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THE AGITATOR.
HP9-R YOUNG, ,EDIXOE A PRCtPEIETOR,
: WBW.SBOKOOGH, PA.,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NQY. 28, l|S6O.
i- HAYTI. _ !■-. r
(Jeffirard, the Preaident of the Haytien i Re
publio.is making Wonderful progress in the ad
vancement of civilization and enlightenment on
that islands As a ruler, he has proved hitbeelf
vriee aadpatrioticbeyond L He has
been lahoring.'assiduously in inaugoratingmnd.
- advancing various reforms. He bos established
four colleges, and nearly two hundred schools.
He' has caused the construction of railroads,
and has succeeded in establishing steamboat
lines from to the United States
ancLelsewhere, mid the Negro Republic is pros
pering to a deglee heretofore unknown. | In
deed, there is s|) reason why it should Jnot.
Hayti is rich hofe In mineral and agricultbral
resources. Frultj indigenous to the
spontaneously, ws.it were, or at least with very
little cultivation!. A very few acres are auffi
• * If. , I 5
oient tosiipport'Ja family, and'the climate is
spoken of as' remarkably heaßhyl I
Qeffrard seeks: still further to advance! the
‘prosperity of tiw nation by inviting the free
people of color the United States to emigrate
to Hayti and sewle upon the lands, Tp induce
; emigration he offers to families • eighteen acres
of .good land, and to single men ten With
a free passage fv|m this country. He guaran
tees perfect free||mm of conscience to nil 'relig
ions denominations. Mr. James Eedpathjhas
opened an office p N0."221 'Washington St. Bos
ton, where he revives applications—as the Emi
gration Agent of the Haytien Govermnsnt-l-for
transportation okd for all the necessary infprm
atibn in regard ||> it. ‘We trust the hoiestjand
industrious I port||n of our colored people iwill
take advantagejbf this opportunity to gain a
home and independence in a eonntry governed
by citizens of tlwir own race, and where the
color of a man’s|skin is no bar to the protection
of his inalienabjl rights. i j
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The Official Vcjle of Pennsylvania for Presi
i t dent am}. Vice-President—lBBo, I
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Adam* ..... & 2724 2044 36
Allegany .c .16725 6725 523
Armstrong ... Jil 3353, 2108 5
8earer.....i....J5p2824f* 1622 4
Bedford..; il 2505 2224 14
Berk*...; *l.-6709 8840 420
81air.... 4. 3050 1288 239
Bradford.. 7091 2188 9
Books 11. 6443 5179 485
Butler 1.3640 2332 13
Cambria It 2277 1043 110
Carbon J. 1758 1301 309
Centre 1. 3021 2423 26
Chester....; !. 7625 4933 203
C1ari0n....1.....1fi 1829 2078
Clearfield......lf.. 1702 1836
Clinton... 1736 1244 72
C01umbia.;.....4.. 1873 2367 ' 86
Crawford..'. i. 5779 2961 62
Cumberland....*. 3593 3183 26
Dauphin.,.' i. 4531 2392 195
Delaware 1.. 3181 1524 152
Elk 1. 467 '523-
-Erie J I. 6160' 2531 17
Fayette* .1 4. 3454 . 3308 24
Franklin.. 1.4151 2515 622
,Fulton....] 1 787 911 1
Forest.....| i. 107 '47
Green....! A, 1614 2065 26
, Huntingdon 3089 1022 22
1 Indiana...] |. 3910 1347
Jefferson J. |. 1704 1134 6
Juniata ..i....'..|: 1494 1147 2
Lancaster 1.13323 5137 726
-Lawrence,.....!. 2937 790
L Lebanon... M. 3668 1917 10
Lehigh*..!, 4- 4170 4094 145
Luaerne ..j. . 7300 0803
Lycoming!..,..!. 3494 2402 137
, McKean 1077 591
Mercer........... A- 3855 2546 2
Mifflin ...i jt. 1701 1189 83
M0nr0e*..'......!. 844 1202 291
Montgomery:,..!. 5826 5590 509
Montopr 1043 786
Northampton .ii. 3839 4597 1115
Northamberlaml* .2422 2300 97 i
Berry 2371 1743 11 !
Philadelphia...|.3922B 21866 9264 T
Pike |.. 381 831
Putter -4-' 1545 521
Schuylkill 7568 4958 422
Somerset 3218 1175 1
Snyder... ;|. 1678 910 60
Sullivan . 429 497
Susquehanna ..|i 4470 2548 2
Tioga % 4754 1277 11
Union 1. 1824 806 39
" Venango j&. 2680, 1932 • 6
2284 1087- 4
4724 3975 8
2857 2018
4887 4728 13
1287 1237 3
5107 5497 561
Worron .i
Washington
Wayne. I|-
Westmoreland.il.
