Lectures Delivered Before The American Institute Of Instruction Including The Journal Of Proceedings Slight Variations PDF Download

Excerpt from The Lectures: Delivered Before the American Institute of Instruction, at Lowell, (Mass;) August, 1838; Including the Journal of Proceedings, and a List of the Officers No more business coming up, the Institute adjourned to 11 o'clock. At 11 o'clock prayers were offered by the Rev. Mr. Miles, of Lowell, after which, The Introductory Address was delivered by the Rev. Charles Brooks, of Hingham. On motion of Mr. Thayer, of Boston, it was Voted, That the citizens of this community generally, and the vicinity, be invited to attend the meetings of the Institute free of expense. Voted, That a Committee be appointed to report the proceedings of the Institute, for the public journals of this city Messrs. Greenleaf, of Bradford, Tuck, of Gloucester, and the Secretary were appointed. On motion of Mr. H. W. Carter, of Boston, the question of "Compulsory attendance at School," was taken up for discussion, but the morning being spent, the Institute adjourned. Afternoon. Mr. J. G. Carter presiding, the subject proposed in the morning was taken up, and, on motion of Mr. Pettes, was added to the regular list of subjects to be taken up at such time as the Institute may see fit. At 3 o'clock, a Lecture on "English Grammar," was delivered by Mr. R. G. Parker, of Boston. A recess of ten minutes was then taken. Mr. F. Emerson, of Boston, moved that half past 2 o'clock, tomorrow, be assigned for the election of officers; this motion was rejected. Mr. E. then moved that a quarter before 9 be the hour, which was accepted. Thomas D. James, of Philadelphia, then delivered a Lecture on "Model Schools." A recess of five minutes was then taken, after which Mr. Hermann Bokum, of Cambridge, delivered a Lecture on the "German Language and Literature." Adjourned. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.