The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
18th ANNUAL SESSION
Teachers County Institute in Full Blast
At the Court House this Week.
Large Attendance.
EVERY TEACHER IN THE COUNTY HERE


ing of the Court House bell until
the large auditorium in the Court
House was we'll filled with teach
ers and others bent on enjoying
the benefits and privileges of the
institute from its earliest start.
At precisely half past one o'clock.
Superintendent Barton tapped the
bell for order, when Rev. Adams
stepped to the front and announced
that the audience would rise and
join in singing our national hymn,
which they did with a VIM.
Rev. A. G. Wolf, pastor of the
Lutheran church then read the 18th
chapter of Romans, and offered an
earnest prayer for the blessing of
God to rest on the deliberations of
the institute.
Superintendent Barton extended
the usual formal greeting to the
teachers, congratulating them on
the splendid attendance record they
had made at this, the opening ses-
sion. "Three years age" said
Mr.. Barton, ''all the teachers in
the county were present except
two; two years ago, all but one,
and one year ago, all but one; tins
afternoon, all are here but two,
and they are on the way" 1T is
not necessary" Mr.. Barton con-
tinued, "to speak of the object in
bringing the teachers of the coun-
ty together in this way. feel
that you are too broad, inded, too
fully alive to the responsibilities
that you have assumed, to come
here for any other purpose than to
take advantage of every moment
of every opportunity to make
yourselves more capable to dis
charge your duty to your pupils
and patrons in your schools. You
are not forgetful of the fact that
the time spent here is not your
own; that you are paid for every
hour of this institute, and you can
not any more squander that time
than a farm hand can waste the
time of the employer who sends
him out to the field to plow corn.
81 shall be influenced by your
actions here when l come to mark
up your certificate on practice.
Mr.. Barton then referred to the
fact that nearly all of the instruc-
tors and lecturers this year were
strangers, but they had been Sc
lected with great care, and he felt
sure that there would be no disap-
pointment on the score of efficiency.
The next thing on the program
was the address of welcome, and
Hon. Jno. p. Sipes was introduced.
Mr.. Slpes, like most of the pro-
fessional men in this county had
the advantage of the training that
comes from teaching IN the public
schools. 81 am not sure" said
Mr.. Sipes to the teachers, "wheth-
er you would take an address as will
come off my hands with any very
great degree of seriousness. 1t
might occur to you that the fact of
your being here was not in re-
sponse to any invitvtion from Nc
Connellsburg; that, inasmuch as
McConneIlsburg is not entertaining
you, but that you are here on
business mission, just as set of
Jurors attend court, and that you
are paying your way. you are not
indebted for any special courte-
sies." Mr.. Sipes said that when
he was a teacher away back in the
nineteenth century)it was common
on occasions of this kind to hear
State officials and others commits
crate with the teachers on the mea-
ger salaries they received, and hold
out II reward for them beyond the
pale where buckwheat cakes and
cotton jeans were necessity.
just now conditions along that
line had greatly improved, and
the teachers service was receiving
a recognition more in keeping
with its importance.
Mr.. Sipes said that he believed
hat the people did appreciate tn
work be,ng dine by tho teache'
even II the teacher did not ire
quent y hear such expressions