Wyoming ‘|3.
Y0rk...;.... 4
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Lincoln orerlieading Fusion Tioke
Lincoln over Straight-out Doug. “
Lincoln dvetfeoll
LinOoln ororpt opposition
Buchanan over Fremont in 1856...,
Buchanan all in=lBsG
,/lia the above #tble the Counties mt
' *, gave Republpan pluralities, but n
{ties brer all. m the sixty-five Count
-State, eleven oify gave Democratio i
T«, Berks, ClaSon, Clearfield',TColun
Fulton, Green, Monroe, Northampton,
York.
the fifth column of
the table, it wilfbe seen that Tioga nc
taines the position which she won in
the Banner County of the State,
next, baring gained on,.Brad!
the State eleott^.
: Of tbs districts
County,' not a Democratio
yriule etoy diilpst gave aßcpublicai
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.except. Covington borough, which gate i a tie
vote. ' ] , : i ■
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During the Campaign the Republican State
Committee offeredabeitutiful Banner tii that
County which yould poll lhe largest Repn olioan
majority according to- |the whole numl ter of
roles polled. We ash the State Com mi tee to
redeem that pledge-. The testimony .is oefore
them, let them iaet upon itat .once.
New Yobk.-tFoe Lincoln, 362,646; (or Fu
sion, 312,51(j, j Majority for Lincoln, 50,|36. ,
New Jeesee. —Four Lincoln and (tree Doug
las electors are; chosen. : ; r
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: Illinois. —For Lincoln, 172,545 ; for
las,. 160,549-; (or Bell, 4,846; ifor Brecbi
2,272. Lincoln’s majority- oner Dough
996; over all, 4,878.
. lowa, 17,000 ; majority for Lincoln.
figures are offidal. ]
Advices from California i to. the 10th
stated that Lincoln wits ahdad of Douglas
votes. Breokinjridge an i Bbll are away b
Oregon is believed to have voted fur Line
Tennessee nhd Kentcckt were carr
Bell, Missouri for Douglas, and all the n
ing Southern States for Breckinridge.
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LOCAL MA'TTER
New Advertisements.
Seven Year* —o. L. Derby, Actuary C. A. i*
Portrait Painting — G. W. Waters.
Notice —Jabin J 3. Bush, itiogft, ,
H.' J. Ramsdell will assun
control of the Local department of the j
tor after this week. Hie is authorized to
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act the business of the office during our ab
J3SJ“ We have made arrangements wit
Publishers of Harpers Magazine, The A
Monthly, and Godey’s Lady’si Book, by
we can afford to send either of them an
Agitator to any address, onb\year for
Dollars. We send Peterson’s. Magazin
the Agitator one year for Two Dollars md a
half. Come in and subscribe at once.
Sgg_ Ilathaway’s Patent Corn Sholle*, now
offered fur sale by Mr, L. Tabor, of Tingi, Pa.,
was invented to supply a dijideratum long felt
by those who use Shellers. It is easily worked,
convenient in form, comparatively simple! in its
arrangement, atad what: is bjstter than al| else,
it does its work well. It is also, all thin
sidered, the cheapest Slieller ever yet offe
the public.
i3B 150.0
570 {68.1
50 jOO.8 1
59 1.62.4
86.1*51.8
136 141.6
397 i 61.3
■22 :76.2
94 152.8
32 i. 60.4
124 54.8
21 50.9
16 -155.0
,202 150.8
12 146.3
23 147.8
i- : 5 "- 2
14 .43.1
The Prize Declamation of the St
of the WelUboro Accademy took place i
Methodist Church on Tpesdky night last,
a large and appreciative audience. The
mittee awarded the First Prize—a Turkey
Copy of Shakespeare’s Complete Works—
Charles Chubbuck. Thle Second-Prize—£
tiful copy of Milton—was awarded to
Johnson. i
We have not spent an hoar more plea
for a long time than we did in listening
. declamation of these young men. The e
ation, gesture, and intonation of all the
j ors, was doubtless the result of a great d
.industry and study.
The Winter Term of the Academy
Monday December 3d pest, with the pi
of a large attendence.
