*- 1848.
r \Vl-1O in view oftho rapid approach of an inclement season is zibundantly providing for the
necessities of his friends and customers to whom he already fools under many past obligations;
C and will at all future times take pleasure. in rservico.
N. B. Shaving done for none at this es blishinent.
~ Norwalk, Sept. 1847.
Pubiislieei livery ‘wed-ncsuiay Illoruing, by Jxaxns ‘Rim
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NUMBER 415—NEvv SERIES. NORWALK, CT. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1847. ‘VOLUME :io:NrUi\liEi;ii
no For. THE
LANE GE‘ €5&E§.A..A.E‘i7l
_ Tile GREAT D
At the S Store of
THE attention of purchasers in this line is called to the gri-at additions to our former
stock, received this day. I-’urchasr=d with the strictest. ca re as to lI‘ashionable styles, and at un-
i.suiil low prices, we are determined to make great sales by selling at very suiall profits. In
fact. the great. increase ofpatroiiago at this osliililislinieiit. has compelled us (to keep pace with
the wants oftlie mbblic to make arrangements to receive now goods ever = week until Januar *.
- ~— 3 . .
\Ve shall not attempt to enumerate our large stock of new goods, sutlice it to say al-
PR9 CEEDKREGS
or THE
NOR~.\IAL SCHOOL CONVENTION
Of Teacliers of Fairfield County, at Norwalk,
holden from the 12th to the 16th of October.
Tu;<:sx>.-n’, Oct. 12th.
The Convention was called to order at 10
o’clock .-3. M. by J. H. Siniih of Norwalk. On
motion of S. Hall the following persons were
appoii.ted perinanent officers of the Convention :
HENRY SELLECK, Pl‘03l(.lClll‘.
\V.\i. S. LUCKWUOD, Vice President-.
XVM. T~ CI.Anx,
Cims. OL-MSTEAD,
S. S. Moaeas,
Rev. Mr. Norton and Storrs Hall having
previously been duly appointed Teachers and
Conductors of the exc-.rci:~:es.
Rev. Mr. Norton opened the Convention by
statziiig its object, écc. and was followed by Mr.
Hall, upon the first. principles of written aritli-
metic. Question of the merits of the English
and French methods ofi\otation, decided unan-
imously in favor of the latter as being the most
.- ccretarics.
lnost every de.~iirable article in the Dry Goods line may here be found very cheap
proved credit. v
New Canaan, Oct. 18, 18-17. 56 \V- 13- RAYMOND-
for cash or up-
36 T.
Hark! the war cry!
To the Echo listen.
fit site Superfine Store,
if l\lllW DRY GOQDS
so
In Quantities Complete,
In Qualities Unique.
flfi
Are new ofiered by
semen sateen STGRE!
THIS day received a large invoice of very RICH FALL DRY _GOODS. consisting of
Dress Goods in all their varieties, Cloths, Cassimeres and Satiuetts, Millinary Goods and Fan-
cy Goods‘-—all of which will be sold at the lowest New York prices. Call one. call all.
Norwulk, Sept. 1st, 1847. C‘. -l- GRUMAN-
New Goods for the Fall 'Ered.e of 3.897.
At the old Sfiitzad of
and
eees
THE subscribers are happy in being able to announce to'their patrons and the public gen-
comprehensive
Convention then adjourned to 2 o'clock, P. M.
Afternoon .Scssio7i—Coiivened according to
adjournment. First business lesson upon
punctuation by Mr. Norton, followed by an ex-
planation ofthe manner of teaching from Out-
line Maps by Mr. Hall, and concluded with an
exercise in spelling by writing.
Adjourned to half past (5 in the evening.
