Year: 1872

Allen, of Pennsylvania, who spoke about
half an hour upon educational topics
generally. Professor Allen has made
specially of Teachers Institute work
for a number of years past and has a
wide reputation as lecturer upon all
matters pertaining to the public schools.
His services have been engaged for each
day OF the session of the Association.
and, according to the programme, he
will have plenty to do.


In the evening an admirable address
was read before the Association by
Rev. DR.. Martin, OF the University. 1t
is high praise to say that the address
was one OF Dr. Martins best efforts.
No synopsis of it can be presented here,
though, if published. as it ought to be,
it will be read with much pleasure and
profit by teachers and friends of educa-
ton not only in this State but all over
the country. 1t sbundantly deserves q
wide circulation. DR.. Westxood. of
Wheeling, was also expected to address
the Association on Tuesday evening,
but, he not being present, Professor
Allen was again called upon and de!iv-
cred a lecture to parents upon the man.
agement Of children at home before
had attained the age necessary to qualify
them for admission to the public
schools. He told some very whole.
some truths in attractive form and was
heard with much attention, q large
number of the citizens of Fairmost
being in the over. crowded church, in
addition to the members Of the Asso.
citation.


The real work of the session began
on Wednesday morning Some pre-
liminsry business having been trans
acted, Professor Allen occupied the
greater portion Of the session in in.
structing the teachers what to teach
and how to teach it, and in answering
various queries propounded by the
members. To give full report ofwhat
was said would fill several pages OF a
blanket sheet newspaper and would af
ford to those who did not attend as
much pleasure and instruction as was
enjoyed by those who had encountered
the expense and inconvenience of leav-
ing their homes for that purpose, and
your humble servant don't propose to
be a party TO any such a fraud upon
the Association or to afford any such
excuse for those who have failed to
contribute to its not overfowing treas
ury.


The last fifty minutes OF the morn
ing session was spent in listening to a
lecture by Professor Kidd, of Indiana,
upon the subject of elocution, OF which
he is an acknowledged master. The
Professor has lost nothing of his won
derful elocutlonary power or OF his
dramatic skill but has rather improved
in both, and the audience was OF course
immensely pleased.


The entire session of the Association
promises to be one Of unusual interest.
The attendance is larger than ever before;
the exercises are more varied; and
there is present and ready for service q
greater array Of talent than at any pre-
vious session. Nearly all OF the most
prominent educators in the State are
here. Several OF the Professors from
the University; the Principals and
teachers in the various State Normal
Schools; a anumber Of County Superin-
tendents; and representatives of nearly
all the educational institutions in the
State are in attendance. Wheeling is
represented by President Morton, Of
the Female College, and five or six OF
the principals and about fifty Of the
teachers in the several ward schools
an array of talent and beauty (from
which latter category your strictly
truthful correspondent must per force
exclude some OF the gentlemen afore-
said), that can scarcely be elsewhere
excelled. The indications point to an
exceedingly pleasant and profitable time
and the result can scarcely fail to be
highly beneficial to the public school
cause throughout the State. L..