Terms of Publication.
THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR ia publishe d
ver r Thursday Morning, and mailed to subscriber?
very reasonable price of ’
* pr- ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM,- -
. yjfiably in advance." It is intended to notify every
nbscriber -when the term for which he has paid shall
wre expired, by the stamp—“ Time Oct,” on the mar.
: D 0 f the last paper. The paper will then be stopped
until a farther remittance be received. By this ar-
no man can be brought in debt to the
printer.
jck Agitator is the Official Paper of the County,
*-ith a large and steadily increasing circulation reach
jDrr into every neighborhood in the is sent
fra of postage to any Post Office within^tho county
but whose most convenient post office may be
ia sn adjoining County.
Easiness Cards, not exceeding 5 lines, paper inclu
ded, $5 per year.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
|4S. LOWBET & S. F. WIISON,
Attorneys a counsellors ax law, u m
attend the Coart of Tioga, Pottor and McKean
founiics. [Wollsboro*, fob. 1,1553.]
s. B. BROOKS,
ATTORNEY and counsellor at law
A ELKLAND, TIOGA CO. PA.
>-Tn tbf multitude of Counselors there is safety.”
6»pt. -aiSM^ly
c. N. DARXT, DENTIST.
/~\FFICB at his residence near the
r Academy. All work pertaining to
his line of business done promptly and
[April 22^1853.]
mnsatcil.
bickissos house
CORSIX (i , N. Y.
}!m. A. Field, Proprietor.
taken to and from the Depot free of charge.
pe'jtksyltakia house
WELLSBORO’, PA.
h. D. TAYLOR, PROPRIETOR.
This deservedly popular house ri centrally located, and
MianTenilfl itself to the patronage of the travelling public.
Ki>v. ISuh, ly- . __
AMERICAN HOTEL.
CO 11 KING, K. Y.,
B FREEMAN, - - - - Proprietor.
ileals. 25 ot=. IVjJging?, 25 cts. Board, to cts. per day.
Corning, March 31, 1859. (ly.) ■>
J. C. wniTTIKEB,
Hydropathic Phyrictan and Surgeon.
ELKLAKD, TIOGA CO., PEXNA.
Will visit patients in all parts of the County, or re*
ceivo them for treatment at his house. [.Tune 14,]
VERIMUYEA’S HOTEL.
u. C. VERMILYEA, PROPRIETOR
Gaines, Tioga County, Pa,
Till? is anew hotel located within easy access of
tho best fishing and hunting grounds in Northern
pa. No pains will bo spared for the accommodation
of pleasure seekers, and the traveling public.
April 12, 1860.
H. O. COLE,
BARBER AXD HA IJi-I)JIESSER.
SHOP in the rear of the Post Office. Everything in
his line will be done as well aud promptly us it
can he done in the city saloons. Preparations for re
moving dandruff, and beautifying the hair, for sale
cheap. Hair and whiskers dyed any color. Call and
«ee. 'Wcllsb'oro, Sept. 22, ISSO. r
THE CORNING JOiBRAL.
George W. Pratt, Editor and Proprietor.
IS published at Corning. Steuben Co., N. Y.. at One
Dollar and Fifty Cents per year, in advance. The
Journal is Republican in politics, aud has a circula
tion reaching into every part of Steuben .County.—
Those desirous of extending their business into that
and thejidjoining counties will find it an excellent ad
vertising medium. Address as above.
PRESS MAKING.
MISS M. A. JOHNSON”, respectfully announces to
the citizens of M'clUboro and vicinity, that she
has taken rooms over Niles «fc Elliott’s Store, where
she is prepared to execute all orders in the line of
DRESS MAKING. Having bad experience in the
business, she feels confident that she can give satisfac
tion to all who may favor her with their patronage.
Sept 29, 1859.
JOHN B. SIIAKESPEA.U,
TAILOR,
HAVING opened his shop In the room ivor B*. B.
Smith & Son’s Store, respectfully informs the
citizens of‘WVUsboro’ and vicinity,that he is prepared
to execute orders in his lino of business with prompt
ness and despatch
Cutituj done on short notice.
AVellaboro, Oct 21, IS3S.—Cm
WATCHES! WATCHES!
THE Subscriber has trot a line aasorlment of heavy
ENGLISH L EVE it HCXTER-CASE
Gold and Sliver Watclics,
■which he will sell cheaper than "dirt” on ‘Time,’ I. c.
h« will sell ‘Time Piece/on a short (approved) credit.
All kinds of REPAIRING done x»romptiy. If a
job of work is not done to the satisfaction of the party
ordering it, no charge will be made.
Past favors appreciated and a conliunnce of patron
age kindly solicited. ANDIE IOLEI.
Wollsboro, Juno 24-, 18-IS.
