New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-20
AMERICAN INsTIrUrE OF INSTRUCTION.
Rsponed for The 'rrieune.

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Lat evening the institute attended to hear lecture
from Lowell Mason, Ca TEACHING Vocal Music, accord
ing 10 the principles OF Pestalozz The President,
previous adjournment gave notice that the attention
II H. destitute hsd been called 20 Nc Appsions series Of
paintings md cravings, sno iSsi would meet At Il l.
IN 10 sp.nd bait Sn hnUr in attending the exaioi
ton AZ hs appointed time ih- Institute convened, ana
spoIt pleasant bali hour attending the exhibition under
the sup-rnteudsnce Of Mr. Thos Weston Tn- chief oo-
iet Q, attraction the Teaching Of John knon'
Tie cose OF his time Rev. Mr. Rockwell offered prayer.
spo the lnstitute process ell b business
Ar org those in Atenosnce his morning IN add,n .
those Pre- .usy VI. utouec notic.d Lieut. Fo,ts, VI
1 = n TX President by OF Yale College, Hon. X. ).
Baldwin, DR. Murdoch M-ssrs Lowell and Nlney
Business hrst in order the election Of officers.
The Committee Officers reported and the followng
Prs.iSsnt. ............... THos SHERMAN, BcsOr-
Corr, spending secs..ris.o ALLIES, isl, Boston.
C. C. } n ct s,rs sd Esql g. s''' &c.,
1huth Vice Presidents evcted from various
parts ofthe Union .
Lowell Mastn then gave a practical lesson showing his
method Of giving musical lost, ueiou
Sir " Aosms, on behalf fthe Prize Committee stssd
hat the Institute did tbs sentr et Of any lee
tor. delivered before H. and OF would not DO
reottd 10 adopt that on Crime. rs Cause and Cure.
Mr Cyrus Pi-'ce, Of W.hAm in bis defease stated thu.
he did Intend to defsme tns Common School system
with which be had been connected for frty years. he
consu the lecture had not be- correctly understood
DR. Bsrpas did not doubt the honesty OF the no
iyes Of the author # the Bat Is nov cut loose
#, the author and speaks for ITSELF aud would be inter
reted by what contains The character OF the tnste
is involved In publishing this prize essay 1t will bs read
p rlsment against the system Of Comnon Schools and
no Of y III be there 10 deny its statements
Mr Nathan Bishop, Of Bottom said that was dincue
10 seTsss the productions # author from tho person
The tssay is mscheyous and II is what wish 20
rocket sgainst our school ,ystsm Hs entertained tbs
hshlt respso, for the author but must si diner iron
him r. a., r.
mit,ee OF Censors be- nstru ted not 10 publish the Prize
"esssy Of Mr.. Cyrus Pierce
The author requested that the essay be returned and the
g.. a.d ltahx I'D
After recess hiteen miIutes reports were called fJr
from the various States ct the lpi'n
AFTERNOON S,ssi0a.
Tn. first business ia order oture the practical
Lessons 70 be- drawn from educational tour IN Edrspe
by Hon Henry Barnard lie had not been to f rope ex-
pr.sly on educational purposes The school Il not cou
fined 10 any one rtsiOn is universal We to
think that all the sch OILS IN New Englsnd In visiting
foreign schools We only The best and when We com
pare n I'm with should remember IL Ths older
between them Is not 80 great IS might % sSPsced
One Improvement h afopt Is the system OF regular
elton There Is nothing to s4ro IN supporting VI
tcleols Although be believed that public funds might be
VEL applied 10 public instruction. YET he Was convinced
that tho schools should not BE- entirely free If there Is
ANYTHING Free hOols why those Of Connecticut should
be n. best but bs hardly believed Il. He however
thought that they would MT sui,r 10 comparison, wth
others He did not object to Free hoos Oh, Of prno
Die IL did favor the taxing Of properly for educ soD
IL Free Schools relieve parents In from
sponsithty Their children hrown on public bounty
Tie ysem OF stt rd'nce Is also At fault Many fthose
70 pot.d IN school seldom the Pdbhs So1o,s
He ad been told that rarely found that regular at
tst dsns the criminal li-t Tie BELIEVED In going
