The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-16

--oci nle that true s,imulant TO the puIli
| Ne itn tho mower. nf the teacher to inspire inc
how with hiyh thoughts and noble rurp 'se.'
Mr. McGuire's paper was well thought ou'
ominen,lv nr,c,ic,I, and admirably writer.
Mr.. ". o. English would emphas'z- .he
Inn nortance of teaching boys by example.
and especially teaching them the 'a'E .', w
tru,h and that it is Co,uardty TO tell ia''e
hood. NJ c.aorpia.
.hou1ht II of value that boys shouiu .ne.'
,ho I;it,a world of the school-room, anu in'
sis,ed that large schools have advantage ~
wcII AZ the tutor system. He spoke Oh tu ns
dificulties of large classes, ana susSes..u
tnst frequent rt6rganizations OF sucn cliSses
40 reca,sa-v. He insisted that teacher
must bear pitiently and long with Iurou,
len, how. He believed in putting Boys o"
There we're remarks on the question os
Professor Harris, Mr.. Mcclure, ano Nu'
Swami of Fincas'le. r,oouery
Mr.. Georoe ". Taylor, of Montgomery
county then entertained the As:oc'it.ol
with some very amusing REMARKS WHICH,
elected frequent laughter. ,.,ovn Mr.
Or Rufaer said that he had known hl
TAYLOR for forty years; that ne mao neen
faithful teacher for fifty years, the onIy ces,
so,ion TO his labors being when curing III.
war; he shouldered his musket ana lollo"e.
his brave son, who was Confederate cap
tain, into the army. no
Mr. r L. Carne gave some OF bis eApe
rience of the difficulties Of getllns certall
hovs 70 study-the point Of which was ina
the same discipline will not do for every boy
and that sometimes moral suasion ana sone
times punishment should be employed. Ill
had succeeded in getting the boys 70 comics
their faults themselves.
Mr.. George Fl. Scam, Prlnclpai OF tn'
Frncaste HIgh-scbooI, objected TO the sys
tenn of.making boys tell on themselves a
b,ipg little more than premium on false
hood.
Ionic. aud
IT.. ". r. Terry, of Bedford, read repor,
on Physical Culture in Schools Tor GirI
and Boys" which was prepared by Mr.. W
A. Simmons, of Norfolk.
After speaking of the weak constitution
of many men and women Of strong intellec'
the report speaks of the importance OF phy
steal culture in the schools, and recon- mend
suitable school furniture aud we'll arranged
Fairgrounds and gymnasia.
A letter was also read from Kew. h.
Phillips, of the Virginia Female Institute
stanton. in which be speaks in strong term
of tie value of the system of calisthenlc
used in his Institute.
Mr.. Terry said that he would only max
a single remark, which was that be did NO
believe word of this theory of physics
degeneracy. He did not believe the worl
hsd ever seen men capable Of greater power
of endurance than those Of the Army
Northern Virginia.
Mr.. Taylor confirmed the remark of NJ
Terry.
Rev. Mr.. Morton, Of Knoxville, Tenn
spoke of the difficulty Of finding time fo
physical culture without interfering wit
the studies, and he would have fewer recit:
tons ii necessary.
Professor Charles Martin spoke of til
drill of IN hour every day, and the labor
the farm and in the workshop at the Agr
cultural College, as most valuable physic
culture, which was working out good r.
suite.
Adjourned until % A. NJ. tomorrow.