; ... j 63.6
147 J 51.8
169 62.1
289 61.8
.... 45.1
90 69.2
.47 '49.7
76 isels
49 i 45.4
P3O C E E DIN QS
Of the Tioga County Teachers’ Inst
Mansfield, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1
The Convention at the ’ Semin
o’clock in the afternoon, Prof. Burlinga
Wellsboro, in the chair. 'The Secretary
A. B. Wlghtmau-was absent, and John I.
ell was elected pro tempore. Moved hj
4Tohns, That a Committee oh order of Bi
be appointed. It m carried, and the
dng were appointed, viz,;—Messrs. 11. C.,
N. L. Reynolds, R. B.; Soper, l Misses. D
M. Drew and Mary Bowen., The Com
met and reported, “ithat tho proceed!
the afternoon be left toMr. Johns.” - He
upon the Teachers the importance of st
tcntion to individual duties, for it was oi
such means that we eoulld ppasibly suecet
should not be expected of him that he
them any ex officio obligations, more tha
member of the Institute, as a teacher,
a Teacher’s Institute; and we had n
mutual benefit, hoping thus to advan
cause of education,. Ho appointed the
noon to Written .Arithmetic, and made
remarks upon the subject. He requesi
Teachers to occupy the front seats, ant
with them a| with a olas ( s in school
treatise emhriiced a general review .
“simple rules,” as they are.called by tl
lers. but not so understood by beginners,.
propositions in Common Fractions wd
plained, when the Committee met and re
order of business for Wednesday foreil
follows: , I
[70.0
17 ’37.3
55 i-64.1
22 i 74.6
5 159 8
62 i 55.2
141 167.8
26 [78.2
[lO3 . 62.4
52 [ 49.2
j i 51.7
91 : 57.0
i 2 i 64.5
j 49 : 59.7
36 i 50.5
u... 57.0
171 39.0
i 72 [49.3
! 38 j 56.9
'122 | 50.0
1 [ 31.4
1 174.7
139 ,57 7
10 !• 73.1
, 5 ! 63.2
1 ! 46.2
6 ; 63.6
9 78.5
17 i 67.9
i 58.0
6 : 67.5
91 1 54.0
2 62.1
13 50.6
' 43.4
575 T 50.0
Ist. Contribution of questioha to the
Box," to be answered by :the Institu
Primary Reading, by Jno. I; Mitchell
Written Arithmetic, hyN./L. Reynolds
Primary Spelling, Mias Mary Bowen.;
Geography, R. R. Soper. 6th. The died
of questions from the Item Box. A Coin
to procure wood, lights &c., was appu
and ns there i was a Temperance meed
town, there waano overling session. Adjd
to meet at 9 o'clock, A M., next day. j
Wednesday Fohenoon.— “-The IPresid)
the chair, but no quorum. The nat
teachers were enrolled, minu'tes of yes
read and approved. Moved by Mr. ;
“ That a Committee of three, on .Critic
appointed." Carried and the following
appointed: Misses. Mary Pitts, and
■Sharp, Mr. Ri R. Soper. Tjhey were to
at the close of each day's proceedings. .
Primary Reading, by Jdo. I. Mitchell, was
taken up. It was thought best to first: tench
the pupil to make all the sounds of the fetters,
readily and correctly ,j to assist them in pro
nouncing words, wbichj are the
sounds represented by letters: To give very
short lessons : Ist. that-they may. bp'well
learned; and 2d. that Ithe pupil shall hot be
discouraged by being required to repeatedly go
through his books; ond| still be unfit to bepro
moted. Miss Drew said : ‘‘ One of the greatest
difficulties in teaching .beginners is that itiseems
impossible to'plsase psrent9,popil,an|our-
12,80?
t.. 89,159
..251,353
...255.221
... 59;C73
.. si .200
... 1,025
.rked thus
lot major-.
:ies in the
majorities,
übiaj Elk,
, Pike and
figures in
ibly inain-
i 1856 as
Lawrence
ford 'since
jin Tioga
majority;
nmajurity
I
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Doug
rid ge,
», n,-
'hese
inut.,
2 500
sbind.
id for
mau-
e the
IGITA-
:nins-
) sence,
Inntic
which
i the
'hree
and
1 con
•ed to
idents
it the
before
js corn
bound
to Mr.
beau
,C. T.
santly
o the
vunci
?peak-
eal of
icging
jspect
Item
2d.
3d.
I 4th.
| sth.
