, 1864-01-04


calculation. It is hoped that the time is near
at hand when intelligence will guide and con-
troll all mercantile operations. It is nike
important that Intelligence preside over all
the mechanical operations Of life. It is what
mechanics think and do for Us that makes
inquiry inquiry leads to discovery; discoy-
cry to invention. Society is an organized sys-
TEN Of cooperation.
The influence Of education is like the sun,
reaching every thing within its influence
The address gaTc evidence Of much labor aud
thought.
Mr.. RANDALL Of Peoria moved that the ad-
dress be referred to u committee Of three
carried. committec-Messrs. Page, Randall
and Woodard.
It was moved that committee Of thirteen.
one from each Congressional District be ap-
pointed to nominate officers for the coming
yc1r.
Tho Committee on Nominations consists Of
s. ". Woodard, 1st District; C. c. IIotchkiss,
ID: R. r. Kelly, I'd; A. II. Cow, 4th; ]. II. Knapp,
Brooks. s;h J: ii. shastsd, 9th g. u. Nash, 10Th
ISL. s|' 1'A' ~ ~ A'0'''
coxn1rEH ox INSTITUTES. A. Briggs, 1st
Dist-iet; :. T: Haywood, Cd; y; "; Davis. I'd :
9TH; +. A. Ga1tman, 7.h; 4 Edwards, sth; ].
j. Fisher, l2th; B. G. Roots, 18th.
Voted on motion Of Mr. Hyatt, of Quincy,
that committee Of three be appointed to
consider. the subject Of vocal music in
schools. 9lessrs. Ansorge, Hyatt and VIII
li:n:e was made that committee.
Voted on motion Of Mr.. Clark, of Spring.
field, to appoint m Auditing Committee,
Meesrs. Clark, Ryer and Cook we're appoint
ed.
Mr. ". r. Adams, of Alton, moved theap-
pointment Of committee OF three to Invite
Gov. Yates to administer the oath to the As
ecciation. Carried. Messrs. Edwards, Low
and Briggs were appointed that committee,
Mcssrs. G. G. Lyon, E, Park and J. Higby
were made committee on Resolutions. Ad-
journed.
AL the discussions Of the day have been
eminently practical and spirited and have
been marked by the utmost good feeling.
The meeting promises to be one Of the most
successful the Association has ever held.
Each member seems to have come to Spring
field with the idca Of doing what he can to
promote the educational interests Of the State.
As stated BY Mr. Batcman this morning, the
Association is @power in the land"
WEDNEsDAY-MORN1N SESSION.
f. Many teachers have come in since yester-
day, and the meetings promise to be of still
greater interest than those OF yesterday. We
lave never seen 50 much interest exhibited
by oil the members Of the Association ps
seems to intimate them at this meeting.
The Association called to order At 916
O'Clock. Vice President Hanford In the chair
tiy LTesenc. now
+ Voted, that In the discussions of tie Asso-
citation, speakers be limited to ten minutes.
Exerciec in Phonct1cs, introduced by Prof
Metcalf, If the Normal University. Teach
ers bclieve in progress In everything. They
come here for improvement; phonetlcs is tho
science Of sound. Mr.. III. criticised the dcti..
milton Of the term consonant given by SO
many authors, and commended that given
by Webster. lie placed great importance
upon the proper classification of the open or
vocal sounds and consonants. Prof. Metcalfs
treatment Of his subject was scientific, ,schol-
arly and exhaustive, and showed him emf
ncntly fitted for the position he occupies in
the Normal University. He favored the in
PRODUCTION Of the phonetic alphabet into
schools for teaching children reading, aud
believed. two years Of time could thus be
long keep child In the phonetic alphabet?
Mr.: NJ. replied: Until the child can read Us
we'll ns most Of the graduates from our
schools, and he tbonght with DR.. Hill, of
Harvard College, that three weeks is time
enough to bring the child from the phonetic
to the common alphabet.
sing to discuss the question of the ss1ntroduc-
ton of Fhonetics into our Schools" said be
was the wrong man in the rIpht rlnre
j. n. brooks. s.thc rigIt man in the right
plnce," favored the Introduction Of phonct-
ics, as he has often done before in meetings
Of The Aesoclatiop. at considerable lo;,rth
" n. davis o} Diyon, read nm casav IN
os;t;o1, a.,1oi,,,aj 49, ~ a,a w
eoir irpve4ugu' ns tu.1eu .tt. c ..at - ov5e nctc
10 oe tauenI what tney Wonlu pfactlce when
they become men, they should be taught COM
position writing. He illustrated his method
Of teaching the snbi|cct BY giving several c3-
Cd ye,y much like Ike Partington's very yalu-
nblc article on the horse. Which he would
Iore nnni1a cnrrect Tho nb;oct ofcnmonsf-
~ put4s ~ ~ onlsce - eo4uFue4-
ttoa "!tlIpS 10 ~ aMsAeA Iug1Sak ana 1n!-
prove Inc style- fnplls ehoald draw their
themes from what they have seen or heard,
and connected in some way with their studies,
and the subject given should be adapted to
tLc nnnif Vanity IA csscYtasI - sT,cccss
Enve nIni1s write letters. Ian d;arv Sc
Mr. LAWS IS evidently live teacher in
the best sense o1 Inc words, and Ills essay
was heartily checred, us It deserved.
Or. Ni1iard. of Springfield. opened the
1s aaseIESion - W sns 1u"9Sst. nea anu AoM
echonIa ) Hn said that tenchcrs f;ioa ~
e.;sE tho,1s so1xos ~ tno.t>;,,'- s-s,,,"a..s