COUNTY AGITATOR is published tSE 110 ? A Morning. « nd ® ailwi 40 subscribers gdl price of f. ‘ ,ie n\E DOLLAR PER ; K \ „*«.«• »> s tC nQjpfycrtnr the term ftr wfnchTie Ties paid shall &J Vl T the stomp-—“ Time Out,** on the mar. f,,«?«'“’ .... The paper will then be stopped Sot tw *‘ >“jSt*nce fr*bntr i-istof Ije -brought h®. debt <o=Uie JpO£ot-ra> St« r - ... is tie Official Toper of the Cotfrily, lt „a steadily increasing circulation Mach -at s Ins' „,icbborhood in the County. It is sent into e«tl Ki ,T,y-J>ost Offlcf withto; thp (county frtt 4 « os * convenient gostf cjficcjmdy (be limi«r *- or County. j 0 ,01')“’ BOt exceeding 5 lines, paptr incla- ¥or the Agitator. jHB DRUNKARD’S BOY, .’. ~ , . „ lC n Eich when they woulittil, 'i I« childhood o’erandlo’er; ’ :tl 1 their bosoms heave and swell,. tiry would say -they*!! come no more.** la.naocld bring each ea.-ly hour 1 &.J i« trotcory'^ar-drmmed^am r.eh leaf of life A withered flower,— coaid not wish them back again theieer. the taunt, the look of scorn, ; * tta! all the cold world give to me ; , Ob God! the curse of being born n shadow and a mockery! 1 want and shame were e’er my lot. ‘ lo youth I never dreamed of joyj Mr falter did his manhood blot— j sas, I was a drunkard't icy. This bitter cup will pass away, .! Or break my heart and sear my Mam; tfc early hours have felt decay _ I could not wish them back again. (inner, April, 1559. A, TO • , Though the day [roil now is shining, -j And ail around is bright, I am longing for the darkness || Of the still, calm, starlit night. ' I care not that the flowers ite blooming fair for me, for I’m longing for the midnight— When come sweet dreams of thee. Though I hear the song-bird’s music, And the brooklet murmuring free. Still Tm ever, ever longing, For the midnight dreams of thee. likm the stars are brightly shining With their stilt and silvery light. Then come sweet dreams to bless ine In the calm and silent night. juuSeld. Pa. E. Sophia. letter From Over The River. Have read, somewhere, that men constitution al timid become truly brave under a sense of gamut peril from which there is no escape htrdinarj effort. I have heard that men upon Jig thrust into gloomy dungeons for life, af eie first paroxysms of terror', have passed in;, are wont to subject their prison cells to a rpi sod minute scrutiny. I .believe these pho tiaii susceptible of philosophical' explana n Man is so framed that 'he rarely, or Bit, utterly despairs. A, ray of sunshine isfimes finds a rift in the battle-smoke, and tms the soul ofhim who' contends “for life in :::; fearful odds.. A ray of Tight, eloquent nithuxit, traverses (Ire chink in the bjeon trail and revives hope in the bosom of it chained captive within. Mania so framed, his so ordered. Obedient to an indefinable impulse, when I de possession of new lodgings, I have no peace util every nook and corner of my rooms are furooghly explored.- Closets with narrow doors -generally too wide to shut closely, either from hropness or the shrinking of timbers—are my special delight. They furnish just that stlm tlus to the love of the marvelous necessary to tme natures, ami deprived of which, life would : M unbearably dull and monotonous. When I rgage lodgings the mystery of t£he closet rules. You will not wonder,-then, when T assure -u that there is ji/st such a closet in the room ftete I sit. I had not been in haste to explore srecesses—having occupied the room nearly imDti without si) much as taking a peep into silliness. Curiosity may he laid prostrate udtr the dead weight of sleepless indifference; id like truth—“lt will rise again”—at the r -7 first opportunity. 1 Ike rerarreotion of Curiosity.in my case took yesterday at about two of the clock—af- I am particular about the time of the kj, lest some skeptics should declare .what I Biboot to relate to have been a midnight ® tas y. To such I would say that lam not Niled with ghosts. Indeed, I have long de “dto see one of those impalpable creatures, filmy and midnight. I,assure them that ■re is no ghost in this case—nothing preter “ktnl at all. As beforementioned, I was hserljy seized with a desire to explore the '-■win pucitfin. It is not large, in fact it is rererse of large, and the search did not t --’“manv minutes. first! thought there was nothing to rc ffiy search. There was a little dust, a few pruned matches, some scraps of linen, and 5 .v m a far corner, a crumpled roll of coarse ■*o paper. Mechanically I seised upon the lT n T a P er parcel and sfautthe creaking door ‘ a sigh of disappointment. I held the lit i" m . v!l3n, i loosely. Something dropped '..a' ° or a ' Dl 3' feet and the parcel seamed to Specific gravity at the same moment. rikV'F ' V~ ran^llrn ” —muttered I, as I stooped -i ** le waif from the floor. It proved - sundry sheets and scraps of paper closely over. What should I do?