E1‘-eaing Session-———Caine to order agreeably I
to adjournment. Subject; of School Government’
was discussed by O. S. Ferry and others. Mr. l
l«“s. views ofthesubjoct were as follows: That. a;
ioaclier's government. should be parental and his
authority the same as the parent’s, absolute;
that children should be taught obedience as their
first duty. That a teacher’s dcportuient should
be such as would command the respect of his
pupils; that. pupils should be led to cherish
a friendly regard towards their teacher, which;
would in a measure prevent disobedience, as
they would fear to grieve him; that they
should fear him, but not with a slavish fear,
rather the fear of forfeiting his regard. He
thought punishment necessary, even corporal
punishment as a last. resort; that if pain must‘ be
iiillictc-1!, it should be done with caution, and
never with excited feelings. Mr. Norton fol-‘
lowed, said be “fully approved of the views pre- ‘
sented by the gentleman, and ildVtlllCt'.d several
other suggestions. That school roo'n order
should not be the stillness of death; tcacllors
should avoid orcr government; that small chil-
dren should be allowed frequent recesses. That .‘
teachers should be careful to admit fresh airinto
the School Room; that teachers should not
consider all wrong done by the pupils the result
of malice, that in inflicting punisliineiit cruelty;
should be avoided, all improper modes of pun-
ishment, were condemned, such as confining in
ii dark room, striking upon the head or hands,
etc. that pain should be the last; resort, but after
every other means had been employed, without;
effect it should beiiiflicted throughly and gen-
orally in priv:-ito. Mr. Mead thought ti child
should be made to see thejustice of punishment
before receiving it, and that teachers in addres-
sing pupils should request rather than command;
that fresh water should be allowed them often
in small quantities, and that pupils should be
permitted to speak to each other occasionally.
Mr. Hall coincided with most of the above re
inarks-—-thought that school government should
be persuasive, appealing to the better feelings,
&c. The enquiry being made whether ii t‘eacl1-
or had a legal right to punish a pupil for bad
conduct while going to and from school, Mr.
Ferry thought the law world sustain such a;
course. whenever the prosperity of the school re-
quired it. After several further remarks the"
Convention adjourned. 1
Second day, Oct. 131/i.—JlIorm'72g Scssimi.—-
Convention met at 9 o’clock, called to order
by Mr. Norton; opened with prayer by Mr.
Hall. The first hour was occupied by Mr. Hall
in an exercise relating to the principles of read-
ing. He recommended frequent exercises on
the inflections, not following the order of the
book, but selecting sentences containing the dif-
ferent inflections and pointing out the emphatic
words, &c. Mr. Hall was followed by Mr. Nor-
erally. that their first invoice of FALL GOODS has just: been received.
They would particularly invite the attention of the ladies ofNoi'walkand its vicinity to their
beautiful assortment of DRESS GOODS, comprising the folIow’ing new styles, viz:
Plaid and Silk Strip’d Alpaccas. Camelion Pluids and Stripes, Orgaudies, St.rip'd Cletu-
cntines, Eglantine Plaids, Mode Alpaccas. Cobourg Cloths, Twilled Giiighains, California and
‘Oregon Plaids, Cashmere, M de Laines, &c. Also, seine splendid styles of new 8: fashionable
E“.'2T.3‘.»"_T=:5""...:.-...’? 9.9
among which may be found--—Plaid and Striped Palllb (le Loios, Gro de Rhinos, Mattoines,,
Satin Striped, \Vatered, &c. &c.
' Also an excellent assoytment of
¢_.=-:“3e:sE|.§l eamefl T§737‘fl:2§.‘|_.\3C‘~3E§ @1116-:3.'\3°:<7-Il..':°..9
such as Nott, Mandarine, Stradilla, Cashmere, Heavy \Vool, &c. ‘
They would also invite those gentlemen who are in pursuit of any thing in the shape of
Cloths, Cassimeres or Vestzings. to a full and suberh assortment of French, English and An eri-
can Broadcloths and Cassimeres, besides a great variety of Fall and VVinter Vestings. Also, a,
ton in instruction and illustration as to the proper
imode ofteaching English Grammar. Recom-
gmended to fasten upon the mind of the learner,
the principles of the language-—poiiit out and
- explain its defects by our instruction, also, rec-
,ommended the rejection of the Article as a sep-
iarate part of speech, and that it be parsed as an
adjective. Recess 10 minutes, after which Mr.
Hall resumed the subject of Aritlnnetic. l-Io
jconsidered it of great importance that each term
land rule should be well defined and explained
l to the pupil——-thought that compound numbers
lmight be taught in connexion with simple num-
‘bers, the one increasing in a constant ratio, the
other in an iriconstniit ratio—that. the pupil in
learning the multiplication table should be taught
to make one. Mr. Norton condemned the
not elfeininate, but afiiilile, respectful. and truly
‘and energies into action:
fiusual hour. the Rev. Dfr. \Vilr-ox opened .wit.h
Ho commenced by showing that the evil caused
by unqualified ti-.ii:licrs was immense, and that;
parents were in a nieasui'e answo.rable,. by em-
ploying incoinpeti-.-nt persons to take cliarge of
their schools. He spoke of the little interest
exhibited in relation to this important niaffer,
and to prove this position. remarked that the
qualifications of the boot maker, tailor, &c. must.
