The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-18
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
.,,,,,,ct for the Dispatch
.-...,,,.1ir reported Tor inc H''IF'''"'
''' NORFOLK, july 10, 1874.
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r,so Association a>>tn'p,e" 't =, and was
'",-',,a-roonI oil CnE's' 'o"'U ~ wS,,,a,,
t"' ,c5 With prayer os NV
Ti,. Of Richmond ,,o,o- Minor the
.,%i. of She Assor,at'o" WIZ III. ahIr and
r,,,c>>or ]. t. iF'ct i'' "''
- ',,L, address last night c.,,,,,;,,oo
-."'''t :, :. Ncnahlr. from the toii"t'.,.o
COM ,.,,,r;rG that the salaries OF tue
81 ,.'',. IL, fixed al 50 each. 10 'hcIuhe
srti''''' .,,.n, that the mInu'es DC pun
g. 49, 49,, ;o,,rnal ard not separately anu
"'t'" - ,,,t.,I tee ht. i!rncciorth - ins'e"u
1870 ''' ,,r,d,.j at Alex ndria last year.
70, = - .,,r. rypl,nu,rons and discussion OF
.N.''' 80, winch slmr humor Was in'
~ i','' ,ir., ,uo Recommendations were
".'-," ,.l ;nc ore in reference 20 'Ne i'''
at.n'. .,,rir,i ices (hcinG Il cnihSe OF the
c''> .,..,,,t.ua. referred 10 Tue Coil'ultttce
- Constitution! 'AaASt. ,o,d ,bo
on - p,ncG. OF Richmond, reao the
,r,ol ,Ac committee on 'nc
EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL.
....., ,o.cr> the rrpor; OF the editor,
=" y i. Harris. which >lalcs that IN
!. 'N> .ta NINE" the subscription l'st
,# ,,. ~ .r,.is"a, and the uchcil, Wilich
'.'' .i;.,tf. yii! come out OF the salary OF
/. ', ,,l,',~ ayl!u rcncws his resignation
%, 4 Mrb o: time. ana urges tue
..,,,r her - relieve HIM altogether,
...,. nun 40 assistants.
.'rrr,,,,,.., pa,> high tribute 10 Tue
.i,r which Professor Harris ms ais
III 49,. 4u,,r<, protests against his re>iS-
.., recommends The circtluh OF TWO
i''' .,f,.,r- Il warmly comtl"ilt> Inc
......s .isrn0i a> ia every "a' Wof-
~. ,. ..,r,,ia.r of The teachers oil Inc
r'G,,,rr Harris made Il statement III re-
,., ,,,,t.. rtpmt aud made his warm ac-
,,-.,...,. "a those WHO bad contrittl-
.-,. .jogrnai. aud c-pccIaiiy TO Dr.
p',..- SUPERINTENDENT OF Public insJruc-
,.rt;- Iayt.is!hlc services.
p,.,,.,,4r +. K. Price paid high tribute
- ,,.r,t, 81. tn- Julndi. which was Tie
-,r...,r. and was improving every monte,
,...4 ,,r,..-.,.d a.aru>t thinking Tor single
.,.rrD.lug Professor HARRIS re-.
..,,t - ,tii,ur either now or at any I'LL
iug, aIE.
mr. rY;Inrr said that he would not eN-
f,.,.. Professor Harris tor any otncr eullOr
go. ruulI T." "uilrN, and Insisted mat lhc
,..tr.gripN should rrtu>" 10 ace pt MS
r..,,,,,,;on, amt givc hin any assistants ne
wanted.
"a. Association unanimously adopted the
r,.,r. .,u. =, c'",i u assistant editors OF the
lnr,,1. Professor Rodr> Na>>c. OF Richmond
rnan... and ". +. F0N. principal OF the
l"r.uold HIGH school.
y,,n Ma- Il >omcw,1t pro,ractcd Discus
>uH la report oi The committee Oh consul
,r,,,p,g amendments and the report was
:DIiN I.",IulJilicd.
Vii. nhnrcquc-t Professor Garnet was
re,{,G irau the committee, anu professor
Has. pat in hi place.
NEw MEMEEEs.
gt. GItowing new mtmherS were elect.
