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THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION.

By EDWARD HITCHCOCK, D. D., Pres't of Amherst College.
A New Edition, to which is added a Supplementary Dialogne, in which the
Author's Reviewers are Reviewed.

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the subject of appointing a General Agent, to devote his whole time and energies to the advancement of the purposes of this Association, and, after remarks by Dr. Proudfit, Mr. Greenleaf, and Bishop Potter, a committee was appointed, on motion of Mr. Whitehead, to consider the subject and report during the present session. The committee consisted of Mr. Barnard, Prof. Henry, Bishop Potter, and Mr. Whitehead.

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After the lecture, Bishop POTTER, from the committee appointed in the morning, reported the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Standing Committee be in- been made to conform to utility and practical structed to consider, with power to act, whether convenience, and yet the building, though of some means cannot be devised, by the appointment brick, was considered an ornament to the city. of a General Agent or otherwise, to give greater The arrangement of the class-rooms, laboratory, efficiency to the operations of this Association, and lecture-room, observatory, &c., was minutely more especially to secure to it, and to the world, the results of the inquiries some time since insti- described and illustrated by twenty-three drawtuted, at the instance of one Department of the ings, six feet by four, executed by the pupils of General Government, in regard to the present state the school. The subject of heating and ventilaand past history of Education in the United States. tion had occupied much attention, and the plan The Association then adjourned, to visit the adopted was to use Chilson's hot-air furnaces, with very large flues, to admit the heated air, and ample chambers and flues to carry off the foul air. Emerson's ventilators were used on the top of the flues. Experience had convinced the lecturer of the advantages of furnaces over other means of heating to promote the health and comfort of pupils and teachers. The expense of the whole building, including lot, furniture, fixtures, &c., was $75,000.

President of the United States.

SECOND DAY-Morning Session.

At 10 o'clock A. M., the hour previously fixed upon for each day's session, the Association as sembled and was opened by prayer.

After attending to some general business, Prof. COLE, of Trenton, New Jersey, read an able paper upon the utility of the classics as the best means of securing mental development and good scholarship, upon which remarks were made by A. GREENLEAF, of Brooklyn, SOLOMON JENNER, of New York, Bishop POTTER, and T. RICHARDS, of Washington.

After the paper had been read, numerous questions were asked Prof. HART respecting the method of ventilation; and experiments were suggested by Prof. Bache and others, the result of which would settle some important points.

The Hon. HENRY BARNARD remarked that he had The question whether our schools should be not seen in the whole of Europe a school builddevoted to mere intellectual development, aparting as complete and well adapted for its purposes from spiritual training, Bishop PoTTER thought as this new High School in Philadelphia. The the great question for the American people. He thanks of the Association were tendered to Prof. argued that the material and intellectual char- HART for his account. acter might be improved and developed, while that which was more important might be deteriorating. He hoped this subject would meet with full attention by this Convention. He regarded Mr. Cole's paper as one of great ability.

Prof. DIMITRY, of Louisiana, then addressed the Association, advocating eloquently the importance of developing thinkers, and not mere practical men, by our systems of education. He deprecated the universal tendency to materialism, and set forth, in the most expressive language and beautiful imagery, the power and glory of the intellect.

The Association then adjourned to accept the invitation extended to them by W. W. Corcoran, Esq., to visit his residence, where they partook of his hospitality-an elegant entertainment having been provided for them.

After the discussion had closed, Prof. JNo. S. HART, of Philadelphia, read a paper entitled "Observations on the Historical and Pre-historical Relations of the English Language to the Teutonic, and the Classic Branches of the IndoEuropean Family of Languages." This occupied an hour and a quarter, and received marked atinterest a miscellaneous audience. It was entention, although the subject was not one to riched with numerous illustrations showing the similarity of certain English words with those in the Sanscrit, Teutonic, Greek, Latin, German, Spanish, &c. An animated and interest-FIT ing discussion then arose on the propriety of introducing the study of the Anglo-Saxon into schools. Prof. DIMITRY, of La., criticised the remarks of Prof. Hart, characterizing the Greek and Latin words in our language as "intruders." Bishop Potter, Prof. Bache, Prof. Proudfit, Prof. Hart, Mr. Hamill, Dr. Stanton, and others, continued the discussion. On motion, a copy of Prof. Hart's lecture was requested for publication by the Association.

