The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-01-04
GREGORY Teachers, AssocIaton.

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Gregory Teachers Association.
We are informed by those who were
present that very interesting meeting
of this Association was held at Lamont,
ON Thursday and Friday last. A large
number of the teachers of this county and
goodly representation of those attached
to the public schools of Grand Rapids
were in attendance. Our much esteemed
pastor, Rev. J. ANDERSON, was not pre-
vented ION account of the very recent
change in his2domestic relations from
being present on Thursday evening and
entertaining the large audience of teach
ers and citizens on The subject" Geolo-
gy and Revelation" We regret that we
were not present to hear the Rev. gentle
mans views on n theme that has elected
so much discussion and speculation from
the learned world; but we are Informed
by those attending the Association that
the audience was highly entertained by
the lecturer.
The forenoon of Friday was occupied
for tho most part in the discussion of the
subject introduced by Judge TAYLOR, TO
wit: The Abolition Of the Rate Bill"
The discussion was spirited and many
powerful arguments adduccd in favor of
its abolition. Our schools would be much
more efficient; the masses would be far
more general and better educated; crime
would to very great degree be prevented
by the proper mental and moral training
of all classes in community rs some of the
happy results Of Free School system,
that might and should be substituted for
the present Rate Bill system.
AS for ourselves, we shall rejoice TO
to have the time arrive when the people
of the Poninsular State shall enjoy all the
benefits Of Free Schools. When the
property Of the State shall be taxed TO
educate her sons and daughters, believing,
as we do, that every landLolder by the
increased value of his property would
realize a decided advantage by the change,
by reason of the additional security af-
forded and the far less amount required
to be paid for the support Of paupcrs and
punishment of criminals. For we are fully
persuaded, that it will require far less
means to educate properly the entire pco-
le, than TO build and sustain our Jails
and State Prisons and pay our Courts Of
Justice for the punishment of crime ais
ing from ignorance and imperfect moral
training. And no system, we verify be-
licvo, is so well calculated 10 accomplish
the good work Us the Tree School ,Sys-
TEN. We believe that agitation of the
great question Of Free Schools should
commence in earnest, with all good citi-
zens, and we are gratifed to learn that
Teachers Associations and educators gen
orally in our State are setting the ball
in motion.
But torcturu TO the Association. The
afternoon of Friday was occupied in lis
tening to an essay from Rev. G.. MYERS,
of Eastmanyille--subject, Education
and Liberty" After a brief discussion
arising from some points touched in The
essay, poem was read by Miss 4. M.
BLAKELEY, n teacher in one of the public
schools of Grand Rapids, which was lis
tened to with deep interest by the large
audience in attendance. The exercises of
the occasion terminated by a lecture, on
Friday evening, delivered by Professor
DANToRrH, of Grand Rapids--subjcct,
~'Tenchers. and their Responsibilities. =
This closed n very interesting and, we pre-
sumo, profitable meeting of the Associa-
ton, the second in course. The next
meeting is TO take place at Mill Point, on
the first Friday and Saturday of Februa-
airy next.
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