The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-12

TEACHERS ISsTITuTE,-A meeting of this
Institute WINS held In the Grammar school
rooms OF the second school district, corner Of
ih s"& me Tn ' Ws +" SieE Sy Ehf"
llrownr, ESQ., trustee Of pphli; schools from
the first district, and Mr.. John L, Thompson,
teacher Of lila MAIs uTEmsRr school OF the
fourth district was chosen Ms secretary.
Thnre wepc pycsehr smut oS TEACHERS, and
George +. Mcclellan, A, X. browne, Juison
x. Brown, George Mason, Mr. Moore, y. q.
Dulin, N. A. west, and T.. Chnniplin, esqs.
air. A. X. Browne, ESQ.,, delivered short
aud appropriate address to the teachers, IN
which he explained the object. Of The Inst.
school discipline and physical chucatf5n. In
the course OF Ills Remarks he said =.
The many ffaii, hapEnrd and bony structures
which we have found In our schools argues
that there Ia n great and psinlnl defect In our
System OF physical development somewhere,
aud especItily ~ the sIti,, schools;
Of 6odies so constructed as tobe continually
liabla to waste nsi welF a. To become .disnr-
dcred. How important, then, that In our pub
S 'cnSp tsusht ibsso ,Sins SO eoRSrsiTs ~
their happiness, that we.should early instruct
them to keep them IN order, especially when
minds, aud that theif bodies nctso much upon
their minds, aud that II anything in the body
is wrong it.lstfects either their thoughts or
their feelings, or both. We believe that the
our schools, and shall expect, In consequence,
great results; but II tho system we pursue
orerlooks the he,lth and physical trataing Of
the children It viii be essentially and crimi.
nally defective. Greater attention 10 paid to
this In the schools OF England than on this
eide OF the Atlantic,
We regard our public school as the nurscr.
les OF the public mind-the lights by which
republican virtues and honors are m ost clearly
and extensi veiy renectei--the best safeguards
against all the Ills OF ignorance and vice. In
view OF this, how earnestly and assiduously
should every teacher strlve to Improve them.
"Psopis's Colleges" and let us not forget thai
the character OF those who graduate from
them must determine what the general condi.
ton and health, morally, mentally, and physi
eally shall be. We would impress upon the
teachers the Importance OF 40 conducting tteil
schools, that they send forth those hcalthful
influences which shall be for the healing and
preservation of the nation.
The object OF this institute 10 for the pur
pose, II possible, OF inspiring the teachers viii
a stronger lOyefOr and devotion to their work
aud know | speak the sentiments OF every
trustee when say that VIC shall be most happy
II, in any wayne eau aid, Instruct, encourage
or stimulate you In your arduous libOrs. We
know that We have an efficient, cntcrprising
and devoted corps OF tciChcrs who will de
their part, lud we shall be fully rewarded 70
our gratuitOus labors In the consciousness o
having done something towards discharG log
our Irnft Of the common obligations, II we ear
In any way increase thc.vigor and efficiency o
Mr.. Browne then Introduced to the teacher
| Prof. lienry q. Spencer, of Copp's Busines
college, who proceeded In his gifted name
to illustrate TO the teachers his peculiar an
splrndid method Of pcnmluship.
This done, !. q. Wilson, esq, trustee iron
the First district, was called upon, and h
delivered = very interesting and instructiv
address. The Board, he said, were unanimou
In the desire that the Spcncerian system q
| penmsnship should b. taught thoroughly Il
all the schools, from the primary TO the gram
mar schools inclusIvcly. Ho referred to tn
| proposed teachers class, under the tuition q
Prof Spencer, and hoped many of the teach
crs would avail themselves Of the Opportunit
to learn the beautiful Hrt Of penmanshiI
| Many OF the teachers In the public school
were perfect now, some having learned 1t n
| Prof. Cops college, some In the publ
| schools, and few elsewhere. There wer
| thirty Or forty present who were vcrscd I
this style Of pcnmanship. Htying paid MI
| Spencer high compliment for the obligin
disposition he has exhibited towards GU
schools and teachers he ceased speaking, an
the Institute adjourned.
