Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-24
CITY AND COUNTY

Mr.. SouTHER's LECTURE.-Rev. Samuel
Souther gave one of the monthly series of
temperance lectures, at the Salem street
church, last evening, taking, for his subject,
"Col Ellsworth as an example of total absti-
nence." The lecture consisted mainly of a
brief sketch of the career OF the noble de
ceased, as brilliant Illustration of the effect
OF strict adherence TO principles OF temperance,
and obedience 10 all the other laws of life,
both moral and physical, amid seductive
temptations to incidence and excess
WORCESTER County TEAoHER's AssoclA.
TIoN.--The exercises of this association Sat.
urday tie day Of its session, we've entirely of
practical character, relating to the real work
of the school room. Mr.. j. X, Lombard of
Worcester, explained his method Of teaching
notation and Enumeration in very lucid man
ner. Hon. Nathaniel Eddy Of Oxford took up
the subject of proportion, and fully illustrated
its principles. Mr. Rockwell OF Millbury pre-
scented to the consideration OF the association,
a rule Tor the extraction OF the Cube Root, for
which he claimed the merit that the process
may be performed with fewer figures than by
any method now in common use, while the
season for the process may be more easily un-
derstood.
The president, Mr., Greene OF Worcester, il
Illustrated his method OF anaJ zing the English
language, showing the superiority Of analysis
over mere parsing. On the suggestion of
Rev Lucien Burleigh of Plainfeld, Conn, the
association voted 10 appoint delegate and
substitute to attend the next meeting of the
Windham County Teachers Association.
Mr.. Greene of Worcester was appointed as II
delegate, and II. E. Rockwell of Millbury,
substitute. On the suggestion OF Mr.. Parish
OF Springfield, a delegate and substitute were
appointed TO attend the next meeting of the
Hampden County Teachers Association. Mr..
J. X. Lombard of Worcester was appoidted
as delegate, and Mr.. II. L. Read OF Fitch.
burg, substitute. Invitations were extended
to each of the above associations to send dele
gates to the next meeting of This association.
Much interest was added to the exercises of
the forenoon'by the singing of those songs,
SO appropriate Tor the time, "The First Gun
is Fired" and "Ibe Star Spangled Banner"
by Mrs. l. N Goddard and Mary A. Bacon,
and Messrs. Arson e. Cutting and IL. l..
Steere, Miss Irene Wood presiding at the in
strument. Resolutions of thanks were tender
ed to the officers Of the Worcester and Nashua
Railroad for their generosity in granting tree
return tickets TO the citizens of Millbury for
their invitation TO the association to meet in
their beautiful village, as also for their gener.
GUS hospitality and particularly to those friends
who, by their musical performances, gener.
ousIy rendered and admirably executed, had
given variety and interest to the meetings
and to the several gentlemen who had favored
the association by their interesting and prac-
teal addresses, or calculations of methods of
instruction in numbers and language.
The meeting was regarded by the members
of the association as one Of the best it has ever
held. 1t was voted to hold the next semi an
nual meeting in October.