught In the Topeka Pub.
lilo schools for five years, ho resigned to
take charge Of the Salins public schools,
and for two years has been one of the
instructors at the Institute, where he is
known to be true and earnest friend
to all good work and workers in edu-
cation.
MISS X. Phillips, whose native state
is Illinois, is q graduate of Monmouth
college, and has held for sometime, the
position 81. assistant principal in the Sa-
lima High School, and her influence has
been greatly folt in the Institute.
Miss Mary Wright from Rockford,
Illinois, graduated with valedictory)
from Rockford Female Seminary, and
who has held many high positions OF
honor and trust, has gwen delightful
instructions in Elocution and Botany in
the Institute. There is not a mem
Der of the Institute that is not a friend
OF Miss Wright.
Persons coming from older states OBJ
serve with pleasure and surprise, that
while, in. the schools of their1 good old
native state there were defects in school
and old fashioned and
false ideas to be eradicated, in this new
and fair state of Kansas they have none
of theses difficuities 70 contend with,
bpt in segsrd to schools, are beginning
6kkt5z And that TO teach in Kansas i'm
plies much on the part of the teacher.
On the first day of the institute, July
18th, there we're enrolled on the list
about 46 names before the close of the
session 80 more entered, making total
Of IS who received instruction at the
Normal during the summer of 1879.
Perhaps in 40 state IN the Union for
The past few years has there been 90
great an immigration. Consequently,
gathered together in the Saline county
Normal are representatives OF states and
north, south, cast and west:
md even the old world has contributed
t. quota. Scattered through our
county, and in the numerous school
houses OF the Saline county prArileS, dur
ng the coming fall, winter and spring
here will be natives of 16 countries,
states, and territories. 1t is quite inter-
sting to note the fact that Kansas her.
,elf furnishes but seven among the
number. Illinois contributes tho great.
ut number, there being ten from that
tsta Ohio and Pannsvlyania comes
le1t IN inc IiSt, having eeVon represent.
atiYos Thou follows New York with
. wos - e'u '6"", Ao""'
indiana and Ionnesee j, kentucky, i; |
I'D M.s..husa,,s canada I. E, Il
'uu MoSocouSoeeS So""u"' 1, lug |
and. 2: Sweden, p 30
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.",y 50 .,'A. .,e eou'"E w.tcf VII. Ptoo-
-achcrs desks In our school-rooms. VI the
ten nave never taught In the
"nnty.
The following are The names AMI states rs lar as
iilinois-Misses Lille Milan, Jenaie v. Bartlett.
=, ,aze wright Jennie right, hstte h.m,i,on, Mary
y dsriin II a WsiTht
ksns..-M.,e. Con. J,n..r-o,. Ella MeBr,roer
eckle Coturn. Ella ooburn. Mcs,r, ). Z. MalIty.
A. Phillips. A. W. Jones. II
New York-Misses Mary wilson, Lucia Warner Ida ,
orion. Belle eainoy' Mr. u u. halsiead.
West Virginia. Mise. Matte Woodward, Mamie
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snrSey' Msssr mn MsE.n.,.,, wn,,1., INNS {
: Armstrong. Jas n. King. |
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