THE

LECTURES

READ BEFORE THE

Ameriçan Institute of Instruction.

AT

PLYMOUTH, N. H., JULY 11, 1876,

WITH THE

JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS.

PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

BOSTON, MASS.:
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION.

1876.

Printed at the Office of the New ENGLAND JOURNAL OF EDUCATION. CONTENTS.

JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS.

FIRST DAY,

SECOND DAY,

THIRD DAY,

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LECTURES.

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I. RECITATION.

By Hiram Orcutt.

II. GEOGRAPHY IN OUR COMMON SCHOOLS.

By J. Milton Hall.

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III. ELEMENTS OF NATURAL SCIENCE IN OUR PUBLIC

SCHOOLS.

By Prof. Horatio O. Ladd,

IV. MORAL INSTRUCTION AND DISCIPLINE IN THE STUDY

OF THE CLASSIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES.

By Prest. M. H. Buckham,

V. THE MORAL ELEMENT IN EDUCATION.

By A. D. SMITH, D.D.,

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VI. THE PLACE OF THE POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL IN AMER-

ICAN EDUCATION.

By Prof. C. O. Thompson,

VII. ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE COMMON SCHOOL.

By J. C. Greenough, A.M.,

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