W. D l . TERBEII,
COKXIXG, X. r.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer, in
DRUGS, And Medicines, Lead, Zinc, ami Colored
Paints, Oils, Varnish, Brushes Gonyhcne and Burning
Fluid, Bye Stuff. Sash and Gians. Pure Liquors for
Medicine, Patent Medicines, Artists Paints <md Brushes,
Perfumery, Fancy Articles, Flavorimy Extracts, £c.,
ALSO,
—A general assortment of School Books—
Blank Books, Staple and Fancy
Stationary.
Physicians, Druggists and Country Merchants dealing
< in any of the above articles can be supplied at a small
NTdvance on New York prices. £Sept, 22, 1557-]
SEW STOVE AND TlfflflP!
ROY’S DRUG STORE. ,©3
Where you, can buy Stoves, Tin , and Japanned
Ware for onedialf the usual prices.
Largo No. S Elevated Oven Cook Stove and Trim
mings for $15,00.
All kinds of
Tin and Hardware
In proportion for Ready Pay. -
It will pay any one who wants anything in this line
to aall and see our prices before purchasing elsewhere.
Recollect the pUce—two doors south of Farr’s Ho
tel, or opposite Rby’s Drng Store. CALL AXD SEE
April 21, 1859. 1. ' 1 ‘
H. E>, DEMING-,
Would respectfully announce to the people of Tioga County
that’helsnow prepared to till all orders for Apple. Pear
Peach, Cherry, Xccutriiio. Apncot, Evergreen and Deciduous
Ornamental trees. Al*o Currants Raspberries, Gooseberries,
Blackberries and Strawberries of all now and approved >ari
tUea,
POQT7Q Consisting of Hybrid. Perpetual and Sum
tvvODO"- jner Jlo«es, Moss, Bourbon, Noisette, Tea,
Bengal or China, and Climbing Rose I '.
OTJT> TTT3nT7'D V Including all the finest new vn
•JlUv U DDI-iIX i rieties of Althea. Calyranthus,
Deutzia. Lilacs, Spiraea. Syringiaa. Viburnum*. Wigilias Ac.
PT AWPTJQ Paeonies. Dahlias, Phloxes, Tulips,
* EV/ tt J~d Hyacinths, Xarcissis; Jonquils, Lil
lias. Ac. ' •
GUAPES—AII varieties.
Peabody's Xew Ilaut-bnifrStrawberry. 4 dor., plants. $5.
Orders respectfully holicitcd.
tta.Orders for Grafting. Budding or Pruning will be
promptly attended to. Address
Dec. 16, ’5B. 11. D. DEMIXO, W • rboro, Pa.
TIOGA HEGI73LATOK.
George f. Humphrey has opened a new
Jcwely Store at
Tioga Village, Tioga County, Pa.
Where ho is prepared to do all kinds of Watch, Clock
and Jewelry repairing, in a workmanlike manner. All
work warranted to give entire satisfaction.
Wo do not pretend to do work better than any other
man, but we can do as good work as, can bo done In
tne cities or elsewhere. Also Watches Plated.
• GEORGE F. HUMPHREY.
Tioga, Pa., March 15, 1860, (ly.)
PEDLERS will find it to their advantage to call at
Roy’s Drug Store, as be has just received a largo
supply of Essential Oils and Essences of all binds
which be is selling very cheap for cash.
THE AGITATOR.
BefcoUU to tfte srtcusiow of tfft &vm of iFmßow anß ttje Sjureaß of 2£fefotrm.
YOU. YI.
LOWELL &' VAOBR'S
COMHIERdAI COLLEGE.
LOCATED OVER TEE SL’SQVeHAXXA VALLEY BANK,
BINGHAMTON, N. 7.
Looms open for instruction from OA.M. to 9 Yi P. M.
D. W. Lowell, Principal, Professor of the Sclonccof Accounts,
Practical Accountant, author of Lowell's Treatise upon
Book Keeping, Diagrams illustrating the same, Ac. .
Joint Rakkin. Commercial Accountant, Professor of Book-
Keeping and Practical Mathematics.
J. J. Cunns, Assistant Teacher in tho Book-Keeping De
partmeni.
A. J. Wuiser, Professor of Practical and Ornamental Pen
manship, Commercial Calculations and Correspondence.
mu.
Hon. S. Dicnxsox, Lecturer on Commercial Law and
Political Economy.
lion. Hansom Bvlcoit, Lecturer on Contracts, Prommisßory
Notes und Bills of Exchange.
Iter. Dr. E. Andrews, Lecturer on Commercial Ethics.
1 EXAMINING COMMITTEE.
llox. Soersian D. Phelps, Wm. K. Osborn, Esq.
Tract It. Morgan, Esq.
The ,object of this College Is to afford all an opportunity of
obtaining a thorough Business Education,.
The Books aud i'yms are carefully arranged by practical
accountants expressly for this Institution, and embrace all
the-recent improvements.
