Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-07-25
WHOLE NO. 1!73.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF IN
STRUCTION.


gust next, at o'clock u. m, and the
session will continue until the 9th.
On the first day Of the session the
choice of officers will take place; tho
introductory Address will be delivered
by VIM. Sullivan of Boston; and lee
ture on the "Education and Qualifica-
tions Of Teachers" by S. r. Hall OF
Andover, Mass. A public discussion
will then be held on "the relative impor-
tance of the Development of the facul-'
ties and the acquisition Of knowledge IA
objects of Elementary Education"
On Friday, lectures will be delivered
"on Emulation as motive to exertion in
Schools" by Rev. Leonard Wilmington,
Of Newbury, Mass, on primary Edu-
cation,' by Rev. Gardiner b. Perry Of
Bradford, Mass; and on "Mental Phi-
iosophy applied to structioD," by A.
A. Baker, of Andover, Mass. ;-and a
discussion will take place on the impor-
tance Of Pkrenoi0gy to a teacher.
On Saturday, lectures will be deliver
ed on "thc best methods Of Discipline for
the young" by Rev. John III. Hopkins,
Bishop of Vermont; on the Importance
Of Natural History, and the modes ofpur-
suing the study" by DR.. j. B. Flint, oil
Boston; and on ''the importance, TO pa
rents and teachers, of knowledge Of
Human Physiology, by ID. +. Reynolds,
OF Boston. A discussion will take place
on the question-"IIow may the evils Of
too long confinement to the school-room,
be prevented"
On Monday, the 26th, lectures will be-
delivered on "thc Method Jacotot," by
George w. Greene, of East Greenwich,
r. J.. on "the best method Of teaching
the .4ncient Languages" by Prof Al
pheus S. Packard, Of Bowdoin College,
Maine; on "the Importance of a Know
ledge Of Ancient .4rt, to those engaged in
the higher departments Of Classical In
struction," by ii. II. Cleveland, of Bos-
ton, and on "thc best modes of teaching
Geography, by W. G.. Woodbridge, of
Boston. A discussion will take place on
the expedicncy Of Bodily Punishment, in
Schools.
On Tuesday, lectures will be deliver
ed con the mode of teaching Eloc,aion,"
by DR.. Jonathan Barber, Of Cambridge,
Mass; con the best mode of teaching
Natural Philosophy" by Prof. b. Hale,
of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH;
and con the danger Of unsafe or useless
Innovation, and the indication of any pre-
sent tendency to this evil in our coun-
try" by +. A. Andrews, late of New
Haven, Conn. now Of Boston. Tho
question will then be discussed, "In what
way can the American Institute of In
struction do most to advance the cause
of Education"
A lecture will be delivered, at such
time as may be found most convenient,
Oh the ''new mode ofte aching music, COM
pared with the DID," by Lowell Mason,
Prof in the Boston Academy Of Music.
The following subjects for discussion
have also been selected by the Direc-
tors, and may be called up, at any time,
during the session not otherwise occu-
pied; viz.
The proper combination oforal and ex-
perimental Instruction and lessons from
teri books, and the advantages that have
been experienced from the different
modes in use;
The expediency Of awarding medals;
The introduction Of Manual Labor
schools; and
The practicability Of having board
Of literary gentlemen, not members Of
the school committee, to conduct exam
nations in school.
Such arc the preparations made for this
meeting Of the Institute.
The panic which prevailed last year
in relation to the cholera prevented many
persons who otherwise would have been
present, from attending the meeting, thus
making the audience and the number Of
lectures delivered, smaller than usual.
Happily no cause Of present appre-
hension exists, and the attendance may
he exrected TO be greater than common,
from the disappointment OF last year.
The causes which led TO the forma-
lion of the Institute, e,-the necessity Of
advancing the profession Of the teacher,
by introducing a higher standard and re-
quiring more complete preparation a
mong its members, and by rendering APP
parent to the community the great val
ue Of thoroughly educated teachers
the desirableness Of giving teachers an
Of becoming acquainted with
each other, and freely communicating
new views and modes Of instruction as
they are introduced, the advantages Of
a liberal discussion Of various systems,
and tho accumulation of facts from nu-
merous independent observers, ondfbe
thence consequent improvement in tho
objects, the course, and the means Of i'H