New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-14
National Teachers A.soCiali5n.


CHicAco. H., Ang. 10, lS13.
Tie fill annual meeting ~ .hc Teachers Asso-
ciaiion assembled in Chicago lAsl week. Delegate
representing twenty States we're present, including
Kentucky, yi-,iuia. Missouri North Carolina and
Louisiana. Tic mosi Iromiucut educators Of our
country were rro-ent among whom ! noticed the
Rev. Thomas Hill. -. D.. Of Harvard Uuiv'r'ity
The number u ttesc visiiors Wa nhpui 30,
Of v hch no. a. FROM so were ladr- All The vari.
ogs Tnllfo4ds gave them tIckoi@ "a reduced rates
TIE far, from boston and TO return Wa 50.
Toe meeting. were held ia Bryan. IIall. Iwas
asioui,hei 10 zee 90 many. pauicuarly vs. aston
i,hod T. Sc such number al Intellectual heads m
fact doubt whcilct so many highly cul'iNsiei md
etprrieuocd person were ever tc!Oro .ssenbied to
peiher tiLce the con Ecrneni OF tue world and
know that never before have many hdirs Of this
dee. NJ ton been together IN oue room. icrn.. mo
10 speak particularly Of thee lady teachers while
unssing through he streets md on my Way 10 tie
Hall Wa h.ruck with the uncommon number Oi
yery handsome and smart looking alfla. bad never
zen, such IA sight Ia Chicago before and a. ! old
not then know VINO they were | thoush Chicago
MA coming ap.
In ,he hall they sat together, and Of themselves
made "a large audience. Oh COUNT they aTt "A sceo-
ton 20 to sieak of the very best teachers In The
country for none but sG,h would be induced TO
attend the AssocatIon. About 30 were from he
Ne. England States, and 100 from the STATE Of
New.Y.rK. eight 90 novel led me TO notice them
par. ioulsly. o. the whole number I'D not notice
more than i've or Fix but had regular icaiufes these
had imperfect eyes or mouths tile t"lsted. but 20
modest wnr their air correct their behavior, aud
~ well dressed were tsoy, ~ well ~ 80 manicsly
,ul error were their minds arisng from extensive
knowledge that they looked better than thcy would
have looked had they hne features but 10 iL;e.li-
gence. Aside from their training they have excel
lent behdr The great majority were really beautI-
A mi mi lIllf vyp OI
IN i'll health, The rect being roy and perfectly
bealthy. | never SAWS more magnificent iOrcheadr
tlsu many hid for tho reflective ami pofcoptIys
ofyan. iutted over their eyes Ike mountaineering.
some had rehectlycs 40 lar-e 40 10 amount almost TO
malfornhtiou bat generally their heads were gym
u.tnc,Ily beautiful. The sound hesh of those
penonr Is owing TO the study OF the laws of health
having been introduced into families aud schools
during twenty years past, and their superior mental
towers result directly ifom Intelligent and lAduslii-
Ous parents. The average age oil these Mdies u
abou; twenty three, few over Thirty on iers than
eighteen.
When We consider that these lidies will marry,
as they should-I suspect many had their future
husbands along with them-went once rec That their
pOstenty will become honor 10 the rHcc IN fact,
that il mnst become tho controlling cement Of It's
generation. That such ladcr Will make most excel
lent wives have the very bert means OF knowing.
OF the gentlemen teachers ! have TO say, that
tLer ale will average about thirty; that most oil
them are rbOu Ntit VH iH'"'i
no $50 were the ladies, and though quite number
graduated at college, very many most succeusii AS
,eachers were sclf-tinght. The practice oil ie'ting
the beard the face greatly obstructs tho view
OF the tbyslog nonst. 1t 10 difficult 10 decide what
kind oil intellect thrt has whOse face looks IKE
n bear. Some Of the Boston gentlemen hal very
large boards.
While tho subject OF echool.books was considered
II resolution was adopted that whoever haI OLD
books IN good order ON hand should forward 'heIn
to the Secretary, David Camp, Now.Britaln, Conn.,.
for the use Of contr.bahd schools
Among the speakers were }. Il. Pichard, soon
sin; NJ. Richards Washington, ID. C.; A. ). Bur
bank, n. H.; A. Russell, Iowa; Mr.. Weston,
Maine; j. g.. Good, Kansas, Prof. Green, H.: L.
j. w. Bulky, brooklyn. l.. L.; Mr. iialiem, n.y.;
Prof. Sill, Mich; A. j. kickoil, ONO Dr Lord
Minnesota AR. Kugg, Ind; Mr.. Camp, vermont
Mr. Stearns, Mas; Prof. Camp, Conn; MIR. Rope,
Miss; j. G.. Elliot n. e.. similar association
beng held at the rame time III Pennsylvania pre-
vented n representation from this State. Some
ladies' namsas, sen. up word to the fieSiueh' 'nht
| New-Jersey In still in the Union.
| In the speaking it WAS noticeable that "neneV'f
! loyal sentiments and determination were eAi,cSeu
TO push on this war till IL end III complete omon,
the whole house Numbered with applause. Ihis
feeling WAS shown when John Wentworth, Long
john" in Il speech representing lineage ~ pi',
said that teachers ought never 10 toaei ooh,is 20
their pupils to which another speaker s'fongy ais
scented, and in response there wsfo oiHpP'ibo iui'
| five minutes in duration.
| On Saturday evening, when the nleet'ngs sd'
jouraed, senator Trupbuu wa called ou' saa psao