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American Institute OF Instruction.
THE ANNUAL NETTING AT THE WHITE NOUN.
TAISS.
FABYAN HOUSE. July IL ISIS

THE ANNUAL NETTING AT TIE WHITE NOUN,
| TAINs.
FABYAN HOUSE, July IL. 1873.
To the Editor of the Free Press and Times
A board for beistead, a board TOR bed
a board for pillow, and the damp evening
air for coverlet, with an occasional mouth
fol Of food, are tine present Accommodations
for lodging and boarding at the Fabyan
House and indeed other hotels within a
radius OF ten miles offer scarcely any better
accommodations. to tho visitors who failed
to engage rooms four weeks ago. Not only
has the American Institute of Instruction
crowded the hotels t, OVERLOOKING, but the
unusual amount OF business delays all the
trains. Ottentimes for hours, so that it is
utterly impossible for the traveller to make
plans with any certainty of their fllfillment
Thus far the meeting has been an un-
qualified success, both in the uuexlmpled
NUMBER OF teachers and eminent educators
present and in tho interest aroused in the
Legitimate work oi the Institute.
Among the eminent men present are Hon.
h. Il. White, Of Indiana: John Hancock,
LII. ID. Of Ohio: Professor Pckering. of
Howard observatory, Cambridge; NJ. A.
Newell, Ii ID of Maryland; Dr.. 5. s. Sau.
veur. OF New York s. 8. Greene, Of Rhode
Island; Hon. j. W. Dickinson. Secretary
OF Massachusetts, State Board OF Education ;
DIR. John Eaton, commissioner of educa-
ton, of Washington DR.. 4. A. Miner, of
Boston: Prof. F A. March, ol Pennsylya-
MIA Hon. George B. Loring, uf Massachu-
sets; Gov. Prescott. Of New Hampshire; !;
Chas. Ii. Hitchcock. of New llampshira
Hon. W. d. Heuklr, oi Ohio: Wm. +.
Warren. OF Boston ; and State -uperintend-
ents OF education in all the Nav England
States.
Neser,, since its organization in Boston, in
1870. has corresponding increase in mem
bership been made. Representatives from
fifteen States Of the Union, to the number of
200, met torty-nIne years ago. Since
then 1t has passed through a series
Of Successes and reverses, until it was
placed on self-supporting basis IN
1874. From that date onward 1t has en-
joyed unwaverins prosperity. The mem
oership Is now very nearly hive thousand
persons, from twenty-eight States, nine
hundred of whom have become members
this year. The fee for membership is one
dollar. which entities the holder to the en-
Ioyment OF all privileges OF tho Institute and
to copies OF all its publications. Tuesday
forenoon the first Session was held, with the
president. Hon. l. W. BiekhcIl, editor OF
Oh the Journa! 81 Edncdf!on, IN
'no cnair- As We glance over th'
programme Vi auuressc' WHICH hoou'
2ooo persons nave been able To enjoy, SET
ting IN Tue spacious par'or anu On the sur
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salem normal ochooi, On Examination ot
Tsacbors .,d S.h,ol, >, p-o.;,e,, w.r,.r
of R,..or U,;vs-.;,v al, .sJo;n, AN, d.
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Lafayette College, IN the Present conii-
ton of the Spelling Reform" All hay,
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two New England spirit demands. but
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constantly prevailed lhG SinTeur