- It was 1 honorable to read them clandestinely, stairs and into the little hack WrHu Ifoundm J landlady. , She looked iLj. T easant sn >ilo as I entered. Into $ Ut tae m Jsterious roll which she “If' 'j'*-* 1 a of sur P r i se and inquiry., ljiv s J ° n “ ’j ' n the closet,” said I, in answer ii "e** 0 lnterro gatory of her eyes. t C ' oset “aid she, half to herself, ™ manuscript slowly in her fingers. ;■ '“ r: continued—“yes—-it must be H q” rt l le gentleman who preceded n 11 fieatieman with the sorrowful eyes/ U.. T to °aW him. Such a quietly queer n, 011 Eerer sa w. He was like nobody ti tj, e ® orl< l. Always pacing up and down hhj, *“ en not writing, and never speaking iiK, J° ™ 5°- He had no friends—at least with anybody. But every liju, j, ni B' 1 * ; ' lle would come into the parlor ®enay for bis' week’s board upon -V;..: out without saying a word.”.' 'Tfh eenme of him at last?” asked I. T‘ away one morn ‘ n 6 08 quietly e Same people—the neighbors said •sasj, j' B to Atcadia—a place where the 'fr.. , 8 t!le whole year; though I don't came into the parlor ‘‘% rmD ® and said to me . Snrv'kiTi! am 6°‘ B S away. 'You have "”i u, , to mo and I will rememberat. Ar. : i 1 ®aj God bless you.”’ * tt i i; e 0 88 S one before I could speak a to he troubled about b ' J he was always kind and gentle TIIH AfiITATOK :yol. y. and: never found fault, with anything.- Dear mol I wonder what is in these papers.**, ■ “Perhaps yon would give them to ihe, since Be will never returh to claim them, probably/-’ said'l. . ' . ‘ ' , -- , ‘'^ h 7* J® 8 • take them and -welcome if they will do you any good,” said the good-na* tiired little woman. ,So I toot the roll and re turned'to my room’, . The roll was tied with,a faded blue nhhon. “Pshkl sentiment!” I, mutttered aloud as I carefully unraveled the hard knot. I detached the outer, half-sheet and read as follows: ‘ Thirty years 1 so many grains of sand added to,the rubbish of the irreclaimable past 1 A heap of dust! a pinch, even. See! I have sifted it 1 It is but common dust I There is not a grain of gold. Not qne grain of ;gold? Even-so. I have sifted it. There it is— earth, earth —earth 1 What dp you think of such a life as this 7 Thir ty grains ‘from the Sahara of life 1 O pitiful I pitiful! For tho Agitator. Is it thus that my promise to the All-Kind is fulfilled ? and the naked soul must stand in His presence with the paltry pinch of dust—re turning it,ap.{be increase of thegreat loan of existence I Soul, I give you my pity. Ton will be proud of so poor a boon as that in the day of your account. Take it—it may supply , the lack of fig-leaves to hide your shame one day. Take it 1 Even you —who have found some excuse heretofore—sit in sullen silence while the piti less hand of Truth strips the gilding from the -record of hollow.pretence. Die! you cannot. Live! Ah, that is beyond your choice. Lite you must! You cannot even forget. Quarry slave ! Coward! Liar! I would hate you were we not enjoined to love our enemies. For the Agitator. Go, write my name in water! Once I said that to die andlbe remembered would be enough. I spit upon that He. Let my name fade from the memory of the living. I will have no tell tale mound above me, no tell-tale stone at my head to mark the spot I shall one day curse. They will say a thousand things. They will lie. The fault is not that I have been worse than other men, but that I have not been better. Let me go. Cost what it may, X will have rest and respite! * * * * ' * * My band grew tremulous with emotion-as I laid the tear-blotted.sheetaway in my portfolio. These white walls were dumb witnesses of the struggle of this soul—of whom it is said “He went away quietly, as he came.” Perchance he has found the obllvioh he coveted. Perhaps he has found the unmarked grave he hoped for. Or he may be a wanderer, doing unmean ing penance for the mistake of a life. Such were my reflections as T put the roll carefully away for a future reading. A Tale of Unreqcitted Love, —The editor of the Eureka Union relates as follows, how he once fell in love and “got the mitten “We were never, kind readers, ‘desperate in love’ but once, and that was with a red—no, auburn-haired girl with,a freckled complexion, and who had but few pretensions to beauty ; but then she had such really beautiful eyes, deep liquid orbs, through which her soul in moments of .tenderness looked out with a pass ionate ferver, and in joyous mirth flashed and sparkled with the light of a thousand dew drops, diamonds we were going to say, but we never saw a thohsand diamonds. ■ Her name was Laura—which when breathed softly by a very soft lover, is a very sweet name—and'hCr clear ringing laugh fell all around you like a shower of silver belle. Moreover, she wore a dark’wine-colored dress,’trimmed with lilac colored velvet and black fringe, with a neat little white collar of fine lace, which is ’ the prettiest of dresses, and has the effect to make a very plain girl look absolutely charming.— She never perforated her ears to hang thereby a pendulum of brass and glass ; and the only ornament on the little white hand, which nee ded none, was a plain gold ring, sacred to the memory of a maiden promise. Well, one eve ning, it was moonlight in the summertime— we sat alone in the porch by the cottage door holding that little white hand in a gentle pres sure, one arm had stolen around her waist, and a silent song of joy, ‘like the music of the night,’ was in our soul. Our lips met in a sweet, delicious kiss, and bending softly to her ear we whispered a tale of passionate devotion —we proposed. In a moment she tore her hand from ours, and with a look of ineffable scorn, she said in a voice trembling with sup pressed rage, “What 1 marry an editor 1 %'ou rfitoui!” We slid. How the Democratic Partt is Ixjcreb.— The Thie Southron gives the following curious idea of-a Democrat, as to the danger- in whi<;h -his putty is placed In the'State of Mississippi : “In a Fix. —We were not a little amused yes terday, at the remark of a leading Democrat of this city. Referring to;the controversy going ;on in the columns' of a niorning paper about the proposed pardon of Fisher, he' said : ‘At every term of our Court, Judge Yerger sends ten or a dozen good Democrats to the peniten tiary, and now, when we propose to get one pardoned out, we are told it will injure the Democratic party of Warren hundreds of votes V His opinion, from these premises, is, that the Democracy is doomed. In a few years all the party will be in, and if one is pardoned out, the remainder will join the opposition I Unfortunate Democracy I” ' “On, my dear,'.’ said a young wife, just re turned from a ball, “I have learned one of the most difficult-steps.” “There is a step,” re plied-the husband, “the most valuable of all, but it is one, I fear, you never care to learn." “Indeed!’what step can that be?” “It is a step into the kitchen.” 1 ' ' A Clergtman, who was reading to his con gregation a chapter in Genesis, found the last sentence to be, “And the Lord gave nnto Adu lll a wife.” Taming over two leaves together he found written, “and she was pitched without and within.” He bad unhappily got into a de cription of Noah’? ark. .. atfrotcq to tftc &xttnBion at tfjr of iFmJjfom a«q ttjeSfcrcaq of f©caltljj? XUfovm. WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE, miSBORO, TIOGA CIirSTT, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 19-1859. IX EXTREMIS. Ixsomnie. educational. PROCEEDINGS .. of.rug . ... Tioga County Teachers’ Institute. Special Correspondence of the Agitator. ' ‘ ' Tioga, May 3, 1859. The semi-annual Session of the Tioga Coun ty Teachers’ Institute commenced here this morning. The number of teachers present is not so large as was expected. ! The people of this place built, last year, a large and commo dious' school house, probably the best in the County, and here theTnstitute-met. V. A. Elliott, of- (pherry Hats, one of the Vice Presidents;, called the meeting to order, and S. E'. KirkendallJ of Lawreneeville, -was elected Secretary pro tem. On motion the Chair appointed the following Committee on Business for the morning; N. L. Reynolds, R. C. Bailey; and Anna B. Kemp. Mr. Reynolds then spoke to the teachers, and congratulated them upon having met once more to devote a portion of time for -'the benefit of each other. After some appropriate remarks In ’regard to Institutes and the benefits derived from them, he spoke on the sdbject of Orthogra phy,and the necessity of a thorough knowledge 6f this important study -to the teacher. He was followed by Wm. Qarfetspn Esq., of Tioga, who- offered some pertinent remarks on the “Pronunciation of Words.” The Committee on Business reported that Mr. B. C. Bililey, of Middlebury, would occu py the first half hour of the afternoon session, on the subject of “‘‘Heading; how it should be taughti" whereupdri the Institute adjourned. Afternoon Session.— The President, Mr. Mor gan Hart, of Charleston, I 'took the Chair, and returned thanks for the honor conferred upon him'. Mr. Beyndlds suggested, that, in order to fa cilitate business, teachers should write on strips of paper, to be left at the desk, any question or subject they would like to hear discussed. On motion, B. C. Bailey was , elected perma nent Secretary. Mr. Bailey then, gave his views on the sub ject of teaching the art of Heading. Mr. Garretson on being called upon proceed ed to explain the difference between “spelling” and “reading" in performing the operations of arithmetic, and showed in a lucid manner the superiority of the latter over the former method. Mr! Eeynolds spoke oh-the subject of Prima ry Beading. He recommended that the child bo taught to name the. words at the beginning of a lesson until he becomes quite familiar with them; then let him begin at the end of the ex ercise and pronounce each word correctly, 1 going backwards through it; then the child will be sufficiently familiar with it, to read the exerci ses through correctly, from the beginning. Miss Anna B. Wright, of Middlebury, then proceeded to demonstrate the principles in volved in Compound Proportion or Double Eule of Three. The Institute then disposed of some general business in regard to lights, &c. On motion, Mr. Reynolds was requested in behalf of the Institute, to invite Rev. A. C. George, of Rochester, N. X., who was known to be afc Mansfield, to deliver a lecture before them on "Wednesnay evening. The Chair then appointed the following per sons as a permanent Committee on Business: N. L. Reynolds, 0. M. Stebbins, Miss A. B. Wright, Miss M. Coon, and Miss Anna Kemp. On motion the following resolutions were adopt ed for discussion during the evening session: Resolved, That no prize?, nor even head-marks should he given in school as an inducement to emula tion. . Resolved, That music ought to be one of the regu lar exercises in Common Schools. Resolved, That it is the duty of the teacher to de vote the entire time for which he is engaged to teach, for the advancement of his pupils. Adjourned. Evening Session. —The Secretary proceeded to record the names of the members present. The Institute then proceeded to discuss the question, Resolved, That no prize nor oven head mark should be given in the common school as an inducement to emulation. Victor A. Elliott spoke in favor of the reso lution. He was opposed to giving prizes for the reason that he that thought it stimulated improper motives, and did not do justice to all schools. He was in favor of giving each scholar credit according to his recitation, but was op posed to giving a head-mark to one, while others who had recited equally as well received no mark of credit. - Mr. Ezra 'Williams was opposed to the reso lution. He thought every one , was striving for a prize in some way or other, whether in school room, the work shop, or the law office.. He did not think giving prizes stimulated improper motives as has been alleged, and he could see no injustice in giving head-marks. Mr. 0. M. Stebbins had tried giving prizes during the past winter, and had not been suc cessful. He had since taught iu the same school without offering prizes, and had witnessed a much healthier progress among.his scholars. Mrs. Kellogg was in favor of giving prizes to all scholars in proportion to their progress, by allowing them a certain per cent on some given amount. Mr. Morgan Hart thought that the teachers had proved each side of the question conclu sively by their own experience. Ho saw no farther use of discussing the resolution. As for his experience he had never offered, prizes, but had frequently given head-marks. Mr. Reynolds thought that offering prizes was appealing to the lower motives, which might be resorted to in certain coses of abso lute mental depression ; but be was of the opin ion that those teachers who appealed to higher motives to induce their scholars to study, were pursuing the better course. ■ - On motion, the further discussion of the res olution was postponed.- The question, ‘’Resolved that music ought to be one of the regular exercises in Common schools,” was next colled for, add discussed by Wm. Garretson, Esq. He thought that music would hove a tendency to promote harmony-in the.school room, and in some casea-where there -was a lack of energy In the scholars'lt might rouse their ambition, and infuse new -life into their drooping spirits. The resolution was adopt ed without further discussion. • . The question, “.Resolved that itia the duty, .of the teacher to devote his entire.time during, the days’ for which he engages to teach.'fpr the. advancement of his pupils,” was discussed by Messrs. • Williams, Gafrutson, Hailey,. Hart, Stebbins and Reynolds, all agreeing that teach ers should