Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-11
Monmouth County Teachers Asso-
citation.
MARLBORO. Nov. 9Th. 1875

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Nh. EDToR:-I presume that the friends of
Education incur county would be gratifed by
a short report of the proceedings of the Mon
mouth Co. Teachers Association. This body
held it's second Semi-Annual Session at Key
port, on Friday and Saturday, the 5th and
9th insts.
Owing to the storm on Wednesday and
Thursday previous, the meeting was not 80
large as it was expected to be. But there
was, considering the circumstances, a large at
tendance, larger indeed than we usually have
in favorable weather. Wall township, the re-
hottest in the county, was well represented
Had the weather been favorable, a load Of 8
or 10 teachers would have attended the meet
ing from that township and vicinity. The As
ISOLATION commenced its session at TO- O'Clock
on Friday, and the forenoon was consumed by
reports of Committees, and by reports of
Schools, by the Teachers.
These reports include not only the present
condition of the Schools, but also their early
history, and that of their former teachers, and
have become a permanent feature in the pro-
ceedings of the Association. 1t is we'll known
that some of our earlier Teachers were en-
phatically characters, and many facts concern
ing them might be gathered, worthy a place
among the records of this society.
In the afternoon these reports were resumed
They indicated general prosperity and progress.
Mr.. Jenkins. of Middletown, read on Essay
upon Music in Public Schools" which gave
very general satisfaction. The rest of the af-
ternoon was spent in discussing the questions:
" Perfect School System, What is it? On
a question presenting so wide a range, and in
volving so many considerations, as might be
supposed, no very definite answer could be ar
rived at ia the limited time allowed to it In
one particular, however, the Association was
unanimous, viz: That the Public School in
the State ought to be maintained FREE by the
State.
In the evening, the Association and the cit
liens were favored by Lectures from the Rev.
5. Lockwood, of Keyport, and Prof. Willis of
the Freehold Institute. Mr. LIS lecture was
about the Wonders of the Shore.n He en-
tered upon bis subject com amore, and gave a
learned, instructive and amusing lecture on the
appearance, nature and habits of a number of
marine animals that inhabit the waters of our
shn"e Gl-~~ u tVoVctUcu, W9tEDlnICUtne,
&c, illustrating his subject by living specimens.
1t was a rich treat to all present.
Mr. Lockwood was followed by Prof. Willis,
with an instructive lecture on Comets, ~illustra-
ting his subject by several fine charts
On Saturday morniug, at ~halfpast eight, the
Association assembled at the residence of Mr..
Lockwood, to which they had been courteous
ly Invited, to see his Aquaria, where he has
living specimens of the marine animals. which
were the subject of his lecture of the previous
evening, with many others.
These AqnGria are very beautiful; but our
limited space will not admit of a description.
The session of Saturday forenoon was occu-
pied chiefly by an Essay from Prof. Walters,
of Freehold, on Robins Classical Library"
a discussion upon the subject of the essay. and
a discussion of the Importance and manner of
teaching English Composition in our Public
Schools The essay vas an able paper, and
the remarks based upon that, and the subject
of English Composition. were spirited and
profitable.
After the usual closing business, the Asso-
citation adjourned to meet at Marlboro, on the
last Friday in April next, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Thus closed one of the largest, pleasantest,
and most profitable meetings that the Society
ever held. 1t is yet in its infancy, and the
friends of Common Schools may expect that
when its existence and objects shall have be-
come generally known, it will do a great and
good work for the cause of popular Education.
j. E. MARSH, Sec'q 0fAssociataoa