The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-10-23
Minutes at the Teachers Association.

-A--AAA~S al l14C SaGuGTs A>StclAtloE.
k Association proceeded 10 business
precisely at 10 o'clock, wth few mem Is
present.
The minutes Of last .aeetir-z we're read aud
adopted. and the order q exercises Tor this
meeting n-2s reported bv the Superintendent.
with the precise ts.ae 70 lie eeesp.ed " each
item.
The Superintendent occupied the succeed
in- zen minutes In remark, aaI advice u IN
struetorS, and these in;raaiag 10 Join the
class. The le-or-sst:zs.la.. u the Associa-
ton, and the aPpa.atmeN; i. instructors If
ford advantages hitherto re. cnioved; and
members were eShoE,cd Rot only 10 avail
themselves II these advantages bat also to
extend their Investigations leyond whar NAV
come within the regular course II instruction
given hereto read. investigate. 70 n fHN, aud
II arrive At definite conelus.ons-In short. Ia
choose whether they would belong to thai
class Of persons who never know ANYTHING
ertaialy--thoush they have. perhaps. read
or heard something q the suhiect-and who
have 10 hunt up some author before they can
give their opia5ou; or 10 that other class he
have arrived ~ conclusions ~ thorough ia
vestigatlon, and are always posted on every
subject which may he presented.
Tie instructors thea proceeded TO enrol
their classes.
J. Hurry called forward lis class and
opened his course az Instruction on the sub
iect Of Language" by presenting il IN It's
universal sense, and giving the estimated
number 81 languages and dialects in tile
world. lie stated that the Chinese was spo-
ken by the greatest number Of persons tho
the English Is most widely spread His bu-
siness with the latter, which he present
ed by dividing and arranging It under va
Of baoyl W.
properties they arc intended To present. ex-
planning the origin and meaning OF the terms
used, and requesting the class To prepare foi
future examination on them.
W. u. Henkle occupied the following
half hour in explaining and illustrating
the best mode of solving particular Kind Of
problems in compound subtraction, under the
tables oflong and square measure. His plan
was new TO some. and claimed by him to be
the only true and satisfactory enc of solving
that peculiar kind Of examples.
j. Hurty took exceptions to the mode, and
illustrated his plan Of solution by rewriting
the example.
Henklc extended his calculation. and OPP
posed the system of borrowing from the pre-.
cc3;ng number rs being less practical than
that OF borrowing from the great storehouse
of numbers
/ With reference to J. Hurty's opening lee
on language. W. u. Henkle observed that
there was much of great interest. and that in
the history of nations no instance occurred
in which one nation lad ever been able To
impose its language ON another. He gave,
as an instance, the Norman conquest OF Eng
land. He remarked that many Of our term,
are taken from words having similar mean
/ ing IN other languages-such as pork
beef" mutton" &c.-whch in French
signify the hving'animal, but.n English, art
applied to them when prepared for the Ia
BILE.
On motion, Misses Vance, Birdsall ant
Alverson were appointed committee to re
port an order Of business for next meeting.
Adjourned to J. T. u.
AFTERNOON SESsIoN-The Association
met at the time adjourned to-
l.. \. Estes opened his course of instruc
tons IN the Natural Sciences. combining hi,
remarks to the subject of TIE growth OF ami
NAL and vegetable bodies. The growth Of
animals he said. is effected by the deposition
of particles held in solution ~ the blood;
and that Of vegetables, by SIMILAR deposi-
ton of particles of solid matter held IN So
luton Of water; and unless these particles
were thus held III solution, they could not be
deposited they are. BY what energy this
vegetable circulation is carried on, he ac-
hHoNlcuSttt AIliIStIi iSLOfditt, tHOuPn lHefe
are various theories concerning It. He rep
resented by cuts, the position that particles
assume in trees, and referred to Prof Peircc 5
theory of the growth of plants mathelnat-
ical principles, and illustrated il by a contin-
ued mathematical series lie closed his re-
marks with a reference to that-to him
beautiful sentiment Of Prot. Peirce's, that
when our minds are freed from the clogs Of
matter, all these mysterious and difficult
things Will become plain and familiar TO Us.
VI w. Brown arranged her class and be-
gan course Ct lessons on the subject Of
Geography. She divided i into mathcuiat-
zeal, physical descriptive and political Geog-
raphy. Her instructions were confined to
tie ideas If the extent and form of the earth,
understood and taught By tie ancients, at
various times. Not occupying all her time,
1t was moved. and carried that the remainder
be occupied in a recess.
j. ;. Wilson introduced the subject 81
History, &c. with an ,l;el estirg lecture on
the Importance ef 4 knowledge Of history
and government. II which reference was
made 10 ancient Egypt. as beng tire first
country Of ancient time both in government
and in learning. Interesting facts were pre-
scented IN reference t. the extent of this coun-
Try, the customs aud government Of is peo-
pie, together with accounts OF the Obelisks
Pyramids, Labariutls, powerful cities. &c
In the midst ot this Interesting subject, bis
time expired, and with The Information that
lis futgEc lecture would relate t. the kisto-
~ and government Of our country, and tie
request that the members Of his class should
read the Consolation OF the United States,
lie eli sed
julia Way read interesting biography
Of Sir Walter Scott. After some remarks
by ". ID. Henkle on the character OF this
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