Evening Session,

The discussion upon the topics of Mr. COLE's paper on the study of the Ancient Languages was resumed and continued until 7 o'clock, when

Prof. HART gave a description of the new High School building of Philadelphia, which has lately been erected, and was constructed to meet the wants of that Institution, after ten years' experience in the old edifice. Every thing had

THIRD DAY-Morning Session.

In the absence of the President, Prof. PROUD

was called to the Chair.

The article of the Constitution, fixing the time of meeting of the Association on the first Tuesday in August, was amended so as to leave the time for each annual meeting to be determined by the Association at its discretion at the preceding meeting.

The Hon. HENRY BARNARD, Superintendent of Common Schools in the State of Connecticut, gave a very able, interesting, and useful lecture

upon

the London Educational Exhibition, together with the observations made by him during his late educational tour in England. The lecture was full of rich thought and of practical suggestions for the benefit of our own country. His views were liberal and orthodox. It occupied over two hours. Some interesting facts were elicited by inquiries and discussion.

On motion of R. L. COOKE, the thanks of the Association were tendered to Mr. Barnard, for his able Address, and an abstract was requested for publication with the proceedings of the As. sociation,

On motion of Bishop POTTER, it was Resolved, That the Standing Committee be instructed to consider, and report specifically, at the | next annual meeting, upon the important suggestions made by Dr. Barnard, in his report of his late educational tour in Great Britain, respecting the expediency of establishing, in connection with the Association, a National Museum, or depository

for books, globes, charts, models, &c., of school apparatus; also, a national educational journal; also, a system of educational exchanges; also, a plan for a series of educational tracts, adapted for circulation throughout the United States, and the employment by the Association of a permanent

agent.

4. Family training.

5. The relations of Common Schools and Colleges. 6. What improvements could be introduced into our college systems, considered as to their interior organizations, and as to their relations to each

children among different families, where they will have a home, than to place them all together in one institution. Societies of ladies should be formed to visit families, and ascertain who could take the orphans and provide for their training, while a frequent supervision other. should be exercised to see how their morals, &c., were cared for. One-half the sum now ex-different countries in Europe, could be advantagepended would support a much larger number ously transferred to this country? of children in the right way.

After Mr. BARNARD's remarks, an address was delivered by Prof. JOSEPH HENRY, the retiring President of the Association, on the Philosophy of Education. Prof. Henry remarked that eduAfter a recess of ten minutes the following cation was a forced condition of mind and body gentlemen were proposed by the Standing Com--that savages never educated themselves, and mittee, and unanimously elected by the Association, as officers for the ensuing year: President, Hon. HENRY BARNARD, of Ct. Corres. Sec'y, P. P. MORRIS, of Pennsylvania. Record. Sec'y, R. L. COOKE, of New Jersey. Treasurer, J. WHITEHEAD, of New Jersey. Standing Committee.-Prof. Proudfit, Hon. E. C. Benedict, Hon. Jos. McKeon, Z. Richards, J. D. Philbrick, Hon. E. R. Potter.

It was also determined that the next Annual Meeting should be held on the last Tuesday in August next, in the city of New York, or, if circumstances should require it, the standing and local committees are to have power to change both time and place.

Evening Session,

7. A University proper, national and otherwise. 8. What features of the University system of

Resolved, That this Association has seen with much satisfaction the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, in his late report to the President of the United States, to devote a portion of the public property, within the city of Washington, and also, the efforts made in Congress for the pasexclusively to the purposes of education therein;

sage of bills to appropriate a portion of the public were all our educational establishments abol-domain, or the proceeds thereof, to the establishished we would sink into barbarism. He urged ment and support of Public Schools in all the the importance of educating the habits of the States, and it entertains the strongest conviction child, as its character was generally formed be- that the interests of popular education will be fore seven years of age. He advocated the sys-greatly advanced by the establishment, in connectem of drilling, and insisted on teaching chil-tion with one of the Executive Departments of the dren the precise language of rules and precepts, Government, of a department for the collection thus storing their minds with mental furniture, and exchange of works of education, and the vari

to be used in all their future lives. He remarked, as an idea originating in his own mind, though suggested by the statistics of crime, that the early habits, passions, and propensities of the youth return in old age, and that an old man who commits crime may almost always be shown to have been a bad boy. He spoke of the importance of a constant application of the truths of Christianity in life as essential, and of the inculcation of moral precepts to the young. It was important to teach children how to do as well as how to think.

