Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-09-07

for the purpose Of forming Teaehes'
Institute, and determining on . Uniform
couse Of instruction for district schools
and acsdemiea The conventiou wss
unable to determine upon . senes Of
books, and the matter was post
poned until its next seMi-annusl meet
ing. The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolred, That this Association will
meet as Teachers Institute, in Salem,
on the first Mondays of November:
1861, and March, 1862, at l o'clock, p. n.
tor the purpose Of genera! and critical
courses of instruction to teachers in the
best practicable methods of teaching
common and higher English branches
OF education, adapted to District Schools
and Academies.
Resolred, That corps of Professors
be chosen at this session, and assigned
their respective duties in the above ses-
sion of the In ,titute.
Resolred, That the courses of instruc-
ton in such institute shall be divided
into the following departments: Philol-
ogv, Mathematics, Natural Sciences,
Geography and History.
Resolred, That teachers throughout
this State and Washington Territory
shall be entitled to the benefit of these
courses of instruction, upon payment to
the Professor in charge of the depart
ment in which he may desire instruc--
ton, of the sum Of for each course.
Resolred, That the Professors here
by chosen shall be Board of Mana
gers, who shall have authority to make
all needful rules and regulations for the
conduct of the Institute.
Resolved, That teachers are especially
and earnestly invited to attend these,
session of the Institute,
On motion Of Rev. Mr.. Lippincott,
the resolutions were referred to the Ex-
ecutivc Committee with instructions to-
carry them into effect, so far as practic-
able.
Mr.. Colwell offered the following.
resolution:
Resolrcd, That tho Corresponding
Secretary be requested to prepare and
publish an address to the Teachers Of
the State Of Oregon, requesting them
to form County Associations. ~.
HOME INTEnEsrs.-TheA Administra-
ton, says the National lntelkigencer, is
determined to do all is in its power to
encourage the industrial interests of
the country. Lately, it will be re-
membered, application was made to
the Secretary of War to obtain the ad-
mission, free Of duty, of linen drill
ings, imported for the use Of the Ca
diets of the United States Military Acad-.
emy, and was refused by him on the
ground that "the policy Of the Govern
ment should at all times be to prefer
domestic manufactures in all instances
Of purchases for the public service, and
to resort to foreign markets for such
articles only as cannot be obtained in
this country" By the following it
will be seen that Mr.. Cameron has pur-
sued similar course in reference to .
recommendation of the engineer do
for the admission free Of duty,
Of two hundred and fifty tuns Of gas.
coking coal, aud seventy-three tuns
Of canal coal imported for the use Of
the Military Academy -" The Secre-
tary of War cannot countenance the
of coal by approving Of this
A better article Of
coal of al kinds can b secured in this
than can be brought from Eu--
rope aud it l. due to the great indus
trial int ,rests Of the country, that the
should foster and cncour-
ago it, own resources instead Of thoss
offoreieu countries"
A LOYAL FAMILY.-A German, nav
upwards Of Is years of age, Who emi-
grated with his fhsnily iron RasoPe.
and settled in Penneylvasia, In 1854,
had thres sons, ono q whom eane 10
California sbout three yeas go. IAe
other two, at the commencement of the
present wsr, volunteered for the seryice,
and were killed ae the hattle of Bell
Ruu. Whea the old man heasd of
their death, hs immsdiatsly wsuee q
follows to his con in Cnlifornia:
NJ dear sou: Year two beotheo
were killed by ths ssbsls il The bettle
Of Bulls Ran. I vish - 0od ! hed
strength enough laH ne to 1ll H. plscs
Of your two brothess u H. army.
Bat tor Gods sale and ~ sahe cf
your Old fhthsr. return homo imme&-
ately, avengs the deafh Of youe tNo'
broikers at The hands q ths ssbels.
Tho con took paenes q he 0bsecs
last Saturday, and il On he w9Y 70 TIE
East 70 Jain IL amy ofths Vnion
RaHZlehin.