The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-07-21
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

Clarendon's first Teachers Insti-
tute opened in the Court House IN
Manning last Monday morning.
Through the industrious efforts of
our Jealous, hard working School
Commissioner, Capt. Conyers, the
public and teachers OF the County had
become Interested in the coming In
stitute, and at the opening exercises
goodly number of the latter, IN fact,
about all the teachers of the County,
were present. The initiatory proceed
ings were opened with religious exer-
cises conducted by Rev. S. Leard.
Then Prot. Witherow, the principal
OF the Institute, WAS presented TO the
teachers by a member of the County
board of examiners. Prof. Witherow,
after introducing his assistants,
NIessrs. Nettles and Bonham, to the
teachers, addressed them in substance
as follows:
I'm accepting the high and respon-
sible trust which you have committed
! to my hands, I cannot refrain from
expressing great ditlidence in my own
ability to conduct it to o successful
issue. The proper management Of a
County Institute is surrounded with
great difficulty, owing to the large
amount Of work which eli wish to ac-
complish, and the limited short time
at our disposal However, relying
greatly upon the very able assistance
! OF those WHO will be associated with
me, T accept the trust thus reposed
in ne, with an earnest desire to do all
that lies in my power to make the In
stitute a complete success.
Ny fellow teachers Of Clarendon
County, congratulate You upon this,
your first county Institute. come
to you with greetings from your Sis
ter county OF Chester, where we have
lust held our 3rl Institute with re-
markable success, Notwithstanding
tie constant rains which continued to
fall during the whole week. Nothing
could damp the ardor Of our teachers.
The attendance was quite large, the
enthusiasm great, and at the end OF
the week al united in saying that We
had been greatly benefited thereby,
First, then, as 70 the objects Of the
Institute it is certainly not to teach the
various subjects OF school work. The
school must be depended upon to
teach the several branches CT study.
The Institute must show how to teach
these branches. The school teaches
how to divide one fraction by anoth-
er; the Institute shows teachers how
to teach division of fractions. It's
great aim is professional training. It's
chief object is to impart knowledge
Of the principles and methods of teach
ing and school manaSement-to un-
fold the vital, guiding principles OF
the teachers art, and to present and
illustrate those methods which en-
body these principles in actual prac-
tice.
Another object is to secure the SYM
pathy and support Of the people.
They are after all those who are most
directly interested in the cause of ed
ucation. It IS their children who are
to be taught. Their money must sup
port the schools, if the schools are
supported at all It is, therefore, Of
the highest Importance that they be
actively enlisted in the great cause.
To do this they must be informed Of
the condition and wants Of this cause,
which is so peculiarly their own, and
the Institute affords one of the best
means of accomplishing this great
purpose.
Another great purpose IS that So
cial and professional intercourse which
IS so essential to success in any par
ticular profession in life. They dis
cuss their ditiiculties-tell thes- ex-
periences-suggest expedients-thus
becoming united by common SYM
pathy, in a common cause. They feel
that touch of the elbow that will
:, help them on to victory"
At the conclusion of Prof Wither-
owls address, the following teachers
enrolled themselves as members OF
the Institute:
Misses Ellen J. Conyers, Minnie
Moore, Sue Galluchat, Virginia In
gram, Minnie Alsbrook, Julia Con-
yers, Mary Conyers, Minnie Carroll,
Manning; Miss NJ. f. heels, Kings
tree; Mrs. Ella c. Alsbrook, Man
ming; Miss jamie Wheeler, Sardinia;
Capt. r. \. Chandler, Manning: G.
R. Jones, Jordan; Rev. L. D. Bass,
J. II. Lesesne, Manning; Mrs. N. c.
Rich, Packsyille; Miss Lorrina Mont
gomery, Greeleyyille; Miss Jane Ri
ley, Summerton; Miss S. S. Hodge,
Oakland.
Late il the day Miss 7. Haryin, Of
Summerton. and Mrs. ". \. Bagua',
of Manning, came IN.
Messrs. J. D. Rutledge, d. Itley
Wilson, and B. S. Dinkins were en-
rolled as scholars OF the Institute