New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-26
AMERICAN INSTITUTE or INSTRUC-
TON
From Our Cun Reporter.

NLw-bHDyOBD, Tuesdsy, Aug. q 1852
The gr.Lite City Hal Of the O-agirous City i to-
cay suTmouDted by fainboy ant and patriotic bunting
long may il wave. This morning, / supposed It was
IN irrOr d our Washington Gieys who, just arrived
by boat arc rail, have gone ito sup Gear the depot
on the City Common. fine little park Of 30 scres laid
out two or three years ago. They were loudly and
warmly received by the City Guards, with band all
the way from Boston escorted TO breakfast, 70 the
City Hail. end about the city generally and are to be
GoIized tomorrow and Thuisday.
But this afternoon my morning supposition is stag
gered. For here attending the ihireth annual meet
ing of the American Institute Of Instruct n
less than a thousand teachers from abroaj. Most 0.
them were received at the City Libury by j. b.
Cons doD esq, uncle Of the FAD wit who sets all
srOar in New York and distributed among the hos
pia Die houses OF The town. He has lust told tha.
be has assgned places 70 100.
have never before seen so many Yankee school
marina together In NeV.Y York. ne rly many female
teachers assemble at the Of Grand and Elm
streets every Saturday morning are here but they
are Lot aBkee scboO marms. What the difference is
viii lot attempt to describe; but there is difference
an experience those who have tet t. indescrl babe
to those WHO have not only dare Indicate that while
the NeW-YOIk teacher may not be the less perfect
wOmsD, the New Engan teacher seens the competer
scbOol-D arm.
The Cry Hall ia fine building, and ia crowded.
Across the street Is the City Library, Of which wrote
you account three YEAR ago. II has iourished srce
then Mayor VI wand gave his salary to it: the city
appropriate q $50 year; il is in fue fire prcof
buldiLe has good many dor a,ions aud nov numbers
some -, coo volumes.
Tie petitute was called to order coon after D. m .
by M. }. ID. Phlbrick City Superintendent Of Boston.
The Divine blessing was invoked by the Rev. Nj.
Craig tCongreg ationalist who among other things
prayed that our seats Of learning De guarded from
"the eIcroachmeuts of unsaLctifed seclsrity."
;f New n ford, . red he lvsf m
In the Of his speech he stated that 20 wears ago
New Bedford anticipated the recent action Of the Gen
ea Court by aboisblrg the district system aud sub
stltu,ng town supervisors thai of the hundred teach
OF the city 20 were women, and New Bedford was
first to establish Free Library es portion Of her
educational system.
President PHILBRIcK responded AZ considerable
length.
A Committee was appointed to seat the audience,
but after " minutes OF vigorous eXer,ioD there we're
still at least hundred persons standing. The hall viii
easily seat Jc,ctO II go men; the audience Wa
manly feminine.
Dr.GIo. d. EMERsos read lecture On some sources
Of thought and objects of study, If not new at least
not enough regarded. He commenced by speaking of
ancient trees-the gisnt evergreen Of California the
cypress Of the Alps which Napoleon bent hs road to
spare the memorable trees OF England and the groves
Of the Academy where Plato taught Trees gave
recreation and the love of the beautiful they called
away the teacher from the cares and troubles OF his
prOe ssOn. The msnness of the teacher needed man
gre ates, manly exercises, well as in science.
In Greece, gymnastics Of the body went hand in hard
With gym nastics Of the mind. SGch pursuits were
needed by the teachers Of the present. The forest and
the garden furnished the first o. beauy The
foret was Inc 1baustibe not Less unlike than elm
and an oak, forests Of ems and OF oaks. The
aggregation had Lew and distinctive character. Mr..
Enerson gave al analytical catalogue OF the beaut es
Of tbe iOrett, a. rest and IN notion WIKI meeoro-
logical theory unknown to science he stated that the
currents OF air eItaDgled in forests ard that the
rucceeoDg winds pressing against the eLtsng masses
Of air, squeezed the water out OF both. He pointed
out the Of the forest 10 laying up stores of mos-
tuIe ia increasing the picturesqueness Of a country,
and III temperDg the climate. So he recommended
to the teacher the cultivation Of forest trees and fruit
trees not less than the cultivation of flowers one OF the
fire ar.s This was the finest sud most beautiful Ct rec
reatOns ana he nded II 10 al female teachers
These furnished the interest and all and sunrno ond
gentle exercise which teachers needed. the knowl-
edge Of botany thus gained aso was OF use to the ag
cuhuiist. He thought the time had colie for the
farmer and the atisan to learn in their youth the
principles upon which their arts depended. /. was
urged that the excellence of the agricultural and in-
dusirial press pIecuded the necessity Of tins bu. IN
these papers terms were constantly occurring which
were rot n the farmer the mechanic vocabulary
These could al be taught by a competent teacher IN a
dew conversat ons delightful 70 give and delightful 10
receive. Mr. Emerson Concluded by a declaration OF
the teachers duty of self culture, not merely for his
own sake but became OF his influence on his pups.
A trio Of teachers Gang complicated piece, the
auoicrce standing
. Committee was appointed 10 facilitate negotiations
between teachers who desrc situations ana persons De-
sirng I" employ teachers.
MI. GEYtsLiAr Of Brooklyn spoke for a few minutes
On the importance of beeu'ibIng Massachusetts and
increasing the number of green leaves.
Mr. parry Of Providence asked that Mr.. Emerson
would give some Of the incidents which he had found
most interesting in his travels, of the application OF the
principles be had sid down.
Nj. EMERSON thought be had been heard long
ranli ha
cusea whether the elements Of botany and agricultural
chemistry sb oud not be- taught ~ the Common Schools
to those who To be the cu.lyators OF the earth
lie thought that they must soon be- The teacher had
only 20 make himself master OF good books, and ne
would be eady to teach these elements. 10 Botany,
Prof Grays "Hog Plants Grow was very simple
and ssnfoienI. He meItiOred, also, louman Chem
istTy Let the teacher mater these books, and hs
could make himself interesting 10 the smallest children
Of hs school IL clusiou te repeated that 1t vas a
crest stake that the elements Of the great ert, sgri-
culture, were not taught in our Common Schools.
Prot. CROSBY of Salem though, that these should be
part CT universal education, aud enlarged upon their
uses in ellectual, aesthetic, moral, and religious.
Mr.. WETHERELL Of Boston SAID that the teacher
mis- in very beitime teach these elemeuts Chdren
would EASILY remeu Der the u8nes Of bris aud pants,
If taught them q. doors and by the objects though
it would be hard for them to learn from books He
thought l. the duty Of every teacher to be able 10 an
sver questions regard IN birds and plants, ana III
sects and there doubt out the cnlldren would
ask them. ..
Prof CROSBY thought tbs. tie study Of The objects
around us should precede learning to read. Chill
dren cane 10 school with crest amount OF koosedge
about stars and butterflies, ana tres, and hovers.
AL the teacher waited Wa 20 give dehnenesS 10 tns
Know LEDGE sud it would require but little time. The
progress Of ae child might in this way, b. sctuaily
increased in reading and the branches ordinarily
taught; the child would have more TO read about, and
would understand whist he cid resc better.
liz the evening Prof Jas ID. Butler OF the S'ste III
yersty Madison, Wisconsin, Tesd Lecture on the
CLAIMS Of the Classics the Baptist Church IN VII
liam street l. decidedly rgcy end tll Of telling
points Which greatly amused The audience some hun
dreds OF yhonrwerc STANDING in the asles aud shout
~. inors NJ Butler Advocated the thorOnghe-t