An invitation to participate in the discussions was extended to practical Teachers present from other States.

The discussion on the subject of the lecture was resumed, and concluded by Messrs. Wm. D. Swan, of Boston, Sweetser, of Charlestown, Merrill and Richardson, of Connecticut, and Isaac F. Shepard, of Boston.

Messrs. Swan, of Suffolk, Dame, of Essex, Reed, of Norfolk, Sweetser, of Middlesex, Smith, of Worcester, Pennell, of Hampden, Rowe, of Berkshire, Edson, of Hampshire, and Ritchie, of Plymouth, were appointed a Committee on nomination of officers.

The Association then adjourned to 8 1-2 o'clock, on Tuesday.

TUESDAY MORNING, Nov. 24th, 1846. The Association having been called to order by the President,

The Committee on nomination reported a list of officers for the ensuing year, and their report was accepted. Twelve o'clock was assigned as the hour for the choice of officers.

Mr. Thayer, of Boston, offered a proposition to amend the sixth article of the Constitution, by striking out the words" with the President and Secretaries," so as to make the Board of Directors comprise all the officers of the Association.

Rev. J. P. Cowles, of Ipswich Female Seminary, then delivered an address; subject, "The First Principles of School Government," Mr. Thayer, of Boston, being in the chair. After a discussion by Rev. Messrs. Pierce

and Cowles, of views advanced in the lecture, the subject was laid on the table.

After a recess of ten minutes, the President having resumed the chair, Mr. S. S. Greene, of Boston, delivered a lecture on "Teaching Grammar;" and after remarks by Messrs. Andrews and Field, on the subject of the lecture, the hour of twelve o'clock having arrived, the Association proceeded to the choice of officers, and the following gentlemen were elected.

President, Oliver Carlton, of Salem. Vice Presidents, Thomas Sherwin, of Boston, D. P. Galloup, of Salem, Levi Reed, of Roxbury, George B. Emerson, of Boston, Lucius Lyon, of Shelburne Falls, James Ritchie, of Duxbury, Joshua Bates, Jr., of Boston, Calvin S. Pennell, of Cabotville, Nelson Wheeler, of Worcester, A. K. Hathaway, of Medford, William Seaver, of Quincy, Henry K. Edson, of Hadley, D. S. Rowe, of Westfield, and Charles Hammond, of Monson. Corresponding Secretary, Charles Northend, of Salem. Recording Secretary, Samuel Swan, of Boston. Treasurer, Josiah A. Stearns, of Boston. Counsellors, Ariel Parish, of Springfield, Samuel S. Greene, of Boston, E. S. Stearns, of Newburyport, Thomas Cushing, Jr., of Boston, Wm. D. Swan, of Boston, Rufus Putnam, of Salem, Daniel Mansfield, of Cambridge, Wm. H. Wells, of Andover, Elbridge Smith, of Worcester, James B. Batcheller, of Marblehead, P. H. Sweetser, of Charlestown, and J. P. Cowles, of Ipswich.

The Treasurer made his annual report, which was accepted, and Messrs. W. D. Swan, Allen, and E. S. Stearns, were appointed a Committee to examine into

the condition of the Treasury, and to report what measures, if any, were necessary to meet the expenses of the Association.

Adjourned to 2 o'clock, P. M.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

The Association was called to order by the President.

Mr. Allen, from the Committee on Finance, reported that said Committee had attended to their assigned duty, and had found no further action necessary.

The report was accepted, and the Committee discharged.

The subject of School Government was then resumed and discussed by Messrs. Cowles, of Ipswich, Peirce, of West Newton, Hale, of Boston, and Leach, of Randolph.

Mr. Smith, in behalf of the School Committee of Worcester, invited the members of the Association to inspect the school-house and apparatus belonging to the Classical and English High School.

At 3 o'clock, Mr. Ariel Parish, of Springfield, delivered a lecture on "The Management of the School-room. "

After a recess of five minutes, Mr. Bates, of Boston, in the chair, the subject of Mr. Parish's lecture was taken up and fully discussed by Messrs. Field, Greenleaf, and S. Bates, of Boston, and C. S. Pennell, of Springfield.

The subject was then laid on the table.

The following resolution was offered by Mr. Allen.

Resolved, That the thanks of the Association be presented to Rev. J. P. Cowles for his interesting and able lecture, and that a copy of it be requested for publication and gratuitous distribution.

The Association adjourned to 7 o'clock.

EVENING SESSION.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Bates. Mr. Allen's resolution respecting the lecture of Rev. Mr. Cowles was taken from the table, and passed, and Messrs. Allen, I. F. Shepard, and Carlton were appointed a Committee to carry it into effect.

Mr. Greene, chairman of the Committee on the "Teachers' Journal," reported the following resolves, which were unanimously adopted.

Resolved, That the interests of the profession, and the cause of education, require the establishment of a Teachers' Journal.

Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed by the Association, with discretionary power to establish such a journal, provided it can be done without subjecting the Association to pecuniary responsibility, and that this committee act as an editorial corps in conducting it.

On motion of Mr. Swan, the whole subject was recommitted with discretionary powers.

A lecture was then delivered by Mr. Joseph Hale, of the Johnson School, Boston. Subject, "Thorough Instruction." After remarks on the subject of the lecture by Mr. Bowers, of Springfield,

On motion of Mr. Swan, it was voted that the thanks of the Association be presented to Mr. Hale for his

eloquent address, and that a copy of the same be requested for publication. Messrs. Greene, of Boston, Smith, of Worcester, and Putnam, of Salem, were appointed a Committee to carry the vote into effect.

The Recording Secretary was authorized to procure two hundred copies of the Boston Weekly Bee, containing a report of the proceedings of the meeting, and to furnish with a copy each member of the Association.

Mr. Parish, of Springfield, offered the following resolutions, which, after remarks thereon by Messrs. Smith, of Worcester, Greenleaf, of Bradford, Wells, of Andover, Swan and Tower, of Boston, Northend, of Salem, Cowles, of Ipswich, and Thayer, of Boston, were unanimously adopted.

Whereas, An impression exists in certain portions of the community, that the Massachusetts Teachers' Association contemplated in its origin the purpose of neutralizing or oppos ing the influence of the Board of Education, and still entertains hostile views towards that body, therefore,

Resolved, That if an expression or sentiment tending to produce such an impression has been uttered in any of our deliberations, we entirely disclaim it as having been expressed with any such hostile motive.

Resolved, That it is our great object to advance the cause of education in all its bearings on society, and that we rejoice in every effort on the part of other associations and individuals in coöperating in the same great work.

On motion of Mr. Northend, it was voted, That the Board of Directors be requested to appoint the next annual meeting of the Association to be held at Springfield, provided suitable arrangements can be made for the accommodation of the members.