| ADDITIONAL PEiETISG FACiLiTiL5.-A nc,
printing division Is now being csthblshcd
| the fourth story of the Government priutin
| othcc, northeast corner, where about third
| stands will he erected, A large lot Of nc,
type has been received, and the stands MI
chscs Will soon arrive. Here viii he pTIuiU
| the specifications OF patents, II job that a.
| hCrrtofoFH hccm donI by llcssrs McGill
| WitheroE, job printers. Mr.. Eskcw wilt W
| learn, DC INC lDrctn11 bl inc spccllcltlO1 u
Vision, which will 70 into operation about IL
LIST OF next month"; About boo pounds OF Ion
primer type have been received In the COZ
ErcssiOnsl doc lmcnt room, and Is nov bcln
| laid In case for use.
TWg IHnIASA STATE ASSOCIATION held Al
other meeting last evening, Mt the corner
| Louisiana avenue and sixth street, Mr. Yves
| from Iogansport, occupying the chair.
The committee appuiuEd to confer with III
| rtilrot I'd authorities IN relation to procurT
lF.Na
that they had Atteudcd to tho matter, and tn
they made arrangements by which their tic
cts would cost as follows, tO.wit: To CtnciI
! natl, rs; to Indianapolis, SCI o.; to Chic *,
S2g.iO. This ia very little over half fare, At
we understand they VIII be goo for severn
weeks, either to go or to come.
CGNTRH MARKEr.-To give increased roc.l
ties at this market, number Of butchers hl
Ing First obtained permission from the city Al
thoritics to do 50, have contracted for II
erection Of n frame shed between the tw
buildings left Of Eighth street. This wi
afford an uninterrupted passage through, upo
n level pavement from Seventh TO Min,
streets, GU each aide OF which VIII be RANGE
butchers stalls. The work will b, done uni,
the direction OF Mr.. Arthur PaRnrIl, carpCntc
at cost of 300, and will probably be cor
pleted b. Saturday week.
CoNTGACTs AWARDED ron GRADlSu AN
GRAvELING. "A nGrew Gleason, for gradiT
and gravelIng ' street, from Thirteenth
and IL cents.
Charles Stewart. for grading u street nor,
from Eleventh to Thirteenth streets west,
ccnts per cubic yard.
J. T. Little, Tor grading aud graycllGg
street north, from Fourteenth to Fifteenth.
Isaiah Stewart, for grading and grlveling
street north, from Seventh TO Fourteenth,
and 10 cents.
EQuIry CounT--Judgc Wy'ie.-TAo cou
was occupied as follows yesterday;
| Denton ~. IL
Order for commission to appoint guardian
IHcm for defendant,
VIM. II. DIniclH Va Alice ]. Daniels. Deer
OF divorce irOId the bonds OF mttrimonv,
lIonbrl Brady Va. Peter brady. Rulo
show cause ag INST granting alimony Peniel
VIVA Gss W. Jlnrt!s y. Chcny ct al. Ord,
for commiss! oa to Hppo!nt guardian cd ihrm.
Adjourned.
THE TnIRD WARD RgrvnLICANs held
meeting last evening Mt Wiscwell D1rrnck
corner Of Seventh anl o strects, whca the
made arrangements for procuring band wi
which to attend Tao rroposed monster ma
meeting OF Republicans next wcek. Att
having transacted some miHor business, OF
Interest to the pubic, on motion, the pre-,
deaf, n. II. Miller, esq, adjourned the lgcc
Ing.
PAKALYzGp.-L,te last night We were /
: formed that on, Of the CJwl!us BCOthrTJ, Ii
cry stable keepers OIL u, between Thirteen
md Fourteenth strccLa, WAS disabled ,
Thursday by stroke Of paralysis. Which
the bruthefs has been o unfortunate we we
unable to learn, bcCAuic of tho latencss OF Il
Ihteness OF th1 hour nj which we received Il
news,
IRyiNG LYcauM.-I.tst evening this wort
association Of lLdlcs and young gentlem
met in the Council thamhfr, when the folio
lug subject was ably discussed before Jam
: o. Clephane, esq, the able presiding officer
tho aesOci1tiOn:
RrsgpcL That the execution of Charles