The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-18
Annual Meeting of the American Institute

Annual Meeting of the American Institute
SECOND DAY.
The meeting was called to order at A. NJ.
the President in the chair. The ATTENDANCE
was larger than at any previous session, tn
body of the large hall being nearly filled
notwithstanding the unpropitious weather.
The meeting was opened by prayer by Rev
Mr.. Cotton, of Middleton, CT, after which th,
following question was introduced for discus
sion :-"How may parental CO operation b,
best secured"
The discussion was opened by Mr. p
Stone, of Plymouth, Mass, who commended
that one of the best means of securing the co
operation of parents was to visit and becom,
acquainted with them. and gave an illustra
ton OF the practical results of becoming ac
quainted with the influences that are operat
ing on scholars at home.
Mr.. Hedges, of Newark, N. j., agreed with
Mr.. Stone In the position he had taken, illus
trating by facts and circumstances that had
come under his own observation.
Hon. E. 7. Weston. of Gorham, favored the
views Of the former speakers, and gave his
tory of his early experience in teaching.
Rev. Mr.. Cotton, OF Middleton, CT, w. Z.
Sheldon and NJ. C. Hutchins, of Boston, Mass,
were inclined to favor the views presented,
but thought there were other means to be
used in securing the cooperation of parents,
one of which was TO secure the cooperation
Of the children, and through them to influence
favorably the parents.
Mr. J. w. Valentine, Of Brooklyn, NY,
differed from the other speakers; did not think
1t the duty of teacher to spend his lime in
sitting; thought the parents should visit the
school-room If they wished to know whether
or not teacher was doing Justice TO his schol-
ars.
Mr.. d. G. Brown, Of Boston, concurred with
Mr.. Valentine.
Mr. Mowry, of Providence, r. l., did not
think the recommendation a practical one !:
thought 1t impossible for a teacher to spend
much time in visiting who has y school of sew
eral hundred scholars; did not believe those
who advocated visiting practiced what they
preached.
Mr.. Stone said he could answer for himself,
that be always made 1t practice TO visit pa
rents, and urged its importance in able and
forcible speech.
AT ii O'Clock, according TO assignment, a
lecture was delivered by Hon. Z. P. Weston.
on Extremes of opinion and practice in edu-
cational affairs"
Mr.. Weston's lecture abounded in practical
facts and arguments, suggested by his long
experience in educational pursuits, and extern
sive observation as to the best systems OF edu-
cation, and could not fail to have interested
every teacher present.
Adjourned to 2 1-2 o'clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to order at PIP
o'clock.
The committee appointed to present Board
Of Officers for the Institute for the ensuing
year reported the following, which was adopt
ed:
President-B. G. Northrup, Saxonvie,
Mass.
Vice Presidents-Samuel Pettes, Roxbury,
Mass; Barnas Sears, Providence, r. L.; BEN
lamin Greenleaf, Bradford, Mass. William
Russell, Lancaster, Mass; Henry Barnard,
Hartford, Conn; Samuel s. Greene, Provi-
dence, X. L. /; Ariel Parish, Springfield, Mass;
George IL. Emerson, Boston, Mass. Nathan
Hedges, Newark. N. j.; Zalmon Richards.
Washington. d. c. John w. Buckley, Brook
lyn, n. T.; Thomas Sherwin, Boston, Mass;
David N. Camp, New Britain, Conn.,; John d.
Phllbrick, Boston, Mass; Joshua Bates. Bos-
ton, Mass; Alpheus Crosby, Salem, Mass:
Ebenezer Hervey, New Bedfo.d, Mass; Geo.
L. Phelps, New Haven. Conn Henry Z. Saw.
yer, Concord, N. H.; 4. p Weston, Gorham,
Me-; Z. +. Strong, Bridgeport, Conn; d. b.
Hagar, Jamaica Plain, Mass. A. p. Stone,
Plymouth, Mass; Chas. Northend, New Brit
ain, Conn; b. w. Putnam, Boston. Mass:
John Kneeland, Roxbury. Mass: Daniel
Mansfield, Cambridge, Mass; T. w. valen-
tine, brooklyn, N. T.; j. 4. Littlefeld, Ban
gor, Me-; Joseph White, wiliamstown, Mass.
Abner J. Phipps, Lowell, Mass; John w.
Dickinson, Westfeld. Mass. Merrick Lyon,
Providence, X. l.; Elbridge Smith, Norwich.
Conn.,; Samuel NJ. Perkins, BROOKLYN, N. Y:
Samuel w. Mason, Boston, Mass: ELenezer
Wentworth, Portland, Me.
Recording Secretary. p Averill, Boston,
Mass.
Assistant Recording Secretary-Ch Charles A.
Morrill,, Boston, Mass.
Corresponding Secretaries-T ID. Adams,
Newton, Mass. Granville b. Putnam, Bos-
ton. Mass.
Treasurer-Wm f. Sheldon, Boston, Mass.
CuraIors-J. Z. Horr, Brookline, Mass:
Samuel swan, Boston, Mass; Edward Gay,
Boston, Mass.
Censors-James A. Page, Boston, Mass;
G. Goodwin Clark. Boston, Mass; Martin l..
Stevens, Portland, Me.
Counsellors - Charles Hutchns, Boston,
Mass. j. w. Allen, Norwicl. Conn; George
N. Bigelow, birmingham, Mass; w. T.
Adams. Boston. Mass. A. G. Boyden. Bridge
water, Mass; w. A. Mowry, Providence, r.
l.; n. A. Caikins, New York City; j. w.
Webster, Boston, Mass; ID. w. Jones. Rox-
bury, Mass; j. A. Bartlett, New Britain, Ct:
J: 5. Eaton, Andover, Mass; A. S. Higgins,
Huntington, l.. |.
The committee appointed to prepare and
present series of resolutions in reference to
members Of the Institute who have died dur
ing the last year, severally reported series of
resolutions in memory of Mr.. Gideon Thayer,
ex-President of the Institute, and teacher at
Chauncey Hall, Boston; OF William B. Tick
nor, Esq, senior member of the firm of Tick
nor q Fields, Treasurer of the Institute: of
George Allen, Jr., Of the Hancock School in
Boston, who was for long time Correspond
ing Secretary. Feeling and earnest tributes
10 the memory of departed worth were pro-
nounced by the committee and others, which
were listened to with marked attention, and
many eyes were sufiused with tears.
At three O'Clock lecture was deliv-
cred by ]. w. Allen. Esq., of Norwich. Conn.
Subject-The teacher an agent and not SER
want.
Mr.. Allen commenced his lecture by plea,-
ant allusion 10 our State, OF which he said he
was native; spoke OF the importance and
responsibility of the position of the teacher
aud the necessity OF his claiming for himself
the same independence that is claimed for
other professions that he wae not tn oo abonf