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VOLUME XL- -NUMBER 23
tH E POTTER JOURNAL,
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LNKS AM' UOUNSKLLOIt AT I.AW.
- er; I'a.. will atteiul tin- several
... Potter and M'Kean Counties. All
• • eutrttste.l iti hi- care will receive
.vteutinti. tHlice on Main st.. nppo
••.Hi Court House. 10:1
F. W KNOX,
AFA AT LAW. (\unler-jiort. Pa., will
. . attend the Court- in Potter and
.. iig ('ouuties. 1 o; l
ARTllClt (L OLMSTED,
DfiNKV A CoINSKLLi'U AT LAW.
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ISAAC BENSON.
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A V AT LAW. WolM oru'. Tioga Co
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AN ' CONVKYAXCKR. Kav
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fis :N MKI|CS\KS. PAINTS.
Articles, Stat iboery . lln floods,
' '• A' . Main -t., Coudersport. Pa.
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• -MARK GILLON*,
■ ■1 A If,OR, lute trom the City of
hupland. Shop •ppisite Court
retort Potlcsr Co. Pa.
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' ■ -.port. Pa. Till ale! Shoot
he i i.'i let", tu "_ft-wd stx.. - . on
' '"l■hKliSl'iUlT HOTEL,
L""> IKK. Proprietor, Corner <•'
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'""i ou the WiU.xille LoWii. y;-lt
MORI'S CORN IT.
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Frant Of AO,a, ic M-ur'tlr/, fur Jan.
AT SKA. •'
1 he ni Jit is made for cooling shade,
Pur silenee ami for sleep;
Ami w hen I was a ehild. 1 laid
My h inils upon my hreast. and praved,
And sank to slum her- deep:
t In hi like as then, I he to-nijit.
And watch mv lonely eahiu light.
Kaeh nioveinent of the sxvaviujj lamp
Shows how the vcs<ol reels -
As o er her the billows tramp.
And all Iter timbers -traitt and cramp
With evert shock -lie feels.
It starts and shudders, while it barns,
Aud iu it.- hinged socket turns.
Now swinging -low. and slanting low,
It almost level lies:
And yet I know, while to and fro
1 watch the seeming pcmlnle go
W Ith re-t'e-r fall and rise.
I'ie steady -haft is still upright,
Poising it- little globe of light.
0 hand of find! (Mamji of peace !
(t promise of mv soul!—
Though weak and tossed, ami ill at ease,
Am d the roar of smiting seas.
The ship s fonvnl-ive roll,
1 own w Mi ! ive and fender awe.
Non perfect type ot ith and law!
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My s ail i- till il with light:
1 ; ■ i vMii -in- - It's >1 'emu ]>-alnis.
The v\ 1 winds chant : I cross tin palms,
Happy as if. to-night,
1 mler the cottage-roof, again
Cluiire ilriiiiiiui.
Ft 'iu Of .Y, if Fn :/til, if Farmer.
Av hiti is lludt'st) ?
If vou look in vour NYili-ter's Diction
ary, von will iitui it tim- Uetiiieil : " M<*/-
• .-/// 'hot f"l'i i, in jar trlt ir/i urrotf! f/Ull
tCif >i mmferiitt rHtittwlt ojout sotcit wwrtU
unit iinimrtu miv.
N1 v voung friends have d -aidless often
watched in the early spring time, for the
appearance of the bright-eyed violet, and
wbeu they have caught the first sight of
its sweet face, half hidden beneath the
fallen leaves, or f lie spring gm->, how have
they cl.apt their hands Ibrji y. and welcom
ed the little e nn-r with a ciy ot delight.
That little v ''let, d ir < ' i In n, i- n em
blem of modesty. Xe>t'.l..g in its sweet
•.ml i i• vi • 1 ii i a e :.T, i; .-em- Ii t'o
•;il t. 1 .it _ spirit fa pure child. The
thoughth ss and vaiu way pass tile im <b .-t
li. ViHi' calve--iV '• t the heeeie-- t le-.S
ure-seekers may evi n crush its beauty h -
neat ii their tiet ; int t!m thoughtful and
: ... ..... • . -: • vi in --, ; n !
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not to :it re i tin ir t tiee.
