, 1865-12-28
EU R o. p e,
SENTENCES OF LEAD
ING FENIANS.
The Irish III Head-Ce1l-
tire in Paris.
THE GOVERNOR or JAMAICA
SUSPENDED.
4 Committee Of InTesti.
CATION Appointed.
the POLISH REy0luTi0MlST3
AMMESTlED.
Reported Intention Of Maxi
MILAN to Leave
Mexico.
NAPOLEON SENDS THE MEX
ICAN MINISTER 10 :
STOP HIM.
Interesting Intelligence From
China and Japan,
Propeller Ashore at Barnegat--
Large Number Of Peo-
pie Aboard.
A WHOLE FAMILY POISONED
IN PHILADELPHIA,
Disastrous Explosion at Du-
bxqe-A pistiueTy
Destroyed.
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIA-
IJAnOIECN SENDS THE MEX
ICAN MINISTER TO
STOP HIM,
Interesting Intelligence From
China and Japan.
Propeller Ashore at Barnegat--
Large Number Of Peo-
pie Aboard.
4 WHOLE FAMILY POISONED
IN PHILADELPHIA,
Disastrous Explosion at Du-
buqe-A DistllleTy
Destroyed.

STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIA-
TION.
Twelfth Annual Meeting.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago THbune.]
1oLEz, Dec. Fl.
SECOND nlT-xoRxsa SESSION.
Afsociaion assembled At O'Clock. The attend.
anee today ts very hsgc, much larger than yester-
day. From To 9k WIS occupied In devotional cx-
eTcltes. with IN invocation by ney. Dr. Curtis, OF
Knox College, md music under the leadership Of
George F. Roof.
Lii. Eeeshart made statement that he Ind sus-
ceeded N Obtaining passes on III the railroads e.
cept The Illinois Central
Nj: A II. Brooks. Superintendent Of the Spring.
dcld Public Schools, hoped resolution would Be
offered e1p,essiye o the opinion os the teachers In
reEsio 10 The conduct OF the Illinois Central 1uad.
He characterized The rusd IN obnoxious colpofa-
uon.
M Albert Steteon, on being introduced to the
Enihnfls.m. Enshrs aam 81 % BE- sd Is ~ yja a.
hutaanity. ard i Tie earest 1ndez of warm and
af1n, i quack; the nwyeT without enthusiasm Is
IT, i hSpo5ste u 81. Enthusiasm has accomPllshsa
lead orr armies TO GLORY and victory under Grant
Sherman and Sheridan.
Nominations, which consists Of one member froa
each Congressional Dtstfict Is follows:
lat Disnict--J. L. Picka1d, Chicago
I'd Otsulct--1. Il. Dlodgett, Rocklord.
Sd Dissrict-ator1le savage, Morrison.
4th DissHct--A. =. Gov, Rock Island.
SIP DLuict-E. T. Birmingham, Geneva.
G.h DistHct-A- J. Anderton, Newark.
III DMniet-T.J ]. Burrill, Urbana.
q q; 9i;t.istI; }Ts ): bs,1sood, a1ssssiije.
I. c. Hewett. Of the Normal University, member
at large. The 10Th, uth and 18th DISTRICTS Wc1r m
represented IN the Aeocdation.
An Auditing Committee was also appointed, ae
follows 20. Wilkins, Bloomington; G. ". Spaf.
fosd. Chicago; H. S. Boltwood, Grcsgssine.
mice o. ResSadons VI: T. 1s11aIa gtanaIsh Gsisa.
burg; Thomas Ae'ealL Normal tntrerstsy; l. T.
An 1ntersnissson Of ten minutes na< then sasen,
dnttng which G. F. Root sung In artistic and al
ttnctyc nannct. Rocked in the Ctadls Of the
1heu follow ed discussion on the following aues.
ton: Would II be advisable to establish = Eys-
ten o. stale Institutes hy awE' nar.icinaed In by
GENT eentiemcn .aseeassd she at1@sfive of he u pfopo-
sions 70 ihe ptaposition ss oIed IL xsshed f.
question 20 notified that the whole thlng would
referred to the Committee on the rtssideni's Ad-
trers-
1hen followed The address or lecture Of Nr. ]. L.
fckard, Super 1ntcndeut Of the Public Schools Of
Chicago, III which he Introduced TO the audience
Two tcsnes, representing two school housts: Ihe
afe employed, md tne o:hcr Thssc 5raIs fosce md
Ill tEmpc1 rale The hour. These ecenes he alter
nately called up and ilntisa!ed In an exec edlney
one bou1. The poinIs which ne made are as fol-
i. Never attempt 10 leach uha. you do no. un-
3. Ncyrr tel, child what .yur c,n make il tell
yon-
). Nexer Eiye piece Of information without ask:
Z. Seser use hard Turd when an easy one sill
$ Never give 'esson without clear view ofiu
&. Nerer Eirs m unnecessary conmand, nor Que
Which eannos be cnTosrsd.
something to do or motive for doing it.
The President named the following Committee On
Tie tSetisal: J; + Ebcrha;. oi ch,csyo: Df. neyee
con. Normal, snd ]. Y. L. slandisb of GalesbuIr.
