New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-30

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No.gb he thought there was nothing More for him
10 do.
s;sa,snee between hmseH and Mr. Barnard, took oc-
s.iop 10 recsphuIase his tencoIunn lecture Of Tnes-
~, afternoon He said that IL reporter had not got
:, bom him, he would have read passages fcom
!, 10 prove that there no such difference Mr..
psrpsrd spprehenoed. Mr.. Tappsn proceeded TO give
history Of the origin and progress OF the University
~ Michigan aud concluded by a rather miuute dc.
scrption Of the manner Of teaching In the University
Of Berlin lie said that Kis the artist of the Ana
zon 10 that University was instTucting the mechanics
Of the city.
After Tccets Of three minutes,
The Rev. +. Il. HUsTKGTos read paper on Men
tai and Physical Activity. He advocated blending
ftbe two taking his te1t the seldom realized ideal
Of sound mir in a sourd body. He instanced the
late DR.. Arnold as a remarkable example Of the har-
nonious union Of the two.
The Rev. CHARLTs Brooks read paper on Moral
Education in Schools. He defined morality to be
acting according to the will Of God and the commands
Of Chrs. and advocated the teaching of this morality
in ali possible ways of which he pointed out several
The teacher be said in opening his school with the
reading Of the Scriptups--snd no school should be
opened without-should take care TO select such por
tons a. woulc meet readily attract juvenile curiosity
The family should be moral, the teacher should be
moral, and SCHOOL books should be moral There
was 10 reason why grammar should not
in its examples be luminous with divine truth,
without exciting the le4st suspicion 10 the minds
Of the psrtpis betra ing the peculiar sect Of the au
thor. ArotbeT method was by voluntary discussions
OF s1ct questions as-CGn any one be justified in tell
ing he under any conceivable circumstances Is
every citizen morally bound 10 vote la the election OF
your county, State and national officeBl Is every
peseop Who owns property morally bound 10 keep
will on hand Mr. Brooks suggested that vote
sloua be alcn at the ccse OF each debate by secret
ballot by this delberaiive process sort of schOol
conscience would be formed. Mr. Brooks suggested
sso that the school should occasionally be formed into
court for the tIisl Of real imaginary breaches of
he laws Of morality. These imaginary breaches, we
presume are to be punished by imagii airy fcrules
The attendance graduey TO us, but fell off be-
fore the close Of the session TO l25.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Association met at o'clock r. NJ
First in order the discussion on the papers OF
the morning In the course OF it
Dr. LAmBrRT recommended teachers to use eggs,
oatmeal and oysters, food which contained phosphate
Of lime and to illustrate the virtue Of such food cited
the Scotch a. remarkably intellectual people, living
principally on oatmeal.
DIR. J. n. McELLIooTT then read paper on De-
batrg as a means of Educational Discipline. The
practice Of debating he considered TO be essential
10 our nse neI energy indeed all people loved it, and
spoke Of il rs necessary 10 thorough education. he
advocated tho study Of orstOry as an art best &C
sured by observation and puolic defamation. Burke
who said Of Chatham that debating societies had
made him the greatest orator in the world himself
Indebted 10 them for bis own eloquence In our own
country Henry Clay an Industrious example. Born
without wealth or patronage and able to acquire Ia
his education but little Latin and less Greek, he went
into ccbaiing society and came out Of the great
eat orators OF the land. Debating societies taught
Parliamentary Law, and that order also which was ap
nicable 10 every day life.
Prof. GREEsLEAr accompanied request for a copy
q this psper with few remarks.
Mr.. WooDwoRIH indorsed the views which he had
Aolo offo
were liable 10 he misdirected.
Mr. RIoHARps thought the public talked too much
already, aud speech-msking led to supeTciiious,
hypoori,icsl sort of character.
PROT. OLasrEAD thought that those students who
paid immediate attention to speaking were better
speakers AT first; but those who laid classical ounda-
ton outstipped them in the end.
DR. PRouDTIT said that the tendency TO multiply
secret socetiee was just nov worry rife, he hoped
nothing would be SAID to encouraged
Bisbop PoTIER urged the old objection against de-
hating societies that oftentmes the debaer lead
to make the woIse appear the better reason During
The nge of selfsuiciency when activity was mental
ard not moral, he thought debating should not be en-
couraeed We had too much Of words. He thought
that careful writing the beet preparation Tor ex
temporaltous sreakins. The resolution was passed
unanimously.
The Association met at 2 u. NJ. The attendance,
especially Of lades was much larger than during the
day Before entering upon the graver business Of the
evening the Association entertained by piece
from the "Creation" sung by Mrs. GEoRGIANA X.
STUART The lady sang also with Prof X. III. NASH
a duet from the same piece. They were warmly ap'
plsuded.
Pro-. CHARIrs DAWES then offered the following
resolution:
Rsed That expressed by our late Presidents
Processes Bacho In his recent address that religious and
moral instruction should ion 5,h ~ ,
beGef and earnest convictions Of this association
Prof. DAWES supported his resolution in some re-
marks. He thought the time had fully come to place
the Association right before the world in regard to
this matter.
Messrs. HALDrNAS, Amor, THArER, Nuts and
others followed in support OF the resolution, and there
wac a general call for the question.
Bi.hoo POTTER, however, hoped that it would no.
be psssed hasti V. This very idea was what had re-
tsrded education in England. II was better TO have
a good teacher With his heart In the right place. His
example would be more effective than any dgmatc
teachings.
Prof. I. ID. HUNTINGTON followed with an address
on Unconscious Tui.ionHe said that his subject was
that teaching which was going on when the teseher
vas not consciously teaching The orator was udgea
of more by What he did mot say than by what ne
aid say. Nature made us be still when we saw aoy-
mi, @ grand o. sublime The daily society OF 80 or
40 bows perhape might not awaken any very reyeren'
tal een,iments but every most familiar rouuns eu oi
N theunspeakabe. Mr.. Huntington gave descrlp,
ton Of the various modes in which children eSrneo
rom the tealher when he was not teaching' iney
,xere ALWAYS learning from the countenance. ~ was
only beautiful faces that we loved TO look ueh iohs
Ard this Kind of beauty could be In great part pro
duoed Another mode was by the voice In all Us
Ito her