Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-02
Meeting Of Comfy Superintend.
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T0achoFs' A0SoGfotlon.-HOn
M. N. OunnOll'O Address.
Especial Correspondence Of the St. Paul Dis-
patch

ROCHESTER, AUG. rs.
The annual convention of County
Superintendents Of Schools called by
the State Superintendent of Public In
struction, met in this city yesterday, at
$3.50 P. NJ.
1t was called to order by Nh. Dun
nell who was elected President of the
Convention, and II. J. Peck. ESQ.,,
County Superintendent Of Carver Coun-
ty was chosen Secretary.
Supcrintendcnts were present from
Carver, LIE Sueur, Blue Earth, Nicollet
Waseca, Olmstcd, Washington, Dakota,
Goodhue and Dodge Counties.
MIR. Dunnell delivered short ad-
dress stating tho Legislation in behalf
Of education obtained Of the last legis-
lature, and pointing cut the amendments
still necessary to increase the efficiency
Of the schools.
Superintendent Allen, Of Dodge
county read = valuable pxpcr upon the
subject Of "Christian Ethics" insisting
that they should be taught in our pub
lie schools.
This forenoon Superintendent Roe,
Of Washington county, read paper up
on the subject Of Teachers Certificates,
and their gradation.
The following subjects havebee IN.
der discussion.
Teachers Institutes; Salary Of Coun-
ty Superintendent; Means to be used
to have al the people support common
schools; Increased penalties for viola
ton Of School Law; Forcibls attend
enoe upon the Institutes.
The session proved both interesting
and suooessfL. It will close At 3 ?. N.
when the State Teachers Association
will be organised.
PR0CRIDIN0S OF TIN ASSOCIATION
AUGUST 26TB.
Tho trains yesterday brought 4 large
number to attend the State Teachers
Association, aud much interest Is man.
ifested in the proceedings. At half:
past three in the afternoon Hon. 0. P.
Whitcomb, President Of the Rochester
Board Of Education, called the Teach
ers' Convention to order and cordially
welcomed the members to the city
The State Superintendent and Presi-
dent Of the Association, Mr.. Dunuell,
followed with m able and interesting
address, which was listened to with
marked attention.
SYNOPSIS OF Mr.. DUNNELL's ADDREss
he welcomed them to the hours Of
discussion and dcliberation before them
and proceeded to indicate some of the
aims which the teachers should have in
view, some Of the character lessons he
should give, tastes and aspirations he
should cultivate, and some of the errors
be should avoid. The teacher, he said,
should aim to secure symmetry and
completeness in development. The
methods to accomplish this must be
adapted to the qualities Of the natures
to be educated. The pupil must be-
come accustomed do things that natur-
ally he has no incliration to do. and a
concentration of the entire mind must
be secured. The grand object Of all
study must be constantly in view and
clearly apprehended. Students should
be allowed to traverse the whole domin-
ion Of learning.
The cries of the soul for the beautiful
should not b drowned by the cry of the
useful. The habits tastes and concep-
tions oflife and human duty which the
pupil has acquired in school, will effect
the whole career Of life. 1t is the gen.
eral truth that he will follow The gui-
diugs Of these tastes and conceptions.
In illustration, then, Of what incal-
culable value to every youth is the
habit of reading, taste for the knowl-
edge found treasured up in books
How the mind expands a. it is made
acquainted with what other minds have
discovered. How rapidly . love of
learning grows in the mind which has
become in love with its extent and char
acter. A book filed with noble senti-.
ments, correct views of life, the grand
achievements which, short though it is,
it may make; becomes an exeter of
those ambitions to know, to be and to
do, which are needed in every heart,
that lie becomes both honorable and
useful.
Teachers should secure for their pu-
pills the reading ofsuch books as give a
truthful account Of tho affairs of men
or recite noble, manly, heroic benevo-
lent deeds. The reading of such books
makes character, it inspires to the like
action lit gives models and urges on to
noble endeavor. Too many pupils leave
the school without a thous sht Of the
demands Of life, with no heart to say or
feel that i've are living, We are dwell
ling in grand and awful time."
Again, pupils must be instructed as
to the costliness Of knovleds se-that it
is secured only by ha:d, patient labo-
rious toll that no royal road has yet or