be properly tested hcfore entrusted with that. of
little consequence, while the principal qualifica-
ltion sought. in a teacher, to whom the welfare of
immortal beings is entrusted, was, “How cheap
will you teach?” Mr. N. then proceeded to
lefiao what a teacliershould be. The first re-
quisite, he said, was good common sense. He
considered this as one of the prime elements of
a l".t"I1Cll(’.l‘;‘ he clearly illustrated that self-iin-
portance and self-estoein often destroy real
genius, A second requisite was a thorough
knowledge of human nat'ui'e. He then drew a
picture of the school room, showing the diversi-
tv of character to be found thi-re, and the im-
possibility oftreating all alike, hence the neces-
sity of an extensive knowledge of human nature.
Third requirement. an extensive acquaintance
with the studies pursued by the pupils; such a
l{ll0\‘v'l(!fl.‘1‘e as would previ-.iit lnlSllil~;t'_‘S in instruc-
mm, Hg laid it down as a rule that teachers
Slmup] 5,,-ldom or never be found in mistake:_
that the result of being detected in error was
-the loss of coulitlcnce, mid consequently the re-
spect of the pupils; thought ‘:1 '_e.a('he1"s know-
loilge should be such that a mistake should
insti1mnneously arrest his attention glie _~_:hQ1ll(l‘l)H
able to compare fact with fact. author Willi,
author, and present his own conclusion to l)lS‘
pupils; he Should make :1 personal investigation,
oflhe ];|[]gun;_Y(a: should be able to tell what he’
has S(-\(}f]7hef|1'(-‘l, felt, and experienced. Another;
reqiiirament' was, much general knowledge; he‘
should be able to bring it vast. amount of factsf
Wind illiistratioiis before his pupils; should not;
:be confined to text books, but have a metliod of
; his own.
He considered it. of the utmost im-
portance, and an indispensable requisite in the
qualification of a teacher, that he be the pos-
sessor of. correct pliy.~.:ic2'il, social, and Il’l0l':-Ill
habits; that he should be punctual. patient, mid
Systematic; should bea model of politeness,
polite: that‘. his moral cliaracter be above rc-
pl'(),'1cl],(l]js being demanded not only by the
present, but by the etcrnalwelfare ofthe pupil ;
thouizht that a. teacher should be enthusiastic:
shzuld e.\‘hibit an untiring zeal for the welfare
of his cliarge, arouse their sensiliilities, awaken
their dormant spirits and bring all their powers
that he should love
his calling, entering into it with a benevolent
spii'it,nctuated by the purest motives. and liigh-
ly conscientious in regard to all his actions.
Mr. Mm-can followedgby nliserviiig that teach-
ers should endeavor to draw forth the better
feelings of the pupil, thus elevating the mind,
&:c. dtc.
The Rev. Mr. \Vilcox coincided with the
above remarks, enforcin_.q upon all engaged in
this work, the ncces.~zit_v of a ltnowlcilge if hu-
man natiire, that without. this, success could not
follow effort.
Mr. Cofiin remarked that a teacher should
possess vei'satilit_v ofminil, a power of turningr
the thougzhts to all sides ofa question,considered
con-scientioiisness, as highly essential, and that it
should be cultivated in children by example:
he should possess the power of marking out his
own path and not confine himselfto a borrowed
system.
Mr. Norton concluded the above remarks with
an appeal to the citizens, showing them the in-
fluence possessed by teacliers and its effect upon
the community; cautioning them to consider
well the qualifications of those with whom they
entrust the all-important duty of directing the
youthful mind in the path of duty and virtue.
Convention adjourned.
\-
T/zird a’a_i/, Oct. 14lh--—]l'fo'i-ning Ses.s2'on.—
The Convention being called to order at the
prayer. First. hour occupied by Mr. Hall with
an exercise in arithmetic. He thougrlit that
Fractions should immediately follow Divisioi).
all Fnictioiis being unperfornicd division; that
in teaching aritlimetic, the terms used should
be understood by the pupil. This was followed
by an exercise in Grainmar, conducteil by Mr.
Norton. Question concerning the power of
verbs, iliscussed by several teachers, and the
conclusion arrived at by the “common sense
rule,” that verbs may be transitive without. be-
ing activc——1l1us the verbs own, rescrziblc, pos-
sess, &c., govern the objective case, not because
they express action. but because they express a
relation, and the objective after them is the.
object. ofthat relation, and by the same rule it
was decided that adverbs may frequently qualify
prepo.-zitions and nouns.—Reces's five minutes.
