New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-23
The Acad, 81 Teachers.


Ma En- rDrs. % may not b. unintere stan,
TO he readers of your excellent paper % know rns
particulars respecting m association Of Teacher. Ia
this city, styled Tire NeVfork Academy Of EiGca-
tion-shst vas formerly the Ward school Teachers
Association : now merged 10 The Academy Of Edacs
ton under Constitution scmewha; different and %;
wider scope Tbe following are The leading obiecis
contemplated by the Academy.
series of Literary Exercises the design of which
shall be- 90 exert an improving and e'evatns influence
upon IL members The regular exercises ere an
Grafton. and Essay and an EStemporsnsoas Discus
son. These exercises. hoEever. nay be varied IN
any given occasion.
D. The establishment ri professional Library which
shall contain the best t-esiiscs On Eiucaton sci
euce and profession an6 also copies Of different
school boo ks suct for example a. copy Of al those
that have been used 10 this country from s first settle
ment srch a. have teen uiEnslsrd snd other coun
tries 90 thsi # sne wished 10 consult IRE best ircaes
on education, methods of governing and conducting
school. n short the standard works of the profession
b. could easily ind them--it one wished O. ascertain
what has been introduced INTO schools IN the form OF
Textbooks on shy branch of study would be- easily
done
Its hoped also that import1nn iresfises essays. sc
pertaining % Educstoa may besslled forth by the e.
fort. OF the Academy
ILL., An snnnsl course Of Lectures on subjects EN-.
brsced IN the design OF the Institution and perhaps ult
mstely making 10 permanent Academy Tor the pro-
fessiOnsl education of Teachers
w. 4 corresp1nirnre WITH similsr in-tituu0us and
with individuals 10 different parts Of our country, and
also foreign countries sub ects of educational inter
est that the member NJ the Academy msy be sVpristd
ri the condition and progress of education n different
parts of the word. and know The improvements and
advantages enjoyed ly others
The i'm med sie or. ct oi this Institution BE- the al
vancemeni of Teachers SUCH IN character and ntu
ence It's proper. therefore that the administration
0f ~ sfairs should be n their ha1ds. The consttu
ton accordingly provides that 10 officers shall he
practical Teachers 40 the time or their election. 10
however permits other persons particularly Interested
IN promoting Che of Edgca;lu 20 come 10 on the
same condition with practical Teachers, with the above
exception
u believed By those WOO have given particular n
tenton 10 this subject that il the design and plan 0f
the New York Academy OF Education Dee carried out
ton ana contribute In small degree 20 the general
advancement Of Education.
~ the lssi meeting of the ACADEMY the evening
OF the ath inst an Essay read by VIZ r. SMITH,
ESQ urging high standard uf Quslf cation the part
oil .he Teacher. paper prepared With much care a,
also read by the President. n the value and impor
lance oi practical knowledge. The closing exercise
wss lecture by ~. Isppcn, ID ID. His subject wss
The Object OF Education and the Discipline % BE-
practiced in 0bts'ning IL. Tie gentleman showed
thinking and discriminating mint-0ne that had inves
tgated principles. and thoroughly understood them
and had faith Ia tn,ul.
The limit a this communication lorbids fuller re
port of the exerci-l a. the present time.