It! itluu -t every eeopativ of children,
we see just such humau flowers. l>.-:m
tiful a- <L d, ti. lover of beauty, can make
them, and sparkling a- the purest dia
monds, they seem "til unconscious of their
su: ior anruetions. How unselfish th v
are. VYateii tlix-n:. and > e how earnest 1\
they endeavor to make those around them
li t! >v. aii 1 when tin y have sucee. '. 1.
how delightful they then,-elves appear.
Such children ,-fre the violets that grow
it: the waste j 'a. - ."'this vuiiiel world.
Like that jovei us tl wer. they have a
smile for every \ asser-by ; and the dep
sympathy of their kind, hrisg hearts, t
ever ready to gush forth at the hr.-t fight
of sorrow and suffering. Such gentle
spirits are like the bright sunshine, cheer
ing the cottage and the palace, end wel
come alike to the lull ami the poor; tor
w i. iv !.- the h. ,n_ w .: . I. • irt .-o hard, as
Bit to love a beautiful, modest ehild '
The moth"!" of tla< proe: us virtue is
II mil: lit v. She has al-o two lovely sis
ters, Meekness and Simplicity, who are
aiwavs found in her company, entering
when she enters, and retirii g with her
whenever she i- iri\ n from the heart by
l*ride and Self-love. 1 hese three lovely
sisters dwell iu the hearts of all my youth
ful readers, unless they have been driven
out by evil p issions.
And yet we must not forget that true
modesty dues Hot consist so much iu irhut
we uo, alid It •>" wo appear, as in - /we
do it. A per- >n may appear humble, and
-till actually be very proud. A girl may
L>o retiring in her manners, and apparent
ly meek in her deyortweut and eaove**a
tiou, and \et have no higher object in ail
this, than simply to attract at'entioii and
win approval. Ihis i- not mo h-ty. but
pride. It does not spring from pure and
„; s . ~v iliol ut from a love ot self.
It IS not tiie geotje loving spirit of the
violet, but the selfish one ot the daffodil.
1. ti! a \\ yuiau was a _;: i of txceileut
capabilities. She stood high !:'• ber class,
aud was eoustdcred one of the best schol
ars of bee age in the sch vi which she
attend <i Ru:, un: >rtur tely. she
exceedingly peri. She claimed consider!'
atiou as her right, as due to hof superior
I ,irs.iiulcliarui.-. lit tire - jc wa-j>i'ou 1
and iuiiii. rious. Ii r s v 01-inatx> lid not
like her. They did not wish to be om
j„//<-/ to _rait attentions and bestow their
luxo-; altiieiigh had Emma IMM K-S jiiv
-.uiuii'g. and more m >b>f and rx-tirmg.
they would have delighted to honor her.
tjjtviw't' io iIK iViik'ljjL's of Trfe HJIRVHRII, :)? he l)is,<t'ii)ii):|lioi) of ftioiMhk!, jLlijr:|i?rj q>o Ifobs.
COUDERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY, PA.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20. 1839.
Sarah White was a girl in the same
school. She was the very opposite of
Emma. Equally talented and beautiful,
-he seemed altogether unconscious of the
fact that she was more attractive than
others. Her whole aim seemed to be to
make her associates liappv, and to bestow
upon them her love and kindness. It
puzzled her to tell why die should be a
favorite with every one. She was sure
Emma was far more deserving of attention
than herself, and she wondered that others
did not think so.
Thus, while Emma was liked by a few.
and perhaps loved by none, Sarah was a
general favorite. Every one who saw her,
was attracted towards her. NY hen she
looked up to you with her pleasant, loving
smile, you could not help smiling in re
turn : and though she was very beautiful
iu person, she seemed to think her little
friends were far more lovely than herself.
Emma NN yuuin despised the disposition
that made her school-mate so attractive.
She called it tame and devoid of spirit.
She was an ambitious girl, and determin
ed to attract notice, aud secure praise.
This was the one object with her in all
her studies. She never felt happier than
when she stood at the head of her class
upon examination May, with the gilded
prize hung aivun i her neck, and the eves
of the gathered crowd fixed upon her.—
Hut wln n Emma saw how uiueh Sarah's
gentle ui-p -ithm attracted the notice and
won the love of her teachers and associ
ates. she began to despise it less, and even
seriously to consider whether it were not,
aftei all, the surest way to secure that at
tention of which she was so inordinately
fond. She did not love this gentle spirit
any Letter than before, but she thirsted
for the flattery and praise which she daily
saw lavished upon it. To secure these
results, she resolved to change her deport
ment and imitate, as closely as possible,
Sarah White.
