3. Response by the Association. Afternoon Session, 2 o'clock.

1. Inaugural Address, by the President, W. F. Wyers,

A. M., West Chester.

2. Report-The Institute, County and District, by J. W. Allen, County Superintendent, Potter county. 3. Discussion of the above Report.

Evening Session, 711⁄2 o'clock.

1. An Address by Gen. John Fraser, A. M., President Pennsylvania Agricultural College, Centre county. 2. Discussion-Compulsory Attendance at the Common Schools.

WEDNESDAY, August 7th. Morning Session, 9 o'clock.

1. Discussion-Should we have a State Board of Education, and what should be its powers?

2. Report-The Methods of Teaching the Etymology of our Language, by Prof. Chas. H. Harding, Millersville, Pa. 3. Discussion of the above Report.

Morning Session, 9 o'clock.

1. Discussion-The Object System.

ing over the Philadelphia and Reading R. R. will be required to purchase excursion tickets to Harrisburg at the point of starting. These tickets will be issued at reduced and Reading and the Lebanon Valley Railroads. Arrangerates at all of the principal stations of the Philadelphia ments may possibly be effected with other railways.

The local arrangements for the accommodation of members at Bellefonte, have been placed in the hands of a proper committee, with R. M. Magee, County Superintendent, as chairman. A. N. RAUB,

Ch. Ex. Committee.

To County Superintendents. By an arrangement with the State Superintendent, this Journal, commencing with the present (July number), will be sent, at the charge of the State, to all county, city and borough Superintendents. We mention this, for the reason that some of these officers have already subscribed and paid for the Journal, commencing as above. All such will either have their dollar returned, or, if they will procure a subscriber to the Journal for Volume XVI, and send on the name but Keep the dollar, the matter will thus be squared.

State Association.

The programme of exercises sufficiently indicates the business to be transacted at the Bellefonte meeting. It is well arranged and promises a useful time. Let the Teachers of the State turn

3. Discussion of the above Report.

Afternoon Session, 2 o'clock.

1. Reports of Committees.

2. Election of Officers.
3. Miscellaneous Business.

4. Discussion-The Status in the Common School System accorded by Law and Custom to the Teacher,

and what it should be.

Evening Session, 71⁄2 o'clock.
Social Meeting.

1. Resolutions.
2. Addresses, &c.

Arrangements have been made with the following railways to return such members of the Association free, as pay full fare in passing over the same roads when going

memorable in the history of the Association. The attendance has been gradually increasing and the transactions have been assuming a more practical as well as elevated character, latterly; but there is still room for improvement in both respects. The arrangements for travel are good and the proposed place of meeting is in a part of the State not heretofore visited by the Association. From what we know of it, the prediction is ventured that the reception will be cordial, and all will be pleased with the trip. Whether