Called to order and proceedings of previous
days read, followed by an exercise in reading,
conducted by Mr. Hall.—Adj. till afternoon.
Afternoon. SP8.9f0n.——Fil'St business exercise
in writing, conducted by Mr. Curzen. in which
an easy, graceful, and rapid style of pemnan-
ship was beautifully illustrated. The gentle-
cotniniodation and pay oftoachers sadly deficient
and coiide'm'i'ie.d the “bi)iii'dii)g round” sy.-stein as
aftbrdiug no home for the teach:-.r. Ile said
that the members of every other profession had
their homes. but the Sclioolmasters had none;
that like our town paupcrs he was set up at auc-
tion and knocked down to the lowest bEddci'——
that no other class received so l)le.=lf_"_l'£‘- compen-
sation, and fitrtlzer remarked that skill in train-
ing the immortal mind was often obliged to beg
bread. He then proceeded to speak of School
Hou~:es, showing the importance ofgood houses,
as they were the home ofourchildren more than
one lialfof their waking hours: that their physi-
cal and mental habits are there formed, and their
bedEes and minds reared and pcrfi=.cted or do-,
stroyed. He then presented stiitislics, wliich
showed that many of our school-houses are
scarcely fit shelter for the beasts of the fields,
and strongly urged the necessity of parents and
guardians turning fl.lell"'fll1lel.lllOll to the wants of
tlieirchildren in this respect:-that this was in-
cunibont upon them for the preservnt':oii ofthe
health of’ their children——that unless school-
house; are coinfoitable teachers must remain
unsuccessful and all their exertions be in vain.
The laineiitable deficiency of school books was
spoken of; also the little interest. parents mutil-
fested before their children when at home in re-
gard to their advaiicement in their studies. He
concluded by remarking that if parents would
see their schools flourishing and their children
acquiring a thorough education, they must man-
ifest a greater degree ofinterest than is now ex-
hibited. Mr. Nichols followo.,l witha few re-
marks in which several ofthe evils arising from
the lack of interest on the part of parents were
pointed out, presenting facts from his own expr-
rience showing the beneficial 1'0.-‘nit of parental
irit'ei'est exhibited in the welfsire of schools.
Rev. Mr. \Vilcox relnarked that good school-
houses like angels’ visits were “few and far he
twcen”—that Connecticut, who once ranl-’.e-:l
highest, was fast losing her reputation for guild
schools, and her sister States fast gaiiiiug the as-
condaucy. I-le remarked that childri-.n would
not like school unless made comfortable and
pleasant——lhat the wages of tcacliers was So;
low that t acliing could not be followed as a pro-
f'(‘:SSl0l'l and make it living by it. He alluded to
the injury done to the cause of education by so
many _/armc-r teachers being engaged in the
work. That they took but little interest in it, ,
as they received but little coiupensatiori, and ex-‘
pected to quit the business at. the return of the .‘
farining season.
our public money, instead of proving a benclit,I
Mr. Hall remarked that parents should make
The gentleman thought thritl
had been i_i curse, though had it been rightlyl
lnanagcd, it might have proved it blessing to the l
cause of education. l
of his school at the outset, and also that every
pupil should be present at the opening exercises
in the morning, and not leave till the close of the
session. and concluded by urging parents to at-_,
tend to this subject; to visit their schools and
learn the wants cflheir children, enquire into
theirstanding, see whether they are making
arlvaiiceineiit in their studies, and have frequent
and friendly intercourse with the teacher,‘ listen-
irig to his plans anil by theii co operation assis-
ting him in carryiiig into effect every iiieunire‘
’ that will conduce to the benefit of the sol col;
fMr. Hall was followed by Mr. 'VVhitney who
' presented statistics showing the lamentable lack
.- of interest eviiic-ed by parents in regard to
‘schools. Mr. Nichols coiidemiied the practice
lprevailing in many plll('.(‘.‘4, o'”—visitors notifying
the school when a visit might be expected. Mr.
