Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-15
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THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.


The Convention islee 1t nine o'c,ocl 80.
eryiay usorninG VIM. Folsom In the clssir.
n Spencer, Of Milwaukee, moved = COM
nittee of three 70 eDntlense the toDics sub.
nittcd by the various members, 70 a. n re-
cr them under eeneSsl heads. 70 special com.
nittees. The Chairman appointed as such
MesEn r. c. Spencer, II. d.
5tratton and J. z. Bryant.
Mr. Carpenter, Of St. Louis, proposed To
establish the Office Of permanent President
Of the Associated Colleges, and TO confer
hat title upon Mr. H. d. Stratton
On motion of Mr. Hoyt, Of Washington.
he matter Was referred 70 special commit
On motion Of Mr.. FELTON,, of Cleveland.
The Convention, the Convention went into
Of the whole on the general good
Of the cause.
Mr.. De Han, Of Cincinnati, addressed the
Convention 1t length on the advantages 81
efficient Geographic depart
ments, and spoke encouragingiy OF his own
efforts in that direction.
Mr.. FELTON,, OF Cleveland, regarded the Tel
egraphic Department as one Of the most i'm
tDrtant connected with business education
He claimed TO have led off in this direction.
having established, in connection with the
Cleveland College, the first telegraphic In.
stitute in this country. lie deemed it of the
first importance that this department should
be thoroughly administered, and no student
he Endorsed who could not do all the duties
Of an operator, and 90 them efficiently.
Mr.. Packard, Of New York, spoke earnest
~ in favor of efficient Telegraphic In ssitutes
and expressed his conviction that the de.
lnands Of the times warranted greater en-.
crgy in that direction. His experience in
connection with the New York College. and
his convictions founded upon conference
with many Of. the leading telegraph men Of
the country, warranted him in predicting
that before many years this speciality of in
struction would assume proportions little
dreamed Of by the public lie believed in
treating this matter after the heroic method
First, secnre good. practical, efficient teach
ers-those who have had experience and
stand well with operators, managers, and
the public; pay them a good living salary
give them the facilities for putting their de-
partments in excellent trim, emitting moth
ing which may Ike necessary to the fullest
understanding of the subject, and hold them
strictly responsible for results. He ha6
acted upon that plan and did not hesitate Il
recommend il unqualifedly. The question
rators could be made in properly conducted
Telcgraphic Institutes; and the extent Il
which the success of such efforts could b,
carried would depend entirely upon thost
who put them forth.
The following special committees were ap
pointed, with instructions to report at IA.
early day as possible:
On lnitlatory InstitutiOn-II. A. Carpcn
ter, Of Utica; J. Ii. Goldsmith, Of Detroit
w. H. Sadlcr, of Baltimore; +. ID. Hoyt, o
Washington; f. II. Strong, Of Toledo.
On Advanced Theoretical and Practica
instruction and relegraphing-S. :. Pack
ard, of New York }. {. Bayant, of Buffalo
L. W. Mason, of Providence.
On Scholarship and Collegiate Course
r. {. Spencer, Milwaukee; L. Bennister
Philadelphia j. " X Chapman, Rochester
On Normal Schools and Preparatory Edu
cation-H ID. Stra,ton, New York; II. &
Spencer, Poughkcepsie }. }. Dcllan, Gin
cinnati; p r. Spencer, indianapolis; w. |
Spcncer, Buffalo.
On College Societies, Badges, ctc.-H. Il
Bryant, Chicago: W. II. Clark, brooklyn
L. A. Gray, Portland.
Tuition to Soldiers, and Course of Instrut
ton for Women-E. Il. FELTON,, Cleveland
c. f. Hollenbeck. Troy; NJ. W. Cook, I.
rDntO: W IL. OaTlcHtCIy Oh 1/ouASS ~ =
Cady, Ogdensbury.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The special order for the afternoon BEN
the Consideration of the subject of lnitli
tory Instruction, the Chairman OF that Con
mittee submitted report which eicite
general discussion, and brought forth the IL
| liyidual views and experiences Of the sex
| cral members, thus taking up the entire SCI
sion.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was well attended,
| number of ladies grazing the hall, at Smlt
l. NiXon's.
| The exercises opened with singing of III
'Red, White and Blue" by the Lumbar
| Troupe, led by Frank Hubbard, the audieno
| Joining in the chorus.
Letters were read from Gov. Richard %
!esby, of Illinois; Hon. Dean kichmon,
President Of the N. Y. Central Railroad Co
Hon Newton Bateman, State Supcrintei
dent of Public instruction; Hon. Milliar
Fillmore. ex President of the United States
| Hon. Richard Edwards, Principal Of the
linois State Normal School; Hon. l.. A
Harris Mayor of Cincinnati: Uri Gilbcr
Mayor of Troy, N. Y; Geo l. Dunlap Esq
| Superintendent of the G. Il n. W. II. X.
Win. Mckee, Esq, publisher Of the .Nissoul
| Utmocrat, St Louis Pratt 4 Co, Buffalo
and Thos. Coleman, Esq, President of til
First National Bank of Troy, n. Y, G,
pressing their regrets at being unable to a
tend the Convention and heartily cndorsin
its objects.
| After the reading of the letters, the Lun
bard Troupe sang-and sang beautifully
| Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming,
which was heartily applauded by the aud
ence.
Mr.. Bryant appropriately announced I'll
presence ofGen. Garfield upon the platform
| the announcement was received with heart
applause.
Mr. Bryant then introduced Rev. II.
Hatfield, ID. d., who announced as h
theme, "Common Sense in Education. y
| The speaker conceived education TO be or
| Of the most important interests OF the con
munity, and he could give no stronger ev
dence of his confidence In any man, than
place his children under his care for educ
| ton. Common sense is next to, or equal
genius and is, in fact, almost as rare. Thel
s no e,sy road to knowledge; to reach I'll
| goal requires earnest, thorough labor Ou
jays are few, and the work we have to d
must be done quickly, and our clectio
| must be made without delay. All will agrt
that a Young man should be educated ft
business; and to achieve success, this educ,
| ton should be thorough. The impcratiy
demand in our country is now for liv
wideawake, active, practical men in our bu
mess circles. The war for the Union
endcd-happily, honorably-and now "
are burdened with an immense public deb
| To provide the means for paying this del
to develop the resources of the nation
is more than ever necessary that we sboul
have first class talent In business.
One of the best features of these COmme
cial Colleges is the opportunity afforded ft
parting a business education to womei
WHY should so much be done and SO muc
money expended for educating the boys, an
then excluding the girls from enjoy ing til
benefits of the same institutions? II woma
has the capacity to learn, the energy and til
strength of will, who will dare to gainsa
her right to learn? And if woman Is NOR
competent than any other person to pcrforr
work necessary to the community, sha
she not be allowed to do it We are al
agreed that woman has the right to rule til
world and to rule us, and she does it. lar
plausc. There is injustice in closing the az
cnues of employment to women. Tn
war, we trust, has developed higher man
hood in our nation; and one OF its result
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