Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-16
American Institute oil Instruction.
rHrRrr.sEvENrH ANNUAL NESTING.

half past . o'clock p. m, Some three
hundred teachers, male and female, were
present, besides many eminent college |
professors and distinguished education |
alists.
The exercises commenced by the Of |
fering of prayer by Rev, Mr., Morse, at
present supplying the pulpit OF the Bap-
list church Of this city, after which Prof.
Matthew II, Buchham, Of the University,
welcomed the members of the Institute
to Burlington in a short, yet telling and
genial address. He was appropriately
responded to by the President OF the
Institute, E. G, Northrop, Of Framing
ham, Mass,
The chair then announced the custom
airy committees as follows;
observation-disclosures. A. p. Stone, Port
land; Ladd, Providence; Higgins, N.
Y; ]. S. Adams, Vermont; Sawyer
Connecticut; d. B. Hager, Salem, Mas
sachusetts.
Teachers anu Teachers plac"-Messrs.
Walton and Littlefeld, Of Mass, and
Morrison, Of Cal.
Constitutional 44iasHdmojts - John d.
Philbrick, Mass; Northcnd, Connect
cut; Richards, n. " Foster Ill.,
The Treasurer's report was submitted
by William Z. Sheldon, of Boston, The
receipts amount to $S2482, which in
cludes $500 donated 10y the State Of Mas
sachusetts, and the expenses are S633,3O,
which leaves q balance in the treasury
of the Institute Of sl9l52. This report
was referred to Eli A. Hubbard, OF
Springfield, as auditor.
A discussion then enSued on the fol
lowing subject:
"Our Schoos-their influence on /,
Agriculture >, Commerce; 3, Manuiac-
lures; 4, Civil Policy 5, Morals
The decision was opened by A. P. stone,
of Portland who considered schools in
relation to commerce, in which he urg
ed the teaching of the Spanish language
in all our schools.
Rev. A. A. Miner, D. D., President of
Tufts College, next took part in the dis
cussion, and argued with effect in rela-
ton to the influence of our schools on
morals.
DR.. Absalom Peters, formerly editor Of
the American Journal Of Education and
! College, Review, made q few remarks
which were very unintelu9ible, but yet
we hear him spoken Of in terms in every
way credible.
Mr.. Sheldon, of Boston, master Of the
Harvard School, where are 100 pupils
continued the discussion, arguing against
corporal punishment in schools He be-
lieved in the arts Of peace.
Prof. Dixi Crosby, Of Hanover, made
an admirable address.
Rev. DR. Miner President Of Tufts Col
lege, stated that hazing would no longer
be permitted at the institution.
Rev. Daniel w. Stevens, Superintend-
ent of Schools at Fal, River Mass, was
the next speaker on the programme, and
gave hearty and progressive address.
Mr. Ladd, of Providence, made an anu
sing address, advising the school
mans in remote school districts to Wis
it the parents and friends Of the schol-
lars, TO use measures OF enterprising
school discipline.
The Institute then adjourned until
evening when a fine lecture was deliver
ed by Moses T. Brown, of Cincinnati.
Our city is filled to OVERLOOKING, and
members and their ladies pour in by ev-
cry train Almost every house is open,
and it is hoped that every visitor is well
cared for, The exercises thus far have
been very interesting and useful, and
promise to be much more so to-day
Burlington Times, Stb inst.
Second DaH-The exercises opened with
prayer by Rev. DR.. Miner.
A discussion then ensued upon the
subject of Reading as fine art. ,
Messrs. Lewis B. Monroe, IA fine elocu-
ZIONIST, Of Boston y Moses T. Brown, Of
Cincinnati Mr.. Crosby, of N. H.; and
Rev, Dr.. Miner, took prominent part in
the discussion. Hon. Joseph White, Of
WilliamstOWn, closed the debate in an
> elaborate and eloquent plea for natural
reading.
The subject was then postponed unit
the afternoon session. and John D. Phil.
brick, OF Boston, proceeded to address
the institute at length upon the subject
Of Graded Schools" It was an ex
haus.ive disquisition on the subject
but was listened TO attentively by III,
audience.
Mr.. Milan c. Stebblns, Of Springfield
followed in an address upon Practical
lty 10 Education. 1t was an exceeding
ly interesting effort.
At the commencement Of the after
noon session the President announced
the following committee on resolu
tions
, Messrs. Clafin Of Mass; Riddle, Of N
Y; Hoyt, OF R. l.; Read, of Mass; anc
Richards, Of Washington.
The Institute then proceeded to tht
: discussion Of the question, Education
and Reconstruction" which was openeC
by ThOs. d. Adams, of Newton. Mass.
who commended that the only way to IRE
! construct" was to educate"
The remainder OF the afternoon dis
cussion was occupied in a spirited dis
course concerning reading. 10 which
! Messrs. Slade, Monroe and Claain, O
Mass, and Professor Buckham, partici
paTed.
In the evening Prof, Tyler. of Am
hers5 College, gave an able and Learned
Iectate, for an abstract Of which W,
have no room this morning.
Senator Edmunds by request will re-
peat his Middlebury College address thi.
afternoon before the Institute.-Burit1g
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