Collin succeeded in ‘several able rcinarlts, after"
which the subject was di-_miss'-ad and convention
adjourned.
j S(lf(£I‘dv’l_7/ JlI0':*IringI, Oct. 16:71.?--5th (fay.--4
,Convened for udjournnient; exercises -opened‘
with prayer by the Rev. C. \Vilcox. Mr. ~ ‘lull
then gave an illustration oftlie principles of the
square and cube roots; Mr. Coffin‘ conducted
an exercise in Grammar, commenced by re-
marking that a thorough knowledge of Grain-
mar consisted in a knowledge all the
words of the Language and their relation to
'each other; in teacliing Grammar commence
by having the pupil classify the words according
to their nature; explain the properties of each
class ; thoiiglit. many Gramiiiars defective; that
Grammar was calculated to lead to discrimina-
tion ; that parsing was an exercise to effect.
this, and lead to deep thinking, and that its gen-
eral prii.ciplcs afi'ordi-d a powerful aid in devel-
oping the powers oftlio mind. Difficult sen-‘
tences were there brought forward and analy-
zed. Mr. Nichols thought Orthography much
lE(‘glC(.'l(‘Il. Mr. \VliEtney read a communica-
tion from Ohio expressing the interest there felt
in the cause of education. The following R6,-“‘
olieti 5: wizs then presented to the Convention,
and uii21ni.=uiu1sly adopted: A ,
Ii'e.:;;’:'.'.':','l‘lizit the tlniiilas oflhis Convention be
given lotliosirgentloinen who have conducted the
exercises; to the Secretaries forthe faithful man-'
nor in vvhicli they have performed the duty
assigned 'i‘ni-in, and to the gentlemen who have
favored us witli Lecturi-.s.
(.‘3iivcinicn then adjourned sin. die.
\‘-(M. T. CLAnii',
Cit.-is. OL.\Is'rF.AD, Secretaries;
S. S. Moao.»'..\',
Roll of '1 lezzchcrs resent.
HENRY SELLECK, Pres’t, Norwalk.
i\"or'wal/:.——.lasper Smith, S. S. Morgan,-
Henry Jennings, Frances A. Selleck, Clmrle:
frcqiient visits to the school, and manifesta deep ,' Olinstcad. \Villiam T. Clark, Elbridge Faring-
intercst before their children towards the \\‘el— ton, Julia Vtleed. R. A. Coffiii, Catharine I'll’-
fare of the school, and also in their sluoies.'11If-. S*1'”“*3l RlCh?1l'«l-*3 Frances E. Street, R.
The discussion was terniinated by a teacher ' \Villiums, Charles AS\.'“t3Ck, Julia S. Olmstead.
suggesting that e\'ery town should raise as‘: Thoznas Benedict. 3037103 Prlcvl Nathan Cziml".
much as it l'(*.C8l'v’e(l froiii the fund. He would ; Mrs. Fanlon, Fl’C(l0L‘lCl{ Finch. Harriet DL\‘.'ll$.
also like to inquire whether many of the school ‘- (.'rr.'€72zr2'c}2.——Mary O. Knapp,S. Loundsbury,
houses might not properly be removed as nul- J. \Vm. Lounsbury, Vin. M. Mead, Samuel
sances.-—Adjouriied. II. Mead, John Reynolds, Nehemiali Haiglit,
' Alnigiiil ‘Peck, Nelson Lyon, Philena. Knapp.-
.. view» out . 11it’Tl5‘'f’Eli'.3l3.‘.fl;i'’%.‘E3. §{5l’§‘.§’.ll’.',‘”;5’I;‘.lf'i‘ 3;:
Lonvention ciillgd to oroer and ‘opened .VVll',lll‘\\’l.,ite, \V,,,_ [L (p,.0j,,.;dge' J_ M. Lindsjeyg.
l}"i‘.Y"" by Ml} l\0_l't°"- M1" N‘ alter ‘"“i‘”’ga i Miss E. A. Lindsley, James Belts, Miss C.
