Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-01
TaEOufo si4rR Tt.elFss' Assoc1I NJ,

-fIRsT DAY,-MoRlNIsG SEssION.-The ; As
sociaiion assembled at,tsn o'eIoeku and was
called to order by E. E. White, editor of the
Ohio Educational Monthly, and Presid ent of
the Association. The exercises we're d opened
with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Hartsborn,
President Of tho IMOaAt fUniGn COLLEGE! TIE
Secretary Of the Association, Gsorg &c F.
GhHppau3 being Rbsepg MEIssA. Butts, of
Cincinnati, FaS selected Secretary pro ttest
abdlh 4 e. simkiup 4Ha g. grIS,ds.=, --i-.
ant Secretaries, and b. B., McYay, Treas
I 1feF. ~ p liinss. -r 'fad
Dr. Maynard, President Of the Cleveland
Board of Education, then made an address,
welcoming the Association to the city He
spoke il high terms Of the Teaching pro-
fessiOn, adverting to the labor and self-sac-
TiH6e which teachers lwets, called apSn to ex-
hibit. The teacher was like the. physician
Fobliged to combat with, and it was the most
difloultpa of the labOrs, old ignOtahcss
The assembling and communion Of me mbeIs
Of profession such as the Association pr,-
NOTED, was great advantage to each indi-
vidual. 1t was a source of great ben Eft to
every one He then expressed the desire of
the Board Of Education that everything
should be pleasant and profitable to Che Con-
ventiOn. rsssf .I ..-.E.. .H rrl Hlr-"l.t
- Mr.. Hancock, of Cincinnati, respond ed on
behalf Of the Association. He spoke Of the
last meeting of the Association in the dity as
pleasant and profitable occasion. He re-
ferred tOithe political condition of the coun-
try, and to the duty of teachers in con slider
alton thereof In conclusion he returned
thanks for the Association, to the teachers,
Board of Eduestion, and citizens of Cleve-
land, for their hospitality. fod ~
Vice Presidents Eli I. Tappsn, taxing the
Chair, and there being some time left before
the Inaugural Address by the President
would be in order, the enrolling of members
was called for. rT
MI E. Z. White, President, then delivered
his Inaugural Address, He referred 10 the
military troubles with which the country wss
now burdened, and to members of theiAsso-
citation who were in the service Of, the.coun-
try, and spoke in stirring terms Of those who
had come home, wounded and bleeding from
the battle field. He alluded to the doctrines
Of 0d,.~-,i,y.- -.L;~I- - ~Iva-a1a hy the
leaders in the eonfederacy as antagonistic to
the principles by which the North was guild
ed, the elevation of labor to dignity, and the
declaration of doctrines of liberty and equal
ity as opposed to feudaHsm and barbarism.
The results of the Southern ideas are
shown in the fact that Of the Wise Legion
captured some time ago, only seven could
read and write, and that of the rebel prison
srs confined at Camp Chase only two -thia8s
could write. Such wers the two orders Of
civilization which were now hidden under the
conflict of battle. The one leading back to
barbarisIn, the other the exponent of liberty
and progress. The necessity of universal
education and intelligencs was enforced by
the.sPeaker as the cOncOmitant of political
power. The commen school was Therefore
the middle pillar of political governmsnt.-
The church was the fountain Of civil liberty,
but needed the common school as a helper.
The influence of the press was great, but it
too needed the common school to assist its
influence. We should then inquire whether
the common schools send forth the men whom
the country demands of them. There is
want Of skin in teaching which makes, after
years Of labor, merely dull plodding mech
anician. PlatO's hiped, dead, plumelsss,
unthinking creature is frequently the result
of all the school trsining.
The speaker then described what should
be the result Of proper teaching and sducs-
tion, ripe thinking reasoning man. The
moral training as wall IS the intellectual
should be looked after. The keen searching
cultivated intellect of Cataline could not
protect ROme from his dislOyal machinatiOnS,
nor can the shreWd genius and education
Of traitors Of our day do anything to prevent