The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-05
MINUTES OF TEACHERS, INSTITUTE.


"Come Thou Almighty King" Invoca-
ton by DR.. n. c. schaner, hymn ofpray
er, Jesus Savionr Pilot Me-" followed
by the address Of welcome, by DR.. s. $.
fowler, Of Marienvile. Response by
Miss Nancy Morrow OF Tionesta.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
The baevity of my remarks is not to be
taken as the measure Of the cordialtv Of
our welcome. II is pleasure for me to
stand here to-day, and extend the hearty
greetings ofour people, to this disting-
uished body of women and men. ] say
distinguished, because you represent the
intellectual and educational forces Of this
county of Forest. That means a respon-
sibility to both the present and future. A
responsibility that you must feel if you
would do the best work; a responsibility
that parents and the public must realize,
IT, you care to reap just rewaad. I am
glad to welcome you as educators, be-
cause ! think you have done wisely and
well to meet here at this time. ] say this
in no spirit of antagonism to our sister
town Of Tionesta, nor in the narrowness
| of sectional feeling. You did well in COM
| ing here, for reasons seldom thought OF
in connection with County Institutes
While the primary and principle object
in thfs educational work is for the imme-
diate, direct benefit of the pupil, yet the
contact of the school and the public is so
broad that the latter, as we'll as the form
err, must be educated to obtain the best
results. Do you know Of auy better way
TO do this than bringing just such an ed
ucational force as you are directly before
them. II this mountain of an irresponsi-
BILE public feeling will not go the educa-
tional, then the educational must go to
the mountain. Parents ought not only
attend the evening entertainments and
lectures, but also the day sessions. In
this way only they learn toappreciate the
Importance as well as the sacrifice of a
teacher. The very people most import
ant to reach will not journey from here
to the west, nor from tho west here for
this purpose; hence, / say it was wise for
you to meet here at this time, as it will
also be wise for you to return to the west
and sometime to again visit us. 1t gives
me additional pleasure to include in this
welcome the State superintendent, Dir.
Schaiier. Staunch Republican as 1 am, 1
am ready to declare that one of the best
acts, if not the best, the Republican Gov
ernor has done for the Commonwealth
was to reappoint the worthy Doctor. The
Governor honored himselfin the appoint
ment, and the Doctor is an honor to the
: state. So have a double, and partially
selfish, raason to welcome you first, for
your own sakes, and that which you rep
: resent. and second, for our sakes. hope
} and expect your visit to do you much
good. l am confident it will, in the best
sense of the word, be greatly beneficial to
us. So Mr. superintendent, Teachers and
Instructors accept our welcome, and also
= our thanks. May your present be enjoy
able, your future successful, and youI
record both in finance and in gratitude be
great. l welcome you.
RESPONSE.
Mr.. Chairman and citizens of Marien-
vile: On behalf OF the teachers of For
I est county, l take pleasure in expressing
, our appreciation of the royal words o.
welcome with which you greet us to q
temporary home among you. We are
glad to assemble here in this your beauti.
3 ful and historic town and trust that oul
sojourn with you may be as pleasant tc
the citizens as we are assured it will be tC
us. The kindness, the hospitality and
the cordial welcome which has been eX-
pressed in deeds as well as words, only
strengthen the opinions already formed
5 that in no other town in this great COM
monwealth would we be more welcome
We gladly avail ourselves of this oppor
tunity of visiting, some of us for the frs
time, the town which marks the birth
S place of our own little Forest, of which
g we are so justly proud. To us this is
hallowed spot. AS we are assembled her,
' to-day, we do not forget the energy anC
: enterprise, the powers of mind and body
: the sacrifice and suffering with which tn
3 light of the civilized world was brough
into the very heart of the forest, NOR
than sixty years ago. 1t was here tina
the union of science and industry, tn
d perfect cooperation of brain and muscle
q gave origin to the formation of our coun
=, ty, and the name of Cyrus Blood shoulC
be as familiar to the children of Fores
j. county as the name of Christopher Co
u lumbus. The trials and hardships, tn
difficulties and perpleXities which tn
noble Lord of the Forest" and his hero
# ic family experienced, required equal.
as much courage and fortitude as tha
manifest in the honored discoYerer o
II America. We claim it a happy privileg
a totak by The hand and look into tn
,. sweet face of the first teacher in Fores
county-Mrs. Marien Blood Hunt il
. whose honor your town received it
3 name, and whose home has always beel
J. the highest type of the culture and refine
Ia ment Of Christian civilization. These as
sociations and privileges together wit
our common purpose of meeting wi
s doubtless make our stay amongst yo
d one in the highest degree pleasant an
20 agreeable. We come as representative
, of the various educational institutions
Forest county, to compare our work, han
re monte our labors and unite them in tn
le grand work of universal education. Gun
n is truly mission of love and good viii
The best and most skilful workers al