The course of instruction comprises every department of
business. The will be thoroughly taught the science
and practice of Double Entry Book-Keeping as applied to the
following kinds of business, viz;—General Mciihandising,
Manufacturing, Banking,-CommisMon. Ste-amboating, Rail
roading, Forwarding, Freighting, Foreign Shipping, Ac.
Ladies Department entirely separate from that of the gen
tlemen.
Students can_enter College at any time and receive indi
vidual instruction. By this arrangement every student la
permitted to progress as rapidly a» his enterprif-c und ability
Mill permit, and when thoroughly perfect and competent,
will receive a Diploma which Mill enable him to rev lew at
pleasure.
Time to complete the course from Gto 12 weeks. No vaca
tions. Board $2 and $2,00 per week. Assistance rendered
to graduates in procuring situations.
TERMS.
For Book-Keeping, full accountant's course, including
Practical Penmanship, Commercial Computations and Diplo
ma (Time unlimited.) §35 00
Same com s e for Ladies, (separate apartment - 20 00
Penmanship and Arithmetic, - - 10 00
Teacher's course in Penmanship, practical and orna
mental, - - - - - - - - ' • 30 00
Twelve lessons in practical Penmanship - 200
$5.. Occasional cities will be formed ja Phonography.—-
For further particulai» send for ft circular.
Biugkumptun, Sept. 8,1559.
PRINCE & CO’S
IMPROVED FATEKT JHS2.ODEAPTS.
The oldest Establishment in the United States,
Employing Tico Hundred Hen, and Fin
ishing Eighty Instruments per Week,
Combining all their recent improvements—the Divided Swell
Organ Mriodeon, Ac. /?«*'!he Divided Swell can only be
obtained in Mclodcon? of our manufacture.
GEO. PRINCE & CO.,
Manufacturers, Buffalo, N Y.
Wholes vlk Dj»i*oT3: 87 Fulton Bt., N. Y., and 110 Lake St.
Chicago, Illinois.
WHOLESALE AGEXTS —RusseI & Tolman, Boston,
Mass; W. F. Colburn, Cincinnati. Ohio; Balmer A Weber,
St. Louis, Mo.: Ph.P. Wcilcin, New Oilcans; A AS Nord
heimer, Toronto. C. W.
From the Homo Journal, April 3.1858.
The Mclodcons nmmifurtnred by Piincc A Co., .and for sale
at 67 Fulton Street, are the best lu the world. We have tiled
(hem, and therefore speak of their merits.—
They arc afforded at a very moderate cofct.
Prices of Portable Instruments.
Four octare Mclodeon, extending from C to O, - - sis 00
Four and a halt octave “ ** CtoF, - - -GO 00
Five octave. ’ “ “ Fto F, • • 77)00
live octave, double reed, “ F to F, - - - 130 00
Organ Mclodcon.
Two banks of Kcvs, Set-, of Reids. Eight Stops. On'*
and a half octavo Port pedal?, one set of Reeds in I’edal Bass
.In lepeudeut, - *350 00
Prices cf Piano Cased.
Five octave Mcl«"Wii, extending from F to V
Six octave do do F to F
Five oot.uc double reed, do Fto F
Five octave, two Hanks of Keys ...
Our facilities for manufacturing arc perfect, and from our
long experience in the haMiig finished and hold
ovrr Twenty-two thousand Mclodeons, we feel
Confident of guing -atiMactmn.
All Instruments of onr manufacture. either sold hy us or
dealers in any part ol the United States or Canada?, lire tt'd* - -
rnaP-d to bp perfect in every respect, and .should any repairs
he necessary before the oxpiiatlon of one 3 ear from* the dale
of sale We hold oui&ehcs ready and willing to make the
,«.amo Iro© of charge, providing the injuiy U not caused bv
accident 01 deM-ju. GEO. A. PRINCE i CO. *
Hugh Young, Agent for Tioga Co,
Agents for the sale of our Melodcons may be found in all
the principal citu- and towns in the United Slates and Can
ndas. [.Juno 23,d*59, ly.
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The work will bq completed in 15 royal octavo volumes of
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a way op I'lioccniN'o the cyclopaedia on detutf?.
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known on application to tho Publishers. [Aug. 11, ’59.
TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
IMETIIING NEW.—B. T. BABBITT'S B)
MEDICINAL SALERATUS,
Is manufactured from common salt, and Is preparnuf
entirely different from other Sftleratws. All tlie
deletereuus matter extracted in such a manner as
to produce Bread, Biscuit, and all kind of Cake,
without containing a pat tide of Saleratus when
tho bread or cake is baked}, thereby producing
wholesome results. Every particle of galuratusi*
turned to gas and passes through tho Dread or
Biscuit while Baking; consequently nothing re
mains but common salt, water and Hour. You will
readily perceive by tho taste of this Saleratua that
it is entirely different from other Salcratus.
