Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-08-04
AN OPEN LETTER.
From Prof. ID. A. Hayior to tho Teachers
of Wood County.


of Wood County.
TEACHERS OF WOOD Co.:
The Executive Committee of the
Teachers Institute addresses this open
letter to you. An unusual effort. has
been made by your committee to as
certain your wishes in regard to the
kind OF work you wanted done in the
Annual Institute, aud having ascer-
tained the ideas of many of your num-
Der the instructors have been asked to
rive lessons on the SPECIAL TOPICS
asked for. All the work of the two
weeks has been arranged to suit the
wishes OF those who were interested
enough in the work of teaching TO send
to us their ideas of the needs OF Wood
county teachers. 1t has been gratify-
ing to the committee to learn through
this correspondence of your progress
sive spirit and your earnest wishes to
better fit yourselves for active teach
ing.
The committee has done, what in its
Judgment, was the most suitable, both
in the employment of institute workers
and in fixing the time of the institute.
1t now remains for you to arrange your
work so that you can attend; not two
days, not one week but the entire two
weeks. Unless you do this you will
certainly miss some of the work in
which you are particularly Interested.
Miss Reveley of the Cleveland Train
ing School is specialist in the work
that she will give the institute. Prim-
ary work in geography, in arithmetic
and in reading and photography, will
receive especial treatment at her
hands. She will also give FIVE lessons
in pedagogy. Supt Thomas of Ash
land will have the subject of fractions
and percentage, in arithmetic. He
will also give attention to the verb,
participles and infinitives in grammar;
U. S. history and school management
touching ethics, grading and the
recitation. The above named instruc-
tors begin work on the 18th of August.
Commissioner o. T. Corson will be
with us on Wednesday of the first
week.
Prof Ed. M. Mills of Findlay Col
lege, who is specialist in mathemat-
les will present the subjects of annual
interest, stocks and bonds, mensuration
and proportion. The pronoun and
analysis and other topics in grammar
he will discuss; besides completing the
work begun by Supt. Thomas in his
tory and continuing that of applied
pedagogy begun by Miss Reveley.
Supt. Kinnison, who was with us last
year and whose work gave such salts
faction that we were asked by many
teachers to secure him for this year,
will give advanced work in reading
and American literature. He will also
present the subject of physical geo.
graphy and in physiology-the sub
topics, digestion, circulation, nervous
system and the special senses; school
management begun by Mr.. Thomas
will be continued of this instructor.
Our annual teachers social will be
held some evening of the second week.
The evening lectures will be some
thing entirely new if the plans of the
executive committee do not miscarry.
We can say to you that every one OF
shem will be by prominent educator
of Ohio, whom the teachers will be
glad to meet and hear and whom you
will have but one opportunity to hear
during the institute.
We hope also to have Il specialist in
writing since that subject was asked
for by u number of the teachers.
Yonr committee feel sure that you
will make an unusual effort to be pres
ent the entire session. The reputa-
tion which the teachers of Wood coun
ty have gained for careful attention
regular attendance and enthusiastic
interest in the annual institutes will be
increased by this years session we fee
sure.
Any communication In regard to the
work Of the institute, or rooms ant
board will be answered if addressed tt
the undersigned. Remember we neeG
your presence and you need the help O.
the instruction.
Very Truly Yours,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
per d. A. HayiOr,