At 8 o'clock, the Institute assembled, and in the absence of the Lecturer to whom that hour was assigned, the discussion of the report of the Committee on Phonetics was resumed, and elicited the views of Dr. Stone of Boston, Mr. Greenleaf of Brooklyn, Mr. Swan of Boston, Mr. Cornell, Mr. Clark of N. Y., Mr. Greenleaf of Bradford, Mr. Philbrick of Boston, Dr. Cutter of Warren, Mr. Vaile of Salem, Rev. Mr. Pierpont of Medford, Mr. Russell of Lowell, Mr. Allen of Boston, and Mr. King of Lynn. A motion to adjourn being negatived, the question on the adoption of the resolutions was taken, and decided in the negative. Mr. Swan, of Boston, gave notice that he should move a reconsideration to-morrow, to enable members of the Institute to express their views. Adjourned. SATURDAY, Aug. 7, 9 o'clock, A. M. The Institute assembled according to adjournment. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Brown, of Troy, N. Y. In accordance with previous notice, Mr. Swan, of Boston, made a motion to reconsider the vote by which the resolutions on Phonetics were rejected, which, after some debate, prevailed. Voted, That the Report of the Committee on Resolutions, on the subject of Phonetics, be laid on the table. At half-past 9 o'clock, A. M., a Lecture on "Arnold as a Model Teacher," was delivered by Mr. Joshua Bates, Jr., of Boston. A recess of three minutes was followed by a Lecture on "Music," by Mr. Geo. W. Pratt, of Boston. At the close of the Lecture, the Report of the Directors of the Institute was presented by the President, read by the Secretary, and adopted. An application for a Teacher in the important branch of education, "Deportment," gave rise to an animated discussion, in which Mr. Thayer, Mr. Pennell of Lawrence, and Mr. McKeen of N. Y., participated. Mr. McKeen asked permission to present the following Resolutions, which were read and passed unanimously: Whereas, John Griscom, LL. D., late of Burlington, N. J., and a member of the American Institute of Instruction, for half a century engaged in the various departments of instruction, has deceased since the last annual meeting of this Institute; and Whereas, the said Dr. Griscom, from his high respectability, his long service, his extensive attainments, and his devotion to the great interests of learning and morals, leaves to us a name of precious memory; therefore, Resolved, That we feel the highest respect for the memory of the deceased, and that this Institute sincerely condole with his surviving family and friends, and with the bereaved community in which he lived. Resolved, That we desire to record on the minutes of this Institute, an expression of our respect and veneration for the memory of the deceased. Resolved, That the Secretary of this Institute communicate to the family of the deceased, the preamble and resolutions. Resolutions were presented and read by Mr. Z. Richards, of Washington, D. C., pertaining to the loss sustained by the Institute, and our country, in the death of the distinguished Professor, Walter R. Johnson, one of the founders of the Institute, and, through the period of its existence as a Society, an able friend and fellow-laborer in the cause of popular education. The Resolutions were passed unanimously. Several distinguished educators from Ohio, being present, on the suggestion of Mr. Swan, of Boston, they were requested to select a representative of the Teachers of their noble State to address the Institute. Dr. Lord was called to that office, and presented a lucid report of the very satisfactory condition of the state of education in Ohio, and the facilities for advancing its interests. Adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Institute met at 3 o'clock, and was called to order by the President. After the transaction of some unimportant preliminaries, the Institute proceeded to act on the Report of the Committee on the nomination of officers of the Institute, for the ensuing year. The printed report of the Committee was read by Mr. Russell, of Lowell, when the members of the Institute proceeded to cast their ballots, and the following gentlemen were elected in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee: PRESIDENT. Gideon F. Thayer, of Boston, Mass. VICE-PRESIDENTS. Thomas Sherwin, Boston. John Kingsbury, Providence, R. I. Samuel Pettes, Boston. Barnas Sears, Newton. Horace Mann, West Newton. George N. Briggs, Pittsfield. Benjamin Greenleaf, Bradford. William Russell, Merrimac, N. H. Dyer H. Sanborn, Washington, N. H. Alfred Greenleaf, Brooklyn, N. Y. Cyrus Peirce, Waltham. Solomon Adams, Boston. Nathan Bishop, Boston. William D. Swan, Boston. Charles Northend, Salem. Samuel S. Greene, Providence, R. I. Ariel Parish, Springfield. Leander Wetherell, Rochester, N. Y. Ethan A. Andrews, New Britain, Ct. Thomas Baker, Gloucester. John Batchelder, Lynn. Daniel Leach, Roxbury. Amos Perry, Providence, R. I. Nathan Hedges, Newark, N. J. Christopher T. Keith, Providence, R. I. Lorin Andrews, Columbus, Ohio. RECORDING SECRETARY. Charles E. Valentine, Boston. CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES. George Allen, Jr., Boston. TREASURER. William D. Ticknor, Boston. CURATORS. Nathan Metcalf, Boston. Jacob Batchelder, Lynn. Samuel Swan, Boston. CENSORS. William J. Adams, Boston. Joseph Hale, Boston. Joshua Bates, Jr., Boston. COUNSELlors. Daniel Mansfield, Cambridge. A. A. Gamwell, Providence, R. I. Charles Hutchins, Wilmington, D David S. Rowe, Westfield. D. B. Hagar, West Roxbury. After the acceptance of the printed report, a vote was passed to add to the list of Vice-Presidents, the names of George Gould, and P. W. Robertson, of Troy, N. Y. At half-past 3 o'clock, a Lecture on the "Essential Elements in American Education," was delivered by Mr. Charles H. Wheeler, of Salem, Mass. At the close of the Lecture, the Institute took a recess of fifteen minutes, when they were favored with a song from Mr. George W. Pratt, of Boston. At 5 o'clock, Mr. William J. Whitaker, of Boston, gave a b |