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The eighteenth quarterly report of the board of managers of the Franklin Institute
FrankIi'a l,?,sgilule ReporL
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Jac/c&tzva are said ~o b e more than usually clamorous before.rain, These birds freque~, the tlocks of rooks, a n d with them go,:g{{tN~feot, as if they were aware of the superior sagacity of t!~e r0ok'{iVfindii~g;~:~ the most productive pasttu-e, and had learnt to avail themselx;'es Of R'; Starlings sometimes'do the same. Sometimes before a cl=iangd:!tif Weather, the daws make a ,,*-~'reatnoise, in the chmmeys"= wherein:they build, and the so,and coming down the flue is disfiaetly heard in the chamber. A'iee,~'.--The b}rds so called, t, ah~ones Milv4, soar)ng very Ingh ia. the air. demote fidr weather, according to many audmrs. ~'he,{ame is observed of ravens--Corvi Coraces. fro ~; co.wr~.~.~.?
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE.
The eight-centh (~z.,.arter@ Report of the Board of Manage're q/" lt~e fi~a,klin h~.,til'ule. ".l?na Board of M;ma~ers of ti~e F.,.ankt.i~ [i~st]tuf.e, present to the General Meeting, the eighteenth Qt,~rterty Repert-of ~theh,.~f~i'~sae~ tions during the'term w}i'ich has elapsed. " No subject of .iiffmedi~te or peculiar interest ha~ occupied the attemhm of the Board since their last report; t ~e c. cer ~s of tl e institt tio~ have been dt{ly admit~is{ered, and ~ave believed ta be ii~ as prosperous and flourishl~ng a condition ;> at a n t ped~d since the orxatiiza(ion of the society. The l~oard are c~l~bh:d at ~his dine to s{;~te~ that the Actuary has ellt.~l'remit ms (o be awa'ded to corn P efitors at the annual exhibifio~ it; October next, together wttt an address to the manufactucevs ~f the Uaited S~{ates. Timse have been extenslvely circulated~ and it i~ c{mftde~tly expected will produce the e{t~'o~; contemplated. The importance and value of the annual[:xhibifions of the Institute, to the {~eehanics and manufkcturers of the United States, and to the interests of the Institute, is no longer doubIN'l, the success of former years abtmdantly veritie; and establishes the Net, and encourages us to hope that.the e~hibition in October, 1898, will be equal in all respects to those of ~brmer years. The Board, there.fore, call with con-iidence upon the members of lhe Institute, t o : a t a them in carryinLr into effe.et an obic~ct of such vital imporl ~me!;to the interests'of'the institution, a m ( o f such manifest utilig to"Ihe mechanics and manuti~cturers of the tmiom The sul~ject o f t ~ loCation of the High School, has occupied the atten.tion of the Be! d,and is now referred to the committee of instruction. The BOard theretbre, deem it inex~>edient ~t pre~ent, to make any report }~pm a s u b + leer, ou which there exists a diversity ~>1olmnon, more espec t,ly as it i,s a s~biect of deep,b~tereal, act ~mly t~; the Institute, bul to the ¢Oill|ntlltlt,y at large. -
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W.R.~ Jo~msoN~,: Essays on .Ed'ucaHon,
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The ltigh School under the control of its present able and efliclent ~ principal, Mr. W . R. Johnson, has been gradually risin . g to (such . a State of improvement~ as is calculated to elevate the stantmrd of classical learning in our community. The Franklin Juurnal,under the new arrangement, has been regu~ larly and punctually issued, and its general concerv.s promptly and faithfully atte~ded to by the Actuary of the Institute, ~mder the direction and supervision of the committee of publication. T h e Board are happy to arm,)unee that since it has bee~~ published under the auspices of the Institute., there has been a considerable increase of subscribers, and theft it may be considered in a prosperous condltmn. . . regret . . to. state . . thatthe~e . . ".....a~teat ~',' de.+g. .ree+ of ne,,li[he [:mat'd exlst~ ~ , gence on the part of the members, it~ the payt~ent o[ then + annual Contributions; they hope tile mere mention of the evil will be suN+ cient to remedy i t . All which is respectfully submitted by '
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Oft the Combinalio~t o/'a Prectic~d with a Liberal course of L'ducatiom lly W . R . Jom~sou~ t'rbzcipal of thc High School ( f lhe l~'ankli~ lnstilule. No. LL T~E principles which ought to serve as the basis ~)f a practical, republican systeta of education, combining useful with liberal pursuits, have already been stated. I~efore l:mmeeding to give an a('~count of the school in the establishment and management of whicl~ these principles have I~ecn exemplified , it may t~ot he improper briefly :i to exhibit the views and purposes' of the institution~ of (vhich this: school is a department. The society beari~g the name of the " Franklin Institute, '~ was established l o r t h e pUrlmse of promoting the mechanic arts, and o f improving the con.4ilio'~b character~ and l)rospects et" the industrious class of s/;cietv by wlmm they are exercised. '~ The tirst attempt to e~tablish a society ti)r this purpose was made in November~ 18£~, but without success. In December, 18~S~ameeting of a few gentlemen was held, and in Febvuavy~ t8£4~ a public meeting was called tbr the same object. At the latZer, the c(mstitulion was adopted. The first step taken by the society, towards accomplishing {ts purposes, was the establishmeat of lectures. These were commenced in April, subsequent to the organization of the society, were miscellaneous in their subjects, and were, at first, voluntary and gratuitous. During the winter of 18£4, regular professorg 0f naturat philosophy, of chemistry, and of architecture, delivered courses of lectures on their respective subjects. A school for drawing., and another tbr mathematic% were opened for two quarters du ring the same season. I n Now;tuber, 18~5, the means of instruction were still further increased~ by the addition of a course of lectures on na-tm'al history.