back the old compulsory attendance on schools To
meet thi class Of sbseoees need another ciss, Of
schools He referred 10 the indu'tsi Schools Never
such picture presented be seso IA foreign
oountris Al H.idslturg, IN 1851 there those wh0
bad gray IN the service bar 10 females we're 10 At
ndsnSe In Germany there Teachers Seminsres for
their PR psrsoD In Enslands portion OF public monsyb
appropriated sssist mObitoss elevated I, ieens
SCHOOL,. ard II qualified, tn admitted TO the Normal
Schools Teachers associations ia which they meet
fr utusl aud these are paid tor by tbs Gov
A M sd q
prsoticed Woiks pub shed on Teaching Libraries
are established sLd lent out % teachers application. In
Ireland they have probs bly, the best Agricultural Foreign
school which is open 10 me mbers 81 Normal schools
There also furd 20 supply the deficiency OF hs family
in case ., beresv, m.Dt
Eyeryrhsre Tho influence If the School 10 counsractsd
hy the Government bat they must either act on the
Government them Their schools DO not turn cut such
densrcert scholars as the New England schools This
lup.rioriiy rot howsysT owing "a systsm, bat in
o. portion 10 IT, The Improvement Of the SCHOOLS 10 DsG
owing in great measure to the efforts Of teachers
IN sssOe iAii0ns
In cor ciu,au he wshed TO pay tribute TO who has
ps,std fr, m While be would rejoice 20 know that
lad many distinguished teachers among us aid also
che r.sh the memory Oft III G.ilsgdst lie und01bt-
.oy the first teacher in country. He graduated al
tesy sge ard pr, red for the 5nstsy at A0doysr He
sos becsu iueTt,tsd 10 deaf mute aud vas hasy the
iou pe.r Of an institution FIR their instruction lie
pg the hrst cal. attention 10 female education He
&iIorg the oiignstors The AnsricaR Insats lie
becsue Chaplain II The Inszus Asylum Vie Was Of the
ntr-, zion thai q insanity much aggravated.
ro caLsec by a wrong method 0f educsi)D lie retired
10 hi room aud departed fiou this life while In tbs bosom
of Lis family
A. the close Of the dscu sion u resolutions re-
potts called COX ron the states on the progress OF
ecucsti0n.
R.sperse 20 wsrs made by Mr. Ellington. Of Alabama
pr Gihbor Of &; ana n Hedges Esq Of ". j.
Nr Nckesrn II York stated that the school fund bad
be- d .0Lt ualy ineasifg Ia the city sDng schools
have zen .s,sbshsd Nth good results
Prof SiImap IN behalf Of .s College explained he
In uroyensnis in instruction asd discipline recently made
in RESTITUTION liz expressed hs bxh eradication ia
attending the proceedings OF the ln,tus and Urged the
in por'snce II connecting moral with inel- tul culture
Sir Kibssbury 81 Rhode Island The Ssx,e small and
q ocurse the schools few They have lot Hon. H.
Barnard, under -hose sDperItendsncs thsy la
fogIiskrg cOrcIrion TIE system Is aad generally
socyeo in 10 questions b. stated that he bad
tssD tSdy minute, and only absent weeks during
twenty FIVE years
DR. sesrs, Of Mas said that Massschssets he'd 20
Pesaozisn way but did say as; you'd os osst ior
any ether State II follows very slowly IN ms system OF
speculation Tbs schools bs led on
They cetsrns 20 have religious insfaon our 91ne
hat schs os must b 80 from poacai parties The
ob.c, 81 hex ing public fund e not 10 estsosh school,
but 10 ks. the public machinery At WORK Inc systsm OF
seoois "a been materially sltsrd oy me Introduction q
or.dators Towns allowed 10 adh@re 70 the old dis
,,ie, Forty light scholarships are founded ~ It, sifh
III 90 EDUCATION, { teaching ~ the higher schools
Or Cutter Of Neg Hsmpshirs-ln this Stats schools are
f ard cen 10 all We have Board Of Com nj eioness,
cor posed Of from each Couny the STAT va vb
ali the schools The state msknx progress IN sdacaen
Nj Libby Of Por land. Me- s,d popsls5os 80
spsre. consequerty the schools not % n1nsso
A. IN other satss Eacn town u 10 spponf comn3es
10 yis, schools ~ ice Ia every ssssionr an
Al the close OF these re9orts hs icsdfa's sog'a'1'
evening.
Dr Cha,sa Mood ~ "a ,,ar oson Mas, recently re-