The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-22
Correspondence of the Spy.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION

MONTPELIER, VT, Aug, II, le49.
Y Mr. EDIroR :A-The american institute Of instruc>
on held their twentieth annual meeting in this town oil
Tuesday, W ednesday, and Thursday Of this week.
larger number than usual of teachers and friends OF
education were IN attendance the sessions, and th'
meeting has been of great interest The opening
address was deveedby bishop Hopkins, Of BnFlingios,
on "he defect If the principle of religious authority ~
modern education The eloquent lecturer presented in
strong hi the necessity OF acareiu religious training
of the youth Of land, only safeguard from
anarc6y aud crime. He sighed at 'the rapid accelea,
ton of disorder and confusion through the world" in the
present age, and amened that "nhuence in our day is
ALL ana authority gone; but, although he was pei
iaps loo Responding in his ancipaions Of the future,
his address abounded in timely suggestions which made
deep impression upon the convention, and were re-
ceived with the most unequvocol marks of appreciation
The decay OF parental authority particularly dwell
upon. "The children may be taught to obey" said the
Bishop bu, the fathers of he present day cannO, be
laugh, to govern" Ii is the duy Of the teachers of the
country 10 endeavor to this evil and with
,hem we may almost say lies the decision of the ques
ton, whether we shall continue to be God-tearing
people, The Importance OF intoxicating in our schools
those great principles of Christian duty upon which all
in the meetings Of the Institute and the nteres, felt By
earhers on this point one of the strongest grounds for
the hope that in succeeding generations the sense OF
persopalresponsibity and religious obi CATION vi" sup
Div the restraints which the decay Of exernal authority
q may seem 10 take away. S., Em&
, On Tuesday afternoon, Prot. She'd of Burlington
College, delivered an address Collegiate Education
- discussion on Corporal Punishment followed. Mr.
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/ besow zmaks Of affection" upon dsordeIy pupils, anc
e that he decidedly in favor of externa applications
in the Ire alnent of boys and girls Mr.. Morse, Mase
10 Of the Nantucket High School, advocated the exclusive
use of moranfuelces and stated that he had admins
In tered corporal punishment for nearly ten years. He
nd maintained that when teacher force TO reduce
led refractory child TO submission, the thou shat' of tn
10 master l etated BY the IePebensbe spirit as b
iii Il wont" Of the pupil. This was well answered by Nj
,ro Swan, Of Boston, who said tina, is the duty Of Al
rec eaohef in such case say rthou shafts andthat th
ion exercise of authority Of the very offices for whic
We he was appointed 1t is certainly The teachers dptJ
les, while administering punishment 10 refrain from angt
tenn AID passion but he do this and still enorce hsau
de- horty. Messs Greene and cid Of Boston, aud otht
rose gentlemen, supported Mr.. Swan and the almost unan
are opinion Of the large body Of teachers assembled
o. and Of tile enlightened friends Of education gene
tive ally TO be that, although other should
ways be used preference he. they efcacou
The lit perfectly proper resort 10 corporal punishment
cry all cases when is necessary in the best Judgment
I'm the teacher TO enforce that authority which his du
be- main ain all hazards All agree that the rod shou
be used sparngIy; and schools, avoraby stu
man ted, its may be dispensed with altogether; but
wisdom of Solomon this topic has ye, been il
eace peached BY the wisdom of this enlightened generate
ugh, Eloquent addresses were delivered be ore the lns
hey tue by President Labaree, Of Middlebury Cole:
ana Prof. Sanbom, of Dartmouth, Messrs. Howard a
men Palmer, of Vermont, Barnard, of Hartford Bishop
Providence, Ayres and Brooks, Of Boston, and oil
distinguished gentlemen. MIR. Goldhwaite, of We
field, Mass gave very able lecture, full Of admiral
~ maj tier, on "Pratcal Educaon; and, On Thursd
% morning, Dr. Sears, Secretary OF the Massachuse
Board, delivered most instructive and eloquent addr
che uses ofth Imagination schools and real Lt
OF Dr. Sears thought hat the culture of The imagination
IA pio,urng faculty. is not sufficiently regarded in
and TENS of education. To the Of il be attributed
rcuN lack OF enthusiasm their occupation which so
mon among teachers and men Of every otherc calling,
O. gives rise TO the complaint OF en- heard Of the SO
a. routine" Of business Without this enthusiasm, and
,o freshness and asticy Of spirits occasions no one
ex. be successful IN any profession. Hf4i n9a
N There was much interesting discussion, in The var
meetings, on the best methods Of instruction.. and
go dred topics. The eitz MS ofhe Green Mountain S
are alive TO the importance of this subject and gave
Institute most hearty reception. A very large nun
Of them united themselves with the assoc alton,
mmit evnced determination 10 labor diligently in the
TO be Ga Thursday evening the sessions closes
g. 10 the members separated with the pleasant memo
,enor OF the syeet COUNSEL they had taken together an
the whole>souled hospitality OF the good people Of
cKsoh mont. sat
ng the
y en- NOMINATION. OF Mr. PECK. The Free
IS the mocracy OF the Fourth District Of Vermont,
in Convention at Burlington on the 14th il
and nominated Asahel Peck OF Burlington,
< end Congress. He is gentleman Of ability-a
"a, and and firm advocate OF our principles, and we i
inns Of the Free Democracy Of that District Will