FIRST DAY.

THE Association assembled at Columbus, Dec. 29, 1857, in Columbian Hall, and at 10 o'clock A. M. was called to order by President I. W. Andrews. The exercises were opened with prayer, by Rev. A. Duncan, of Newark.

On motion of John Hancock, E. P. In

gersoll, of Cleveland, Geo. B. Nichols, of Cincinnati, and H. H. Barber, of Newark, were appointed Assistant Secretaries. The Treasurer being absent, Rev. A. Duncan was elected Treasurer pro tem. The first half hour was occupied in the enrollment of delegates, of whom there were about one hundred and fifty, representing the leading schools in different parts of the State. The Secretary, W. C. Catlin, reported that a large majority of the Railroads of the State had complied with his request to grant return tickets to Teachers free. This privilege had been abused before, and it was the request of the officers of the said roads that the certificate be granted only to those who were in reality members of the Association. On motion of Mr. Caldwell, the Secretary was authorized to tender the thanks of the Association to the respective roads extending this courtesy.

Mr. Hancock announced the order of business for the day.

An admirable essay was read by M. D. Parker, of Cincinnati, on the Model

Teacher.' Mr. Parker was chairman of a committee on Mental Training.' The essay was designed as a report from that committee on one part of the subject. The committee was continued at the suggestion of the President, who informed the Association that the report was called forth by some extemporaneous remarks made at Steu

benville, and might be regarded simply as a prelude to the complete discussion of the subject at some subsequent meeting.

On motion of Mr. Hancock, the report of J. A. Garfield on the Self-reporting system,' was taken up. There being no

discussion, the second resolution, included in the report, was voted on and lost. After a discussion, participated in by Messrs. Caldwell, Hancock and others, on motion of Mr. Linck, the subject was reconsidered. The resolutions offered by the committee, the first of which was adopted at a previous meeting, were as follows:

Resolved, That we recommend to teachers the expediency of laying before their pupils the necessity of certain rules and regulations, and of endeavoring to enlist their coöperation in carrying them out; and furthermore,

Resolved, That they require pupils to present daily or weekly reports of their own conduct in reference to those rules.

The committee urged the following considerations in their report, which it is but justice to them to present in connection with the discussion of the resolutions: