Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-17
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FOURTH DAYS PlsO0BEDIN0s.

FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
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~ Cuuysutisa ms yesessday nOselng
iarsuant 70 a4jcufnment - fr~sdsAS In
sns T NAM snecisl order being reported ON course
of instruction In the Commercial and Tele-
or.nic dcpartmcnta Nr. Packard OF New
fork, presensed lengthy snd able report
IN Tciegraphing, prepeIUd " ". W. Gas
ton. Esq, Of the New foTk College, cmbod-
yinf complete system o. instruction n the
scirnce and art Of telegfaphihg and the Keep
y" ~ telegraph accounts. On motion OF
~ sncncer, Of Milwaukee, the report was
referred to DR.. T. A. Hill, Superintendent
If Telegraph Department, Chicago College
M. FELTON,, Of cleveland, Chairman of
tho committee of Soldiers Tuition and
senarate Instruction for Women, submitted
\ rpport recommending suitable and liberal
del,,trions to disabled and other specially
deserving soldiers, and Of aflording to women
the same instruction, and under the same
auspices as TO men. The question was dis
cussed At some lenght by Aiessrs. Bannister.
of Philadelphia, Packard, OF New York.
Hyde, OF Boston, Corbin, of Bridgeport,
bennington, Of Hartford, Carpenter, Of st.
Louis, and others, and finally passed
An invitation was received from Col.
Wood, inviting the delegates to visit the
Museum Theatre.
The invitation was accepted with thanks,
and tins Saturday evening designated as
the occasion of the visit
MIR. Packard, by courtesy Of the house,
read "a communication from the friends of
Gilbert smith, Jr., Resident Principal of
the Burlington College, announcing his
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| cd as to his recovery.
On Notion OF MIR. StTatton, Mr.. Packard
was instructed 10 prepare d dispatch OF sym.
| pathy, to be forwarded TO Mr. Smiths fam.
lily.
Mr. Mack, of the New York Press. was
introduced to the Convention, and made
some well timed remarks pertaining TO the
| subject OF Commercial Progress
| Mr. Bennett read u communication from
: N. Fasseit, Photographer, requesting the
| members Of the Convention to sit for a
group picture. The invitation was accent
ed with thanks.
proposition was submitted by Mr.
Strat,on of New York. to add $500 to the
Lincoln Monument Fund The proposition
was well received, and a committee ap.
pointed to arrange basis OF contribution.
EVENING SESSION
The evening session was held in Smith &
Nixon's hall, and well attended by Il large
number OF ladies' and gentlemen in addition
To the College delegates.
The President, pursuant to announcement,
introduced to the audience Prof Charles D.
W lber, who had chosen as the theme of his
address. " knowledge of our Natural Ne
eessiiics and Mineral Wealth Essential to
Business Education"
Prot. WILDER commenced by saying that the
chief feature noticeable in the progress Of
education, especially in this country, is not
merely that all classes Of society are being
educated, but that the education impaired is
more practical than ever The information
refers to qualfy, al well as qvantIy And
SO far has the spirit Of progress been dcvel-
oped there are but few advocates of the COM
mon system of education adopted by schools
and colleges. Horace Mann said man is
educated who understands the physical
sciences and book keeping and that on these
two hang the law and the profits" and it is
well known that most institutions practically
ignore both Departmental ut study. 1t Is true
they have place in the course Of study but
under such conditions that no one studies
thcm-at most only n few members Of col.
lcgc classes. We are still slaves to plans of
instruction adopted two hundred and fifty
|
III these times exercise terrible TYRANNY
over US Educational progress has become
revolutionary, and ii is pcrilons, even now
u enter the lists and contend for practical
business education for the American YOUTH
instead of the usual seven and ten year sac.
riiice imposed upon them by the scholastics
of the dark ages
lie hailed with pleasure the establishment
of commercial colleges throughout the
United States and Canada, and was willing
70 commit TO them, except for the profes
slons, the great work ofpreparing the youth
OF the nation for all places in the Great Ex
change. The course of commercial instruc
ton has itself been progressive, and we
ought still to urge upon business colleges the
Tact tina, the wants Of the a2c require more
room al their hands
The problem of our mineral wealth is now
being solved by our business men, and never
| was there such a desire and demand 10 know
| the simple principles Of economical geology
| and mineralogy. Hundreds Of millions OF
dollars are being annually invested in min
| my operations, many Of which are hazard
| Gus on account of the ignorance of all com
munitics on these subjects.
In Illustration of these important topics,
Prot. WILDER made interesting sketches Of
the great coal fields, lead mines and oil re-
slohs 81 Inc nifed States, and presented
many valuable statistics and concluded by
urging the Convention 10 still more deserve
The gratitude and patronage of the American
people, by making provision for instruction,
| by lectures or otherwise, in the principles OF
physical sciences So far rs they are associat
cd with commercial pursuits.
Several other short addresses were dcliy-
ere when the meeting adjourned.