New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-29
IE4CHERS IN COCNCIL.
w-YoRK TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

| NTW-YORK TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
! THIRD DAY-FAGGING IN THE ENGLISH SCHOOLS
! SUCCESS OF THE "MORAL sJAsION" SIS
TIM IN THIS COUNTRY.
| IOCKpORT, July 27--Aftcr the usual prclim
mary business the Association proceeded TO nominate
officers for the ensuing year MCssrs Danforth Crutten
d.I and UOOrc nominated for President; Welsh,
Mcycar and Reynolds for ylce.Iresidentj Miss Flora
T. Parsons FOR Second VcePresdent, and various other
persons other Offices Mr.. Cruttcndcn declntd
The Treasurer report for the last year read show
ing te total receipts TO be $3.50 10, leaving balance in
the treasury the opening Of the present session, Of
$780, The regular order resumed by the reading
paper The Teaching of Languages" by Mr.. G.
NJ Hutchins being general discussion OF the signlh-
and Importance OF knowledge OF language and
Of classical studies DR. Lambert followed, with gen
e1a remarks the qualifications OF teachers ending
with the assertion that the mathematics have nothing
TO do with mental discipline.
Tue President announced the names OF The Committee
on Neurology as revised " T. Clark of Canandai-
qua j. T. smanwcod OF Wyoming Valley, Cruttenden of
New-York T. +, Fish OF Rochester, NJ, T. Heudrfck Of
| CORTLAND, and Miss Jenny Brook
MI. Crutcndonpokelupon the structure of the English
language claiming that it is highly philosophical in
structure and is the best single language Tor the study
of language In general. President Greene stated his
views OF the mode in which children acquire the use OF
! the rudments of language.
Prof Alonzo Flack read paper "The MonitOrial
system III the LuS5u III p's"h NA'" o." N"N
msraton OF the nine great English schools, viz Eton
! Harrow Shrewsbury, Winchester, Rugby Westminster
Paus Merchant Taors' and Christs Hospital, and de-
scrbed their organization aud arrangement The sala
Of the heads Of these schools sometimes a. high
a. $4,000 year. and the income of their invested endOw
uepfs as great as 100000 year Monitors employed
in al these great schools ana their discipline Is better
| Than mat of American schools In Prof FlaCk5 own
h I9 &c attennted aUncafon Of mis- system even
| with notifications has only partially succeeded. ~
The fifth NAV set Compositions" for breaches OF dirc
pine out Of school, and may even administer an inn
mediate licking These sixth form boys are regarded
as assistants in maintaining discipline; and arrange
! ments less similar exist IN the other great
| schools. The monitors do not teach az all. IL
| is found that It is better for the school 10 have
punishment administered by these upper DoysiGr mon
tOs han 10y ihe master themselves me
inflicted 10y monitors at Rugby are mp0sluons- extra
lessons, extra tagging" and public whoppugS," laid
by the head boy before the whole school The I'M
mediate ckings" at Rugby are confined to I'VE or six
strokes of cane laid on across the shoulders There
right of appeal from monitor, either TO the monitors
scolecyey to the head moster This montorial sys-
the great schools appears from passage In it char
brief account Of his mobilization Of the system.
He also explained tagging viz, the system OF alot-
ting the junior boys The to them
servants valei errand boysn short, menials. This
"fa9" system was examined BY recent royal commits
sion on English schools and they reported unanimously
A discussion here followed upon the question Of cor
t hat although the bower to ct corPor pUhshmSHt
might exist i should be used either not at an o. very
sparlhGiy indeed Mr. Whdenmh gave hlse1pcrthCo as
principal He began by using corporal punishment as
/
hDOsheu he use oi corporal punishment IN inc Acad
| eInic department Suspension expulsion the
tT me penalty and the result that the school
better governed than 1t had been before although the
puplls, OF course knew @J corporal punishment could
! method far more agreeable TO himself.
! THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION.
| FICHBURG, Mass July 27.-Ihe first excr-
else yesterday brief address by the President Alb
ner j. Ppps agent Of the Massachusetts, Board of Ed
! he f-4ly tl,a
history character and objects Of this Institute, On the
18th Of March, 1850 meeting OF friends education
was held Boston the sessions continuing for many
days. A committee of seven was, after considerable
fnap adopted in August OF that year and the OBJ
iect Of the Institute therein stated ~ be dse
were originally required to be held IN Boston, where the
first meetings took place. In 1895 change
But Of the a meetings q have been IN Mas
sachusets, and Que only outside Of New England. OF
the 4OO belonging 70 the Institute the third
year 100 Massachusetts, and l2s Boston.
ton FOR support but other state has given
anything. The question whether II shall now give way
other associations, OF whether on he contrary It's
friends shall rally around II with increased Zeal. aud
make it, has been, the life aad center o all edu
cationa EFFORT one that must he determined soon The
experience OF the officers for the past year WILL not
rant the expectation Of aiT further appropriations IRON
states, at least by those OF England The whole
amount already given BY Massachusetts, alone has been
$1,000 aud during oil tins time, while making appropra-
tiOus this Institute she nas given annually 300 for
| her own state A-sOclatlOn
The rest of the afternoon taken up with lecture
by Miss Elizabeth r. Peabody on "Kindergartening the
Gospel for Children" and with discussion OF the
ec by members OF the Institute. AZ O'Clock lecture
was delivered by Gen. Eaton, on American Education
| Progressive
The lecture of to-day by Vim. T. Harris esq,
superintendent schools at st. LOUIS, PTescTp
ton IA Modern Educaton-Its Province" He considered
the teachers profession the domain OF prescription,
since It's office Is to check the wrong and guide to the
right to the irrational in the minds OF pupils
and substitute the true and the rational In country
there is, perhaps too little prescription, and
Quently danger from the resulting freedom Of individual
action This freedom, enjoyed suddenly by all,
stutes a source OF danger 10 all our institutions. The
great duty Of teachers IN this respect to ncucae the
duty OF oil to submit TO the law.
The next paper read by the Rev. IL y. Hudson OF
Boston, The Teaching OF History" lie stated that
II shown by statistics at the Boston Public Library
that OF the 5000 volumes OF the worst books in the
Library. read than all the other 10000
volumes. Those which read generally the
cOarsest most idshy aud sensational works Of fiction
He would take only small portion oi history and haveN
taught well, instead OF gong over the outlines OF history
length The attendance to-day has been very large
showing a most decided interest la the OF the
IncctinC and the prospect Of renewed efforts FOR the
PROSPERITY OF the insutltc has greatly improved.