Resolved, That, regarding the Latin and Greek languages as most valuable instruments of a high culture, this Association would earnestly deprecate the exclusion or discouragement of classical studies in the Academies, High Schools, and Colleges of the United States.

Mr. BARNARD's lecture was brought up for discussion, and in answer to numerous inquiries, the lecturer went on with some very interesting remarks:-He compared the state of After the lecture, an interesting discussion education in this country, where 600,000 white ensued on the subject of classical education beadults cannot read or write, with that of Den-tween Bishop Potter, Mr. Cole, Mr. Greenleaf, mark, where every child is obliged to attend Prof. Proudfit, and others. A resolution, offered school several years. The same was the case in by Bishop Potter, was adopted, namely: Sweden. He deprecated the idea of excluding foreigners from political privileges here, claiming that it was far better to afford them every facility for amalgamation with the American people. He thought any kind of denominational education would be defective, and not calculated to benefit the whole people. He advocated public school instruction as the only efficient means; and this should not be for a class; rich and poor should be educated together. A small amount should be paid by the parent, to secure his interest. He thought Congress should inquire what had been done by the several States with the land appropriated for educational purposes. In some places it had been squandered and wasted. It was an act of simple justice to future generations that provision should be made in all the new States and Territories for land appropriations for education.

FOURTH DAY-Morning Session.

After prayer by the Rev. Mr. DASHIELL, remarks were made upon Prof. Henry's address, of last evening, by Bishop POTTER, Prof. PROUDFIT, Mr. BARNARD, Prof. BACHE, Dr. LAMBERT, Mr. RICHARDS, and others.

The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That a Select Committee be appointed to consider the expediency of rendering the study of constitutional law one of the rudimental exercises in Public Schools, said Committee to report thereon to the Association at its next annual ses

sion.

Resolved, That the following subjects be referred by the President, at its earliest convenience, to committees or individuals, as he may elect, to be reported upon at the next stated meeting:

He advocated also a property taxation to support schools, and proved by statistics how much property had increased in value where a liberal expenditure had been made for educa tion. In regard to houses of reformation and orphan asylums, he thought observation and experience had shown that great and expen-struction. sive establishments for these purposes were unnecessary. It was far better to scatter these

1. The uses and best methods of classical in

2. Moral education in schools.

3. The relations of the school and the family.

ous instrumentalitions of instruction.

Bishop POTTER, from the Standing Committee, reported the following names as the Local Committee for the year 1855:

The Rev. Dr. Ferris, Chancellor of the Univer

sity of New York; Hon. Chas. King, President of Columbia College; Horace Webster, Principal of the Free Academy; Prof. E. Loomis, University of New York; Rev. G. D. Abbott, Peter Cooper, Hon. II. Randall, Hon. Jos. McKeon, James N. McElligott, Albert Gilbert, J. W. Buckley, Alfred Greenleaf, Cyrus Smith, and Solomon Jenner.

Dr. STANTON offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Standing Committee, to whom was referred yesterday the several subjects sug

gested by the address of Dr. Barnard on the State

of Education in Europe, with instructions to report at the next annual meeting, be and they are hereby fully authorized to carry out any or all the objects contemplated in the reference of the subject to the Committee, as soon as in their judgment the requisite funds and the proper person or persons can be obtained for the work.

A paper was then read by Z. RICHARDS, of the Union Academy (Washington), upon moral and mental discipline in schools, and another by Prof. S. M. HAMILL, of New Jersey, upon school arrangements and methods of school discipline. Dr. POTTER moved that, in view of the shortness of time before the final adjournment, discussion upon the above important papers be postponed until the next meeting of the Association. Copies of these papers, as well as of all the papers presented, were requested for publication in the regular proceedings.

Resolutions were passed expressing the thanks of the Association to the President of the United States for the kind reception he gave them; to the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution for the free use of rooms; to W. W. Corcoran, Esq., for his liberal entertainment; to Prof. Bache for the visit to the Coast Survey office: to the Young Men's Christian Association for the opening of their rooms to the members; and also most heartily to Prof. Bache, the acting Presi

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