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Jac/c&tzva are said ~o b e more than usually clamorous before.rain, These birds freque~, the tlocks of rooks, a n d with them go,:g{{tN~feot, as if they were aware of the superior sagacity of t!~e r0ok'{iVfindii~g;~:~ the most productive pasttu-e, and had learnt to avail themselx;'es Of R'; Starlings sometimes'do the same. Sometimes before a cl=iangd:!tif Weather, the daws make a ,,*-~'reatnoise, in the chmmeys"= wherein:they build, and the so,and coming down the flue is disfiaetly heard in the chamber. A'iee,~'.--The b}rds so called, t, ah~ones Milv4, soar)ng very Ingh ia. the air. demote fidr weather, according to many audmrs. ~'he,{ame is observed of ravens--Corvi Coraces. fro ~; co.wr~.~.~.?
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE.
The eight-centh (~z.,.arter@ Report of the Board of Manage're q/" lt~e fi~a,klin h~.,til'ule. ".l?na Board of M;ma~ers of ti~e F.,.ankt.i~ [i~st]tuf.e, present to the General Meeting, the eighteenth Qt,~rterty Repert-of ~theh,.~f~i'~sae~ tions during the'term w}i'ich has elapsed. " No subject of .iiffmedi~te or peculiar interest ha~ occupied the attemhm of the Board since their last report; t ~e c. cer ~s of tl e institt tio~ have been dt{ly admit~is{ered, and ~ave believed ta be ii~ as prosperous and flourishl~ng a condition ;> at a n t ped~d since the orxatiiza(ion of the society. The l~oard are c~l~bh:d at ~his dine to s{;~te~ that the Actuary has ellt.~l'
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W.R.~ Jo~msoN~,: Essays on .Ed'ucaHon,
iO~
The ltigh School under the control of its present able and efliclent ~ principal, Mr. W . R. Johnson, has been gradually risin . g to (such . a State of improvement~ as is calculated to elevate the stantmrd of classical learning in our community. The Franklin Juurnal,under the new arrangement, has been regu~ larly and punctually issued, and its general concerv.s promptly and faithfully atte~ded to by the Actuary of the Institute, ~mder the direction and supervision of the committee of publication. T h e Board are happy to arm,)unee that since it has bee~~ published under the auspices of the Institute., there has been a considerable increase of subscribers, and theft it may be considered in a prosperous condltmn. . . regret . . to. state . . thatthe~e . . ".....a~teat ~',' de.+g. .ree+ of ne,,li[he [:mat'd exlst~ ~ , gence on the part of the members, it~ the payt~ent o[ then + annual Contributions; they hope tile mere mention of the evil will be suN+ cient to remedy i t . All which is respectfully submitted by '
,
•
Oft the Combinalio~t o/'a Prectic~d with a Liberal course of L'ducatiom lly W . R . Jom~sou~ t'rbzcipal of thc High School ( f lhe l~'ankli~ lnstilule. No. LL T~E principles which ought to serve as the basis ~)f a practical, republican systeta of education, combining useful with liberal pursuits, have already been stated. I~efore l:mmeeding to give an a('~count of the school in the establishment and management of whicl~ these principles have I~ecn exemplified , it may t~ot he improper briefly :i to exhibit the views and purposes' of the institution~ of (vhich this: school is a department. The society beari~g the name of the " Franklin Institute, '~ was established l o r t h e pUrlmse of promoting the mechanic arts, and o f improving the con.4ilio'~b character~ and l)rospects et" the industrious class of s/;cietv by wlmm they are exercised. '~ The tirst attempt to e~tablish a society ti)r this purpose was made in November~ 18£~, but without success. In December, 18~S~ameeting of a few gentlemen was held, and in Febvuavy~ t8£4~ a public meeting was called tbr the same object. At the latZer, the c(mstitulion was adopted. The first step taken by the society, towards accomplishing {ts purposes, was the establishmeat of lectures. These were commenced in April, subsequent to the organization of the society, were miscellaneous in their subjects, and were, at first, voluntary and gratuitous. During the winter of 18£4, regular professorg 0f naturat philosophy, of chemistry, and of architecture, delivered courses of lectures on their respective subjects. A school for drawing., and another tbr mathematic% were opened for two quarters du ring the same season. I n Now;tuber, 18~5, the means of instruction were still further increased~ by the addition of a course of lectures on na-tm'al history.