Suasion
imittee
tinted;
Sng in
Earned,
snt in
ies of
erday
John.o,
ism be
were
l| Mary
ijreport
[E TIO6A COENTV
selves, as to the standing and progress of schol
ars.” It was best to do everything possible to
please parents, unless opposed to the judgment
of the teacher. Parents com plain that their
children are Kept so long in'the first Reader,
in primary Geography ur . Jlental Arithmetic,
But they are “ leaders of the blind" who place
students above that position which their com
petency dictates, or their efforts and progress
deserve. Remarks vyere made' by Prof. Wight
man- and others. Moved by Prof, Reynolds,-
“|That we have alni intermission, to get ac
quainted,” This motion was voted for by both
sexes; and seemed 'to be carried out with a
will, _ | j .
The next order wais Written Arithmetic,'by
Prof. Reynolds. He asked the opinion of
teachers as to whether it is best to teach be
ginners the reason with the rule and operation.
A majority sustained such a plan of procedure.
Mr. Burlingame said : “It is best to teach the
why, lest we muko machines of oar pupils.”
It was resolved “ That scholars should be in
quired to give the rules in the' language of the
text.” This was a viry good opinion in theory,
but not sustained by the practice under 'which
the teachers presehl had been trained, in as
much as there was-net one present who would
volunteer to give the rule of' simple Addition
in the exact words m:' any author. Still it was
urged that such language is correct, while that
of the learner may only apply to a particular
case p and that after the reason is explained
the rule of the aotior should be committed.
Miss Mary Bowen'was absent and the subject
allotted to her, was deferred ; and for want of
time Geography, by 'I. R. Super wits postponed
till afternoon. I'ha subjects from the Item
Box were read and eeverally referred to indi
viduals to be answered at a future time. Prof.
Johns rend a letter from Prof. Chas. Sanders,
of Sehool-Rcaden notoriety, saying that he
could not be with thd Teachers of Tioga County
this session, but would be happy to meet them
next Spring. Adjourned to meet at li o’clock
P. M.
Wednesday Anx inoon. —There was not a
quorum at, the appointed time. There soon
was however, and' tiachers were urged to be
punctual. Oeograpl y, by R. U. Soper was the
first order of husinei s. lie proceeded to ques
tion the class upon some general features of
his subject. Ho rec immends the drawing of
maps, by the pupils{; and putting an outline
of our State upon tlio board, he fills it ont by
questions,-and suggestions by the class. This
plan, well followed out, serves to fix the rela
tive localities of cities, mountains, rivers <fec.,
firmly in the mind, and to keep up an interest
in tne class, which otherwise might flag.-
Prof. Johns gave q synopsis of his method of
teaching penmanship. The first important
lesson in this usefullistudy, was to get an erect,
easy, and consequently, healthful 7 position of
the body, and practice it. It was not particu
larly important whljh side the' writer sits to
the desk, if it be natural. An easy position
keeps the nerves n a ,quiet state. The fore
arm should cross [the paper at right angles to
the centre of the page, which renders it easy
to write from one aide to’-the other without
taking off the pen" The pen should always
point over the right shoulder and be so held
that both prongs lerth equally upon the paper.
Instead of-.teaching)' letters and words for the
first lessons, it was best-to give them the ele
ments of all letters, when learned, may
easily he joined into letters and words.
Prof. Wightman, (if Osceola, gave his method
of teaching Compbsition. “The subject of
composition is thativsery awful thing which has
caused us so niucli trouble in our schools.”
He recommends brilnging the subject down to
the comprehension of young scholars by asking
questions, and requiring them to he answered
by the scholars in such a manner as to have
the answers form thb body of a composition.
Then, again, to express some words bearing re
lation to each other, as, squirrel—fence—tree
—climbed, and then require the ideas suggested
by these,-to he related, as in this case—thus:
The squirrel ran orj ;the fence to the tree, up
which he climbed, |is an excellent plan which
be stated. ;
The questions fijotrt the Item Box came op
for consideration, jlt was some time debated
whether pupils ought to he allowed to whisper
in school. Mr. Wightnan said: “If a pupil
should persist in whispering, he should persist
in not allowing him to whisper.” Whispering
ought not’ to be tolerated. The resolution,
“ Resolved' that the) custom of bearding around,
ought to he dis'cohtinued by the teachers,of
Tioga County” bniught out some' dehate, but
the question was not called. Prof. Reynolds
thought it a good practice in many respect*.
If it were not quite (so pleasant, it was fur a
purpose. The teacher is a sort of Missionary,
and it is apart of lus duty to become familiar
with his,pupils, that he may gain their confi
dence and .esteem, and thus promote the- object
for which he labors'. The double Rule of Three
was very lucidly demonstrated by Prof. Wight
man. It was thought beat to require the rules
and definitions of ©rauimar verbatim. A few
of the first, well learned, render those follow
ing comparatively easy to commit; besides,
there are perhaps, few things better for disci
pline, than a habit of accurate memorizing.