It is packed in one pound papers, each « rapper
branded ‘B. T. Babbitt’s Best Medicinal Salefatus,’
also, picture, twisted loaf of bread, with a glass ofj
effervescing water on tho top. When you purchase
ono paper you should preserve the wrapper, and
bo careful to get tho next exactly like the first —
brand as above.
Full directions for making Bread with this Salc
ratus and Sour Milk or Cream Tartar, will accom
pany each package; also, directions for making
all kinds of Pastry; also, for making Soda water
and SuidHtz Powders.
MASS TOOK OWN SOAP
B. T. Babeitt’s Pitre Concbxttuted Potash.
Warranted ordinary Potash;
put up in cane—l lb., 2 lbs., 3 lbs, 6 lbs, and 12 lbs.
—with full directions for making-Hard’and Soft
Soap. Consumers will find ibis the chcajmst Pot
ash In market. Manufactured and for sale by
B. T. BABBITT,
Xos. dR and 70, Washington sf . New V>»rk,
Juns 9, ’59. ly. and Xo. 3S India a., Boston.
WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRIGIITED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN”'SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.
WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 3.
FACULTY.
LECTURERS,
• sioq 00
- iso 00
-15 Q 00
- 200 00
TO AGEXTS.
WITH
IT ONLY SEEMS THE OTHER DAY.
Though swiftly Time, with rapid wings, .
Has Borne us from old scenes we knew,
Yet memory oft the picture brings
Tn glowing colors hock to view;
Thus early friends remember when
They first ns school hoys met in play,
And yet, though years have passed since then,
It only seems “the other day.’*
The form of her we loved of yore,
ToVhom wc pledged affection's vow,
Will glide before otir eyes once more,
Though but in memory living now;
Of that dark hair one tress alone—*
A treasured gift—is spared decay,
Yet woids in that familiar tone
Seem, only breathed “the other day.”
Those* friends appear no more the same,
That shared our mirth and dried our tears.
Or tanjht us childhood’s favorite game—
The dear old friends of early years ;
But when we ask if they forgot
Those memories of the past, they say—
Though time has wrought some changes, yet
It only seems “the other day.”
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
TIOCA CO. TEACHERS* INSTITUTE.
Union Academy, Tuesday, May 15th, ISGO.
The Tioga County Teachers* Institute met
here this afternoon, and commenced its sixth
semiannual session, with about fifty teachers
in attendance.
FIRST DAT.
- Afternoon Session. —Mr. 11. C. Johns of
Mainsburg, Xbrcsident of the Institute, took the
chair and opened the Institue with appropriate
remarks. He urged the teachers in attendance
to be zealous in making this session of the In
stitute as interesting and beneficial as possible.
He regretted that Prof, Reynolds, the County
Superintendent was not present as usual to as
sist in organizing the Institute, for ho had had
more experience than he (Johns) had had. lie
considered teachers’ institutes as indispensable
auxiliaries to the teacher’s profession. In the
State of Xew York a part of the school fund
was appropriated for the support of teachers’
Institutes; able and talented men were em
ployed to carry on these institutes, and to make
them of practical benefit to. teachers. This
was the way it should be in tins State, in order
that teachers might be prepared for the duties
and responsibilities of their profession. The
present Institute by the efforts of Prof. Reyn
olds and others had done much to lighten the
burdens, and to increase the usefulness of teach
ers. It was fur the teachers in attendance to
determine whether the present session should
result in good to themselves, or otherwise.
The secretary of the Institute, Hr. John I.
Mitchell of Tioga being absent, Victor A. Elli
ott of Cherry Platts was elected to fill the va
cancy pro iem.
The President announced the Committee on
Business for the session as follows: Messrs.
A. R. Wightman, N. li. Reynolds, V. A. Elli
ott, and Misses Diantha M. Drew, and Pcrsis
Butts.
By therequost of the President, Prof. A. R.
Wightman read the Constitution and By-laws
of the Institute, for the benefit ofjffiose who
were unacquainted with them.
On motion the Secretary was requested to
call the names of the teachers at the commence
ment of each session, and to read the marks of
attendance at the close of the term.
The committee on business reported that
Prof. 11. C. Johns would lecture in the evening,
and at three o’clock the Institute adjourned.
Mr. Reynolds is expected here to-morrow,
and this will add new interest to the Institute.
Evening Session* —T'he lecture of 11. C.
Johns, Superintendent elect, delivered this eve
ning before the teachers of the Institute, and
others from the adjoining villages, was a can
did afid powerful vindication of popular educa
tion, and I am in hopes that he will consent at
some future time to give it to the public through
the press, so that the people may give it a more
careful consideration.
At the close of Mr. Johns’ lecture, Mr.
Reynolds made a short and characteristic speech,
tellipg the teachers that no one, two, nor three
of them could make an Institute interesting,
but that all should bo engaged in tho exerci
ses. "When he heard a young lady or gentle
man say that Arithmetic or Grammar was a
hard study, and that he or she did not like it,
he always knew that it was because he or she
would not study it sufficiently to like it. Ho
cautioned the people from the village to mark
those teachers who were heard about the town
complaining that they did not like the Insti
tute, for they wore the ones' wbo do not do
enough for the Institute to like it.