About this time, Emma's parents re
moved to another town. The teachers
and scholars iu the school which she
would now attend, were all strangers to
her. This was a good opportunity to com
mence her plan. She therefore carefully
considered all that she had observed in
Sarah, and resolved to do aud appear just
as neariv like her as possible. All this
d: 1 ver\ well for a time, aud she began
to .- eu. etiiat attention which she so much
d -in :. 1 >ut she was too impatient.
Tli re were others in tlie school who were
as talented and beautiful as herself. They
; db enpnti </also, aud their mates knew
th .! they were just as good as they seem
< d t ■ he : and they prized and loved them
ace . ..ng'y. i Id- v< xed the.-elfish spirit
of Emma. She could not bear a rival ;
and in her vexation, she forgot the Dart
she was acting, aud giving way to im
patience v..;s -ion ipiite angry. Her
scbooi-utilea were astonished, and griev
ed that they ha 1 been so deceived: for
tbey were beginning to love the stranger
-. ... ,an . :e. I taiK i much among them
selves of what an addition sucb a talented
and 1 >vei\ giil \v ui.l be to their number.
Door Euinut never regained their confi
dence. .
here something of the difference
:• t.'.ei'.i t. u • ami tuise m.Jc-ty. One
. :
springs from the ton Trnemod
-ty lives on 1 v in tie- heart that i- full f
:;i t;.• : Hose e- iv-1v dw in t; e
heart "t selfi-liiulluunlitv is the
mother ot the former. J Vide ot the lat
ter. Ha l E.uma NYyintn be n truly mod
est, and rt ally what she scented, she would
have rejoieed in the prosperity of another ;
and instead of being offended because her
sehooi-mates chose to love and praise thos<
whom they had found to be worthy of
their love, she would have delighted iu
joining theiu in their kind offices, and
been made happy herself in giving happi
ness to others. But the was acting the
part of a deceiver, and hence the virtue
.-he assumed was no more like the real
virtue that dwelt in the heart of Sarah,
than the tinted wax-flower is like the
beautiful, fragrant rose. It may have the
loriu ami color, but it lack- the fragrance
and tiie life tile natural flower.
Unaffected modesty, savs one, *'* is
sweetest charm of female excellence, the
richest gem iu the diadein at her honor."
Hut to be thus valuable, it must be pure.
It must spring truly from the heart. Here
it mu-t grow, and patiently wait, like the
little violet, until its hiding place is dis
covered. Fear not, that none will find it.
It will attract kindred spirit*. Its smile
will glean out, like a bright ray of light,
into the darkuffis, aud those whose friend
ship is worthy of being prized, will eotiH?
and bend dowu to gaze upon its sweet
fra_ ranee.
Why, my young friends do you pass by
many a gaudier flower, to seek the modest
violet, or the bright-eyed daisy \\ hv
do vou bend down and gaze so lovingly
upon it. and address to it such joyous cx
eiamatixiiis * It is because its .-/ He has
tonnd Us way into your In art It comes
not fortu to meet you, it would not be -o
presuming. Though clothed wit !> bxiutv,
it do> - not seesa lo bo evCr dwelling upon
own eharui!, but pecpiiig out from be
neath tlie m-stiing leaves or springing
grass, it seems to be looking for some one
to smile upon and love. Yes, girls, and
that gentle beaming smile wins your heart.
N on love the sweet darling li< wer, bri uum
if an con nut t /.
Ilapny indeed will you be if the same
shall be said of yon—ii' the gentle spirit
which dwells within your heart, shall so
attract the heart of our friends, that they
shall say, "That little girl is so modest
and good, I cannot help loving her."—
Remember, then, that modesty is a gem
of beauty, and if you wish to be truly
beautiful, you must wear this beautiful
gem upon your heart. 11. 1\ A.
jLjuQiioiwl.
I'lMseliorv' iKsociafion.
Mil. Enirott —For some time past I
have looked iu the .JOURNAL as it made
its weekly appearance, for the proceed
ings of "The Teachers' Association,"
which was held in ('oudersimrt in Xov.
last; but 1 have looked in vain, and on
inquiry, 1 have ascertained that the. Sec
retary of that meeting lias failed to pre
pare an account of its doings for the press.