devote tbeir entire .energies .either directly or indirectly to the advancement of their 'schools. It was argued 1 that teachers should have’proper time for recreation, and they might devote a reasonable portion of their time in gaining useful information, by reading historical works, news, <Sbo.; hut that in so doing they should not neglect their duties to their scholars. An amendment was offeredjthat the word energies be substituted in the place of “time.” The amendment was adopted, and the original motion,-put, and carried. Adjourned. Seco.vd Dat, Wednesday - , May 4th. Morning Session. —Names of the members called by the Secretary, and the minutes of the first day’s proceedings read. Mr. Garretson proceeded to answer the fol lowing question:. Id it essential for a teacher tq use incorrect language in order to be under stood by hia‘scholars, or should he use strictly grammatical language, in order to .bo better understood. He thought that .teachers would ; hardly ha excusable for using ungrammatical language in any case, much less before their scholars. , Mr. Eeynolds enquired if under some circum stances teachers-might not conform to the. usa ges- of certain localities, in pronouncing words improperly, for the sake of not appearing over wise by being too particular, and thus draw upon themselves the sneer and ridicule of the people. ' . 1 Mr. Garretson thought that teachers would gain nothing by thus bending their conversa tion tq the usages of society; A teacher would make himself a hero by correcting popular er rors in a neighborhood, in spite of opposition. He thought public opinion would soon be suffi ciently strong in any community to uphold a teacher in speaking grammatically regardless of the sneers and ridicule of the vulgar. The remainder of the forenoon was devoted to the demonstration of Arithmetical principles. The Superintendent performed long ( division upon the hoard; and gave his method of teach ing it to beginners. Division of common frac tions was very clearly demonstrated by -Miss Martha Beet of Delmar.. Other methods of ex planation were suggested ; hut that given by Miss Peet seemed to claim the preference. Mr. 0. M. Stebbins of Middlebury gave de cidedly the best explanation of Equation of .Payments that I have ever chanced to hear. Alligation alternate was ably demonstrated by Mr. 11. G. Vail of Liberty. , Multiplication of duodecimals was explained by E. C. Bailey of Middlebury I to the entire satisfaction of the class. The principles involved in the cube root were carefully explained by Miss Coon of Biossburg. The explanation of these long and intricate principles, was given in such a manner as to leave no doubt upon the minds of the teachers that she had mastered the subject. Mr. Morgan Hart of Charleston proceeded to demonstrate the principle involved in arith metical progression. V. A. Elliott of Cherry Platts gave -an ex planation of the “how” and "why” of finding the value of the repotend in ■decimal fractions. Mr. Ezra Williams of Tioga gave a short lecture on the modes of grammar.. The general question “How should orthogra phy be taught ?” was then discussed by .several members. Afternoon Session— Many philosophical ques tions wore propounded, and assigned to differ ent teachers for explanation. . , Mr. H. C. Vail gave his method of teaching Geography in answer to a question upon that subject. He approved the use of the globe in explaining the motions of the earth, and the consequent changes of the seasons. In his opinion it was the only way that those phenom-, ena could be satisfactorily explained. He also favored the use of outline maps. He would have students frequently exercised in drawing maps upon the black-board. Mr. R. C. Bailey read from the decisions of the State Superintendent 1834-’55, p, 05, in answer to sundry questions concerning the teacher’s authority over pupils. The section alluded to reads as follows; “A teacher in the common schools stands in loco parentis, in the place of a parent to a pu pil, and may administer correction to him un der the same restrictions as in the case of a parent,” et cetera. Mias Martha Prutsmsm of Tioga, explained the revolution of the earth around the sun. Miss Anna B. Wright of Middlebury ex plained to the teachers that the cause of the earth’s depression at the poles was in conse quence of the rapid revolution of the earth while in a fluid state. A limited depression of the poles had been observed with reference to other planets, and it had also been observed that those planets which revolved most rapidly were subject to the must depression at the polos. This tended to confirm her opinion