Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-29
Murtester Dailp Spy.
THE DAILY SPY.



The meetings of the American Institute
were fully attended yesterday and last even
ing, and were unusually interesting. The
lecture of the afternoon was by Hon. j. M.
Gregory, superintendent of public instruct
ior, Michigan. 1t was a production of great
thoroughness and an earnest plea for more
philosophical system of training than prevails
at present. Education, he said. is summed
up in the words destiny and development;
destiny its law, development its force He
who plants an acorn must needs grow an oak,
no culture can change it to willow. The
problem of education is one of three unknown
quantities, involving the consideration of
three independent equations. The first shows
the child on the one side, an infant being,
with its natural powers, on the other side
stands the universe of facts, nature with its
furces, life, laws and knowledge. The work
of education is to deyelope childhood into a
full-grown, wise and virtuous manhood, that
it may dwell on the earth, and become a wise,
acting and regal soul In the second equa-
ton the child is found again on one side with
his social affections and wants; and on the
other side society, the world of mankind, with
its families, brotherhoodS and states-its So
cial order. Here again, the question is to
find food for the growth of the child, and fit
him for his social destiny. The last equation
is a nObler and Il divine one, but of vast me-
qualities. The child is again seen on one
side, now gifted with immortality and endow-
ed with ineradcable regiosity, aud filled
with fears and hopes which transcend both
time and sense. Over on the other is God
with his divine providence and government.
This is the last and highest problem. The
development of these principles, thus stated
occupied an hour and half but was listened
to with great interest, as presenting great
variety of original and important considera-
tons.
discussion on the best methods of teach
ing reading, followed, in which Hon. G. f.
Thayer, OF Keene, formerly a distinguished
Boston teacher, Hon. NJ. Gregory, and Mr..
Caflin, of Mass, and GreenIeaf of Brooklyn,
participated. Mr.. Thayer would require a
thorough study OF the reading lesson by all
the members of the class, and the teacher
should be prepared to illustrate the proper
style of reading. Mr.. Gregory advocated the
practice of teaching beginners to read before
they had learned the alphabet, considering
that the only philosophical methed. SO far
as his influence could go he would have no
other method for beginners.
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had Witnessed In commencing he alluded
to the topic on the programme which had been
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New hampshire SoluieiS near ashlhStoh' ne
again met nm as private soldier In the
battle OF Bull Run' when the ranks were bro
Ken ne coolly STOOD up ana rallied the troops
OF MS company ana was promoted 10 nrst
heutenahcy 1or ms bravery. lie received
wound at fredercKsourg' winch proved NOR
tai' ana just before his death he said to one Of
his comrades Il am worth little property,
some one or TWO thousand collars, That l have
earned; nave no relatives nearer than I'M
Giles, who DO not need the money, and give it
ali to the soldiers, not those OF my company or
my regiment but to the soldiers OF my coun-
try.
Prof. Davis and friends gave some excel
lent songs during the evening, which were
greeted with cheers.
CONCORD, N. H., Aug. 2S
AT the closing session OF the Institute, on
Thursday evening, DIR. Barnard OF Hartford,
offered a series of resolutions respecting the
mode OF appointment OF cadets at ourmilitary