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American Institute Of Instruction.
wEnNEsnAY'S SESSION.


The exercises were opened with singing
ar5 road;ng of the Scripture. after which
Ror r WRIGHT of Montpelier. welcomed
= :..;.. fan, weIl-
the members u '"o in'.,'u'e III -.
chosen remarks. The President reau iet
fer from Governor Fairbanks, regretting his
;.ohu;.r - h, nrosent and commentinp at
,l''' 49,;
lehgtn upon 'ne inuuenceS Vi euuoa''or'
letter was also read from b. u. Northrop'
of Connecticut. secretary of the Board of
r,.e-.: ,..; .ba. matric
huueation' recommending 'na'
system of weights and measures De taught
in all the schools Messrs. Northend. Of
C,nnoo,;c,,. ora C-oen ot Montreal. made a
-, .h,n
lew pleasing remarks lhe ins'i'u'e '"e"
listened to an address by President Bicknell,
in which he advocated in language terse
Il, ao,or,morts of
anu stfonE 'ne uhi'S VI on =,
school work. yerv able paper was reau
by Professor Hardness. of Brown lnlverSi-
~ NM, tho res,Its of modern linguistic
AZ $3.50. NJ n-;no;ral
stuuies. l. N 'aiieton' n ~
OF the State Normal School oil new brltain'
Conn read a paper upon the growth of
,ooob;r, nower Tho naner was able.
.oL;, ,;,,e ,r r;,.I ;rto-ost IN tho
-.
oua, rsod Tho ..T,In Of the Chief Fncineer -
and selection from Mrs. Stowe. from her
story oil oIato"n. p.,
IS .h., TanhnoIog;caI Institute of
Boston. .roke %, the Russian system of art
education, a. applied at the institute;
showing .ne c9usse VI stuus pa ;IIn.fra-
tions bv charts and diagrams; also specl-
mems Of actual work. Mrs. i. NJ. Miller.
OF Concord, N H. spoke on MODERN neau-
;n' prnto1sor Rsrhonr Of Rsngor Me, -.
defended The rights of those taught, and
drew line between instructors and those
VINO mercy ketp seuoo. NJ, p.,,,ot+ o.v.
a short description of Ausable Chasm,
followed by a musical selection by the Phil
harmonic society OF Montpelier non. d,
thu ttu,0i sDsster nf The evening his subject
being The Rig hts and Duties of the State
IN relation to Education Professor
raad;oa Tho sto,v of"Dr Marigold'' and
other selections.
CLOSE OF The FORTY EIGHTH ANNUAL MEET
ING.
The annual nesting OF the American In
stituts of Instruction. at Montpelier, closed
Thursday evening At the morning session,
officers for the ensuing year were elected,
Thomas W. Bicknell. of Providence, H. l.,
was chosen President, and in the long list
of Vice-Presidents are President c. B. HUI
bert, of Middlebury College Mrs. Fannie
KYLE of Essex Junction State Superin-
49,. r.-1 c,,. or po,sorob on5
.onO". n
Edward Miller, OF montpelier.
A.. p. Stone, Superintendent of Schools in
S,r;nc6.Id Mass then nrssented A paper
,tD,, ;,
upon the Huu0"tio"Hi ou'''OA' WIN"
was sharp and decisive in its argument,pos-
tive in its language and earnest in its dc
- p.r n Na,o If Snr;n,6e,5
N'o'S'
Mass, read paper on the Recent Assault
upon the Normal Schools" The exercises
h.,o c,osoa with ro.d;,cs from v.r;ors deIe-
-.
gates anc speiiing ina'en' ine AFTERNOON
exercises opened with music by the ardi-
ence. Professor Ruggles. of Dartmouth
III H.. ..Tbo pIao.
oonek'' 'poA. "" '
OF History IN haucation' anu the Metnous OIL
Teaching It," The speaker made in his ad-
d-ess q s,-ora and ensrgetic snncal for tho
tr. n r. - n :,
STUDY OF history IL H. rulier' "A W. ol
ST. Johnsbury, read paper upon "llon-
orary and Educational Titles" which was
s.-, Ia :, 49, -. DID,.
suOi'' '""'p nv W '"e po'H'
Hubert, oil Middleoury College, read a
paper. the subject beng NO Lie without
Its Proper Form President Blcknell
made lew remarks, IN which he gave the