that the de pression' was caused by the revolution of. the earth. The fact that the earth is depressed at the poles, is proved by the effect produced upon gravitating bodies, as we approach the north or south pole. Mr. Reynolds gave bis views respecting the laws which govern the- rain and wind. He thought the fact of our having more west wind than any. other was occasioned by the long chain of Rocky mountains lying on the west, which by their great height operated as a cooler to the atmosphere,^while the air becoming heated in the valleys, west of them would as cend, and the cold air from the mountains would, rush in to'fill the'vacancy. Other re marks upon the same subject were exceedingly - interesting, and useful. ■ ' : Mr: Williams described in very beautl&l lan guage the appearance of the sun at either pole during the summer months. After recess ■ a lively discussion tooki place upon the questrdn, l whether the.psrtiojpleorthe participial mode, was-the preferable term to bo employed-in teaching'.Grammar. Miss Prnts fflan spoke in favor .of the use of the participle, also Messrs. Hart,' S. B. 'Elliott and others argued the snperiority of the term participle, contending tfaatit participated in the properties of the verb -and adjective. Messrs. Reynolds, .Gorretson and others favored the term particip ial rtaode for, the reason as they.alleged, that it was only -a separate, form, of the, verb, and should therefore be classed with it. A resolution was read from the chair to the ‘effect that.teachers should bo expelled from school for the use of alcoholic beverages during term time, which- after some very strong and pertinent temperance remarks by S. B. Elliott Esq., of Mansfield, was unanimously adopted. By permission Mr. S. B. Elliott read an ex cellent artiele on “Schooling” from the Agita tor of May sth. He also read a very generous proposition from the editor, offering a prize of ten dollars in books for theToeat essay upon “The duties and responsibilities of teachers.” This proposition was.warmly received by the teachers, and many publicly expressed their thanks to Mr. Young for the interest he bad manifested in the teachers’ cause. It was also announced that a column of tho Agitator was still open for the communications of teachers ; and the Superintendent and other? urged teach ers to give it a cordial support. Evening Session. —The teachers proceeded to discuss the Resolution that pupils should be compelled' to. write compositions, and speak declamations in the Common Schools. the opinions of teachers seemed almost unan imous in favor of the resolution. Mr.TlaghYoung, of Wellsboro, was invited to address the teachers upon the subject of the resolution. - He commenced by saying that he was no speech-inaker upon educational subjects; but he -would give a simple method of teaching the art of‘composition writing. He illustrated up on the board how the thoughts of young boys might he drawn out and combined into senten ces upon a plan both useful and interesting. Addresses were delivered by Mr. Ezra Wil liams, of Tioga, and Victor A. Elliott of Cher ry Platts.* The Institute then adjourned for the evening. ■ Third Dav, Thursday, May sth. Morning Session. —The attendance is consid erable larger this morning than before. Teach ers are coming from abroad, and the inhabit ants of tlie village begin to realize that there is a Teachers’ Institute in town. The resolution on offering prizes was called up, and after considerable discussion was adopt ed almost unanimously as follows: Jte*otvcdf That while we arc in favor of giving pro gress marks.to all scholars in acjjprdapco with the de cision of the Slate Superintendent, wc'aro opposed to offering prizes, or 'even ‘giving njead-Aarfea as an in ducement to emulation. ‘^l A resolution favoring the introduction of his tory as .a study into the Common Schools, was adopted. On motion it was resolved that a committee of five be appointed to draft resolutions express ing the sentiments of the Institute. The Superintendent introduced a resolution favoring the method of reciting by subjects in stead, of question and answer. Discussed by Messrs. Williams, Hart, Stebbins and Eeynolds. The Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, of Elmira, having arrived, spoke upon the resolution, much to the amusement and edification of the teachers.. The resolution was adopted. The question, Resolved, -That in the Common Schools, teachers should always be governed by the rule of iliglit- Mr. S. B. Elliott argued that the resolution amounted to nothing definite as there would be just as many different opinions as to what was right as there