The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-18

and colleges.
On motion Of Mr.. BLACKBOARD, cons
mittce was appointed TO report on "decla-
nation and debate in secondary schools
Professor MINOR offered resolutions Of
thanks TO the citizens for their princely hos
u;tali:v. the committee, and especially the
chairman (.iAMEs Il. MARRl. for their admit
rahIc arrangements. the Baptist Church for
the use nf their elegant house, the railroad
comuanics for return tickets. and the news
ngrnr press for their full and accurate re-
ports.
Professor MINOR said Chat these rcsolu-
ijou, We're not mere form. Tor he was sure
that ali would concur with him IN saying
that wherever the Association might meet
in future. il could nowhere find more cor
dial hospitality than has been layishcd on
lis here.
Your correspondent desires to endorse
this most heartily. In all Of his experience
in attending such bodies he has never seen
better entertainments
Mr.. MARI made a very humorous re-
Spouse 10 Mr.. MINOR. in the course Of
which he quoted the famous phrase "Lct
l,s have peace" and said that We had been
taught TO render it into Latin by ET
rictlS."
The resolutions were Of course unani-
mouSly and enthusiastically adopted.
\ ilblibh 10 'tiiptlI IifNti!fNi, 'llu NDlp-
mel u. LEE POWELL. who in the absence of
the President had presided during the en-
tire session, closed the meeting with the
following timely and appropriate remarks ::
Gentlemen, Though occupying by Il
most unhappy accident the honorable posi-
ton 10 which your indiScrction has assigned
ne, | feel that | should not omit to con-
Sratulaic. at least. the Association upon the
harmony. good feeling, and activity, which
have prevailed during our ScSSion-:lS upon
[ he very manifest increase of interest in the
work proposed To he accomplished by our
organization. TO know that we have among
our members mcnablc and willing to prepare
| the valuable reports which have been pre-
>entcd 10 the ASsociation--to see the i'm
provcmcnt from year TO year in the care and
fidelity with which they are being pre-
parcd--mu>t he Il cause of pride and con-
uIatllatiOn for our Association. One of the
chief sources Of Solicitude among those who
first Iahorrd in the creation Of this ASsocia-
| ton was that we might not be strong
enough or influential enough to bring to
our aid the more accomplished scholars and
experienced teachers Of our State.
1--WE have been rciOiccd 10 see that the
important objects which we believed could
| lu. secured by such IN association of the
| teachers of Virginia have been seen and APP
| prcciatcd 10y the best of our ScholarS-tnc
| best and most prominent of our professors.
| "Whilc il is true that these more learned
members OF our Association may not be
taught much with which they are not
already familiar, and are doubtless some
times wcaIicd by the general absence of
| those themes and those uttcranceS OF ei0-
uurncc and wisdom which would crafty if
not instruct them, yet we are persuaded
| that they and The institutions of learning
| with which they are connected are being
| bcnciittpd now, and will be far more hcnc-
| Tilted, by the opportunity given 10y their
prcSencc--thcir amiablc. cheerful. familiar
association with the humble class Of teach
cr> OF the preparatory Scholastic learn
| from them the results of their own more
extensive study and their more enlarged
lcXpcricnce in the methods Of preparing
students for promotion into the colleges
aud University.
| u tell the college professors that the cor
| dial and courteous manner in which they
| have come TO the help of the teachers of the
schools has greatly encouraged them in
| their work. has greatly strengthened the
bond Of sympathy between them, has dig
| nilird in his own opinion the labors of the
| teacher. and is making all of them the more
anxious and more determined to send up
to the colleges better prepared, more earn
est. and more ambitious pupils. 1t is to be
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the teachers from the preparatory schools.
| They can be induced, believe, to attend
| oar meetings by being urged to do so per-
| >unallv hv those members who have been
in attendance. Many of them absent them
| selves through Il mere fear that they
| will be 50 oyerShadowcd by the huge
dimensions of the reputation, the dig
nifty, and The inconlprehcnsinlc learn
| ing and language of the magnateS of the
| body, a> To be lost in the darkness Of their
own modcsty and intcriorty. Do you, hrcth-
rem, tell them that is 4 great mistake; that
| they will he convinced bv Il single attend
ancc upon the body that they are rs learn
ed. rs eloquent, H. useful. and us influential
| ~ The most prodigoIIS OF the prodigirS in
| attendance. Encourage them TO believe
| that the MIN who teaches Well the Latin
grammar or the algebra in q village school
or log cabin III the woods can be as useful,
| as digniticd, and rs influential us the Pro-
fessor who teaches precisely the same sub
jcctS in the college halls. 1t is very impor-
tant that these worthless, often accom-
pli>hcd, the modest laborers among chill
drcn in Jackets and short frockS, should be
encouraged to believe that they are as wor-
thy of sympathy and respect rs those who
teach boys with coat-tails and girls with
chignons and trails.
:" beg leave to urge upon the members
of the Association their liberal support Of
the journal of the Association. Oppressed
by arduous labors your committee have
been unable to give to the duty assigned
to them the attention or the time properly
due to it. Unwilling to occupy itS pages
| 10y their own compositions, and DESTROYS to
Nuid rs far l> possible the mere republica-
ton of material from other magazines, we
have been compelled toa>k Of our members
contributions to our pages. a few Of our
members have responded TO our call
promptly, and by articles which have aided
to make our journal superior, believe, to
any such publication in the land Yet, by
your kind cooperation il can he made far
better. One single, ccarefully-prepared pa
per, from even one half of our members
fully qualified to write such articles, would
| enable us to make the Journal such that II
| very large circulation could be given TO it
| all over the United States. Will you not
| lend to so good cause your assistance?
Write upon whatever subject may be Of
special interest to yourself--you will inle-
rest others in 1t.
"But d few words, and lam done. Since
| it has been determined by the highest legal
authority Of the State that we are to have
put into operation Il sytcn ofpublic schools,
it is undoubtedly the duty-and was so
ably argued by the gentlemen who asked
on Yesterday our cooperation in the work
that we should do all in our power to make
these schools the best possible to be secured
by such system.
"Since there are to be teachers appointed,
many ofwhom will be totally inexperienced,
would we not, by exhibiting q want of inte-
rest in their work, and by Quitting to give
to them our advice and assistance, be our