, 1864-01-03

| cry to Invention. Society is an organized sye-
tenn Of cooperation.
The influence Of education Is like the sun,
reaching every thing within its influence.
The nddrcea gnvc evidence Of much labor and
| Thought
MI. RANDALL Of Peoria moved that tho ad-
! dress be referred to a committee Of tlree-
carried Committec-Nessrs. Page, Randall
aua MoooaIo.
~ Mas moSea 1naI committee Of thirteen,
oEe !lo,1 eac1l IouEFesslonal OistFtct be ap-
Polcteo 10 nona1ha1e oHce1s 1or the coming
9e31.
1Ae COMMITTEE on Nom1nanons Consists OF
Nv: Noo5ard, 1st District; Q. c. uotchklss,
a. II *. y; Ae1t, 70; a: u GoM, "a; d. y. Knapp,
Hrnots III II sos1:a o;h Sas9s aai WI n mn A.
G. N. Pace, 11fh; j. F, Glade. 18Th: 3. q. hoots
aath.
n;stsiaa. q ISs13TrTFs.T1S. r. Briggs, 1st
H'Ts1's!. tt :. t, neyW99o r.; "; payls, %;
ftb cart1nsn a. =; ~ VA ~ .on9hanof eh
sh.s.te5 n,t. n r,at - ,n1h ~ n - elai -.
]. Fisher. Isfb: b. q, Hooie. ia 1sth' "es' 4'sH
Voted m motion NJ H. Uyott oy on,,,v
that eon,mittnc ~ three ~ a., an,nn,nta -, xtacy, Y
emsiaeI " t1t59 ~ Tocap nnse 70 io
schools, MessTs. Ausorse. Hyott andy and Wi. H.
"sS Vn+ca %ao ~ n,.at naat. anae e9a.ee: ~ nis
ao'd ~ " n3t* mu.on ~ a. ,,ttn I!atA, OF npI1ng-
Messrs c1a1E Rrcr ~ and Taate e-o Soma.Lee anaa;ee
- ~Ae'0' ot04" ~ ~ - ''11" eooh "e1e appo4ntr
eo H. VT Aa. ~ A,.ou
no;nt,aa.t - - naann' ~ I.op' nosea sne ap-
toinIen. 1.L =. coininittce OF tnfee 70 invite
son,.ttaa ~ N aGaiaseea Luz 9a5a 70 ine As
ooS I'LL ,a1a Iastleo, ntssls. Ea"alds, 70"
al Mtssgs uagss WE lppo'9ee1 ig taa1 Gomm1ttee. M
<aaa e eee.s; n;s ". y. L59u, =. Io5A and =. ulgby
iaEna mcas naoe colnn'11tee oh fesolnl1ohs. Ad-
1oa,nea'
All the discussions Of the day have been
emtnently practical md spirited and have
9S been marked by the utmost good feeling.
Ihe meeting promises to be one Of the most
succcesinl the Association has ever held.
Each member seems to have come to Spring
field with the idea Of doing what he can to
promote the educational interests Of the State.
As stnted by ME. Batcman this morning, the
Association is "power in the land"
Many teachers have come In sInce yester.
day. and the mecfjues nrom;se tn ha ~ III,
greater Interest than those Of yestsrdar We We
Raye never seen so much inte1est eri{h;tei
by all the mcmhers OF the AssocsatIan as
seems to animate them at this meeting.
The Association called to order at Ok
o'clock. Vice President Hanford in the chaiE.
