Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-29


Public Instruction, responded in behalf
of the Teachers. Itmgave him great
pleasure to be called on to respond to
the hearty welcome hey had received
The furnishing o&. FREQ home 10 most Of
the members way nc trivial affair; and
was accepted as an evidence of the large
of our people. This city had
the honor of having the largest per cent.
of lie children in free schools than any
cityin the State, hence il was most
fitting place for the session tosbe held.
Honorable reference was made (. our
esteemed fellow-citizen, James Earring.
ton, Esq, who was a member OF the
Conrmittee of the Legislature of 1884,
aud was the prime mover in estebhsh-
ing the Sinking Fund, in which certain
ar1ount goes to the, School Fund, and
which latter has swelled to the large sum
Of four million dollars. He said that
man needs a monument at the hands OF
the educators Of Indiana. Lord Broug-
ham once said the "Schoolmaster is
abroad" He was happy to know that he
was abroad in this State, throughout the
North, and happy to feel that he is soon
to be abroad South of Mason and Dixon .
line, At.the time Lord Brougham said
that, it was when the schoolmaster was
abroad only with Webster's spelling
book. After wards the Bible was put in
his hand, and since then the Constitu-
ton, to teach love- Of Country. The
work OF. teaching has now new field.
The teachers will carry the spelling
book, Bible and Constitution to finish
the work begun by the bayonet, and al
the South there shall soon be free press,
free. schools and free men. Teach
children the love Of country and there
will be a "Union of hearts and uni ion
| of lands His allusion to the flag o.
the free was most happy. He remarked
the common school system is advancing
everywhere. He had visited thirtyfoui
counties and found the schools all full
and the CRY is for more room. But oui
space and the late hour at which we
write forbiis as frightening this imper
feet sketch from the hasty notes taken.
Several Committees were appointed
and after some other business, unim
portant to the general reader, the SEES
sion adjourned till this morning. -.1r-
The programme for to-day and thif
evening is OF interest, and should the
weather turn more pleasant, will attract
large audiences. All the sessions of the
association are open to the public. The
| programme for to-day consists as fol
lows: -.a-~es@ea ~er
MoRSISo-9 o'clock. Opening Exer
cises. -
Nine O'clock aud thirty minutes. Pc
per by Levi Wright S6elbyville. Subject
A course of study for Common Schools.
Discussion of paper. lTssai 'at
Ten O'Clock. Inaugural Address By
the President, r. T. Brown, Indiana
polls. miscellaneous business
.AFTERNoos-2 o'clock. Paper by w
! 81. DeMott, President Indiana Female
College. Subject: "The Political anC
Social Relations of teachers Discus
sion Of Paper
8 O'clock Teachers journal, editeS
By the ladies of the Association. Mis-
| celaneous. business.gU 49, sA@aaA - e Z
EVENING" o'clock Discussion
Some Of the Causes of Failure il
Teaching" apg EOS - szs4A
o'clock. ADDRESS by W. E. Crosby
Cincinnati. Suject: "The PRACTICABLE
| ity Of 0ultivating Taste and the Arts il
/ the Public Schools" - .a0d1AE s&aA AZ
A number of leading ameteur' vocal
lists of the city will furnish some yoca
1 music at the Session Tonight. - Wabdsl
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