Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-14
The Educational society Of Va.

.{Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazetts1]
WINCHESTER, July l2.-The Association
met at 9 O. clock this morning, The committee
;ne - nsmes Tr VIM. r. Abbot, of Be5Tue
iiph School. for Presidents Rev. v. T.
Davis, Ist Vice President: Mr. {. ". Cooke.
ID: Mr. \. NJ. Smith, 3D.; Prof H. Estill. 4th:
Mr. John NJ. Strother, Auditor. The names
of these gentlemen being put to the C0nren:.
tion they were all unanimously elected and
MIR. Abbot took the chair, returning his thanks
to the Convention in few brief well chosen
words. H.. ., g
The Committee on Improvement OF lnstnlc--
ton in Reading and Elocution was continued
until arrival Of members
Tbe Committee ON Histories Of the I. S was
passed bv. no members beng present. ...,.t.
The Committee on the best method Of teach.
ing the unlearned-both young children and
adults-the elements acknowledge, particularly
the art Of reading, being unprcpared, was con.
tinued until next meeting.
The Committee to prepare and report a list
of the books thatsbo constitute q Teacher S
Professional Library reported through the
Chairman. Mr. j. NJ. Blackford, and was dis
charged.
The. Committee to report curriculum for
| primary and secondary schools, IN the absence
of Prof. T. s. Joynes: who vas to prepare
the report, was discharged, and new onc'ap-
pointed, to report at the next meeting, consist
I ing Of the following gentlemen: Prof: +. >.
JONES, Mr. John NJ. Strother, and Mr.. H.
J. Amber
In the absence Of Col. Thos. H. Williamson
of the Virginia Military Institute, Chairman
of the Committee 10 examine the best prolec-
ton for school aliases and other .maps, his
son Mr. Thomas Williamson, of Leesburgf read
4 very full and able report prepared ky his
father on this subject; andillustrated bynumcr-
Gus beautiful maps and drawings. \ lively dis
cusson of some length was entered into upon
this renort by. Messrs. John Il. Minor, VII.
Hanson and Jed Hotchkiss. Upon motion Of
Col. D. Lee Powell, it was resolved to ask Col.
Williamson to write more extended report ON
this subject to be read at the next Convention.
Major Jed lIotchkiss being added to the COM
mittec ..t
On motion the thanks Of the Association
were rendered to Col. Williamson for his very
able report. o.. '..-..:'
The committee to ascertain what can be
done toward establishing Polytechnic School
for the South was continued in the absence
Prof: II. EAill Of Randolph Macon College,
read the report of the Committee .''up9nstthle
proper method to be pursued in teaching Mathe7
MATES in our Schools and Colleges: Inns re-
port was q thoughtful and able one, having iqr
its salient features i strong Recommendation
that more particular attention be paid to Men
tai Arithmetic: that chapter on insurance be
introduced into the text books on Arltl1metc,
i and that Geometry be studied before AIgebrh;
that Spherical Geometry and Spherical Trlgp-
nU os5 be- For3H t i moe ' aie rnb be- pa
and more time given to the study Of Comic Sec.
tons. ana that the course Of Calculus be npdl-
fled aud abridged. The debate on this report
:, was lnsp. animated, and interesting. being par
ticipa;el in w. many prominent members Of
the Convention. among whom We may notice
PROS. Jno. B. Minor, y II. Allan and II EStlll