The record-union., 1897-11-25

most helpful pupils. They rebel against
authority because they do not under
stand it. When they are made to un-
derstand that they come to school with
an object and that others who also
come with an object cannot attain it
unless all obey authority, there is
change and they often become obedi-
ent.
If the child does not know the reason
that all order is given, and wants to
know Why, if we show him, we are lay
ing the foundation for cheerful moral
ity. If We can give no reason for Civ
ing the order we should not give it
and expect him to obey it blindly. The
more broadly the obedience of the
children to the principle of order is
freely and intelligently yielded, the
better is the moral education of the
child promoted. If children are obedi-
ent, prompt and quick for the reason
that they realize that it is necessary
to be SO in order to attain the ends
they are working for and allow others
to attain them, it is lifting them up
on q high plane of intelligent educa-
tion.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported as follows:
Resolved, That Institutes, as at pres
ent conducted in this county, are help
full TO teachers
Resolved, That we express our ap-
prec!ation of the efforts of our super
intendents in obtaining able instruct
ors and extend our thanks to those who
ail in III, i,7cf 70
cess.
Further that it is the. sense of the
committee that the institute before ad-
journing consider the question of ex-
tending the length of the session from
three to five days.
The first resolution was adopted with
out debate, one solitary mo- being
heard
motion to increase the length OF
the institute to five days was made
Mr. Pond said that one member of
the committee was in favor of the
change, one was in doubt, and the re-
naming three, Of whom he was one,
were opposed to it. He cited the ex-
perience OF a number of conventions
held ir this city within the past year
or so, which were held from two or
four days and in which a number of
the members Invariably leave before
the conclusion of the convention. He
believed that the institute as at pres
ent held is beneficial to the teachers
and he believed that all who have OBJ
served intelligently would agree with
him. A longer time, however, would
necessitate changing the time of hold
ing the institute to the spring, and as
that had been tried some years ago
for one year and after that short
trial the vote had been to return
to the old time. He believed in hold
ing fast to good things as long as they
were found to be good.
Mrs Hetty Dunn thought if three
days of such benefit as had been re-
ceived by the teachers this week We're
good, five days would be better How
was the institute to find out which is
best unless it tries it. Certainly no one
of the teachers present felt that they
had had too much time to listen to such
lecturers as they had listened to this
week. The country teachers, she said,
took a half day to get to the institute
and hall a day to get back home. and
the remaining time was too short
Aily t1bp-i I<IItNint was OD-
posed TO five days, as he thought three
days Of good work was worth five days
Of scattering work and the country
teachers could as well take the time
necessary for coming and going before
and after the institute, and thus get
the full benefit of it.
Mrs. Ellison favored the motion, and
also favored holding it earlier in the
season.
Mr.. Osborn opposed it strongly and
the motion was defeated by a very
large majority.
A motion by Superintendent Erlewine
to dispense with the roll call was igno-
miniously defeated, and after roll call
the institute adjourned after one of the
most successful sessions ever held in
this county