It was agreed that | *j* Teachers ought to require
advanced pupils to. write compositions semi
monthly.” MisS Drew was “ emphatically op
posed” to a resolution which said that “lady
teachers make moreifailures than gentlemen
but the ladies generally favored the one that
inquired what tire fhasun.was “ why an indus
trious young lady could not get a husband, thus
admitting that there was reason, which shows,
at least, that they “ fail” sometimes. Prof.
Reynolds was requested to deliver his theory
on School gnvernnient; hut owing to want of
time the suhjdct Was deferred till evening.
Prof. Johns' number was next and he proceeded
to answer: “ Mr. i President; I have here a
very important question. It reads as follows ;
‘j Who was the young lady that rode into town
with Prof, Johns, yesterday ?” ,1 have some
corrections to make, in tlie grammar: There
is a comma after the ahreviation p-r-o-f and
other mistakes. 3ljr. Reynolds: “ Mr. Johns,
isn’t the comma appropriately inserted there?”
Sir, Johns: “No Sir; it should be a period.”
Sir. Reynolds: “It: is to show the slight at
tachment.” Prof. Reynolds explained the cau
ses of the Polar Sea, disqovered by Dr. Kane.
It ig generally supposed that it is the result of
currents of warm water from the equator, some
under, some upon-the surface of the sea. The
oblateuess of the ohrtb was also cited as coin-,
cident with the other causes.. It was,moved
by Prof. Reynolds, 1 f‘ That we spend this eve
ning in general conference and talk, upon
school subjects y and that we adjourn to meet
this evening it thq Baptist Church, 6J o’clock,
jilt was and the meeting adjourned.
! Wednesday Evening. —Mr. Johns moved
that the following-{resolutions, (which he-read)
be adopted for discussion, in the order in which
they come; viz: . •>-
.agitator.
\ Resolved, That school government, so far as
posaible,-should bo,by strictly moral princi
ples.”
i Resolved, That corporal punishment should
be resorted to when other and milder means
fail.”
i Resolved, That all teachers who will properly
apply themselves, can govern well." .
j The motion was sustained. Mr. Frank W.
Glnrk moved the adoption of the first resolution.
I'hera waslittle saidwpon this subject; for it
was admitted, by all, to be the only true plan
of government, so .long ns there is any power
in. persuasion of any kind. It was unanimously
adopted. . The second resolution was taken up
alnd discussed at some length, by several gen
tlemen. Prof. Reynolds was in favor of “ the
moral suasion of the rod,” when none other
will promote good government. It is the shame
of punishment, and not the infliction'of pain,
■which is the greatest efficiency of the rod; but,
in some cases, it seems that the only means of
arousing that shame, or of appealing to more
generous qualities, is what -it was said, ought
always to be the last resort’of the Teacher—
the restraint of corporal punishment.- S. B.
Elliott, Esq., wais in favor ofmoral punish
ment,” though believe he did not affirm that
the oso-of the rod should, or could be entirely
done away with. However, he jwas opposed to
the resolution, and sustained his views admi
rably. ’At length it came to a vote and was
adopted. There was a motion for the adoption
Of the third which elicited alively
and interesting debate. Messrs. Elliott, Johns,
and Reynolds took turns in speaking upon this
question. The first gentleman took the ground
that all teachers haven’t the 1 faculty of govern
ing; while the otherjs think they have this en
dowment, in different degrees; but that all
have the'means in their power when rightly
disciplined in the manner of using them to
govern respectably well. Mr. Reynolds was
speaking, when Mr. Elliott arose and said: “ I
call the g.entleman to.order—he is speaking on
my side of the question. Mr. Reynolds (in a
manner as if he was doubtful as to where he
really teas,"but certain where he ought to be)
sttid: “ If I am on his side, I surely min out of
order.” The debate continued until the hour
was growing late, when the question was called,
but a motion to lay it on the table prevailed.
This was understood as equivalent to a post
ponement, and not intended to kill the resolu
tion. However, there was no. time for recon
sideration assigned. Mr. Reynolds was elected
Treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by the ab
senoo of the lady, formerly acting in this ca
pacity. The Committee reported order of busi
ness for next session as follows :
1. Mental Arithmetic, by Prof. Burlingame.
2. Orthography, by Prof. Johns.
3. Written Arithmetic, by Prof. Reynolds.
4. Primary Spelling, by Miss Mary Bowen.
5. Heading, by Miss D. M. Drew.
It was announced by Mr. Reynolds that the
Teachers were at liberty to use the church as a
place of meeting, and as the Seminary room in
which they had held this session of the previ
ous two days, was less commodious and easy
of access, as wall as less comfortable and con
venient, they gladly accepted the generous offer.