low l'Cllltll‘liS. in regard to the propriety of Devo- BMIS’ Le“.-,5 L_ G_ \Vmtm,,,_
tlonul Exercises remarked further in coiidc:nna- L),,,.,'e,,___~Cj,,,.,.iss,, C_ p;,,ymm,d' Samuel
tion of the practice oflearning passages ofScrip- j S,,,,d_,.’ Mmy “rj,-,m,,y‘ Augustus \1,«rh;fl0ck_
ture as a puiiislimciit, thinking it had a bad iu— l j\,r,,,,_
fluonce upon the moral character of the pupil, 5 K(,,,j,,,._
lot wlnchl t.l2e_ teacher isliiglily responsible; ;.;,',-j£,.m____Hh."n, B_ Lorg, E“ S_ Betta‘ Om
plot-ocdei _to give an _e.\eici.-.0 in gt ll mniar——p: p- , V8,. H_ Dmpey, H,,,.,.;et S, _j0h,,, Snmuej BBL
i0‘Sl'e(.l‘.1l_‘.3'illl).Tl”. zidjiorliizil pl]l1lSeSlt‘S an mooe don, Abel \Vj,;t]0Ck_ George Rowland, John S_
of pazising our difiicult points. Said I int. teach- MO,.g,m’ Hemw. gejdem
eis siiould not coiifiire themselves to the ques-! Rj,[..,“,J.,-L,l,l.___R0,._ Cjmuncey Vvucoxy Jamm
tions in the book, as it. led the scholar to rely ,' Q, 101”, _
. . 1, 7 _ 1 1" _ _ ‘ ' ' :_ ” '
‘l~)1l)0l‘Lll1°tl’0°‘:- -‘It’-19*’-ll“ l_1ll°L.‘.§.1l‘If"-ill?‘-l,l°‘;l‘l lfcs/,i2nrl.~-—.lohri Coley, Samuel B. Coley.’
‘e t.i.\cn':ohp‘.}e\e'iint pupi con oniittng t it. ]_.j,,Sj0n____R,mS,_,,n I,-i_ Lyon’ “yimm-n Hm‘.
“"F"" "‘*lfi‘ "'_“°“““‘-0”‘ \V..Lyoii, F. S. Lyon, .loso.pli Bennett.
-(§""‘-1°25 ‘e._(‘1”“‘“t“']°- _ f __ d L-r’:-mi/irlrl.---i"vliss ll. E. Meeker, Caroline’
ll *3‘ 1‘’_°* 0T_“:" m-m3l‘‘'5 '3 _l"l_'0"-0115 _ :1.‘ fileeker, iilargarct Nichols, Thur’/.a Nichols.-
ri-ad. Subject of 11G\'\'lll'l.l.\‘ taken into (:0lisl(20- _\',,,,,},[,,,,t'___{.j_ A_ E,j”,m,(jS.
ration. M r. Norton classed ri-wards into two 1.’a,',:/lg‘-[([___-j_—]em-y M0,.g,m, A,,,.0,, B_ \V,,tm_-
knids—compariilive and alisolute, Olijecti:d to _ mam
rewarding comparative merit. Said that it was Be_;,7,,,g.___\Vm_ “r_ Bun.
unfair, unkind'and unequal; that it ci'cate«.l do- _____ __~..-.._ ....._-_,___.
ce ition and caused much bitteri'iess of feoliii , A MAN OF FE W' W'ORDS'.'
l E ,
A young man some time since arrived
and disseution among pupils. Absolute merit
he thouglit might be rew:irdcd with good results, at 8 certain inn. and “her “fighting from
and had no fiindaniental objection to rewards; . . ,
his horse, went into the travellers room,
fouuvled on this lI‘lll(:l )l(‘-, yet he ouoslioued tho, _ ,
propriety ofthelwholle system, wduld rather ap- l Whete he :‘V3ll"9‘_l b"’°l‘:“""”"13 imd f°"“’*”d5
pi-al to ii sense ofduty to create an interest for , _f01' Some “mes ‘l'5Pl“Y'".‘-I ‘he Utmost 59”’
study, and tlrat-laudable efforts would be madegtmportancc. AI len;_r_th be rang the bell,
undorsuch ii course. “Let my child,” said he, ' and upon the w.,1i¢e,’g appearance, gave
“reiiiain in ignorance rather than gain an edu- him an opder as fol]0u-3;
cation by a corruptive of his morals. The sub-3 i.wa;,e,._n
ject. was argue-cl pro and can by several geutle- ‘ c.Qir ii
men present, when convention adjourned to 2: “T ' . ,
Oumzk, R M_ , j _ am a m:in_of few ‘words and don t
Afle,.,,0,,,, SF”,-0,,_COm,e,,ed agmmbjy ,0 like to be continually rjnging the bell and
adjournment. Mr. Hall resumed the subject of d‘5l”"l““8‘ ll”) l‘°"5e5 I ll ‘him’ You 1° Pay
Aritliinetic. Thought Federal money slioulil_‘c1ll-EUUOH i0 “’ll'-” I 533')’
be tiii.ig.litdecimally. Also Pei°ceiit:i-go. lllus—§ “In the first place _,r:i\-‘e me a glass of
C'anaan.---Jaiiies Curzon, Samoa..-
trated the manner of computing interest, by can-
cellation ; in like manner Proportion.