Opened by prayer by the Rev. Mr., Miner. Of
Springfield, and singing, 80. Lord we seek
thy presence now.'5
Voted, that in the discussions Of the Aszo-
citation, speakers be limited to ten minutes,
Exercise In Phonetics, introduced by ProC
Metcall, Of tho Normal University. Teach
ers believe in progress in eyerythIne. They
CONC he1e for improycment: nhonefics il fha
science of sound. III. Il. criiicised the 1etI-
milton Of the term conEonant given bg 90
many authors, ard commended that given
upon the proper classification Of The open or
vocal sounds md consopaute. Prof Metealf7e
treatment of his subject was ecientfflc schol-
arly and exhaustive, and showed him c1ni-
nently fitted for the position be occupies in
the Normal University. He favored The In
- H.
schools for teaching children reading, md
believed two years of time could tins be
saved. In response to tie question. How
lorg keep child In the phonetic alphabet?
MIR. II. replied: Until the child can read as
well rs most of tie graduates from our
Harvard College, that three weeEs' Is time
enough to bring the child from the phonetic
to the common alphabet.
Mr. A. n. Brooks, of Springfield, in arrj-
sing to discuss the question Of the "Introduc.
ton Of Fhonetics into onr Schools" said be
was The Wropg man in the right pluce.
J. N. Brooks, 4.the right man In the right
place" favored the Introduction Of phonet-
les, IS he has often done before in meetings
Of the Association, at considerable length,
". W. Davis, of Dixon, read an essay ON
composition. He claimed that If boys were
they become men, they should b. taught COM
position writing. &c illustrated his method
Of teaching tho subject by giving several ex-
amplss Of Composition whiting, Which sound
cd very much like Ike Parting very valu-
have pupils correct. The object Of Compose
tion T1iiiur is to awaken fhourbt> and I'M
rsoyc the style. Puuils ehould draw tkrir
themes from What tley lave soen or :heaTd
md cornected!n some wEy with theiz studies
fhc nnrii vanity Is essential In srcccss
Tcve rHr;1s write 1etIcrs Eeena 13srv =.
Nr Jsnrfs {e-nrfaenf1y ts1;1o +ea nn2,,,s - E.,
thc i1st s.nse ~ IEe wo,de onS ! ~ assa1 ~
wss tcar+;lr cheerad os Il desa-rad r.ad A417
r. W;,ian. aF sn1;nosId w ~ 1IGi -,,ad .,a
eIonsd e-amncr bn infroanced into A nnr
satisSv thcmse1Tes in teachino r1o,cnar u ocG n,
cpYc some amusiur illrstrati0ns hi nistalScs
made bT rrnils. lie cIeirncd that the oues.
lion should be: when and how shall wc
corIeetlye First. he womb Say to teaSheSs
correct your OWE errors in the use of Ian.
rrare. Correct pSpils as ~ Won m correct nc ! vour-
eelf, Children lcarr the uec of laurusec bv |
Imitation. and the best ,yav to teach chiIdrrn
~ ~ tah "a.u .a.m. su1a4 ,s.,9 Icy,
~, teau. u .nSy "oun. peeo!nE ssilea u
!nc nss oi aagnag ro,sspone tae s.3ay O.
should be one Of the last Of the common |
school stntsies taken m. Dr. Willard Ia,
ofteE talked and written for tie benefit Of the |
ard echonls Of fh{a Rtste Int se1,
l VI " 1SAte. l1an '9,oa{'
a. y. GoWs o. Aock 1S.ono, 1ouo%ed on /
tie Enme subject. He believed In the Ideas |
presented Ey Dr. Willard in regard to teach
!pc Crummar bv Imitaiion. but fhoueht tbera
m1shf T'1 &c e5a5emss ma e the matter. ,,,u.
1.4esaeas - sa1u PoPtb
6noul1 oc Interested IN Inc spDlect oi gram
maf. He would first present the subject
orally, and would not Introduce tho study of
tic work too early.
Th-rr Ynf1hf sacr, IN fe nrstn a d1ffa,ar.e
,rr-.t.1... tsr,t~-s... az. ~ 49, ~ as
~ - tt.un st .ne einaASta ~ .ue SUI
lecl OF EsEmmsf, out we appfe1ert that there
seaAy was mol 50 "1oe aiflesence as might
appsss
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Voted TO defer the discussion r,enfifnr nt |