New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-09
EVENING SESSION.

At tho Evening Session there was stl! laFger
attendance An Essay upon Education 10 &C
cordance with the Spirit Of the Times" by Miss
SUSAN A. BAKDELLE, OF Cbautauque-now teach
ing IL Vnginia--was read by Dir. Kennedy OF this
Civ. IL was of considerable length, and wAs cha
racterized by great beauty OF language ana
thought On motion OF Mr. Kellogg, vote oil
thanks was given he author. and ooey AS-''"a
4 lecture of one hour and five minutes length
was then delivered by Prof. TAYLER LEWIS, OF
Union College His subject was The Synshetica
s1d AnAlyucal Modes Of Teaching which was
Treated with great mathematical exactness Ine
opening portions Of the lecture consstedOi uluitra
lions and aualy SEES Of the words synthesis snd An
alItis. The Professor announced that no had chO
sen his subject because he believed it would be in
a measure uoyeL He did not doubt there would bs
disaereements of opinion regarding ms opinions.
The Prole ssor occupied nearly halthour IN Illus.
,yatipg distinctive meanings OF the terms he ha1
employ cd. Theory, he said, implies induction ln-
duc,ion implies some a prsOTlvleV-whlch position
the lecturer sustained ~ great length. One gresi
Characteristic OF the present day The contnuedl
whetbcr sLccessfu or hot, is the attempt at palO'
soulcal Education Hence new books OF education
with SCENT &c titles-inductve systems oil teaca'
ing Productive systems, Sc ddeveoPing systems,
new moral philosophy, aud objective MS anu
adjective that. The lecturer entered hls &C.
rious objections to these movements and An
nounced his decided preference Tor the Syn
thetio plap az distinguished from the analytical or
iudpc,lve In the syntheticGl method, knowledge
first comes 10 the scholar, as announced irom tue
6ps OF the teacher, or from the text BOOK, 10 tue
firm of 4 distinct q prlOr4 position taken a. truth
or received by faitn. The snovledge thus gained
is investigated and then laid up in the Individuals
mind among it's common stores, as Its true inherit
ance from the minds OF others. This idea was mus
rated by the principles Of the old Geometry ss dis
tireuished from the later German and Fren n
methods DSreicpneAt-the iAvorite word al tue
presentdav, sad the Observation-Disclosures II 4
term much used; but there is true development ia
the synthetcal method Ths Art aud science oil
ApAlIsis be allowed, should continue TO be taught
rs branch Of study but he obec ed TO US intro
duction among tue methods OF instruction. The
Professor conoluded with amentalton Ot 'he care
lesspets and what might be called the cooiemPt
fer technical terms which is becoming prevalent
considering that the e chnicGhsies ere an eSsehHA
component Of every known law
Al tho conclusion Of the Lecture, Prof SPENCER
moved a vote OF thanks to P o.. LEWIS, ana also
fiat the paper be printed for general circulation.
Mr.. o. b. PIERCE opposed the printing II l.
,hould thereby be understood that the sentiments
Of the address were iadorsed by the Association.
lie rroceeo ed 10 combat tie positions Of the lect1
rer He saw rothing move in the arguments
hrourtt forward t. him they seemed IS old as toe
reHcs dag Nd from the clTeTns Of Il srodlanun AID
Icrs since aruihiated by the aocd o. light which
h,sswept over the county He had yet 10 learn
tNft 10 teach child analyucally or indactl'ey, Is
discaroing Of technicalities or discsrding on an
thortie,-cxcept oogmAtio authority, which sho1ld
always be discsrecd jest in proper a. the child
advanoeI in knowledge. Mr. P.iilusiTated his IN
pcsitcn by uumhec Of humorous examples Of
tsehDicAl terms indispensable 10 tho ordinary roa-
tne of Education H. said he had st9eied accord
ing 10 the ynlhct!c system, bio children according u
tho aBslytcal. and be couldssy that his boys knew
more q, ? years oil than their DADDY CHI ~ -
A DELIoArE-That msy b., AID considerable
70 n still left for improvo ment. Laughter
Mr.. CONAN ABB)TT-Advocsted the pint
;n- of the Adarrss ard would be glad - see !; ex
,ensively circulated He should DO glad to have
,uv Lecture Of the ability Of this puoiIhsd.
AR PfERcE-Hsi not The least onlecuon TO the
p-ptipg. provided Is were rot considered As an T.
ao-,epett e III Lecture by the Society
Nr. BKSrDIcT Of Rochestar-Hoped the sca',
mep,. of ar. Pierce would cot 50 on a. those Of
the Association. ,..LL
Mr. HAzLETos Of New York objected 20 the Pae
Bcation in pamphlet form, because there were no
fur6s in the Treasury
Pro-. TAILrR LEwIs made 'sw e1p'anno'y 70
mArhs-Mr. HAzgS Of Jersey Clty hktd zoe Leo
lure; it was the teachings Of tee Great is seoer
The vote of thank, vas h1Aly carried oaI
motion d 10y The Datter Of printing Oh tns 'a''s
prcvsn,o. AID so this sUej CO as Hi'Pss" o.
Tie ueetif ileD adjourned