Now, being a member of that body, and
desiring that our citizens should know
what we are doing to advance the cause
of education, 1 have prepared the follow
ing report for publication :
Pursuant to adjournment, the Associ
ation met iii the Court House in Couders
noi't, at nine o'clock A. M., Xov. loth,
iSoS. The I'resident and Secretary be
ing absent, the Superintendent called the
members to order, when Mr. M t). Cros
by was elected President, and Mr. \Ym.
tiilliland Secretary, pro t< m.
Rev. .J. Ilendrick, Chairman of the
Committee of arrangements, made a par
tial report, to the effect that tlie morn
ing and a part of the afternoon be devot
ed to teachers' drills, and the remainder
of the afternoon be taken up iu discuss
ing such subjects as the members saw lit
to propose ; the evening session to be oc
cupied in reading Essays, and in discus
sion. The Co. Superintendent then pro
posed the following order'for the "drills,"
viz: Morning Session l-t. Written
Arithmetic; 2nd. Intellectual Arithme
tic; eld, Heading ; 4th, Orthography.—
Afternoon Se.--ioii —Ist J ieograpliy ; 2nd,
English I ram mar.
Throughout the meeting the Co. Su
perintendent t( !c charge of the "drill
-11l which he was occasionally assisted by
other members of the Ass >eiati 11.
After the "drills" were through for the
dav, Mr. S. S. (J-rccnman offer ! the fol
lowing resolution, viz: "Resolved, that
whispering in school, should be suppress
ed, under all circumstances. Alter a
short di—" Us-ion, it was laid upon the ta
ble; when the Association adjourned til!
seven o'clock ]' M.
Kc ,tin !. —Met at the appointed hour.
Prayer, by Rev. D Styles; mu-ie by tbe
choir. The Co. Superintendent then ad
dn ->ed the Association upon the duties
of Teachers. An K--ay was then read
by Miss Caroline Hawley; subject, "The
Propriety of giving Rewards." Ad
journed.
TUL.-DAY. 10th.
Met at nine o'clock A. M. Prayer by
Rev. J. Ilendrick; music by the eh ir.
The Written Arithmetic drill wa- con
ducted by Miss A. J. Spafford, who
brought out some "point.-" that every
teacher \rouid uo well to remember; >--
} eeiallv the one about spelling out the
numbers in Aduitieti, as, two and three
are five and seven are twelve, etc. She
strongly recommended the plan of read
ing tiiem off. as, two, five, twelve etc.
In the drdl in Rcography, several
t seekers gave their method <>t conducting
the first recitation in that branch. The
uio-t approved plan seemed to be to com
mence with the pupils own neighborhood,
and then lead him forward to Town, Couo
ty, State and mor' extend 1 divisions.—
t Ine old and experienced teacher -aid that
she commenced with the yai I ar >und the
school house, aud the stumps iu the ad
joining fields.
After the drills were through, the res
olution relating to whispering was called
up. After some discussion, the (\>. Su
perintendent offered r > amend, by strik
ing off the words "under a!! circumstan
ces," but bis amendment was voted down.
The vote being put on the original reso
lution it was lust. Adjourned till seven
o'clock P. M.
K m —Met at the appointed hour.
Music bv the choir.
The t'o. Superintendent proposed that
the teachers have a "familiar talk" about
the best method of securing punctuality
iu tbe morning. (Ine thought that much
might li< :ici'oaipli!i<"d hv keep:eg a "tar
dy reconl" tium hy showing each one the
amount of time they lose iu a given peri
od. Anotbcr thought that parents fen
more to blame in this respect than pubs's,
and that much cuuld not be done to reui-
edy the evil until they were convinced of
the importance of having their children
at school by time, in the morning. A
third thought that if the opening exer
cises were made attractive, the pupils
would make an effort to be there to enjoy
them. Fhe thought, that as children love
music, if school were opened by singing,
it would have a tendency to make them
punctual.
Essays wore then read bv Mr. S. 8.
(Jrceuman, Miss .Jennie Lyman and Miss
X. Ensign. Adjourned.
WKDNKSHAY, 17th.
Mot at nine o'clock A. M. Prayer by
Rev. J. Ilendrick. Music by the choir.
The drills to-day were conducted in a
spirited manner, and were well calculated
to improve those who participated in
them After they were through Miss 17.
Ensign offered the following resolution :
llemilri'il, That female teachers should
receive the same, or as good compensation
for their services, as males holding the
same grade of ccrffiHbe.