Recess five minutes. ’
man considered four principles necessary in a
good penman,——freeness, evenness, light and
Subject of Arithmetic resumed. It was re-
sbade, and cleanliness; that the pupil should be. marked that teachers should not do the work of
full assortment: of every thing usually called for in the Dry Goods lin.
SADDLES, IIARNESSES, ckc.
’/
53’, ‘:2 -1 P-14
3) "
7 ‘HE subscriber would respectfully inform
. the public that he has on hand a large
and extensive assortment offlarnesses, Saddles,
Bridles, Martingales, Trunks, Valises, Carpet-
Bags, 650. which are ready made and on hand.
Also a first rate assortment of Carriage and Ri-
ding \Vhips, which are for sale at ll small ad-
vance from fact.ory prices. Harness Collars,
wholesale and retail. A good assortineiit of
saddler’s silk. purse twist, embracing all colors
and qualities. Every article needed in theline,
may be found here, of the best. quality, and will
be sold as low as can be furnished by any one,
not excepting the groundjloor-establishment on
thqgtlier side of the Bridge.
" Repairing done at the shortest notice, and in
the best manner. \VM. B. SVVAN.
Norwalk, June 21. 1847.
N . & SE!-ID.
O. 1
2 from Connecticut River, at.
S. E. O1.us'rr..»u)’s.
Solar Lamps.
‘HE subscriber has just received and made
nrrangemen_ts for a consant supply of Sela r
Lamps, both for parlors and stores. with cut
glass shades. These Lamps are beautifully
finished and will give a brilliant light with the
lowest priced Lamp Oil. ‘Prices very low.
Sept. 1 - \VM-. C". STREET.
}l;u'II'oa'¢E. Mutuial Insurance Co.
JAMES REED, AGr::v'r.
At the ofiice of the Z\'orwal]c Gazette.
IIABNESSIJS, are.
New E-tablishmeziitl
-’ ‘HE attention of the public is invited to the
new Saddlery Establishment just opened
by the subscriber under the Connecticut; Hotel.
His stock and workmanship he believs to bi-. ful-
ly equal to the best, and his attention will be
assiduously given to meet the wishes, and secure
the approbation of all who favor him with their
patronage. \Vork done at short notice, and pri-
ces moderate.
A good assortment of Harnesses, Sudillcs,
Bridles, \Vhips. Trunks, Vnlises, Carpct.bags,
(Site. will be kept constantly on hand, and for sale
cheap. ,
Repairing done in a neat, substantial, and ex-
peditious manner. FREDERICK BRADLEY.
Norwalk, June 21, .1847. 25
N 0'l‘l C E. 1
A LL persons" indebted to the subscriber,
whose accounts are of more/than 3 months
standing are requested to make__/immediate pay
ment. ‘C. .}«;' GRUMAN.
Ginglaa S. .
NEVV Styles of Dress G nghams consisting
. of Turkey‘ Red, Plaids,‘,'].‘willed and plain
Ginglmms, in all their varieties. Received this’
day‘, at, C. J. l,GRUh1AN'S.
,method of proving by casting out nines as incor-
'rect. and productive of deception in the scholar.
. Meeting adjourned till 2 o’clock, P. M.
Afternoon Scssz'on—Mr. Norton gavea lesson
‘upon enunciation. He recommended guarding
against very loud reading &c. as productive of
evil and urged the importance of intelligible ar-
,'ticiilation—thoughl: it well to guard against
' lisping which habit if indulged in by the teacher
will be learned by the pupil ; also to discourage
the use ofnasal sounds. These sometiines re-
sult froinadcficiency in the formation of the‘
rectal organs, but are more frequently the effect
of habit. Mr. Hall next gave an exercise on
the Outline maps. Question raised as to the
propriety of considering Australia a continent. or
‘an island. Decided that it is an island. Mr.
Norton tliouglit that no part of Geography is so
jlittle understood as the Germanic Confedera-
tion in consequence of the silence of authors on
that subject. He recommended that.Geography
be" taught. by count.ries and that teachers should
not be confined to Text Books. Mr. Hall next
turned the attention of the convention to the.
consideration of introducing singing into common
schools; contended that all might. sing; that
it was not altogether in gift of nature but an ac-
quirement. M 1'. Norton expressed similar views
upon the subject, observing that the Superin-
tendant, Mr. Beers, requested that the subject
be considered by the teachers--—meeting adjourn-
ed till half past six in the evening.
the chair. The audience listened to an address
from Rev. Mr. Norton upon the subj net of “ The
qualifications that constitute a good teacher."
