mittee, Mr. Huse, will be realized, when he wrote me, "We certainly hope that when you get ready to leave, you will be rather sorry not to be able to stay longer than glad to get away." We most sincerely hope that the same experience may be yours concerning us, and that in future years a gladder welcome even may greet our beloved Institute.

APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.

President BICKNELL then announced the following committees:

On Resolutions-D. B. Hagar, Massachusetts; W. J. Corthell, Maine; W. A. Mowry, Rhode Island; D. N. Camp, Connecticut; Mrs. F. E. Kyle, Vermont.

On Nominations-M. Lyon, Rhode Island; M. Merrill, Massachusetts; C. A. Downs, New Hampshire; G. T. Fletcher, Maine; H. E. Sawyer, Connecticut.

On Necrology-C. Northend, Connecticut; C. Hammond, Massachusetts; C. C. Rounds, Maine; M. Lyon, Rhode Island.

On Teachers and Teachers' Places-J. D. Bartley, Vermont; H. M. Harrington, Connecticut; J. W. Webster, Massachusetts.

On New-England Journal of Education—H. Orcutt, New Hampshire; H. C. Hardon, Massachusetts; J. E. Miller, Vermont.

On List of Honorary Members-C. Hammond, Massachusetts; S. S. Greene, Rhode Island; Z. Richards, Washington, D. C.; T. W. Valentine, New York.

VISITING DELEGATIONS.

President BICKNELL then addressed words of welcome

to delegations of teachers from Montreal, Toronto, and other parts of Canada, which was responded to by Rev. J. B. GREEN, of Montreal, in a very felicitous speech. A Scotch-born subject of Victoria, once a citizen of Massachusetts, he now represented her Majesty in the Dominion, and came to Vermont to represent the feeling of fraternity which the teachers over the line felt for their associates in the States. He believed in an international association of teachers, and suggested the annexation of the American Institute to the Queen's Dominions, or vice versa. In behalf of his associates and friends, he thanked the Institute for the cordial welcome granted to her Majesty's teachers.

ADDRESS TO THE INSTITUTE BY THE PRESIDENT.

The president's address was brief, and closed by urging,

(1) The unity of all departments of school work, and (2) the duty of the Institute to assert and to carry on a vigorous and progressive educational policy; he laid down the following propositions for the consideration of the Institute:

Prop. I.-All instructors charged with the education of children and youth, should be selected on the ground of especial talents, professional training, and aptness to teach.

Prop. II.-Such teachers should possess certificates of qualifications entitling them to teach in town, county, or State, for at least three years, when these should be exchanged for life certificates, founded on a basis of talent, training, and experience.

Prop. III.-Teachers possessing life certificates should hold an advisory relation to local officials, in regard to

gradation, courses of study, promotions, general policy and scope of school regime.

Prop. IV.-The county and State examiners should be selected on account of special fitness as educational experts, and possessing large experience as practical educators; should possess the power of examining candidates, and granting provisional and life certificates.

Prop. V.-The school supervision of all grades should be in the hands of men and women whose experience has been gained in the school-room,-who have made education a special study with reference to its philosophy, means, and ends.

The five propositions were referred to special committees, to be reported upon later in the session.

Prof. ALBERT HARKNESS, LL.D., of Brown University, then gave a critical and scholarly address upon "Some of the Results of Modern Linguistic Studies.”

This paper was discussed by Profs. S. S. GREENE, J. C. GREENOUGH and Dr. MERRICK LYON, of Rhode Island, and ZALMON RICHARDS, Esq., of Washington, D. C.

Prof. I. N. CARLETON, of the Connecticut State Normal School, after a brief recess, read a paper upon "Growth in Teaching-Power."

Prof. J. W. CHURCHILL read a selection from Mrs. Stowe's "Oldtown Folks," after which the Institute adjourned until 2:30 p. m.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

At 2:30 p. m., the session was resumed with the singing of "America" by the audience.

President RUNKLE, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then occupied an hour in illustrating "The Russian System of Art Education as applied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."

Mrs. H. M. MILLER, of Concord, N. H., read a paper upon "Modern Reading."

Prof. W. M. BARBOUR, of the Bangor Theological Seminary, read an able and instructive paper upon "The Rights of the Taught," after which the Institute adjourned till evening.

EVENING SESSION.

The Philharmonic Society again favored the Institute with another of its fine selections, after which

Hon. P. EMORY ALDRICH, of Worcester, Mass., delivered an able address upon "The Rights and Duties of the State in Relation to Education."

THIRD DAY,-THURSDAY, JULY 12.

MORNING SESSION.

The morning session was opened by singing "All hail the power of Jesus' name," followed by the reading of portions of Scripture and prayer by Rev. J. H. FULTON, of Montpelier.

Mr. LYON, Chairman of the Committee on Nomina

tions, then reported for that committee the following officers for the ensuing year, who were duly elected :

LIST OF OFFICERS.

President-T. W. Bicknell, Boston.

Vice-Presidents-S. S. Greene, Providence, R. I.; Henry Barnard, Hartford, Conn.; Ariel Parish, New Haven, Conn.; George B. Emerson, Boston, Mass.; D. W. Jones, Boston, Mass.; Hiram Orcutt, West Lebanon, N. H.; Charles Northend, New Britain, Conn.; Sarah E. Doyle, Providence, R. I.; Rev. J. B. Green, Montreal, P. Q.; Calvin B. Hulbert, Middlebury, Vt. ; C. C. Rounds, Farmington, Me.. A. P. Stone, Springfield, Mass.; Susan M. Hollowell, Wellesley, Mass.; John Eaton, Jr., Washington, D. C.; T. B. Stockwell, Providence, R. I.; Rebecca Jones, Worcester, Mass.; B. G. Northrop, New Haven, Conn.; T. W. Valentine, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Ellen Haskell, Norton, Mass.; S. W. Mason, Boston, Mass.; Daniel Leach, Providence, R. I.; David N. Camp, New Britain, Conn.; Fannie A. Turner, Melrose, Mass.; John D. Philbrick, Boston, Mass. ; Henry E. Sawyer, Middletown, Conn.; Fannie E. Kyle, Essex Junction, Vt.; D. B. Hagar, Salem, Mass.; Joseph White, Williamstown, Mass.; Emma Taylor, East Derry, N. H.; C. Goodwin Clark, Boston, Mass.; Supt. Bishop, Norwich, Conn.; Moses Merrill, Boston, Mass.; Chas. Hammond, Monson, Mass.; John W. Dickinson, Boston, Mass.; Mary E. Rowe, Laconia, N. H.; Albert Harkness, Providence, R. I.; David Crosby, Nashua, N. H.; I. N. Carleton, New Britain, Conn.; George T. Littlefield, Boston, Mass.; Elbridge Smith, Boston, Mass.; F. F. Barrows, Hartford, Conn.; A. G. Boyden, Bridgewater, Mass. ; C. O. Thompson, Worcester, Mass. ;