The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-13

4HA-H-AANh VI TIE IEACHERS' ASSO-
CtArloN.-on Saturday morning last,
the Teachers Association held its reg
lar monthly meeting in the chamber of
the First Branch OF Council.
There was very fair attendance, es-
pecially on the part of the ladies. Those
members who were absent at the pre-
vious meeting, and "tardy" Saturday,
were required to explain to the satisFac-
ton of the Association the cause
OF absence or hardness, failing
in which they were fined. Sever.
al lines were imposed, some
upon the gentlemen, some upOn
the ladies, but the majority of the lar
ter deliuquents got of scot free, MS the
native gallantry of the gentlemen in
duced them, whenever the question of
accepting the excuse of n lady was I'M
der discussion, TO make such humor-
Gus, witty and convincing, speeches in
overborne.
Prot. Hanchor addressed the Asso.
citation on the subject of the teachers
mission. u0 argued that IL was
necessary to educate the youth coming
on so as ito make them capable OF
hHing tile high positions In society
they are hereafter to occupy Ms orators
Legislators, statesmen, clergymen, men
vi AClehCes Nc'' &c. 10 discharge their
fuIure duties well they must be NO.
quRtnted with the whole body oTknowl-
edge. But their education must NOT he
intellectually only, il must also he
moral. The bible must furnish the
basis of moral education. 1t was the
high Office of the teacher to tit these in.
cipt0nt orators, statesmen, CLERGYMAN.
&c, TO discharge well their pSrtS I'm
life, nnd neglect on their part TO instil
into them moral along with intellectual
education would be to subVert both
civil aud religious liberty. Let the
heart then be cultivated. While the in.
tellect may serve as the proneIliD,
and guide Alright. When these thing,
were properly attended to by nil teach
ers, then, aud not till then, will they
have accomplished their mission.
A very entertaining lecture was also
delivered by Prof Blakely, on the ed u
cational systems of England and Ire
lH"d- We have not space to give IA dis
tinct synopsis of the Professor.
remarks, but will only say that a
their close we were Impressed
with the idea that a slight mistake hat
been made in the title OF the address
as. according to the Prof, thor
seemed to bS no system at all of educS
ton in either England or Ireland. Pri
vAIe institutions, called schools By
courtesy, were ABUNDANT in Ireland Rnt
England, particularly the latter coun
try, but there was little study done il
any of them, and that little in wal
eminently UnsysIemRtiC, Iuthe schools
established by Government 1t wa
somewhat better, and in the celebrated
schools of Eton, Rugby, CheItenham
&C., under government patronage, tn,
syatem went so far as teaching mathe
MATES and the classics. The Prof, ow
ing to want of time, did not touch upoT
the English universities. Looking a
the schools of England and Ireland il
the lump, as they were presented by thu
Prof., il appeared to us that the ad
dress might have been more properly
entitled, @The want OF system in the
schools of England and Ireland"
A motion TO return a vote of thanks
to Professors Hancher and BlRkely
was made by gentleman whose name
we did not catch.
Considerable discussion followed pro
and con, and the motion was finally
The Association then adjourned.