A short followed, which
seemed to lie pretty much all on the side
of the ladies. The Co. Superintendent
then offered to amend by striking out all
affer the word "Resolved," and inserting
the following in its place, vi?:
"That all tcaehi is sh mid receive wages
in proportion to the grade of their cer
tificates."
The amendment was carried, wbeu the
resolution as amended, was passed. Ad
journed till seven O clock P. M.
Km,:,,.,. —Met at the appointed hour.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. C'latHiu. Music by
the choir.
Rev. J. Ilendrick, who was appointed
in May la-t, to prepare a review of Rrown's
(Jramuiar, stated, that, from a press of
other business be had been unable to pre
pare a written review; but it the A--oci
atioii would accept of it. he would pre
seut a verbal one. This they consented
to do. when the review was delivered.
Miss Caroline Hawley, who was ap
pointed at the same time to prepare a re
view of Kenyon's Rrammar. stated, taat
from various rea<oiis,she could only present
her review in the same manner us the pre
vious one. To this the Association con
sented, when she presented a verbal re
view of the work she had under consider
ation. Both of the reviewers ffenifd te
naciously attached to their respective au
thors. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, 18th.
To-day the drills partook of the same
gem nd character which distinguished
them on previous d>vs: but as there were
two or three old teachers in who had not
been there before, they were more ai i
inatcd.
The Geography exercise could not have
been ottienvi-e than interesting and in
structive. <'n the subject of phy-ieai
tJetigraphv, the tluif Stream aud the
Trade Wind formed valuable tonics
of discus-ion for a short time. Ai
t'lough our ot iuioo- may n -t be -unp. - !
to accelerate the onward flow of that
••mighty oeeatß atream, 9 ROT retard "the
winds in their circuit," yet our knowl
edge or ignorance ot the tacts connected
with them, and of the im -t generally re
ceived theories in cxp-anatioti of those
fact*, n,:iv retard or accoierate, m tlie
ease may be. our sucec.-s in teaching. A
tew <jue.-ii ...- Abu; tbe Stat- an i Xat m
al < 1 •veniment, their mauncr of proceed
ing, aud the way of electing the Various
elii .• *rs which c tin; < so then. >!:ow> i an
ignorance in this diieetion not in the
least flattering. Were some persons un
able to teU how United States Senator
are elected, it might provoke a smile : but
-uch ignorance in those claiming to be
school teachers, Mid especially males, ev
ery year exercising the functions of eiti
z usiiin. b comes too serious for mirth;
it i- -imply disgraceful, aud an imposi
tion upon their patrons.
The -uljcet of discussion this after
noon, was a resolution laid on the table
at the meeting held iu Oswayo, iu May
last, viz:
li,. That tbe practice of award
ing prizes to pupils, i - calculated to w> rk
an injury on their minds, and .should be
discontinued.
During this discussi<*nrthe prize sys
tem was severely handle*; cue speaker
in particular, au old and experienced
teacher, showed up its dark side iu all it
hatefulness. She thought it had a di
rect tendency to develop the vice of av
arice. already so fearfully large in the
American character. The re.-oiutitfii was
pa-sed ; when the Assuciariou adjuurue 1
till .-even o'clock, p. M.
K . in—Met at the appointed l:our.
Music by the choir.
L'ir.-t exercise, an essay by Mr. M. U
Oofiby:nhjffl, •* I'lcasure- and Rewords
oi Thinking. Xcxt listened to a poem,
read bs Mr. M. t). Crosby aud Miss Eliza
Lyinau.
Mr. Fylvc-ter (Irecnman then offered
the foilowing rc- ilution, to wit: •• IT— de
ed that the County Fuperiutcndeucy i>
the right arm of the se'iool system, and
should J>o -uppirtcd by every friend ot
cducatiou.' 1 !iis called out some remarks
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in favor of the Superinteiidciicy. The
resolution was finally laid upon the table.
Adjourned.
Friday lOtii.
There were one or two regular drills to
day ; after which several of the teachers
gave their method of teaching the alpha
bet, and of conducting the tirst exercises
in reading. Alter several others had giv
en their ineth ds, Miss N. Ensign gave
an interesting account of her manner of
operating, r'hc used the 44 word system."
