Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1877 — Teachers' Institute. [ARTICLE]

Teachers' Institute.

The annual Institute meeting of the teachers of Joj-per county for 1877, was hell In the public school-house in Rensselaer, from flunday until Friday, last week. Tho teachers enrobed us being in attendance, are: J. ll,' Snoddy, county Superintendent, L. 8. Mitchell, John F. Boroughs, George M. Johnson, t.'liiirles t’/ox, Charles Pierson, A. 1). Babcock, Jf. K. Hamar, J; C. Fisher, G. W. Allen, I). B. Nowels, 11. J. Runty, L>. C. Rogers, John E. Alfer, S, L. Alter, Austin Kaphon, A. W. Robinson, (>. Hunt, C. P. Mitclieil, John C. Barkley, llarrv Murray, C. N. Huston, I). H. Guild, B. ('. Boroughs, George Day, Charles Coen, Thomas Callagan. A. 11. Muntlen, J. F, Warren, JR. P. Benjamin, Ida Nowels, Mattie Ben’janiin, Candace Boroughs, Alice Johnson, Ida Parkinson, Kl!» Parkinson, Anna Lamson, Carrie Fuiislspn, Jes.-ie Payer, Kva Troxeil, Sada McDonald, Summit hu Gwin, Alice Hopkins, Ella. Pierce, Kiimia, 11. Hogan, Louie lie! lie, ']i/.zie Welsh, JMatthew Latte, John K. Greyr, M. N. Tyler, James Autrirn, E. R. Pierce, Flora Warren, Clara Coen, Harriet Hoover, Mary Coover, .Amanda Osborn, Ilnldii J. Miller, Nancy Pillars, Atnanda Paris, May Miller, Emma Rhoades, Josie Boroughs, diaries \V. Faris, T. I*. Wright, Victor Lottghndge, J. L. Makeever, ',V. Trent, M. G. Lewis, Mary Bouk. Annie A. Bonk, Maitala Wilcox, Robert Dumoiid, John Biggs,. C Hill, Adit Hopkins, Ada tjUayer, Maria Bowman, Luther Ponsler, B*ilema Grey, Maggie Bantu, Joint Mcadow.-s, Ida Coons, Myra Price, Alma Babb, Maggie P, Holies. Emmeline Kwitier, Selma Switzer aud Ltscy Daugherty.—f'l.

THE I*RO(JH Att.MK. Monday a. to. —KnroHmeutand orgauizttion. Afternoon: Geography, physiology, arithmetic, history, miscellaneous. Tuesday a. m.—itaU-cii.il and report*, geography, physiology, nri’dimetic, miscellaneous. Afternoon: Pri nary work, history, rules and regulations, miscellaneous. Wednesday a. nt. —lioll-eill nod reports, geography, physiology, arithmetic, miscellaneous. Afternoon : l'rit.mry work, history, rules and regulations, Disced laneous. Thursday a. in. —Roll-call -. *nd reports, geography, physiology, anth.aetic, miscellaneous. Afternoon : " Primary work, history, elementary sounds, programme for school-day, description of programme for school-day, miscellaneous. Night: Discussion. Should county .supurin indents liohT special theoretical exaotinations ? Should county boards arrange a class! Scations of teaehers"on* nterit, Irrespective“OT grade of license? Friday a. m . —Roll-call and reports, geography, physiology, arithmetic, miscellaneous. Afternoon: Primary work history, teacher’s reports to supeiutendeut, grammar, resolutions nnd reports of committees. Reunion at 7:30. RKSO [.CTIONS. ThehiHowhtg resolutions, retierte i4»y Messrs. L. S. Mtb hcll. U. W. Alien, I>. 1!. tvowles and Alias Jessie Porter, committee, were concurred in and adopted by the Institute: Wukiikas, Tile perpetuity of our free institutions and the progress and enlif titcumcnt of the community are largely ciepetii ent it|aoi our sysUon of free schools; *Wherkas, We elevate, ooctet.y and beiieflt each indiviiiii.il mrmberof it as re eievati* tiie stuudard and promote the eflieiet cy of our common schools; therefore, lie it y.V.vo/,vy. That lie commend the policy- of grading the teaclicr* of Jasper eounty, which was adopted by ttiel ounty Ilo:jrclof lydnCation, and pledge ourselves to sustain the Hoard iu carry lug ilium effort. JJiwicßl, Thai we co-operate wi'li theCetonnly fiuperiutendeut iu carrying into r tied the suggestive programme of work for tbe sclnxil dav, and the system of gradation of die schools, adopted by the County Hoard of K locution. J.'exohva. Tliat we encourage tbo Itoldhig of joint lowusliip institntes whenever it is practicable. Itemlml, That we uphold oiir school officers in tile employment of teachers without the holding of school meetings for that purpose. Hexolctd, That ue recomeml to our school boards and’legislative bodies, eompuisbry edncati in in (he state of Indiana, for at least four months of the school year. V littx'StrJ, That we request the township trustee- of Jasper county to purchase hml place in each school house a set of Day Singiug books; said set to consist of at least one hook to each desk, and one for the use of the teacher. Jienolrer/, That theoßieersof the Jasper County and Remington Agricultural lie requesietl to open iu their Fairs hereafter a department devoted to tUe educational interests of thecounty, to he designated tis the Denartmcat of Kdiication. and to which all the schools .ol thecotiutv will heexpeetts! to contribute. /5,,/. That ive recommend to the County Hoard of Kduration the iuiniediatu retirement of l’inneo’s series of Grammars and in their stead the introduction of Harvey's; and the gradual retirement of Mcliutl'ev’s series (If Readers and the introduction of Sheldon’s. JteHohsil, That we have no sympathy fop those teachers who repeatedly absent tneniselves from tiie township institute", or refuse’ to takean active part in the exercises when present; and we uphold the township trustees iu refusing such teachers employment.