Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-12-20
The Teachers Institute.

The Teachers Institute.
on Monday morning Of this week the
school teachers Of Butler County assemb-
led in the court room, were called to order
BY Co. Supt Russell and were led in pray
er by Rev. Young.
The first business of the Institute was
the efIeeting Of an organization. Mr.. W.
P. Jamison of Petrolia had been appointed
Enrolling Secy by the Supt; Miss Ada
Findley, Rec Sec'y. and Messrs. +. +.
Mccall, NJ II. Young, and Miss jennie
Criswell Committee on Resolutions.
A motion was made and seconded that
W. p. Jamison, W Z. Caldwell and A.
NJ. Douthett be elected Finance Com
mittee. and no objection being made they
were so elected by aeclamation. check
from Ex-Co Sup't Snyder to Prof. Mackey
for s143. 81. the balance of the receipts of
the last Institute was accepted by the In
stitute.
A motion to proceed to the election of a
Commit tee on Permanent Certificates was
carried, and Messrs. W. p. Jamison, j. f.
Hutzler, NJ. II. Young, A. NJ. Douthett
and Jennie Criswell were nominated and
elected The fee for each teacher was
then fixed at s1.5O each, for membership
and evening entertainments
The room was crowded that afternoon
to hear the address of welcome by James
NJ. Galbreath, Esq. He dwelt upon the
reasons and motives for progress in
education, the growth made in the me
chanics and sciences, and the necessity for
education keeping pace with them. 1t
was the most scholarly address of welcome
ever made at a Teachers Institute in But
ler
Mr.. j. S. Christley of Clay twp. who is
now teaching No. / of Penn twp. made
the response. He thanked the people of
Butler for their kind welcome, spoke of
the responsibilities of teachers and of the
thorough preparation needed for their
work
Then the regular work of the Institute
began, and Prof Leslie of Chicago, led off.
He is an instructor in music, and is the most
forcible, vigorous and versatile instructor
we have ever listened to. lie forces the
teachers to give him their closest attention
and has given them some very good in
struction this week. We heard one old
music teacher say that he made the trans
position of the scale as plain as it could be
made Prof Leslie is of opinion that the
elements of music should be taught in all
our public schools.
He was followed by Prof. Beers who
gave some suggestions in the teaching OF
reading, speaking and cultivation of the
memory.
Miss Partridge, of Reading, who made
her first appearance as an instructor at
Institutes, in Butler some twelve years
ago, followed with talk on the new meth
DDS of teaching
The other instructors at the Institute
are Dr. Schaeffer of Kutztown, Pa, who
describes the Mechanical Motions of the
earth Prof G. c. Little of Washington
d. c., an artist in chalk and the funny
man of the Institute, and DIR. Maltby of
Millersville, Pa. who, at this writing has
not yet been before the Institute, but who
is to talk on Map Drawing, experiments
manual training and the educational value
of studies.
Dr. Hedley's lecture Tuesday evening,
was listened to by a crowded house and
was well appreciated. He is an odd genius
who tries to convince people that they
should have minds of the own.
At the Informal meeting Of Wednesday
morning, the teachers present discussed
the question of salaries, and resolved to
form Teachers Union in the county.
The President of the meeting was instruct
ed to appoint committee who were to
meet and formulate plan for such Union,
and he appointed Messrs. Wilson, Dyke,
Christly, Harper, Jamison and Wise.
These informal meetings were held every
morning from o'clock to 8, and were pre-
sided over by Professors Magee, Elliott,
Sutton and Mccullough, who, with Messrs
Meals, Young and Christley are said to be
candidates for County Superintendent
At the meeting of Directors, Wednesday
afternoon, the old question of school books
was discussed, and resolution was passed
instructing each Board to send delegate
to Butler on the day of the election of a
Co. sup't., to take action in regard to a
system OF free text books. Then Dr. Shat
fer addressed the meeting, and after that
the ornamentation of school buildings
and school grounds was discussed.
The music Of this Institute excels that
of any other held in the county, and taken
as whole, it seems to be on par with
its predecessors.