The motion to adjonrn, then, was to meet at
the Baptist Church, at 9 o’clock, A. M., next
day.
Tborsdav Forenoon. Arithmetic by
Prof. Burlingame. A recitatioh in Mental
Arithmetic, conducted as it should be, he said,
was an excellent' (li-cipline for the mind. The
operations, ns the name implies, should be en
tirely mciitii! ; that is, the solutions should be
gone through with, without aid from any kind
of reference, as books, or a repetition, of, the
question. Such a course conduces to the' best
attention from the class, as it requires each one
to perform all the operations, to he ready, when
Called upon, to give the solution of the ques
tion. lie thought that in performing the op
erations, the numbers should be considered ab
stract : but in stating the result, the unit of
the required answer should he given. The sub
ject, thus managed, made an interesting half
h ur for the Institute. Orthography
Johns, was deferred till afternoon. 'lhe next
subject was Written Arithmetic, by Prof. Rey
nolds. lie inquired into the origin and history
of the Arabic Notation. The ancients counted
by signs or motions of the fingers and hands.
One finger was one, two, two, and so on which
corresponded with the Roman method; hut the
Arabs, when they had counted all the fingers,
and the thumbs of both hands, made a motion
to indicate once around, which accounts for the
use of the cipher, and shoves the origin of the
tenfold-ratio scale. It was questioned whether
numbers increase in tenfold ratio from the
right hand. The numbers do not in all cases ;
but the orders of their units do. Die asked
why the less number is set; under the (greater
in subtraction ; and was answered that “-it
was more convenient.” Do said such t an ex
planation would answer most of the questions,
in tlie Arithmetic ; and that where sue!} an an
swer was given, it was the duty of the Teacher
to inquire ; “ M herein is it more convenient ?”
The half-hour rule cut short the discussion of
this interesting subject.
Reading by Miss Drew. ( Reading in concert
was recommended to overcome the Oahit of
drawling. Many read sojlow and indistipet
ns to render their reading (unintelligible. Mr.
Reynolds thought most ofi them needdd some
out-door exercise, to hecobie good readers.—
They will scream or holh>-hs loud as any,- and
read so low as not to be beatd- But reading
requires a constant effort j which overcomes a
sickly, but strengthens a healthy development.
It was a good plan for the Teacher to set the
pattern by reading very lt(ud. It was well for
the Teacher to get in the (farthest corner, and
require the pupil to read so as to be understood
by the Teacher. The questions and resolutions
were distributed for future explanation and
discussion, when the Society adjourned to meet
at o'clock, P. M. j
Thursday Afternoon.- After the usual pre
liminaries, Prof. Johns cave his method of
teaching Orthography. Ii was a good exercise
to represent the sounds of! the letters upon the
board and teach the class to form them cor
rectly, when they may be made a good concert
exercise. It is an excellent method.,to improre
an indistinct ottieulatiorHtnd to give volume
to the vdicer by practicing upon the sounds of
‘•the vowels. . It was thought wrong to teach
ithe advanced class in spelling, by the old plan
dfjpelling aloud. He bad the class write an
.exereisertn-speHrug, which he read from a book
called “ Dictation Exercises, intended for Re
view in Spelling."' The tyords, were .similar in
pronunciation, but different In meaning. It
was an interesting exercise. For advanced
classes the following plan- was recommended:
Let each scholar be prepared with pen, ink,
and paper, or if preferred, slate and pencil!
Then the, teacher pronounces the lesson slowly,
so that each one of the clhss shall have time to
Wfite e very. word. When the lessen is allpro-
bioanced, let each;pnpil change books or elates,
as die ciis? may be, wrthhis neighbor. Let the
Teacher now spell every word correctly, re
questing each scholar to cross every word mis
spelled, and then ’call over the class-roll. If A
changed with B. he answers to hia name, the
number of words missedi; and others, as the
circumstances may be,, answer - in, the same
way, each to of that pupil whose book
or slate he or she has. The words !missed ate
crossed upon the book or slate, and the number
of them missed by each pupil is set opposite
that pupil’s name in the class-roll. The books
areiphw changed back, when each scholar sees
and! corrects all words spelt wrong. If John
has' missed six words, hej is required to write
those six words in a book intended fora review,
and when the next lesson !is spelled, the same
process, is gone through with ; so that, say at
the end of two weeks, there will be a list of
words against each scholar equal tothe whole
number be or she has missed during! that time.