were scholars in school. Mr. Williams thought that teachers should decide what was right. ; Mr. Beecher proposed that in order to obvi ate the difficulty suggested by the gentleman from Mansfield, that a coordinate resolution be agreed upon, ‘ Resolved, That in buying and selling Crocerics the law of gravitation should he the only gnxde. (Laughter.) The resolution was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Beecher offered the following resolution ns a substitute for the one just laid upon the table. Resolved, That in the Common Schools every offence should be treated upon its own merits, and not by any fixed rule of fault and punishment. The resolution was discussed by Messrs Beecher, Garretson and Williams, and then for further discussion. Afternoon Scssion.~A question was proposed, “What are Thermal Springs, and what causes them V ■ . Mr. Reynolds answered the question in a short speech. On motion the following resolution was adopt ed for discussion, Resolved, That the character of n school depends more upon the community than upon the teacher. This resolution elicited many curious and in teresting remarks respecting the occupation of teaching, and the situation of the common school teacher. A large number of teachers entered largely into the discussion of this interesting resolu tion. Their names are as follows; Messrs. Reynolds, Bailey, Williams, Garretson, Steb* bins, Kirkendall, Ilart, and Misses Martha Prutsman, Elizabeth Lichtentbaler, DianthaM. Drew and Anna B. Wright. The _Reverends Beecher, McCntlongh and Stilwell also partici pated in the discussion. The opinion' seemed to prevail that a good teacher would make a good school in any com munity, and that a poor teacher would do no good in any place. .One teacher (Mr. Stebbins of Middlebury) thought' that a good school roijjht be' taught in any neighborhood. He generally Calculated to euit himself when he taught, and let others be suited or not as they thought best, and he thought if teachers would adopt this plan, they might teach good schools even in had neighborhoods. When asked what he would do if the Directors refused to uphold him in doing as he pleased, be replied, “1 would phok up my duds and toddle;” (Laughter.) *Wo shall try to publish this address in full, m onr peat issue.—Ad; Ayrf'utor. Advertisements will be charged $1 per square of 14 lines, one or three insertions, and 25 cents for every subsequent insertion. ■ Adveitfsements of less (Baa 14 lines considered os a square. Tbesubjoined rates will be charged for Quarterly, Half-Yearly and V early ad vertisements ; 3 HOSTHS. 6 VOXTH9. 12 *OSTHi. Square, - - $2,50 $4,50 $6,00- 2 do. - 4,00 6,00 8,00 i column, ‘ . 6,00 8,00 10,00 i do. - io,oo 15,00 - 20,00 CotamDr - - 18,00 30,00 40,00 Advertisements not haring the number of insertion, desired marked upon them, will bo published until or dered oat and charged accordingly. Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads and all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments, ex ecuted neatly and 'promptly. Justices', Constables*, and township BLANKS; Notes, Bonda,Decds, Mort gages, Declarations and other Blanks, constantly on band, or printed to order. m. 4i Mr. Beecher said that teaching was Ufcs preaching; as a good preacher could not long remain in a had congregation, so a good teach' er could not long remain in a bad school. The good preacher would either convert his.bad con gregation, or he would soon be obliged to “tod dle.” as the teacher bad beautifully said. So he also thought a teacher who bald'the true spirit of a teacher in him, would not only make his school a good one, but he would improve the patents and complelely renovate the neigh borhood. The resolution waslost. Mr; Beecher suggestions how teachers might gain the confidence and esteem of parents. He was followed hy Mr. S. B. El liott on the same subject. Mr, Reynolds made a few remarks caution ing teachers against taking sides in neighbor hood quarrels. • On,motion, it was resolved that the Institute proceed to elect Counsellors for the present term. The following were duly elected: Blobs. —Miss Marietta Coon. ' Brookfield.—(to be supplied.) Charleston.—Morgan Hart. Chatham.—Daniel Vandasen. i Clvmbr.^—(to be supplied.) Covington Bono.—Sarah Derow. Covington T’s’p. — Augusta A. Orris. Deerfield —Miss Mary Purple. Delmar.—Martha Peek Elk;—(to be supplied.) Elkland Bono.—M. H. Brooks. Farmington. —Miss ArmarD. Camp. Gaines.—Emma Watrous. Jackson. —Phccbe Grinnell. [ Knoxville Bono.—-James Goodspeed. Lawhencevilte. —S. E. Kirkendall. Lawrence.—Miss Licbtentbaler. Mansfield.—S. B. EUidtt, Middlebcrv.