The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-10

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| Lecture, viii Ia was carried.
Biz Ross was III favor Of corporal punishment.
| He Relieved Solomon was a wise mar He believed
tie Bible was tue book, the whole Of il. Solomon
tie wsest nan that has ever lived or ever will
lise Experience has found the use Of the rod good
II be did not use it, lac would shortly be hnced into
the ditch ~ bis pupils:
| Mr.. FGEsen, Of Rochester approved the doctrine
OF the essay, aud though he used corporal punish
rent, he imputed the necessity of its his part
to his want OF skill IA her than to any deficiency In
| tie theory CT Mrs. Cole nan.
| Mr. FooTF, OF Wayne county. uses the rod, and
hclRht II should be used moderately aad with care.
Nj. CAEoT said be had nothing 10 say as to the
character OF Solomon. II *as said IT society were
not SO arc So it would not be necessary to use cor
| poral uiishmeht. His point was thsif the world
is right then the theory is right but il the WORLD is
wrong, then the theory is wrong, which dispenses.
with the uee OF the rod. BIZ. confessedy the world
is wrong, and the conditions Of correction mast b,
admitted
| Mr.. SpRAGUE would tell story, as he had no.
| tire for speech. A little Toy sad, when his
mother talked to him il made him aogry, bu,
| wien she whipped hin, it made hi.n love her and
ttrCw h'insc!t into her arts. lie had talked with
| DR.. Potter who advocated uhe use Of the rod. If
boy told ! lie he should feel pain for it. teacher
had class OF hoys--he told them be could not pun
| ish them he must treat them az gentlemen He
thus talked and the boys told their parents that
lice al hey had fer teacher he was mild and
| kind Bat in less than week, the boys had turned
| the kind teacher out Of doors.
MI. SnEi DON, Of Osweg', was against all punish
mcnt. lie thought no punishment should be nflict-
| Cd on the day the offence is committed-if at all,
not till the cay succeeding the offence, that the
| teacher or parent might be COOL
! Mr.. SoCTT, OF New York, referred to a point in
the essay OF Mrs. Coleman that IL fear were appeal
| ed to there was NJ self control. He thought the
sentiment wrong If he abstained from putting his
band IN the fire to get the roasting nut he governed
| himself Bat children sometimes cannot reason and
| must be restrained.
MS COLEMAN replied to Mr. scott-He had sug-
gesed the great difficulty that teachers cannot stop
TO reason. Here is tie difficulty Bot at the right
tire we must stop. She gave the example o NJ
gro boy in her school who refused - obey and was
ins0ent; would leave the school would have his bro
Their there in an hour &c But the secret was. heck
pected to be lcked. She told him she did not come
there to click boys-she was paid for teaching
them, and with her salary she old not mean to take
more employment. But the result was, the boy
Yielded, end made humble confession to her and
the school, and YVES good boy afterwards, when
licking wonld baye continued him IN the condition
in which she fond him.
Mr.. RoLLA could tell story when the use Of a
heavy ruler by his own brawny arm had precisely
the san effect But he would object for three rea-
sons TO the view If Mrs. Coleman in her paper l. 1t
misiepIessrts the example of the Saviour, who was
always kind and mild. But was he not severe
when be mace sconrge cords and drove the money
chargers out OF the temple! 2. Tue principle Of
this report rejects the appeal 10 the reverence and
ear to which God appeals when the lightning
flashes in the heavens and the thunder roars Q. It
takes away his Bible. The principle was not to ex.
Solomon was mistaken. She would probably say
that Jesus was mistaken. lie wanted the privilege
OF referring his own children TO the example of the
Eoy men OF Old, who spoke as they were moved by
the Holy Spirit
Mss ANinoNy referred to the statements Of Ho-
race Mann and his observations in Europe. He
no;ed in Christian England little pci who sat with
Ter AIMS folded, struck with thong so as to leave
"a welt upon her arms. But in another country he
noticed The good effect Of regulation where re-
wAru was given TO those pupils who told good and
not evil rhipgs Of their fellows.
Mr. CRIfTENDEN had had under his instruction
the identical bad boys who had been referred to
in some remarks that evening. it had been under
stocd he did not fog. He talked pleasantly with the
laos-ratber young men, for one was nineteen years
old-and for time things went on well. But one
right; be corrected him: but the pupil did not get it
exactly, and he corrected him again. The pupil rose,
end tore the Latin book in two, and said he would
te id if lie would pronounce Latin TO him al all.
NJ g. hen placed his hand gently upon his shoulder
end began to address him; whereup0n the pupil,
who Was about his height placed both his hands
upon his shoulders, and took him Mr.. c by the
collar, aud began TO shake him. But as argument
seemed no longer necessary he, by quick blow
ulon the pupils bead, laid him ont upon the
ftcr., The pupil had got enough, and remained in
school After school, he detained the pupil and
addressed him: /" My dear friend, interrupted you;
II you had anything moc to say or to do you
en,rely al 'i,erty 20 proceed But the pupil said
gized and since that had been cordial to him, and
would across the street TO greet him.
TieAsseciaion here adjourned TO meet tomorrow
MctnLg Al y O'CLOCK.
SECOND DAY.
Troy, Aug. @, 1886.
The meeting was called to order by the Presi-
dent, and opened with prayer by the Rev. w. Per.
kris. The minutes of tie previous day we're read
ard approved. A committee to nominate officers
for this association was then appointed -Messrs.
Barrenger, Adams, Scott. Misserye, Harrington,
Glider sieve and Smith.
Al.
ject for a o'clock this evening-The education of
the sexes together, by Miss s. u. Anthony, OF
Rochester; and that Mr.. Aiken OF Buffalo, will ad
dress the association tomorrow, az 10 o'clock,
A. NJ.
Professor r. Nosru, of Hamilton College, was
then introduced TO the audience. His subject
was American scholarship. He represented that
American scholarship IL thing Of substance and
thought, and not OF shadows. He spoke OF
lie curious productions OF European scholar.
ship He alluded to the Germans, who have
penetrated into the thin, cloudy and airy regions OF
The mystic and imaginary They must have some.
thing TO do. When they had inves igated the his
tory OF Homer, located the Digomma, and settled
the uncertainty OF the past and had returned, they
were Disconnected They had then a desire to 20
the ground again TO enjoy tho pleasures o. their
pest nt legations, and live In the ideal past. But
In our eoubtry the case ia different fhc American
scholar must think. He Is In young ard vigorous
society. He must lie active; and " bis country Is
wrong in law making or law execution, he must at.
tack il and expose il. But In Europe If the point OF
his pen lie turned against tyranny, the points OF
thousand bayonets would be turned against him. In
this country there few relics OF the past and
cestral TO lie fought for but the future L. for him.
and that lies through path of labor and effort. 1t
has been said that the tendency OF our efforts
is TO popularize science. But this effect is
useful to tie country. 1t may be said
that in this country no youth is kept ont
of literature by the smallness OF his means.
| One If his classmates, at twenty, did not
know how TO read, and was at that time raftsman
on The Mississippi. BY the encouragement Of the
| SECRETARY OF the Regency he was brought forward
and graduated, with some distinction at the age of
thirty. The power Of thought and distinction does
not come exclusively from among the rich but more
frequently from the farm the shop and the obscure
! retreat Rousseau was led 20 the early practice
Of learning Greek by means of Latin lexicons and