The Teacher .takes'&’s book in which the words
missed are written, and pronouncejs them to
him, keeping an account |of the number of
failures, for review marking. This'completes
the exercise. It wonid take longer! to spell a
given lesson m this, than the old way ; but in
this case, each pupil most spall every word, so
that the lessons may be much shorter, and still
give the class the same amount of practice ;
and if it takes longer to go [through the book,
it will be better learned [when once accom
plished. - h "
Grammar by Prof. Burlingame. It was best
to recite from memory and by topics, without
questions. The rules and i definitions should
be required verbatim. Allowing students to |
use their own language cultivates a superficial
habit of thought. Others were in favor of pu
pils giving the definitions jin their own lan
guage. There was some [disagreement, as to
whether the modifiers of th[e verb form a part
of the predicate, and those of the subject of |
the verb, a part of the subject of discourse as
in the folia Wing sentence :: “ Black birds fly
swiftly.” According to Ketiyon, it was admit
ted that they do. The cijipsideration of the
Items, as they were denominated, was deferred
till evening. A motion to Empower the Presi
dent and Secretary “to discover such Items as
they see fit” was tabled, apd a reconsideration
lost. Adjourned to meet at the usual hour this
evening. | |
Thursday Evesikg.—Geometrical Progres
sion was well explained by Mr. L. H. Elliott.
The question as to the extent of the Teacher’s I
jurisdiction was discussed. In the opinion of
Messrs. Reynold, Johns and others, sustained
by judicial authority, it extends to, and pro-'
ceeds from, the h6me of the scholar. The
Equation of Payments was explained by Miss :
Carrie Gaylord. The subjects from the Item-
Box unanswered, were postponed, and Prof.
A. R. Wightman, the lecturer of the evening, |
was introduced. Ilia subjectiwas, “ The Teach- 1
er ought to cultivate modesity with profound
scholarship.” It would be Unnecessary to give
a synopsis, even if it were \ [possible to do the
lecturer justice from memory, since it will
probably be published in full. , It will be suffi
cient for a record, to say that it commanded
the attention of ail, even, (save a few, incapa- 1
ble of appreciating it) to a (profound stillness.
After the Icture, the motion to. postpone was
reconsidered, and individuals proceeded to an
swer the questions assigned them. , It was
thought that the “Superintendent ought not to I
grant certificates to teachers who use profane ’
language.” The cause of the Gulf Stream
was explained by Prof. Burlingame. Then
followed the Criticisms. - The following were
elected a Committee on Criticism for the re-1
mninder of the session ; Miss Mary B >wen, I
Miss Alice Ilarkness and Frank W. Clark,
Esq. Adjourned to 9 o’clock next morning. '
Friday Foremoos.— Movotl by Mr. Reynolds
“ That a Committee of three be appointed to
aiiditthe accounts of the Treasurer.” Carried
and the following appointed :: Misses. Amanda .
Simpson and Mary Pitts, and Mr. R. R. Soper. I
The following officers were then duly elected:
President.— A. R. Wightman, Esq. \ j
Vice Presidents. — jlohn' I. Mitchell Misses. *
Dientha M. Brow, Mcry Bowen, Mr. Charles
Tubbs, and Miss Maty Pittsl
] Recording. Secy. — Prof. Hj C. Johns,
j. Corresponding Sec’y. — N. jL. Reynolds.
Treasurer. —Philip Vanzile. i
The following were elected Counselors, for
the Districts represented : j
Bloss: —Mias Mary Ette Coon.
Covington. —Mr. 6. Elliott,
Covington Boro. —Mrs. L. K. Boyce,
Charleston. —Mr. L. E. Elliott.
Dclmar. —Mr. L"wis Bodine. t
Deerfield. —Mr. Philip Vanzile.
j Elkland. —Mr. S. H. Elliott.
Jackson. —Miss Emma Stone.
N. L. Reynolds.
Middlebury. —Mr. H. C. Bailey.
Maihsburg. —Mr.- E. R. Packard.
Osceola. —Mr. Chas. Tubbs.
Richmond. —Miss Dientha M. Drew.
Sullivan. —Miss Emma Maine.
Rutland. —Miss Amanda Simpson.
Tioga, —John I. Mitchell.' [
Wellsboro. —Mr. L. K, Burlingame, |
Westfield. —Mr. 0. M. Stebbins. ' 1
Ward, —Mr. David Cameron.