On motion, a committee of three on tho part
of tho gentlemen, and three on the part of the
ladies, was appointed to procure music for the
Institute. Messrs. U.P. Stobbins, Ohas. Tubbs,
Philip Yanzile, and Misses M. J. Mulford, S.
J. Tiffany and M. Robb, composed that Com
jnittec.
The committee on business made their report,
and the Institue adjourned.
Mr. Reynolds is expected to occupy the -first
part of the forenoon on Orthography, and Mr.
Wightman to follow on Penmanship.
SECOND DAY
Wednesday, May 16th —Morning Session . —
The Institute was opened this morning by
a very beautiful piece of music by the choir,
which was arranged near *thc president's desk.
The music made the morning session much ,
more cheerful and pleasant.
Mr. Reynolds said that Orthography was di
vided into Jfour parts, namely; 1. Characters,
called letters: 2. Powers of the loiters stand
ing alone; 3. Spelling, or the proper arrange
ment of letters in forming words ; 4. Pronun
ciation of words or orthoepy. lie asked teach
ers which one of the four parts they would
teach first. Various opinions were expressed,
lie began with the letters, and said that a very
excellent method of teaching the alphabet was
to compare each letter to some object thatwas
familiar to the child, as 0 to the cart-wheel, B
to the 'os-yoke, S to the pot-hook, &c. The
sources or the powers of the letters should be
taught by oral concert exercises, in which all
the students should join. , In primary spelling,
Mr. Reynolds said no teacher ought to allow a
pupil to pass over a spelling lesson to a reading
lesson, until every word could be pronounced
readily at sight, without spelling it. In more
advanced classes, teachers were generally iu
tEST
favor of giving scholars marks according to tho
number of words missed. Mr. Reynolds de
: fered hie remarks on Orthoepy till another
time, and tho Institutue took a short recess,
1 Mr. Wightman said in teaching penmanship,
ho would make -free use of the blapk-board.—
Teachers might better not teach wfitVng at all
than to teach it wrong. The beginner should
he first taught how to hold the pen, then his
position at tho desk ; tho arm should always ho
at right angles with the ruled linos on the paper,
and he should sit erect in a free and easy posi
tion. The pupil should always be provided with
waste paper, and should ho taught Ist, the whole
arm movement, 2d, thumb and finger move
ment for small letters, 3d, forearm movement
for spacing small letters. Ho taught four ele
ments for making capitals, and five for small
letters, which might he made useful if teachers
would study them and put them into practice.
Ho taught that all upward strokes should ho
drawn at an angle of forty five degrees from
the ruled line, downward strokes at an angle of
siity. Exercises in writing should be conduc
ted the same as in other studies, and at a regu.-
lar time of day. Pupils would do better to
purchase writing hooks with the copies already
written,.than to trust to teachers for copies.—
This would secure the pupil a uniform hand to
write after each term.
The item-box was passed by Mr. Reynolds,
andjtbe items were referred to teachers for an
swers in the afternoon.
Afternoon Session. —The answers to questions
from the item-box this afternoon were curious
and amusing, as well jjs useful.
Miss Beach of Osceola conducted the exerci
ses in Geography in a very interesting manner.
The following resolutions were ordered to be
entered upon the Secretary's book for discus
sion.
UcHolvcd, That a teacher’s month ought to be
twenty-four days exclusive of Saturdays.
Resolved, That males and females having the same
grade of certificate ought to receive the Same wages.
JUbvlrcd, That it is unjust for property holders who
have no children to send to school to pay a lax to
educate the children of others.
Hecolred, That the late Triennial Convention of
School Directors were justifiable in continuing the
salary of the Supcrlnteudcut at nine hundred dollars
a year. Adjourned till evening.
JEceniny Session. —Ladies strike for higher
wages.
The report of Business -Committe, received
and adopted.
On motion, the resolution respecting the wa
ges of females, was taken up for discussion.
■S. B. Elliott of Mansfield, spoke in favor of
the resolution, lie would give a lady as much
as a gentleman for teaching, provided the certifi
cate of the one was aa good as that oL-the oth
er, and ho should consider he was getting the
better bargain to hire the lady at that. Women
were the natural teachers of our race ; all great
men refex-red their early education to their moth
ers. Young ladies needed the compensation
for their work, while the gentlemen could be
employed in something else. (Applause) Mr,
0. M, Stebbius being called on, said ho pre
fered to speak on the side of the ladies—ho
would defer his remarks.
Mr. Charles Tubbs of Osceola opposed the
resolution for the reason that it was the duty of
Directors to employ teachers for the lowest pos
sible price, and ladles could be employed for a
less price than could the men.
