True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-07-15

lOOu ulIGduJ VutCttN Wy lNS iho'iS1 ohN
with the expression of my earnest hope
hat the educational future Of Ohio may
with its highest aims and no.
blest aspirations.
Very Respectfully Yours,
S. P. CHASE.
Association adjourned to 2 o'clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Association met pursuant 10 adjourn.
nent, when Prof. Brainard offered the
ReSolUed, That this Association rec
to Common School Teachers Of
The State the adoption of object-drawing
and Natural History combined, especially
with the younger classes. Adopted,
The mover sustained the resolution in
a speech ofcOnsiderabIe length, in which
be showed very satisfactorily, not only
the Importance Of making correct i'm
pressions on the youthful mind, but The
great facility with which it may be ac-
complished in this department Of human
knowledge.
A report. made by committee al the
last session of the Association, ON the
Code of honor was taken up. and during
the course of the afternoon was discussed
with q considerable degree Of warmth
and with ability. The report alleges in
its preamble that rule EXISTS among stu
dents in colleges and schools, requiring
each student 10 keep secret from those
having charge of those institutions, the
violations ofthe regulations of the schools;
and even to refuse TO give testimony
against fellow student when called on
to do so. The violation of this law is
considered dishonorable, and the pupil
who does SO is disgraced in the eslima.
tion of his fellows.
The resolutions affirm this code to be,
not one of honor, but the opposite--that
it is characteristic Of good students to aid
teachers in the government of schools,
by imp arling information to them lending
to enable them to prevent mediated of.
fenses, or to redress those already coin.
milted.
fhe gentlemen who participated in the
discussion of this subject were Messrs.
Hancock, of Cincinnati, Hopley, of Bu-
cyrus, Andrews, Of Marietta, Andrews,
of Kenyon College, Young, Of -,
Jenkins, of this county, and Others not
recolIected. The further consideration of
the subject was postponed until the an
nual meeting.
The discussion was at one time during
lis progress lald aside in order to hear
Mr.. Smylhe, Stale Commissioner of
Common Schools
The Commissioner has recently travel
ed over large portion of the State, Wis.
iling Schools, addressing the people on
The subject of general education, and
otherwise communing with them on the
subject. From what he had heard in our
legislature during lis two sessions, he ex-
pecled TO find much opposition to the
school law, but that opposition no where
met him, nor could he anywhere find it.
Everywhere the people express them
selves most decidedly in favor of the gen
eral principles of the school law. The
provision for the establishment of School
Libraries meets with more disfavor than
any Olhes; but even this provision is sus-
tanned by a large majority of the people.
He believes that the action of the legis-
Ialure in suspending the operation of the
library clause meets with the condemna.
ton of 80 per cent. of our population.
Adjourned until 8 o'clock this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
AT the appointed hour the Association
met and in addition to the large number
Of teachers from the various sections of
the Stale, many of the most intelligent Of
the citizens of Steubenville were present.
In pursuance Of a standing order of The
Association, President /. W. Andrews
TO address the Association
He ineuired-1st. What has been done
by this ASSOCIATION? 2nd.-What ought
to be done! These inquiries he answer.
ed al length.
lie affirmed that this association had
done more TO advance the educational in
terests of our Stale than any other class
of citizens. 1t has sustained Agents,
establi shed and sustained an educational
periodical, organized county institutes,
and by these and other agencies have SO
far aroused, enlightened, and guided the
public mind in reference to this great sub.
.ect. The influence exerled by this Associ-
alton is manifested all over the State, inlhe
great improvement of the school houses
in the increased salaries paid 10 teachers
in the enactment of our excellent school
law, and in the higher estimate in which
the character, dignity and value of the
teachers profession and services are helt