The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-03-19
UNION INSTITUTE.
Held at Burnt Cabins, by the
T Teachers Of thd Two Dub
Inns.

Inns.
n local institute composed o1
the teachers of Dublin township
Fulton county, and Dublin town
ship, Huntingdon county, con
vened in the NJ. f.. church al
Burnt Cabins, Pa, Friday even
ing and Saturday, February %
., 1903. Friday evening the
meeting was called to order by
Prof. e. T.. Kell, and the follow
ing officers were chosen presi
dent, l., G. Kelly; and secretary,
d. ". Bealman. Devotional ex
ercises were conducted by Rev.
Gottschall.
The address of welcome was
made by G. b. Neil, who said
"There is a story in my mind
tonight of a stranger who stayed
all night at Il hotel, and instead of
his pillow beng made of feathers
it was stuffed with oats. In the
morning the landlord said to the
stranger, "Well, Sir, how do you
feel this morning." The stran-
ger replied, 81 feel my oats" So
my friends, it Is with me tonight
| feel highly gratitied that it has
fallen my lot to address a few
words Of welcome to you.
This institute, | believe, has
no precedence in the annals of 10.
cal institutes; we have broken
down a county line; we have elm
mated political divisions, and as
sembled here; we have teachers
from two cOunties-nOt as aliens
and strangers to each other, but
as one common family, interested
in common and glorious cause.
stand before you tonight ad-
dressing you in a county foreign
to that IN which | am for a time
employed. Surely, some good
must emanate from such a gath
ering and J feel that if any teach
or goes away from this institute
without being better fitted for
the great work in which he or she
is engaged, it will not be on ac-
count Of any fault of the institute.
AS have said, we are here as
one common family. Let us,
therefore, make the most of it;
let us commune together; let us
talk, not TO each other, but with
each other; let US make this insti-
tute that we will yearn for more
institutes of the same kind
yearn for closer fellowship
among our teachers.
Teachers, ours is the noblest
profession on earth; | will not
even except that of the ministry.
The minister has to do with
grown persons whose characters
are formed; whose habits are fix.
ed; and, ! might say, whose des,
tlnies are marked out we have
to do with the young and plastic
mind, and teach it how to shoot
we have 10 do with the forma
tion of character and correct
habits; we have to prepare the
youth OF this land for those civi
positions which, according to the
laws Of nature, must soon devol
We upon them.
"And, now, my friends, ALLOW
me to say that Burnt Cabins
through me, extends to you hap
py greetings and a cordial wei
come"
Response by ID. M. Bealman
Music by the choir.
An address was made by b. n
Palmer who, among many othe
things, said, "a great respons
bility rests upon the teacher
the training of young minds, tn
fitting Of boys and girls for fl
ture usefulness and for futur
happiness"
An address was made by b. {
Lamberson, who said
1--WE are preparing pupils 70
their future lives. Let US teac
them TO rely upon themselves =
What a pleasure ii is for a teacl
er 10 know that he has been
help 10 his pupils that he hs
helped them correct their fault
Lead them TO choose high ideals