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lO, »S9,I ll-OUou1*0(hrIni-lb-(roa.tuc ru.ruaLiir.l t.Minutca cf lt;tho' TcnchorB’; XnstUuto.srornl!tinBUilioan*•edingJC-i oil tliu re. •si-illybe-.lie-:sh-innSlit,-udmilioIiJle,say1011foronICS-So-nil the* lie r toFriend Kellogff .•—•Knowing ! tho deep intercut'jyouj havo'-ulways manifested in tho'grent eauso’of. education, Isold you, for pubUoatlinf n synopsis of tho proceeding of one of tho nioet hitureillng mootings over liuld in SnuU County upon thut subject,- • According to' previous notice, the Snulc County Teachers’ Institute tnotnttliO'Cowrt Houso in llainboo|(Oot. Olst, fit 7 o’clock v. m;, and1 was ‘called toorder by the President, W. IT. Thomson of 13tiraboo. Prayer by tho Kov. II. Gregg. \ Chancel lor. Barnard was thcu introduced and gave n very interesting mid instructive address uponthe educational interests of our Slnte, ImportnucG of elevating our Common Schools, and closed by introducing to• • , T 1 * i -j»thu niulicnco Prof. John Ogden d Cincinnati, Ohio, who was,to conduct tho .exercises of tho Institute. lie made a few remarks giving n general outline iu which their exorcises would bo conducted, the deep'interest he felt in elevating our schools, not only in-tcllectunlly but morally, mid showing conclusively to every intelligent mind in the* assembly that not only the parents ami teachers, but every person in tho community were intoiesled Inthis important subject. At tho close of his remarks the assembly joined in -singing Old Hundred. Adjourned till to-niorrow.morning at S.V o’clock.1 Tuesday inoriilng. Institute opened by. reading scripture' mid prnyor bythe Key. Mr. Wyriuk. A. T. Longleyof Newport was appointed Secretary. Prof. Ogden then gave nil invitation to all thoso who wished to hueomc•ilh. Is it proper lo adiuitiixtur any. kind of punishment in school/ If so, imder what olvemnetnnooa to bo pd-iiiliiisterudj; and tho best' methodi of doing.it.,-■*, !*. V ; J-*.Thu llrst (jHCRtion wns then discussed by members of the InatUulo and others, when on moiion of C. C. llemlngloil ISstj. of Dumboo, seconded by F. IC. Jenkins, it was Resolved, without ndissenting voice, That it is the scniirof this meeting, that tho true way to prevent the use of profane mul vulgar luuguugo in our schools is, to iliscoiitl-tinmicc the use ol it at our homos and in the.streets. Adjourned. /Friday noon. lustitutc opened by rending the scripture imd! prayer by Prof. Ogden.TJie propriety of organising a Teacher’s Association of Sauk County, was presented, when, on motion, A.I*. Burnham was called to the elmir.Ou motion, voted thnt a committee of three lie appointed to draft a constitution. The following persons were appointed :* J. S. lias call, J. I£. Pills, bury and Mrs. K. 1*001-8011, with instructions to report nt the opening of the Institute this t». ir.* Prof. C. K. Clark gave a short address on tho subject of Penmanship.— Prof. Ogden then, madu aomo very practical roiiiaiks upon Heading. Prof. Ilaseali read two pieces, by invitation, before tho Institute, also, one, by Miss A. Stetson. The remaining part of the forenoon war, spent in general exercises. Adjourned till half-pant 0110.Friday, 1*. u. The President beiiig absent, J. X. Savage was called to the chair. The committee through their eliairiunn, J. S. Ilaseali, reported theA tho lion peoi and ihei den ten nt lJgrnmetlugmerJllin Cl n eflo voltmci*\InsHi::
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