Proceedings of the Annual Meeting Volume 1 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Rev. Joseph Penney, Rochester, and Dr. Wm. R. Weeks, Paris?On the importance of increasing the qualifications, elevating the character, and improving the condition of the teachers of common schools, and how these objects can be effected or promoted. A. B. Johnson, Esq. Utica?On the importance of introducing the study of political economy into our common schools. A. C. Flagg, and S. De Witt Bloodgood, Esqrs. Albany? On the importance of making the civil and political institutions of our country, the subject of special study for all the American youth. Dr. Brownlee, city of New-York, and Prof. Lathrop, Hamilton College?On the best method of teaching the ancient classics. Prof. J. Henry, Albany?On the utility of introducing the study of the natural sciences into our common schools. Mr. Seaton, city of New-York?On mental development. Mr. S. W. Taylor, Principal Lowville Academy?On school government. Dr. Matthews, and Hon. Albert Gallatin?On any subject pertaining to education, which they might deem proper to select. Letters of apology, declining the appointment, have been received from Gerrit Smith, Esq. Prof. J. Henry, A. C. Flagg, Esq. Mr. S. W. Taylor, Judge Cdnklin, S. De Witt Bloodgood, Esq. Prof. Wm. Kirkland, Prof. Lathrop, Dr. Matthews, Rev. Mr. Dwight, and Hon. Albert Gallatin. On motion of U. F. Doubleday, this report was accepted. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Whittlesey, Utica, Messrs. Whittlesey, C. Bartlett, and Theodore W. Sill, were appointed a committee to examine all communications which have been or may be made to the Lyceum during its present session. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Whittlesey, Messrs. Whittlesey, John Porter, Cayuga co. and Isaac H. Tiffany, Montgomery co. were appointed a committee to arrange the order of business. On mo...