It is an interesting commentary on the earnestness and
professional zeal of the teachers as a class, that they are
in such large numbers willing to spend no inconsiderable
portion of their summer vacation, and no small part of their
scant earnings, in paying board, tuition, and incidentals at
some summer watering-place to pursue their studies, brushing
up neglected places in their education, and fitting themselves
for higher and better work in their profession. Especially is
this noticeable when we find them spending several weeks in
close attendance upon the teaching and lectures of the most
famous experts the country has produced, getting hints, and more
than hints--principles--of the best methods of teaching the
common-school studies.--_Journal of Education._
(3177)