Mr. U, P. Stebbins of Middlebury did not
think that the murks on a. certificate were a
sure indication of the amount of good a teacher
would bo able to peiform. Amid much applause
he continued. In a little, small, petty summer
school, a lady might do, but in a large, ad
vanced, ■winter school, a man only would an
swer.
Miss D. M. Drew of Richmond said that of
course she was on the affirmative. She did not
believe the gentleman from MiddleUury know
whether ladies could teach in the winter or not.
Some ladies did teach in tho winter, where
large and advanced scholars attended school.
Mr. M. C. Potior was willing tho ladies
should get all the wages they could.
Mr. Reynolds thought tho gentleman from
Mansfield had a wrong idea of the resolution.
It was the demand and not the cost of an arti
cle that regulated its price in the market. Fe
male teachers received for teaching all they
asked. If Directors should offer more than the
present prices, tho increased supply, and hon
est competition would soon bring them down*
again. General imformation was necessary to
tho teacher. Men could talk bettor than women,
and could lecture to the students.
Miss Beach would like to know where the
teacher found his authority for saying that
females could not tcaoh as ■well as males. The
female teacher could teach some branches better
than the males, and in some ’cases which she
had known, she had been preferred by the Di
rectors.
Mr, Van Orsdalo of Addison, N. T., said
women were daily gaining new concessions to
their rights. This was evidenced by the late
act in New York State in favor of married
women. Woman’s moral inQuonce would secure
obedience and respect, when man’s physical
force would fail.
V. A. Eiliott opposed the resolution.
S. B. Elliott rose to speak again, but was
called to order on the ground that ho had spo
ken once. The point was subsequently with
drawn, and on motion he was permitted to pro
ceed. His remarks were substantially the same
as before.
Miss M. A. Stanton of Richburg,-N. T.,
thought that if boasting and high wages went
together, the gentlemen should receive a large
salary for their services on the present occa
sion. (Laughter.)
Misses E. Mosher, A. A. Orris and others
boldly asserted their rights to equal compensa
tion.
Mr. Wightman did not take much interest in
the discussion, because he he thought the reso*
lution was opposed merely fur fun. -The nega
tive had sot up a man of straw which was easily
torn down.
At this time, a motion was made to lay the,
resolution under discussion upon tho table.
Me previous question was moved and carried,
and the resolution tabled.
A motion was then made to take up the next
resolution in order on the Secretary’s hook. A
motion to lay this motwn upon the tablo was
l a 1860.
ruled out of order. The motion to take-up
was carried. The resolution was then amended
and passed in the following form without oppo
sition :
Resolved, That it is just for property holders who
have no children to send to school, to pay a tax to
educate the children of others.
The Institute then adjourned,
Professors L. L. Rogers and D. L. Freeborn
of Spring Mills are expected hero to-morrow,
and will take part in Jhe exercises.
THIRD DAT.
Thursday, May 17tli —Morning Session.— Mr.
Vanzyle and Mr. Scildder discoursed sweet
music from the melodeon and violin, and at the
close the regular order of business being called,
Mr. 0. 51. Stebbins y>f Jliddlebury, proceeded
to give his method of teaching common frac
tious. His demonstrations wore clear and satis
factory, and doubtless .will he of great use to the
teachers who listened to them.
Mr. Reynolds resupaed the subject of Oi£ j
thograpby. He recommended written exercises j
for advanced spelling) classes. He urged apon }
teachers the necessity, of requiring students to
pronounce their vfbijds properly, and of cor
recting all ungrammatical expressions.
It wa? moved and qarried that a Committee
be appointed to criticise members for improper 1
expressions. Prof. Wightman, and Misses Eliza
J. Beach and BianthdH. Drew were appointed.
S. B. Elliott, Esq., jlectured for half an hour
on the subject of vbntllation. His remarks
were truly practical |as well as purely philo
sophical. School houses should bo well venti
lated. In common 'school houses, this might
be accomplished byj letting down a window
from the top on the side -opposite to the wind.
If windows were not already so arranged,
teachers should take the responsibility of do
ing it. - |
At the clo«e of big lecture, Mr. ElUott moved
that the order of business' be suspended, and
that the resolution |on. teachers’wages which
was laid upon the tcjble last evening be taken
up. Thlp motion was opposed but finally car
ried. After a few remarks in opposition to the
resolution, a motion) was made to refer the sub
ject to a Committee of five members, three on
the part of the ladies, and two on the part of
tbs gentlemen, nho, should be required to col
lect all the ficts with reference to the subject,
and to report the same at the next meeting of
the Institute. This resolution was lost, where
upon a motion was made to postpone tho dis
cussion of the resolution till evening. The
previous-question being demanded was put and
lost, as also was the motion to* postpone. The
pre\ious question was then moved on tho main
resolution which was carried, and the resolu
tion passed by a„yote of all the ladies and a
minority of tho gentlemen. The Institute then
adjourned.
