Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-11-06

increase in wealth In proportion 10 the intel
hgsnce OF IL population. Tue iSsselligenc,
faigl,i 10 be diiTpsed among the whole prople.
ltwill not do 10 have the few highly ssl,,vat
Cd und the mass ignorant ,rhe ressh oi lli>
system are seen ~ England aud ia oui.
Southern Sistes, where the upper classes arr
educateh luad the taborers ARE lett in ig0o-
rance. IL is nianifesi that only by . sosnd
and generous system OF education. con hi.
Slate MAINTAIN high rank. The whole Peo'
pie oughi " come fbfward in.ihis work. The
money eexpepded In. ihis canse is most
economieally expended. The Iacihties for
educating .fhc people Of tbiG State are great.
Our tersitory 10 email, aud our people live
for the moot psyr 10 compact yllages.r
/ DR.. Wsyispd ,uibo spoke oftke epofai and
Intellectua advantages 10 be derived Rom
good system ofcdneation. ~
Those who know Dr.. Waylsnd know That
we have not attempted a report OF his re
marks, and that we have given but faint
idea of the clenrness Of reasoning, the felicl'
~ of illustration, and the earnest ebquence
with which he illunuincs every subject which
he discusses.
| Mr.. Cogroye made somo remarks upon
the proper construction o! school -hoDses-the
Importance Of Introducing muse into com
mon schools.
Rev. Mr.. Vernon spoke very elo9ucnlly
for a few moments upon the importance ol
the subject, and The necessity OF o general
and earnest expression OF opinion.
DIR. Charles Goodwin spoke upon the
means and Importance OF securing good
teachers.
Mr.. Davis said tha, he had listened with
pleasure 10 the remnIks of the gentlemen
who had preceded him, and had been impress
sed with his own ignorance OF the subject
!Ie rose, not to give information, but to er
press his deep conviction of the Importance
Of the subject, and his intention 10 do all IN
his power To aid the cause.
| Mr.. Baker made sOme very interesting re-
rnorks upon the means OF securing good
lectures on the subject Of education, to dif-
fuse information through The State.
Mr.. Barnard made some remarks upon the
modes Of improving the public 'schools his
winter in respec Il to schoolhouses, the attend
ance Of children, the classification Of schools.
uniformity Of books, the employment and i'm
provement Of teachers, and the Supervision OF
schools. As the most effectunI mode Of i'm
proving the schools this winter, he dwelt on
the importance Of Teachers Institutes, or
The assembling Of teachers together for the
purpose of revising the studies which they
are to teacb this winter--oDd Of bearing and
discussing the views Of practical teachers as
TO the best method of school go~ernment and
Instruction.
The interest manifested in the meetings o.
the Institute shows that very strong and
general feeling in favor of education exists
through the State, which only needs to be
wisely directed to place our schools in the
very first rank. ....... 49,.
I'VE are rejoiced 10 hear that Mr.
BARNARD is making arrangements for
holding a Teachers Institute in New
port, during the last week in this month
or the first week in December We
hope the School Committee and friends
Of education in this town will be pre- par
ed to give the teachers, male and female,
from every town in the county, q cor
dial and hospilable reception.