The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-12
Meetinc of Teachers, InstItute


city, and Vice-president Miss Kate Cabell
not being able to attend on account of sick
ness at home, Professor James was called
to the chair. After business preliminsries,
Miss Collier read the splendid poem on the
calling out of the revolutionary patriots. in
superb and thrilling style. Berkley's Talk
| With the Parson, was beautifully rendered.
! Rev. DR.. Schulz then delivered an address
| on natural science. After encouraging and
| exborting the teachers, he led off with the
assertion that society like that should re-
gard natural science in its limited sense;
| Every scientist wanted facts, even trivial
| facts, and it given, whilst those who fur
nished them could not genersize, yet 1t
would be material for philosophic minds to
connect with other facts, and either make
good or destroy a theory. Teachers We're
specially capacitatei to contribute to the
general fund. They were the guiding stars,
and their observations had been too much
neglected. He did not think the example
OF the teacher who, when applied to by a
wondering population as to an eclipse, re-
piled that il was only phenomenon,
should be followed. The idea should
be to have no phenomena. But" said the
aeyerend doctor, "the study of natural
science is not merely valuable as means
of cutivating the powers OF observation.
but of educating all the faculties OF the
text, which we have scarcely sketched, he
concluded, very beautifully:
ITO see in part
That ell, as in some piece OF art,
Is toll, co-operant 10 an end.
And that end the elevation and felicity OF
man.
ayes the benevolence, the wisdom and
the omnipotence of Him who formed all
and maintains all. are made more and more
fapt IN n q advance.
step, in the study of natural science.
1--WE hear the voice of God on the mighty
waters; we see it in the mechanical ana
ply steal properties of the atmosphere we
read it in the towering rocks, as in the
grains of sand-yes, in the very nerves and
veins and arteries which permeate TINS
wondrous frame of ours-in short, in all the
countless adaptations and notifications
every VI here visible, everywhere needed.
And when we pass from the known
to the unknown, We cannot tail to carry
away sentiment of the most profound
humility-yes, my friends and colleagues,
from the study of nature, from this lnstl-
tute in which it should be cultivated, we
should, and we must, carry into the active
occupations of our lives, lin our daily inter-
views with our fellow beIngs,) an earnest
desire to initiate, as far as we can, the at
tributes of the Creator, to elect the most
comprehensive of these attributes, benevo-
lenCe, as the handspring oil all our thoughts
and actions, so that we may look upon all
men, no matter what their origin, color or
creed, as equally the objects OF the, one
Creators care and the one Creators love,
and so that we may learn to practice, that
liberation for each others most cherished
opinions, political or religious; which shall
secure among us the rule of that harmony
everywhere prevalent in nature, and every
where taught by her, the harmony that
shall prove
Combining all below ana all above go
The rabbits address was listened to with
profound interest and received the grateful
arpreciation of the audience.
Professor Grove read an exceedingly prac-
tical and sensible address. His theme was
discipline in schools, and enforced the idea
that, from experience in teaching, instruct,
ors should ever be learning themselves and
acquiring new ideas.
Professor White thought Professor Groves
ideas should be carried out by exemplifica..
ton of their different modes OF teaching and
the practical comparison of those theories.
The meeting then appointed committees
on various subjects; Professor Num-, on or
biography; Professor White, on arithmetic,
and adjourned to meet two weeks hence ut
the same time a2d place. Several new
names were enrolled and the institute is
success.