The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-06

creditors.
EVEN the New York Tribune, the leading
protectjopist organ of the country, is clanor-
mo for q reneal of the duty on coal atthe next
session of Congress The Pennsylvania mo-
no,ol;,,s have surely overstepped the bounds
of prudence this time.
Americas Institute Of Instruction.
ffa FoRTIETH. ANNUAL. MEET1NG.s,
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 4. 1869
10 the Editor Of the Press.
The Fortieth Annual Meeting of the IAmeri-
can Institute of Instruction is now holding in
the city of Portsmouth. At2 1-2P. NJ yester-
day, quite number of members and other
friends of education from different parts of the
country having assembled in Congress Hall,
the meeting was called to order by John Knee
land, the President OF the Institute. After
prayer by Rev. Mr. Harmon, L. d. Spaulding,
chairman of the Portsmouth School Commit
tee, extended the greetings of the school au-
thorites Of the city TO the Institute Rey. Mr..
Kelsey did the same for the citizens of Ports
mouth, and expressed the hope that the Iasti-
tute would speak its mind plainly without fear
Of giving offence to the conservative notions Of
Portsmouth people. President Kneeland,
speaking for the Institute, responded in fell
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81 On motion Of Mr., Stone Of Portland, COM
mittee 70 nominate officers for the ensuing
year was appointed by the chair. Committees
on Teachers and Teachers Places, and on Res
buttons were also appointed.
M A-ra~;u ~ q Il. 4.
Nos,isr,,t.,, .ss I'd
ON the sunorv;sior a,d Tnsnao.;an 80 8 arras.
IA hsld t,.t ,,o ,,,, 10. .s,,.s,
sune,v;sor and ;,,.nao.;o,, = S' -
M s,ons !, por,,a III .h.,..,.
mora Of this ,vo,L chr h.d
NJ Leach OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 s..aa,. :.
pr o, anoo ..nrassed h;ss-s,s ~ -
onin;on The snner;n,eadent should 81 As. on.,.
;fv bimsaI, in exsrv ,oss;b,e w.v. 10 sho,,,a
then set tp a standard of education. teach the
teachers and labor with IN. narants saa
90 Prot. Greene If Brown Tynivers;tv lhoid .b.t
we could not have good sebao,s ,v;.5,,,t .,,,,ar
vision t4a rasar,e5 a., nj, !. ,ad ~,
nl;sbs., nv Al, narvis;op 4, "a a..
,weacI suneryisoa. Gives tona.'and ch.r.cts,
to instrne,ion- and makes & mare .;a,o,l;asr.
Oav n This ,rax can t,,ere hs un;sarn, 20 ~
ard Of work. for N Snnar;ntanaant i ,ha q,
IL one who an,ars ali ~. scboo,s ~ : M =
comnare each win III ,he o+bar. =
MI Hag.r pr;rcinai - a. r.,,a,uI ,,,..a 4
sebool srota n ~ ''s.fSf '-'''f
|a0 liLIll $50 =, = ii lily. ia
fgS.sagY q w Soen', super slsols u MAIDS
~ -. 80 0.e'Son y lewiston spoke
= ~, ,l 'oHu,sion u scnool aualIs IN tne
1 80 so '. !, ns.ne. ne pehevea tne ~
-, sonoU's naa oec'lneu 'wehty-nve per cent
uuiiiit' sie iass n'eeeh or twenty years. 'fhis
= 'a''e ~ several '"'1gss '1ne teacn'
VS. "ere Younger anu NOT so Wen quailfied
1lona'u MOI commune 10 teach Tor SO many
years 40 iol"eEiy' because they found more
1o1.AD.e snPieyneh@ Ane academies vhscn
dnNsSr Y uo - tnpoh IN she way OIL preparing
r. : - nau uccnheu IN NUMBER, as afs9 bad
me =. autumn ana spring nigh schools-in tbs
rural lis uistr'crs Again, the scholars now Leave
scn nl at much earlier age than formerly II
they are TO obtain good common school edu-
ca.ion' tney must, as whole, obtain it now
before they are sixteen years Of age-before
they ares really old enonghto appreciate its
value Methods OF instruction must, therefore,
pc changed. The former methods which were
good tor old scholars, who would learn. as q
duty, will rot do for young scholars for whom
sc sen must be more pleasant in order to be
pro 'llss ole. Here is work for the Supervisors
ne must teach the teachers; he must labor with
the parents IN order 10 obtain Intelligent CO.
operation between parents and teachers. Pa
rents must be made to feel that they commit a
e.sv' o1io' = .ney isase ING educatlon OF their
uAno''n "noliy' 70 'he SCHOOL Iney must
ue.ns0..esno on's encourages oas give direct
$500, ~ s'o s..eA4 sssa
Ss.r' ''ase oaperinienaen
Sonvo'' = oonns c'icusss aeciared strongly 40
49, Z A4pois,s'on anu lnspectlon. ne spoke
IL 80 oDss' sssions 70 EUROPE ana es'
ri, - !, -ss's u.a' isalure y tne Eng.
81 $3.50. I, o'e ~n'cn anorus material ana
49, =, - ~ - 'ue "o,R done, %
est.a ,,a,,;as r. .,,i"s A.@oo y u'sin'ef .
was,a5 s,d 81 s,,a.. wy mus were no'
ss " 'no
Mr. camn was d;rsotsd ~ .r.s.: $500
draw nm RESOLUTION. ,,,,,;c,, s,,.,,,5
sanso of Az, >. a..
insnact;on 81 scIools ~ ' 's's-' a'''
II tbe evsn;ng an address ,r,s a.,,uouo, -
Hon. Joseph White Secretary % thaS Ma.s =
chusetts Board Of Education. He considered
the influence Of common schools upon national
wealth, national morality, and national exist
ence. This influence he showed, in a clear
and able manner, to be vast and in the highest
degree beneficial 80 itss ~ ss 10
lii a4 ~ SECOND DAY.
8 The frs, thing N, for consideration w.anas-
dau forenoon was saco,,la.,, rsI,,.. MI.
began with a brief essay read hv M. n s..;,,,
of Dorchester Mass who, dst;,aa sa.o,,dasr
education as that coming between tho Gr.r,.
mar School and the COLLEGE,. He believed a.. :
this should include both English and classical
studies. with annie room for cbo;ca II sbonla
also include an enlarred. course Of studv in
history. Mr.. Smith held that Tho saxes sho,ld
be educated together
MFR. Hammond did net believe the State was
under obligation 10 rive 4 traa collao;ato ad,-
cation. 81 lissIa.f NO. aesis9 q s1'si I'LL
Mr.. Stone of Portland nrotested aea;nxt mar.
rowing the question dovn to one Of dollsrs ana
cents. He thought the difficulties in the way
Of adapting the High School to the wants Of
the public-especially in the matter of fitting
boys for college were greatly exaggerated. + IL
Hon. Joseph White spoke warmly In behalf
of the High School; yet be would by no means
do away with the private academies which rem
dered so great service in the way of educating
the Young men and women of those towns nm
able to support High School. =
The debate upon this subject was some wha,
rambling, and not so practical in its character