Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-12-14
INSTITUTE
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
DanVille, Pa, Dec. s. 1868.

The Committee on Resolutions begs
to offer the following report:
Resolved, That our thanks are here
by rendered to uperintendeuts Gordy
and D6rr for their efforts and labors
to make our 10th annual Institute q
success.
Resolved, That cotdi Il expression
of gratitude and appreciation be ten
dered TO Professor Cha les Albert of
the Bloomsbury State Normal School.
to perintendent L. e. McGinnes OF
Steeton aud to Prof. McNeaI of Har-
risburg, for forUeful and practical in
structions given to this assembly.
Resolved, That this Institute views
with approval the growing sentiment
in favor Of nature Study aud of hu-
name treatment TO our dumb friends
aud will gladly countenance all efforts
looking toward giving to these sub
jects their proper place in the school
curriculum.
Resolved. That we, the teachers OF
Montour County, give grateful praise
aud thanks for the efforts made and
being made throughout the common.
| wealth of Pennsylvania to eliminate
the 'grafters" who have made our
State so conspicuous before tie world
on account of its political CORRUPTION.
Resolved, That we urge upon teach
ers aud all educational leaders to re-
| cognize the continually iusisteut duty
which devolves upon our teaching to
produce hearts and minds trained fol
an efficient comprehension of civic
duties and devotion to the patriotic
services OF our country.
In view of the fact that the vac3ina
tion law as now framed conflicts will
the compulsory education law, there
by permitting parents to evade the la
ter. Therefore be it,
Resolved, That we appeal to GU
REPRESENTATIVE in the State Legisla
ture to use his efforts in the framin ng
of law for vaccination that will b
effective, and that will not place {
burden of obloquy upon the teacher.
In consideration of the appalling
fact that thousands of girls and boy
in this, our beloved State, are beint
reared in bookless homes and 10 school
minus Libraries, therefore be it
Resolved, That the educational guar
dians of our youths take up the ques
tion of school Libraries with an earn
est persistent purpose, and not to alb
andon the effort until the directors as
sumo the leadership in their Iespactis
districts and are made to believe tha
money expended for good books vii
WELD a harvest of kuowledg', cultur
aud character.
Resolved, That the rural district
should have a school term of mouths
Resolved, That teachers should b
paid according to qualifications, ex
perience and success aud net accord
ing to sex or grade.
Resolved, That We tender on; al
probation of the courtesy of Reverend
Hutohison, Guy, Shelmaa, Lerch an
General Secretary Johnson for con
ducting chapel services.
Resolved, That the thanks of thi
Institute are due the Danville Schoc
Board for the use of the High Schoc
room for the holding of the sessions
to Professor Diefft nbacher Rfor hi
masterly leadership as musical IL
structor; to%Miss Elfreide Weiss 8
pianist; to Misses Bennetts, Rogers an
to Mr.. George Eggert for vocal solos
TO Miss Dora Jenkins for piano solo
to the Danville Mandolin Club and
Master Harry Latimere for cornet Sc
10, and TO all Others who increased tn
interest and enjoyment OF our session
bv contributing to the program.
Resolved, That we deplore the at
sence OF parents, citizens aud schot
officials from the sessions of this IL
stitute.
(Sigued)
Nj. G. MADDEN,
BERTHA SCHELL,
rnTTT TER