The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-23
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EDUCA.
TI0NAL ASSOCIATION OF
VIRGINIA.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Rey. LIT. AIRlnSonJ pFesiueut VI haAapu
Sidney College.
MEMBERS PRESENT.
The following is list of members pre-
sent:
Rev. J. M. P. Atkinson, D. D.; W. R
Abbott, L. NJ. Blackford, Walter Blar
Charles Campbell, Howe P. Cochran, job
E. Christian, DR.. Charles L. Cooke, Z. W
Cone, II. i. Davies, W. 7. Davis, Rev. "
F. Gardiner, James NJ. Garnett, B. L. Gil
dersleeve, W. H. Harris, John Hart, Alex
ander Hogg, S. Maupin, NJ. D.; c. L. c
Minor, John B. Minor, Ii. D.. "A. G. Moss
A. Preot, D. Lee Powell, Charles L. Powell
John q. Powell, W. G.. Strange, John NJ
Strother, David Turner, G. b. Winston, II
N. B. Wood. a'
We append a list of the gentleme1
elected to membership on Tuesday night
Professor Puryear, Richmond College; H
J. Christian, Beverly R. Tucker, Williar
H. Briggs, Rev. J. L. NJ. Curry, D. D.
George P. Tayloe, Rev. ]. B. Shearer, D
S. Doggett, D. D.; Benjamin Gould, Samue
Schooler, Hilary P. Jones, Rev. John I
Mcguire, William H. Harrison, William F
Fox, William 0. English, Ed. V. Jones
and ]. L. P. Holland, Roanoke College.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Professor Walter Blair, of Hampden Sid
ney, chairman of the Committee on Nomi
nations, presented the name of Professc
Minor for reelection as president. The
also made the following nominations:
Vice. -Pesidents.-ReY. B. NJ. Smith, l
D., of Union Theological Seminary j. N
Strother, of Richmond; Rev. Thoms
Hume, Jr., of Danville Rev. W. F. Card
ner, of Episcopal High School, Alexandra
Corresponding Secretary.-Rev. A. }
Leavenworth, Of Petersburg.
Recording Secretary and TreaSurer.-N
R. Abbott, of Charlottesville.
auditor William Carroll, Charlotte
vile.
The nominations of the committee wei
unanimously ratified by the Association.
Professor Minor, in few remarks
thanked the Association for this renewe
instance of its confidence and goodwill
and pledged himself to renewed efforts.
Professor G.. H. Winston, chairman Of I'll
Committee on Business, presented repor
which was adopted. 1t provides that I'll
Association shall meet daily in the hall
the House of Delegates, and adjourn at hal
past 2 o'clock P. NJ, and that the night se'
sions shall be held in the First Bapti
church at half-past S o'clock.
Professors Charles L. Cooke, James n
Garnett, and Armand Prcot, were appoin
ed Committee on Finance.
The following gentlemen were electe
members of the Association: Commodol
NJ. F. Maury Professor Charles E. Vawte
Emory and Henry College; Thomas JET
Stubbs, of Gloucester; A. D. Armistead,
Madison Josiah Ryland, of Richmond
Professor F. NJ. Yancey, Wesleyan Inst
tute, Staunton F. Wildebrand, Thomas
Miller, 7. P. Lilley.
RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
On motion of Professor Minor, presidel
of the Maryland Agricultural College, th
teachers of Richmond, and particularly Il
lady teachers, were invited to be present
the business meetings of the Association.
Professor D. Lee Powell, from d commi
tee appointed OF the last meeting, propose
an amendment to Article V. Of the Coz
stitution, providing for the appointment, {
the first day of each annual session, of
committee whose duty it shall be to sele
from the questions proposed by the men
bers such as may be most protitably cor
sidered by the Association. 1t also pr
posed that the committee have power
select subjects for essays to be delivered ;
the ensuing session.
Professors Winston and Strother offere
amendments to the same srticle.
The proposed amendments lay over unit
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. E. Longley submitted q resolutic
recommending the establishment Of teacl
ers' institutes throughout the Common
wealth, under the auspices Of the Associ;
ton.
BY request of the mover, the resolutic
was laid over.
On motion of Professor L. NJ. Blackfor,
Of Nelson, committee was appointed
prepare and report at this meeting Of th
Association q list Of the books that shoul
constitute a teachers professional librar.
The President appointed Messrs. Blacl
ford, Longley, and Harrison.
Rev. DR.. Sears took the floor pendir
the discussion Of Mr.. Blackford's resolr
ton, and made some exceedingly interes
ing remarks on the science and art of teGcl
ing, and the propriety Of making tcachir
profession. He thought Mr.. Blackford
proposition about professional library Il
teachers an excellent one, and urged
upon the members Of the Association. Thel
were comparatively few standard Englif
works on the science or art Of teachl1
which could be read with instruction al
pleasure, but the Germans boasted man
valuable books upon the subject. A nun
Der of these written in Latin and Germa
were named, and the members Of the Ass
citation advised to procure them if possibl
D1r. j. NJ. Strother presented resolutic
making it the duty of standing committee
to report upon the best mode Of teachi1
the several branches. Laid over.
On motion, committee consisting
Professors John E. Christian, B. L. Glide
sleeve, and Walter Blair, were appointe
to report upon the best method Of instruc
ing youth in foreign languages, particI
larly the Latin and Greek.
Professor c. II. Winston, Rev. DR.. j.
NJ. Curry, and Professor W. G. Strang
were appointed committee to receiN
questions for discussion to be presented
the body.
Professor B. L. Gildersleeve,. Thom;
Price, Jr., and Charles Martin, were a.
pointed a committee to report at the ne.
meeting upon the authority and utility
proper accentuation in the Greek lal
guage.
The report Of the treasurer was receive
and referred to the Finance Committee.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The Committee on the Propriety of Intr
ducing Vocal and Instrumental Music in
Common Schools being unprepared to r
port, new committee was ordered TO
appointed.
/ Professor W. G.. Strange, of the Norwo.