There was none elected for those not repre
sented. The Board of Counselors was to meet
at noon to determine whore the next Institute
should convene. The, following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we express our thanks to
Prof. A. E. Wightman for hia able address, be
fore the Institute." i
The County Superintendent was instructed
“ to procure the services o|f Prof. Sanders, and
others, if necessary, at our next Institute."
Written Arithmetic, by I. Mitchell and
Grammar by Prof. Burlingame,, were briefly
alluded to. Adjourned tpJ meet at the usual
afternoon hour. I
Friday Afternoon.— Prof, Reynolds moved
“That the Secretary prepare the proceedings
of the Institute, for publication in tho County
Papers.” It was Carried ; and the sum of five
dollars was appropriated ; for making o.ut said
Report. The resolution which was tabled on
Wednesday evening, was ordered up and passed.
It was during the discussion upon this resolu
tion that Mr. H. C. Bailey told an amusing
story of his personal experience in school gov
ernment ; wherein be not- only conquered the
“large boys" who h'tid, broken up the school
for several preceding winters, and “ whipped
tw.o big girls who tried to make a fuss," but
with poker in hand and a resolution “ to keep
good order any way,”.he'|kept the “old man
who had come down to. see, about it,” in the
school-house till recess, in the mean timo brenk
ing him of a bad habit ef sheafing, and sitting
in school with his hat on, ' °
'A Araftr prdpred otr the Treasu
voqi &c., 6f the oinrejb,'rrhicli
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bad been aged by the Institute. The foi
resolutions were unanimously
i Resolved, That we, the teachers of ih e
County Teachers' Institute, tender oar t
to the citizens of Mansfield! for the
tality we have received at their hands.
Resolved, That we tender our thanl
■Wightman, Burlingame and Keynohls f 0
efficient labors, and the interest they hjj,
ifested in the success of the Institute."
The Trustees of the Seminary and theCl
were thanked for the ose nfj their buildi,
Institute purposes. The Criticisms wi
The Chairman of the Board of Coons*
ported Tioga, as the place of holding i
Institute. The Items unanswered wert
The Institute then adjourned to meet at
of the Superintendent at Tioga.
The weather, so long very bad, was ext
fair through the whole session, Which
an auspicious augury for the future,
were about seventy Teachers in attei
and withal the session was a gdod one.
resident .inhabitants manifested much '
in the Convention, and will be long ai
remembered by the Teachers for their
hospitality: The disappointment coi,
upon the failure to procure lecturers fo
evening, was quite considerable; bin
hoped that means will be. employed to
this, in the future. This not the place '
gestions, but a general wish was expre*
something new. It seems the order'ol
ness was very imperfect. The time
upon any subject, was by far too short
would seem that the order of bosiwasi
be arranged for the whole session;
that the programme should not be chi
Thus each branch could be assigned a
lar time, and inthat time all question;
ting to it should be considered. Then
might also be specified for general deb;
any other purposes, the same as now.
am sure ibat half an hour at a time, by
ent individuals, upon the same subje;
very bad arrangement.
L. R. Burlingame, Pr>
John I. Mitchell, Secretary.
Examinations witl'be held at 'Well
(Academy) and Osceola on (Saturday, Dec.
proximo, for those teachers only who have
unavoidably detained'from the public exe
lions through sickness or absence fcoi
County.
Teachers who fail to attend these ex:
tions mast forego the pleasure of teachi
the Common Schools of this county the
Winter.
High School, will examine at Osceola.
To Directors. —l have granted.two
and sixty-eight certificates (forty moi
there are schools) during the Fall ex
tions. Teachers are' plenty in the ricim
Wellsbiro, Union, Richmond, Sullivan
jDeerfield. Hiram C. Johns, Co. ; Sc]
Bread is likely to be plenty this year,
its quality much depends upon the way
made. Those yrho prefer bread perfectly
and sweet, mupt recollect that Be Land '
Chemical Sileratus is indispensible in it
nfacture. It can be procured. from any
grocer or shopkeeper. -It costs you no
than an inferior article, and makes inf
better bread, cake, pastry, &C,, than the
non Salerattfi. Sold at wholesale by the
cipal grqcera, and by the manufaturere, 1
De Land & Co., Fairport Monroe Co., N. Y,
At Huntsville* Alabama on the I6sh last, of
E., daughter of Mrs. Miry C. Ruekmt
grand-daughter of J. Emery, Esq., of thir
aged 4 years and 7 months.
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•DIED,
The seven years of unrivalled'aaccess attcndicj