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PENNSYLVANIA

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SCHOOL JOURNAL.

"THAT WHICH MAKES A GOOD CONSTITUTION MUST KEEP IT, VIZ: MEN OF WISDOM AND VIRTUE; QUAL-

ITIES THAT, BECAUSE THEY DESCEND NOT WITH WORLDLY INHERITANCE, MUST BE CARE-

FULLY PROPAGATED BY A VIRTUOUS EDUCATION OF YOUTH."-Penn.

EDITED BY

THO. H. BURROWES.

VOL. XII.-JULY, 1863, TO JULY, 1864.

LANCASTER, PA.

WM. B. WILEY, PRINTER.

PENNSYLVANIA

SCHOOL JOURNAL.

Vol. XII.

LANCASTER, PA., JULY, 1863.

Zennsylvania School Journal.

PUBLISHED MONTHLY.

THO. H. BURROWES, EDITOR & PUBLISHER.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
The Pennsylvania State Teachers' Association meets at
READING, Berks county, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1863, and
continues three days.

PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES.

TUESDAY, 10 o'clock, A. M. 1st. Organization. 2d. Miscellaneous.

AFTERNOON, 2 o'clock. 3d. Address by the President, Azariah Smith, Esq. 4th. Report: Subject, Illustrated science in our schools, by F. McKee, of Allegheny county. 5th. Discussion: Subject, What are the prominent objects of text books, and to what extent should they be used? EVENING, 8 o'clock. 6th. Address by Prof. S. D. Hillman, of Dickinson College. Subject, Natural Science. 7th. Miscellaneous business.

WEDNESDAY, 8 o'clock, A. M. 1st. Discussion: Subject, Should a military spirit be encouraged among the pupils of our schools? 2d. Report: Subject, How to teach the English language to German children, by J. S. Ermentrout, of Berks county.

AFTERNOON, 2 o'clock, P. M. 3d. Report: Subject, Should pupils who attend school six hours a day be required to study at home, by E. B. Weaver, of Lancaster county. 4th. Discussion: Subject, To what extent should gymnastic exercises be introduced into the schools?

EVENING, 8 o'clock. 5th. Address by by Annie F. Kent, of Chester county.

No. 1.

A local committee consisting of J. T. Valentine, J. S. Ermentrout, Washington Boat, John Barnes, and J. H. Stewart, has been appointed to provide accommodations for boarding. Arrangements will be made, if possible, with the principal railroads by which members of the convention will be conveyed to and from Reading at reduced rates.

The County Superintendents and friends of education in every county in the State, are requested to call attention to this meeting through the medium of local papers and educational organizations. SMEDLEY DARLINGTON, Ercildoun, June 24, 1863. Chairman of Ex. Com.

NATIONAL TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.

The Annual Meeting of the National Teachers' Association will be held in the city of CHICAGO, commencing on Wednesday, August 5, 1863, and continuing three days.

The Opening Address will be delivered by the President, Hon. John D. Philbrick, Superintendent of Schools of the city of Boston.

Due announcement of the lectures, subjects for discussion, and other arrangements will be made in the State School Journals, and in the local papers in each State.

Teachers and friends of education are cordially invited to suggest matters of interest to be brought before the Association, and to unite in making this meeting a National Teachers' Jubilee. There was never more need for wise counsels in public education, than in this crisis of our national affairs.

Persons receiving this circular are requested to give it as wide publicity as possible.

The Executive Committee will leave nothing undone to sustain the prestige of this most important organization. Communications may be addressed to W. H. WELLS, City Superintendent of Schools, Chicago; JOHN D. PHIL6th. Poem BRICK, Boston; or to the undersigned. By order, Albany, N. Y., June 11, 1863.

THURSDAY, 8 o'clock, A. M. 1st. Election of officers and Report of Executive Committee. 2d. Discussion: Subject, What is the philosophy of illustration?

AFTERNOON, 2 o'clock. 3d. Report: Subject, The study of History and Geography in the Common Schools," by W. F. Wyers, of West Chester. 4th. Discussion: Subject, Should Vocal Music be taught in the public schools? 5th.

JAMES CRUIKSHANK,
Secretary.

list of these officers, for the three years term now COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS: A full and correct commenced, will be given in the August number.— By that time, certain cases that have been contestEVENING, 8 o'clock. Social meeting. Addresses by the ed will be settled, and a reliable list can be pubState Superintendent and others.

General Business.

lished.