Ajlcrnoon Session. —Prof. A. R. "Wightman
made some cxoclfcht remarks on the subject of
writing compositions. The young student
might be taught to compose without his know
ing that he was writing a composition.
The teacher should write a part of a sentence
and then ask tho) student to complete it. In
this way the youhg mind would be easily led
along in composition writing, and would soon
learn to like it. !
The Institute proceeded to the
of Arithmetic. The following clear and prac-J
tical demonstrations were : Long Divis
ion, by Miss Ejiza J. Beach; Least Common
Multiple, by Janies 11. Bozard; Cube Root, by
Diantha M. Drew ; Arithmetical and Geomotri- J
cal Progression, Prof, A. R. Wightman, of Un
ion Academy; Dhlaions of Fractions, by Am
brose Clues. |
The Institutoi proceeded to the election of
Counsellors. Tue following townships were
found to be represented, and Counsellors wore
duly elected:
Sullivan, 11. Q. Johns; (Jlymer, llobil King ;
Westfield, Ambrose Clooa jSXclson, J. B. Ca
dy; Lawrence; >S. Trcmain pyLawrenceville,
X. V. Kinsey; Middlcburyi 0, >l. Stobbins;
Covington, A.-(A. Orvis; Richmond, D. M.
Drew; Charleston, S. ll* Elliott; Mansfield, S,
B. Elliott; Chatham, M. C. Potter ; Deerfield,
P. F. Yanzile ; ’Osceola, Charles Tubbs; Farm
ington, Porsisr Butts ; Elkland, L. A. Baker;
Brookfield, Sarah Bowman; Tioga, Ezra Wil
liams. ■ j i
Some of thesje Counsellors arrived after the
flection. 1
The President, introduced to tho teachers
Prof. L. Tj. Holers of Troupsburg Academy,
to speak upon the subject of English Grammar.
He said ho wag a. New Yorker by birth, and a
Now Yorker iri many other respects ; but as a
teacher his labors had been conlined mostly to
Pennsylvania, j ho was acquainted with her
system of school*, her teachers, and also with
her Tcachors , j [ lu- st Uutes, and he confessed that
although ho fluid' disliked teaching in his
younger dnysjyet when he got into oue of those
curious inventions, a Pennsylvania Teachers*
Institute, where big warm beans meet together
tor social intercourse, he felt ttfthank God that
he was a teao icr. He proceeded to speak upon
the subject of English Grammar in a lively and
interesting manner.
The Institute adjourned till evening.
Been hi ff t Session. —Prof. lingers lectured this
evening on the importance of teachers prepar
ing themselves for the duties of their profession.
His remarks [were all of a sublime and eloquent
character, and he,'had the most perfect atten
tion of the audience to the dose.
After the lecture by Prof. Rogers, the follow
ing resolution was introduced;
JltHub cd. That in the judgment of the teachers of
tht* Institute Kenyon's English Grammar is superior
to Brown’s as,a text book, and better adapted to ibe
wants of the schools of this county; we therefore
recommend it for general use.
The Ihfeiitute went into Committee of the
.Whole for the discussion of this resolution, and
the debate .commenced in earnest on both sides.
I cannot the shortest outline of the remarks
of particular gentlemen. The “Kcnyonites”
introduced iho resolution, and commenced the
debate wilh perfect confidence in their superior
•strength in the.lnstitute. The “Brownites”
offered a, determined opposition, and though
small in numbers seemed perfectly confident of
the suporiejr merits of their favorite test book.
After one (W two unsuccessful attempts to post
pone and amend this resolution, it was passed
by a large m yority, and the Institute ad-,
iourned.
Advertisement;- will be charged SI per sqnaro'of 10
tines, one or three insertions, and 25 cents for every
subsequent insertion. Advertisements of less than 10
lines considered as a square. Thesnhjoined rates will
he charged for Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly ad
vertisements :
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Advertisements not having thenumher of insertions
desired marked upon them, will be published until or.
dcred out 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 other BLANKS constantly on hand.
NO. 41
Mr. Johns will lecture to-morrow morning on
School Government. Mr, Burlingame of Wells
boro is expected to deliver an address in the
afternoon.
Fbidat, May 18th —Morning Session.— Tiro
remarks of Mr. Johns this-inorning on School
Government were well received by the teachers.
Others participated in the discussion of the
question. How to secure good order in tho
school room.
S, B. Elliott, Esq., believed each offense
should be treated upon its own merits; no fixed
rules of fault and punishment should be adopted,
for students generally had an instinctive desire
to transgress established rules.
Prof. Price, former principal of Union Acad
emy thought students bad no desire to trans
gress rule which they recognized as right. It
was only those rales which they considered
wrong and tyrannical that students were dis.
posed to violate.
Mr. Burlingame said students should bo
taught first the necessity and benefit of rules,
and then bo required to observe them.