—O. M. Ktebbina, Mobris.—'(Ko teachers.) Nelson. —Miss Ellen Eddy. Osceola.—£f. L. Reynolds.- Ricmrom—Mary E. Pitts. Rutland. —Miss Amanda Simpson. Shippen.—*(to be supplied.) Sullivan.— J. E. Webster. Tioga.-—Letka Mitchell. Union. —A. A. Griswold. Ward. —(Ko teachers.) Wellsbobo.— -Hugh, Young. Westfield— Ambrose Close. Mr. R. C. Bailey proceeded to explain, the predicates according to Kenyon's Grammar. Adjourned. | - , [ Evening Session, by 3f. Beecher. [The School House was crowded to hear Mr. Beech er's speech. We have a full report of it, and regret that our space prevents its insertion at present, though we intend to give extracts from it from time to time in our educational column. The audience was delighted, although many were disappointed because it was ad dressed solely to teachers.— Ed. Agitator.] Fourth Dir, Friday, May Gth. The Institute was opened this morning with more than usual interest. Mr. Reynolds occupied three-quarters of an hour in explaining “npw teachers' reports.” On motion, Mr. Beecher was invited to take charge of the Institute as much of the time be fore adjournment as he thought proper. ~ Mr. Beecher conducted the exercises during the forenoon with his usual elegance and good humor. His remarks to the teachers were highly interesting, and we have no doubt but that they will have their desired effect. Afternoon Session.—lt was announced from the Secretary's desk, that the next meeting of the Tioga County Teacher's Institute would be held at "Wellsboro. The Chairman of the Committee on Resolu* tions reported the .following, which were taken op separately, and after sundry amendments were adopted as follows: Resolved, That the Common School System df Penn sylvania merits o«r unqualified approbation; that,wo have increased confidence in the County Superintend ence and in the efficiency of. the present system of School Directors. Resolved, That the “Tioga County Teacher's Insti tute” is the fit place for teachers to declare thoir ad herence to the cause of popular education, and to pub licly vindicate the character of their profession; that it is both the privilege, and duty of teachers to be punctual in attending the meetings of the Institute; and that they do individually and severally pledge themselves to uphold and support it by all honorable means. Resolved* That while wo acknowledge tho Tioga County Teachers’ Institute to be a result of the la bors of the County Superintendent,—-that it was not, and probably never would have been established, ex cept through his Instrumentality,—wo hold that it is the means of sustaining the Superintendency, and serves the important purpose of commending it to publio favor. Resolved, That wo heartily welcome to our midst the Rev. Thomas E. Beeches, of Elmirs. That wo express our heartfelt thanks for his eloquent and feel ing addresses, and for his many expressions of sym pathy and encouragement, which we feel will not only tend to lighten the burdens, but also the hearts of tbo teachers who have listened to him* Resolved, That the thanks of the Teachers are duo to Hcgit Youxc'Esq,, of the Agitator , for the kind ness and attention he has shown us. In him we recog nize a zealous advocate of Common Schools, and an earnest friend of the Common School teacher. Wo recommend him as well as his valuable journal to the kind regards of all teachers. Reaolted, That in tho Wellsboro Demaerat, we recog nize nn able paper, whose columns have ever been open to the discussion of all questions pertaining to Com mon Schools. We recommend it to the favorable con sideration of Teachers. Reaolced, That the thanks of the Institute are duo to those inhabitants of Tioga, who bare so kindly aided us daring this session of the Institute. It was moved and carried that a committee of seven be appointed to nominate officers for tho ensuing term. * The following persons composed that com mittee : Messrs. S. E. Kirhendall, O. M. Steb bins, H. C. Vail, and Misses Martha Peet, Lyd ia Coon, Martha Prutsman, Ellen Eddy. Alligation Alternate was explained by V. A. Elliott. He was followed by Mr, Beecher, who gave a very plain and clear solution of that in tricate rule. The Committee on Nominations presented their report. A motion was made to elect by acclamation. Carried, The following persons, nominated by the committee, were duly elected officers for the en aamg year. President-—^ Victor A. Eiuorr. Tice. Presidents.—TsVisa Ltdia Coos-, O. M. ■Stetotss. Jlfcordinff SccrUary— R. C. B.uixv. Rates of Advertising. Victor A- Elliott S. £. Kirkesdall Elizabeth Ltchtexthaler m, L. Retxolds Sarah Derow
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