New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-20
AMERICAN NORMAL SCHOOL ASSOCIA-
TON
SECOND DAY.
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From Ga, Own ReporteI
TRENTON. n. j., Thursday Aug. IS, 1859.
TIE address Of Gov Boutwell, last evening on the
R.sults Of the Massachusetts Normal Schools has been
II uch discussed by the iew-about iJi-who heard X.
He gave little IlstoIy of those Schools and some
general considerations in regard to them The first
and greatest poser Of the Normal School was that The
pu os were there Tor specifc purpose; they Fad q
fixed purpose IN lite. Every fssoo was studied a1n
recl.ed with specal reference 10 the work OF teaching,
ard The Schools were ~ small that the Principal could
have Pc soual influence upon all. Tie hst thing
10 be taught was ho< 10 teach the alphabet a.
irac.iyey. II any branches wee 70 be uesecei, 1t
uust be the higher branches, the languages, mathe-
na'ios ard history. The principal complaint Shich
tad been made Of their Normal graduates Wa lack
cf governing power. He supposed that that was 10 =
very great extent the gin OF God. Bat the eSs ninaion
made through circulars in 1858 resulted in reports
from IC6 committees in favor of the graduates Of
Normal Schools as compared with other teachers,
while only ii reported against them More Ihan ~
committees red ths those schools lLto Ehi.A 10
Iornal teacher had ever gore, had yet been sTeaiJ
bel Gifted by the raising OF the STANDARD for te.cir'.
Ttere should be for discipline IL the or-
II ri Sci COL II auy pupii could gov himself ne
hsd certain " shown his uuhtness T. govern Others
A discussion arcse during the course Of which Gov.
Boutwell, stated, that a,houg the theory OF the Nor.
81 - hOOl tina; saouId trhcn only % te.us Tue
practice was that nearly al the tine syUlt IN
iesching the Ordinary brsrcnes.
MI EMlRsos thong of thai al esst four times 81 much
fact Ne theory must Dc given. lie would al-o Ike 70
I, ash toe clas se aud to tell the pupils - uoiice
how he taught well ~ 20 ,each class of children
urscouainl,d nth the subjrc' taught
InaIsser to questions by Mr.. HOyEY, It w,s stat7i
thst some Graduates " colleges hal at'ealvG Normal
Scbools Mr. CAsFBELL OF Ccnneticut, s:a'et ta.t
tb.y bsd nav students sho speEt term II The Con-
re,icut y IN D. School after gradUg,ng q, ale.
hr. HoyEi thought that II sss more leccssa-y iha'
Cclrpe e adusts should attend Nornal SraooLs tnan
thst sny Others should became they generally OH mo-
prder.tsrd n ele-rrsry branches. Hs iies OF me
Normal School Was tbs, II should teach ~h. % teach
ard at the zane time hos 10 teach II. Tae dru'
exercise d necessity occupied most Of he time; mere
bso never been Normal School IN which he n~,ao
of teacpiIg only WAS taught a. tie thtOry a4Eroerl
Ly no Of the NE b,rs cemsEded, AM lie id Dol De-
liz We their ever could be.
Mr.. SAWYER Of :. C.. thought there was tbs On
erce betweea the teaching Of branch IN The Norma
:. tool sud IN al insy school TIA. y e n the or
cirhrv school the acquisition OF the kno EedIe ~
~. ain in tte Normal S. col the b-snch Wa r-ei
mercy a. an implement He believed tho, - anola
Of theoretical lie ,chiIg 10 teach would make -
teacher! aLd tao, teacher nist. Dc ae- iaaga1 y