Mr. Reynolds said there was more in tho
manner than in the kind of punishment. All
punishment, however severe, should be inllkted
in a spirit of kindness, r
Mr. Morgan Hart of Charleston was Intro
duced to the teachers, and ho proceeded to give
his views of teaching reading at some length.
Scholars should be taught to read from tl.u
newspaper; they should never bo allowed to
spell their words before pronouncing them. Ho
recommended reading in concert from priumry
books as a preventative for drawling.
On motion, Mr. Ambrose Cloos, and Misses
D. M. Drew, and A. Secord were appointed to
audit the accounts of the Treasurer.
Prof. Burlingame gave his views of teaching
Mental Arithmetic.
The report of the Criticising Committee
elicited much laughter and applause. .
The following' officers were elected for the
next session of the Institute.
For President —L. 11. Burlingame of IPells
boro.
Vice Presidents —o. M. Stebhins, Middle
bury ; Chas. Tubbs, Oseeola ; Ambrose Clous,
■\Vestficld; Diantha M. Drew, Richmond ; Eliza
J. Beach, Osceola.
Recording Secretary —A. R. 'Wightmau, Un
ion Academy.
Cor. Secretary —X. L. Reynolds, Mansfield.
Treasurer —Augusta A. Orvis, Covington.
The Counsellors reported that Mansfield had
been selected as the place for holding the next
Institute.
.Mr. S. B. Elliott asked permission to offer the
following preamble and resolution which wero
unanimously adopted.
"WnEUEAS, In the person of onr out-going County
Superintendent, we recognize a faithful and efficient
officer and worthy man; therefore, be it
Jiciolrvl, That the thanks of the tcaehi—a of Iho
Tioga County Teachers Institute are due to X. L. Rey
nolds tor his earnest and untiring labors in the cause
of popular education during his full term of office.
The Auditing Committee reported §24.61 in
the hands of the Treasurer.,
[_ On motion the resolution approving the action
■.of the Triennial Convention in continuing tho
■realary of the Superintendent at nine hundred
i dollars was taken up, discussed, and unani
mously adopted.
Mr, Johns spoke upon this resolution before
i its adoption, saying that according to the Penn
' sylvania School Journal the salarv of tho
County Superintendent was paid from tho geno
ral,_scljnol fund, and was not deducted from the
State appropriation to the particular county.
The State tax previous to 1554 was three mills
on the dollar, since that time it had boon only
two and a half mills. He thought tho money
would bo profitably expended even if Tioga
County had to bear the whole expense of sup
-porting her Superintendent.
Victor A. Elliott asked permission to submit
the following statement of facts which wero
taken from official records;
The whole State tax according to tlm Audi
tor General’s report of the Finances of Penn
sylvania for 1859, was §1,482,045.05 of winch
twenty per cent, or 8287,790.37 was set anu n
for school purposes. Of this sum, ahou: f>nr
teen and a half per cent., a little less than thro
per cent, of the whole'State tax, or §4O 520.27
was paid to County Superintendents.
Tioga County, as a matter of course, e intril.n
ted to tho support of the County Saperiuten
dency, and for other school purposes, in pr m
tion to the amount of her State tax. II S i;.,
tax according to the aforesaid report w i-. SJ,-
548.37. Twenty per cent, of this sum, or 80;i i_,
67 would he the amount paid for the S ij.-vin
tendency and other school purposes. F.nn t'eu
and a half per cent, of this §'103.67 or §l3l 9 )
would be the exact amount Tioga Coun-y wn a
for tho support of the County Superintend,m.*-.,
and.the remainder §767.77 would be the amount
she pays for other school purposes.
Tioga County receives in return for th ; S i
porintendency §9OO, and for other schu •! pur
poses §1,498.40. Total receipts §2,30s hi, T.-
tal expenditures in State tax as before § i . >/,7.
Excess of receipts over what she pays 81, M
-73, of which excess $768,10 goes to'the S. v - ; -
intendent, and could not bo appropvi msl fir
other school purposes in the county, and ihc v -
mainder of this excess, §730, 03 goes fur nih. r
school purposes. These excesses arc pill by
tho richer counties under the operation of th j
school law.
The number of taxablcs according to the
aforcsaid'rcport was 6,094. Dividin" St:jl '<)
by this number, and each taxable pa°„ mi Vi-i
average of less than two cents for the inj>-, jrc
of the County Superintendency. ‘ ‘
A motion to take up the resolution on a tea di
et’s month was negatived, and a substitute b r
the resolution passed in the following form :
RetoM, That a calendar month osolnfivo „r
urdays and Sundays should coustituto a u-i Iv. I
month. l * s
A vote of thanks to the students and ta . dies
of Union Academy, and to the people ..f tVs
vicinity generally for their hospitality t„ tea
chers attend!" the Institulo, was unanimously
adopted. J
Ou motion, the Corresponding Secret,-! v was
requested to correspond with,some of tli 7 bc.-t
educators in the county, with, a view of obtain-
Rates of Advertising.
FOURTH DAT.'