Eocinirig Session, 2d?cIi.z_7/.—'1‘he President in '
taught light: strokes first. He thought that
lwords containing combinations should be given
.’instead of sentences, as copies: that every
teacher should have his own classification of the
alphabet, that pupils should be furnished with
the best. of pens, paper, &c.
vailing vulgarisms now in practice—tlie object.
being that teachers seeing the many improper‘
expressions new in common use, should, by
_their examples and precepts. discountenance
their use. Concluded by an exercise in spell-
,ing. Adjourned.
Ever:-ing Sass-ion.—-Convened agreeably to
adjournment. The Rev. Mr. Norton addressed
the audience on the subject of “ The duties of
Parents and Guardians.” After showing that
many of our schools totally fail in their object
and assigning as a reason the want of interest
shown by parents, he remarked that the best
teachers will feril unless parents and guardians
do their duty, that under such circumstances the
unfortunate teacher must bear the blame. when
in reality he is not in fault. He then called at-
tention to several points in which parents and
guardians are sadly deficient in the performance
of theirduty; said’ that many parents had no
of their children; that. if we would -have our
but little unless parents co;operate with them.
pay as they ought for the education of their chil-
‘dren. He thought this a prominent evil as what
cost little was valued "lightly ; thought the ac-
This was followed V
by Mi‘. Norton, presenting many of the pre-'
correct idea of what is implied in the education ,
schoolsas they should be, parents must; study to ‘T _
meet their wants; tliatteaehers can accomplish not co-operating with teachers; be presented 3 music (0,. 3 ymmg_ lmjy, tn whom he was
pupils; said they should explain but not perform
; the examples,
| The l'(’lTll)ll)(l0!‘ of the session was occupied
with miscellaneous matters. The best mode of
teaching the alphabet was called for. Several
teachers gave their experience in reference to
this branch ofeduc-ation,audull coincided in con-
demning the old method by rotc. and thought it
preferable to take ii few letters at a time and im-
press them firmly uponthe memory and then
proceed to others. Adjourned.
i Evcnivzg Sess2'o7i.‘—Dr. Bissell addressed the
. audience upon the subject of Physiology in
which was ably explained the construction of
the brain, its power over the body, and the infin-
ence it exercised over the whole system, being
the seat of sensation, perception and volition,
bearing a relation t.o the human system sim lar
to that which the sun bears to the solar system,
concludingby showing theimportance of keeping
this organ in a lieallhy, vigorous state. He was
followed by Mr. Hall on the "Importance of
Parents co-operating with Teachers,” showing _i
that this was indispensable to the happiness.:
prosperity and well being of pupil. teacher and ;
parent. He considered education as one of t.he i
grant objects of life and that it should arrest the 5
attention of the community, and deeply intere_stl
all the people. He spoke of the and defects in ;
our schools, many ofthem arising from parents .
the evil results ofliirdiness, and considered in-l
2d. That many parent.s were unwilling to difference in respect. to this as one of the" grand ;
‘faults of parents. Heremarked that all should
, be present at the opening of the session. thus
' enabling the teacher to perfect. the organization
brandy and water (cold) with a little sugar
sand also a teaspoon; wipe down this table,
and throw some coals on the fire, and wipe
down the hearth; bring roe a couple of
candles, pen, ink and paper, some wafers,
.a little sealing wax, and let me know
what time the post goes out :, tell the ost-’
lerto take care of my horse, dress him
well, stop his feet, and let me know when
be’s rerdy to feed : order the chamber-
maid to prepare me a good bed, take care"
that the sheets are uell aired, and put a
clean night—cap and a glass of water in the
,room; send the boots with a pair of slig-
pers that l can well} to the stable in ;.t-zii
him l must have my boots cleancd arid
brought into my room to-niglit, and I shall
want to be called at five o’clock in the
morning; ask your mistress what I can’
have for supper, tell her 1- should like (0
have a roast duck, oi- something of that
sort; desire your masterto step in, I want
to ask him a few questions about the dra-
pers of this town.”
The waiter ansn ered .“Yes sir,” and then‘
went to the landlord and told him that a
gentleman in the parlor wanted a great
many things, and among the rest he want-
ed him, and that was all he could recol-
ccl.
A gentleman was one day arranging:
ayin-__I;liis addresses. “Pray, Miss D."
said lie, “what time do you prefer .7”-
“Ob,”sl_ie replied carelcssly,“any time
will do--but the sooner the better.”
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