New-York tribune., 1867-08-05
AMERICAN INSTITUTE or INSTRUCTION.

The Institute met at 8 o'clock, MIR. Bulkley
of Brooklyn. N. " in the chair Prayer was offered by
the Rev. Mr.. stebbIns Of Springfield, Mass.
The subject OF discussion announced as "The place
Natural History should occupy in course OF instruction.
and how 1t should be taught" Isaac f. Cady OF Rhode
Island said that in teaching natural history he did
about the of scientific nomencatures for hs
ons nOS9 NaST history could With sdSsntage take the
place of geography and to some extent of arithmetic AUG
ing descriptions of natural history The study could aisf
be made means OF genera culture ana the eieVs'on OF
Prof. Atkinson Of Cambridge illustrated the advane
which had been read could contradiction be-
tween teaching of language and the teaching OF scence
method Of teaching in Blown University BY Dr. Messa
tent With tie use Of books and proved to be Of much sd
vantage yet he believed that both sides were right 10
at lO5 o'clock Mr. Stone of Name from committee on
q change In the Constitution, reported resolution az
Resored That committee of three be appointed TO
examine the Constitution and the record OF proccednes
OF the Institute and To report the Constitution "a II now
stands with such amendments as they may deem propers
Alter short recess, Dr. Henry Barnard formerly Of
Connecticut, made statement relative 10 tne DcparT
@ % ta Creation OF system OF national educa
ton being confined to the collection and dissemination
Congress made directions for the giving Of history a
the land grants for tho benefit OF edncatloha TASK TASK
furnish such history and also directed II tePoIs aPya
friends of education country and must
necessarily require much time and appropriations from
The discussion of the question Of discipline its methods
and uses was resumed by assignment from yesterday
DR. Morrill, wyman OF Cambridge, after asking whethet
remarks may be made upon the nsSh0d . I1 e
medical officer was required 70 examine inc man 70 40
o 70 prevent e man from further discharge y
his duty to the community In Holland not dow LAO naa
is HS0f Il was forbdIen to sf and was Indicted on boys
only with the cOss9nt Of tie parents If Austria not for
| i'm he
the parents and So also In IN FesR0s bes sG In the Sor Ffh
years and one doubted the efficiency Of the school
In private schools fer girls RuhsamsntS had Aot fOr
done The City Of 6s%Drdge was now supporting
epilepsy PESdqs0d AGAINST tSs G" 6cdn S taS Gs' O such
punshments It was cononded that they lessensd
| the respect for female character, increased ths
es s OF Sose So UI used a knG @ as
believed when the community indicated that educa,
found enough to teach in that manner The authority 70
nniet punishment should be vested IN the school Com
HSe0 The Hon Victor NJ Rce superintendent Of Pasl: In
moral suasion, in which but two cases OF punlshGehs
1 were found necessary among 1900 children
| ENENISG SESSION.
The Institute met at II o'clock. The Rev,
Mr Duncan superintendent Of the Schools for Freedme4
ip Florida made statements relative to the condition q
blacks were getting along together In harmony Ite 70
schools were In prosperous condition. ana IN answer %
the subject Of establishing such schools would De brogghe
the next and ae o 1se preSa visit to hs
North he hoped TO raise money TO pay OH the aeDed'
Mr. Ware Superintendent Of Schools for Freedmen U
Georgia. said the schools xere also prosperous IN ae
state and there were no more difficulties there thar
there were in Florida 1t thought that they were
little ahead of those Of their neghbors and The results
address Delivered By Elbrdgs smith ~ ,s q
Dorchester in oommenoration OF the FOUNDERS oi 'iS
THIRD DAYS sEssIoN-AFTERNOoN.
| BosroN. August g. 1907.
The Institute met at 2:15 o'clock, MIR. Stone
The Officers Of Tie Institute for the ensuing year were
Pfsslsst--Joh0 Eesennd, RorsuY Mass.
ye Russell LsasasssI Mas Hsnry Pi%a.l
SsSHs1sS Coma George Emerson Boston SsI aSiEs
Conn., G TaS%a' SR sfSI P6s B2s boston s p1 cSS
Sslsa Mass s6sue Hsrvsy sBodeTi Henry sawye
sfs.s N9?s9 SsSSsl SSsR sssjf Tf;;s9 .s sa
% X T. 4 E'SR e Eaasp BaaSs S Ss'G joseph w s''tas VIZ
M:' os Ss b:Sa a%%a MS.ss s.as Asf FfL L
Providence L Elbndgs Smith Dorches Mas ss%ael w.
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c csmbs hSs Mas: Mass Ui sSa %sss Sssoa M
sP, oSea efo ls % sons T4fa S s'
SS ,T, Toe;S9 Ss%tsp A Ms J. M L
caaSrJ. Ror BrgLias, Mas samuel Swan Boston als.
nSS Cs1,SIi$e HiSSe aoi'ss Psss Boo Mass Gooun Clark D
ssTSa5S S1a'sSd' Ia's w.a H;HT Ass Boston
PTI cT v Nv ads. " boicn aSs Ma. Jones' a
Az; ppS9' p5SSI,s,ds s19 q ID au5S Gs% spa Ms.
proposition made for an amendment to the con-
stitution provide that ladies may become menbers
The annual report OF the Board OF Directors was SUD-
mitted by Mr.. Stone OF Maine and was adopted
A dscissiop designed for later hour was taken uH
the subject being "Truancy-The Evil and KemieJEy iEya
1.-THE proportion in which knowledge ani dselptns
The debate was opened by President I'LL OF arvard.Cot
ege, who said the proportion IN when knGMeSSo s %
one OF that class of indefinite questions wGh wouu s
NIT of indefinite answers each OF wnSh ngn oe I
prncples of vital Importance There were Two ends in
Intellectual education, one OF ,,h Thhon was ,saom Ss
fa SnGp train " it to habits Of successful application
| to work, and the other designed to leaq TO tns
noyedce Of truth These two ends were too often con-
sdered antagonistic. and undue importance was attri
to the one and the other was
said to him that II made little difference what was taughs
TO pupil provided that he studied 1t would readily 20
believed that this was professor OF nathematics ns
believed 1t did make great difference tat was tno
most valuable which gives TO the student the largest ea
cation possible with the means OF bringing tnesy sns
ments to the best use In the system OF tIalhk s"eo
must be three steps the presentation OF ac5 I'm ' Tao
rangement Of such facts ana reasoning up1n nhIar but
much work should not be required OF small ohe, M e ens
in the last year OF the education OF the pupn ms powsL
should be called out TO the fullest extent oad M ne s
stages of education, the degree OF eAeI n,ra -
6tbip hoxld be considered useless In knowledge whloh
contributes TO the advancement IA human hspp.ness
;qh tbs President in his views feared that he might be
msnnderstood There good deal of deluson IN the
ed Ii IN OF utility lie did not believe that
there was anagonsm in the courses Of studies whch ad
they had been less liberal in such matters, they mghs
think there was necessity for antasonsi p1, @ 1Ss' Tn
warrantabe In Yale College three persons feprosen
ing three different IDEAS had gone aio4g srs Pe
dent Day, representing mathematics rrO slime thcrs
father OF science and Prof Kingsley and anionk
,lar hab hoan