\\ hile in the midst of her explanation, an
intelligent director present exclaimed,
" You can have our school 1" Here the
County Superintendent wished to know
how many present used the 44 word sys
tem." On taking an expression, a few
answered in the ailirmative. After these
exercises, the Chair in obedience to a mo
tion to appoint a committee to nominate
officers lor the ensuing year, appointed
Messrs. .J. \\*. Bird, (J. AY. Grigshy and
1). 11. Chesebro, and Misses .Jane Hydoru
and Clara Ensign, said committee. They
reported the following persons, to wit:
for Pres. Sylvester Green man j for \ ice
Pres. (). -J. SpafferU; for Nv'y. J. \Y.
Bird; for Treasurer, ,J. Uendrick.
On motion, the clause in the constitu
tion requiring the officers to be elected by
ballot \va< suspended, when tlie above
named persons were elected by acclama
tion.
The President then took his seat atul
made the folk wing appointments for the
next meeting of the Association, to wit:
Me>-rs. O. j. Spa fiord, 1. Whipple, Jr.,
and 11. P. Bird, and Misses Augusta J.
Spall nl and Jane 11 yd' ru as Essayists.
Mr. C. 11. A lieu to write a review of
"Weid's New Grammar." J. AY* Bird
t" write a review of 44 McXallys Complete
School Geography. Miss M. Hopkins
to write a review of '• Colton & Fitehs
Geographv," and Miss Clara Ensign to
write a review of 44 Smith's Quarto Geogra
phv.'' Also Messrs. R. Z. Roberts and
i>. 11. Judd to declaim.
J. AY. Bird theu offered the following
resolution for consideration at our next
meeting, to wit :
/'.■(/rrd, that the " word method" w
the b >t method of teaching pupils to read.
I'he resolution was accepted.
The Co. Supt. then read his appoint
ments for tlm Nomination of teachers. In
the course of his remarks he said that if
it should be bi- fortune togpiect any whose
mural chamevr he knew to be bad, no
matter what their fpialbicatioiis in other
re-pects, he should nut grant them certifi
cates.
.Mr. O. J. Spa fibril, Mr. J. AV. Bird,
and Miss Uydorn were appointed a
eommittce of arrattcements for the next
meeting.
After Prayer, by Rev. J. Uendrick,
t! Association adjourned to meet at the
Bed School ll,use in Roiilet, on the Ix-t
Tan - yin J luuarv, eighteen haudred
and liftv nine.
Although to a earless looker on many
of our exercises might have seemed dull
and uninterestiug. yet they were io more
so than is the preparatory drilling for any
other calling. Ami I think lam safe in
saying that no teacher left without bciug
better prepare . Ir the duties ot ins pro
fis>. ntiiuiwl ...n he came. But yet many
did not see li r to meet with us, and give
u- the bene:";, of their experience. This
si.ouid not t am well aware that our
A-- nation i- not absolutely the best
iiu n- of • r ring teaeliers for their pro
b n ; bt the b st cannot a I was be eo'.u
:.lauded by the many. And such is the
case Will C Potter County school teach
ers. But lew ol them can leave the coun
ty to rut nd N-.rmal Schools and other
instituti cm tvhi re th -y in obtain a thori/
training in the duties of their calling.
And coiise juntlv the best they cau do
i- to avail themselves ot the advantages
■ lk-red at home by the Association. Yet
strange as it may seem, some who aspire
to teach, appear unwilling to do it. Those
who have received :to professional training
tn -t c. itairiiy ought to avail themseivoi
of every means of improvement within
their j >\v r, that they may not go wholly
blind-foldei to work in one of the most
diffii-ult av<i<-'tious ot life ; and those who
have, certainly ought to be willing to give
others who are not SO highly favored the
b n- ait r their skill and experience. In
ioing this they wtH find their knowledge
brightened and their minds growio"
v-- O
sharper.
i'lieu let every teach.' r within tiro lim
its of Putter County plaee their names
up ri the soil b ok of her Teachers' Asn -
citit! n. and I • une working members in
that k ;v as well; - out t it. Come from
every nib and valley, from every mountain
gieu, and forest nook ; eoiue Iroiu tbe rip
li f the Allegheny, and from
the clear fountains of tin Su-jueljannah ;
come one, e une ail, to every meeting of
the Association, and let u.s counsel to
gether lor tlie- advancement ot education,
and tie u g our way again better prepar
ed for ..ur important duties and stronger
m our united strength. Ht.uuo.x.