,I i. l.. Ilp>c"mb. principal Hickory Neck
Arld,n,. kln" y llinln Courthouse; James
Weaver Superintendent public >chool>).
ugurarh posi- iii r., Ace rlnlc county; Cen
,f,I =. +. Arms r"ug. Hampton Normal and
,,tj,~.ru... Institute; Professor w. j. Nor
l>,f, tt;uury Female Institute, Culpcpcr.
Vs.: T.. Mmrl>cji, principal Manchester
Mae lliaI >'huoI, Manchester, Va; W.
II rI,a>.l!l>. ilUIIins Institute. Botctourt
~lr,u--: John J. Morris. principal Brook
hnd liigh school, Richmond, Va; /. y.
lIo,.'a.u". Portsmouth, Va; Henry C..
Nomr. BAY NrW, Northampton county !;
H.. II. Grc,rm superintendent public
,r.nu.> f>,rX coUnl!), IHppahannock, VA.
no%ous ASp PRIZES.
i;3. Il. II. rdhIlS, OF the Virginia Fe-
mt.r ln>tiiu'r. then read the report Of the
committee 80: 'br ptoirl"y OF employing
hnur'> ard riz,% ~ -tnu.ant> III the pro-
on.-, ct r,lDr,Ill"n.
H.. report SKETCHES the history Of prizes
lrrm iiihlrll times. and shows that in every
a-.. aht in every ayOruii"n they havc been
u,,l Il admits that lhric are abuses and
f.uaruri,'> iu evil III The system. Is there are
m&tG in nearly everything about school
Die. Nul INSISTS that PROPERLY managed by Il
NJ. ',.rh,r Jh,y may be largely obyiatcd.
T. ntHirn> that Tie priZ- has now taken
IL, tl.y,.ot ihrI"d. and insists hat although
'ls u-lc Il the rod is easily understood, thai
in Till 80 .! moral >Ca>On The prize Is really
t!.'.r~~Hl.
Iar >g-t,m viii not suit the lazv. i"uo-
.,.t. or IUinurat teacher. but requires The
iH''~f rI'fut management by the most com.
p,t,h TEACHERS 1t IetutcS the objection
i.@t H." system will tend TO cultivate the
!HtrN ni''nt feelings Of the pupils, and argues
U,'. Il properly managed, just the reverse
"iI 10 THE. Ii draws Il vivid parallel be-
tween The contests Tor prizes at school and
Il" contests Of alter HE. and insists that the
'.>'"!n j really preparation for these alter
eou''>'>. il argues tor the system from the
r""Md> ilrrrd in the scriptures, and Illus
ua,'d ~ workings under tue observation
~ H. committee, showing that it has had
ih' L3iiHr>l elects II stimulating The pupils,
.s!d had developed >ouIc beautiful eXamOles
u' -rIcr'ui Submission 10 failure and modest
wearing OF hcuor>.
MIR. II. l.. Davies cordially endorsed the
Report iIolA lis own experience and obSer-
fa,IUp.
Nh. l.. l.. Elrnc. Of Alexandria. endorsed
Tie views % the essay, and met objections to
In >},iriu If prizes. He had found that
th,fr ",> greater difficulty in preventing the
iuta.> from etping each Other than from the
envy vi "ira other. He gave interesting in
c''li> illustrating this position.
w. ii. :. Petty. Of District Of Columbia,
WIS "fn>ed 10 the system of prizes. Ii
tended 10 reward brightness ralher than
AaTd ~Vrk-tllc pupils come to look at the
N'" rather than The attachments which win
H. aad that after pupils decide that they
"".&'l attain The prize they cease to make
any III 1T.
lAr discussion was interrupted, and one
"i SIN lru.lh had as to making the resolu-
''"' - I>'N. III. tllIiIS, oueicQ last year !,
"A religious instruction in our schools, the
sirgal order for II O'Clock to-day.
HE Association refused ~ make it q spe-
ga. order.
In discussion Of Rev. Mr.. Phillips's paper
'rl12 ry,u,ucd Professor Webster earnestly
t4'"t>d The system Of prizes, and suggested
'Aa3 >"ine OF the evils may be obviated by
sA'"G p'lz's 10 Il certain high standard Of
a'"nmrnt, that all may by diligence and at
>a!autnt, reach.