Mr.. barker, OF Joliet, announced that an invita-
pe1intenacnt Of he ior The Teacbs.s
Association to visit that Institution in body: and
also that the agent Of the Michigan Central Rail-
carry The Association TO the PRISON and return,
The invitation vas accepted. and between The honrs
o. ~ and ;,a aaonSfr9" 70 M axea upon ae the dine:
thanks. to t:ol Buek1naste1, and to tue Michigan
Central Railroad, for their kindness vas unsaE
'asaf!y aa;i eset ah' Association then adjourned
AFTERNOON sEss1ox.
From 10 ~ O'Clock WIS allowed for musical
exercites. which were led BY Frol G. F, Root, ot
Cmeago. win q, some wrlltrned remarks and pleas
81: tath,op, Chaplain Of the State Prison, stated
that II woud gase Mt. Bucsmasfes grest pleasure
day and Tomorrow. lie in,iuared that It would
not be well to have the whole body visit the prison
toee.he9, for reasons which must Be apparent to all
In 1$Ra 49,
thuty. Tbcte might b danger il allowing ,lr
whole Association 70 70 at once. There are eight
s n1asS so Ed 5antS % II eeS
eight hundred and twenty-five p.isanert onsy shir-
ty-uine Of the number arr females. Thi. tact was
sc1. The Chapfatn talked at considerahe 1cnsth |
upon prison hie. lie spoke severely Of the neglect
ehich The peisonen are Obliged 70 endure
dollars week is allowed for supplying an The
mental supplies necc~saz5 Tor the whole prison.
1hs1e .r q sode; Il The VII
their country we'll, hut fell from their dignity when
,hcy came bone sambo had flfty rrprss seatatise>
than hcr ratio, There urr many foldfcrs tn the
psn,tentaary. sent ny court marsia!s The Chaplain
sssS oaeun e asfs sss a.;s s 5 L.
nsernec Of Foreigners IN tlc prison Wac not large.
Hc chilled upon Ill 70 aid m in supplying the 10.
Of H. Lathrop's remarks. NJ stet.on, Of Siooua.
ington, oheaed The tolsoNin resolutions:
lic1oRfed, In1t Tue thanks OF the Association he
rendered to the Rev Mr. Lathrop, capntu OF the
Illinois Stale Prison, Tor his intenstn. and In
rtructye address. and for his sene1oue offer to con
duct The members over the prison.
Ke4afred, Tint tho teachers present herrby cx-
pre-s their desire 10 operate with Chaplain Lash
Iop in the good Mork in which he Is engaged. |
drcse by Col uanies but that gentleman not being
preeent to I'll the bill, Prof Griths called ont
and talked sang and vel 9po1 The 4 snbees o. elo;
at the close Of his lecture gaze come recttatlons.
The audience manifested much pleasure IN this
patt Of the entertainment, and manifested 1t in
Then followed discussion On the question: Is
my real Or practical benefit derived nom the study
taueht il our schools! 1he disputsnts were s. d.
White, OF Chicago. and II. l. boltwood, Of Gsisgs
vile. The former eentlcnau uaintslned the atlf7n.
II any great good eould be accomplished bJ the |
present eystcm Of teaching grammar In our COM
Rev. III. Lathzop again took the rtand md an-
nounced that the gentlemen present conld have the
privilege o! c.cf4ion 10 the penIteuttary while
omulhueeS wou1d be provided for lndes at ID ceus
. bead But few sc1e moved By the suEsesison Of
She Concluding exercise Of the afternoon vas m
" l. Pzllsbur5, Of Normal. The TENOR oi his i'd
dress was. whether We onei!t in education, to aim
a. I'll Te aneson Wa % 10
come by. .education, and what he wps 10 do as m
edHcn,ed man: was one Of great importance. and
question for us 10 solve vas how ile PROCESS Of
know efee, he inter- sts Of mankind and the highest
tnteilectnAi des copneDt can best be attained when
men devote themselves I'd special ca1an.s, aud yet
how ehall We avoid tho dx1ger which really does
eIis,. 1ist such course Will defeat its object.
How shall man pursue his Idea 10 tntt1te II
and mike it rs his own, and present
It to the world without becoming capltrc 'as
veil Al csp.mf How, better thsu By not beginning
pfcL.aio1lal rtudies loo soon. Let every On: Who
ssor| be echpInr in every kcn=e OF the word, lay
broad Ind spre foundation. and let no one imas-
Inc that be can do this olber than By hard study.
Young men nrr generally hurried INTO aetirc bust.
ne.s life too soon. The reason for this wss found
N ae rxptd Development Of our country and us re-
socfrsr+ .nsc for morc laborers In erGy psolts-
| ston ba' = leneled ouf progress Eould bs nooe
e aese rapid iE 1pef talent and AEmeI energy were
tnuuGa. 70 he1E. To use homcly phraEe- II xFefe
| @usuet @ ~ wall lew minutes, and have our buck
ruA' Eancs WcH done. than TO find them dough In
tIe uaoulc. II becomes Us teachers 10 sec to 1t
uat mere professional training do not
| e1peTfede found and tbprpurb scholarship
In the carly education OF Children.
/ Ar. un1.spenan, Of Gtneaea. Ead beqn Dst down
| 10 conduc1 some exer0ses In rynnaat,ca hut by
tomc Misunderstanding, lie was no1 nrr..,sred to do
70 with any elaboration. lie, bowesss, spoi:e briefly
Mr. I Lis cnlled up the resolution; t.sbou,d the
| text books In our coEmon tcboos he prtEcrIlrd by
eenital au'hoity:" and spoke On the affirmative Of