New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-29
Teachers, Schoeis. Dr..


or sti-tu-es 1yob the TsscteFs Aifocis'i10
wh.ch ve give below FOR tie here's. o' wtom a
may concern, cartaii1g II Of ,iosi- .elte2c'
1tich Is not exactly pertinent:
tistsri Edtoqs The sflcle rsSoed " Tes-tirs ff3
dag ssi. coffin. some uis,sss' hope yon W. A'o"
re 10 correct.
lat The Teacher As.cc.ao- doe. loi nee; once IL
two rron!ts bat once fJrillgnL
Il Tire Teachers 6d To- ssivet ssiFs's YHo
ran Of he s1ty Trey ma assembled 70 dscuts IDsy
DID say repeatedly that they were not Pho. ~
prsc6e any extent AZ 10 that sers7 hey oifeaDs7
very Intimate Know edge o. ne s1o. .e. b.' NJ - 80
perhaps AL have attended aessrs Andrews hh9 ~
lecture. AID exhibitions have prsclced rhonotAp
somewhat have gwen facilities Tor VuI scHo'~is - 80 y
the cassss o. ~ -c6scsd gepasuen EI' s'lry
cs1rot ~ So en'iry iSHo-aHi az ifS' sre.s e4n -,
Their cko 10 - rse1f-d o. u inaI we shou4-
uoyrAphy for yssrs IA order mat we ulsy 5e Al 70
Jon ne prophecy Of !iroi1cAon mo our scl.y'
With n. icfOrms1on we hsV-, Ve sfr -b.fSI. 80,
when y Ill ye % wise enough 20 decide Scooo4 NY'
miue4s WHO ,I.raliy d@eru ns slc' inH q hsve :. =
y had amid the press Of busio~-s pell"' -
which 70 be gude5 IA tIelr decision
d. Photography 10 not mroduoe i,.o saAs - caf pgo'
lie schools 10 not fihs PuDhc schools VI r. - -
study and me cannot name tye Wsr1 sohoo, Cu
Of 10 which lis studied Hot" men can neie
The meeu3g. o. me Association neI hef sre noT hsy@
sesn f-soy attended ~ The teschers at I'm hIe
represents There Is another SOcieiy 70 Wnch son- :"
our teachers belong these cannot expert DINERS ~
not lOiu they cannot spare ne ume R2sh sou
place OF meeting, snd Others eannos 'peno h"ty foin
her is lies The only evening in The week hey are not
engaged IN evening schools Bl' WIN al 'oste |taN
bseE, tie attendance vsiies from = 10 20
T. TIE esebers @; NewYo'k have ro' done 9-u schoo
WORK n corner snd neither have escaped noI nAse
wished u pubic cnicti1 Their Or noos bIe opn
nation. pubic and private Al 81 u-s hho ~ 'ue
Pres. without exception. ..
C. itis untrue TO Affirm ths may conn % sec,
Of .nG.a: shAss deferred from the ceilings on me
Assoc ~ The general cast - dpne.s yon ,ieL 20
Tas records Of the Society tell different story s Wus
members CO rot stteLf quarry ~ W sh
ply put II whether II 10 hsrd The ilgh co-.s- " -
yeul srnen complain q dsunss wh-a ne socieD o.
bates Az open to bem their names ave been
nsred Excursions, ir oT1ef itai he cc'. ~
BE- benert TED by leif sDpeFiof abilities NetW9iS ~a-
eD ,e the wrer Of mat sr-le sig individuals o'
eminent abilities and great 0dabt'd'," 10 1' ol@Mt
cd !gs.- a'u Clinical aLusionI original ee''g"'
spfins could surround say SUBJECT maj Eis o.
t.in.c from ihs neec,s by the cause be ssssrt Coud
N,,o Yo-k Nov q 1919 NrRiTAs
Remarks.
SiGce the above communication hes IAN "a oar
table awaiting its torn in the crowded state OF our
columns. the Te:chers' Association has held s?e-
cial meeting for the double purpose of amending
their constitution, sud Tor deyisine messafes Ct
repeiling what some Of them chose TO deoomioa'e
"the Spurious assaults Of tn TrtuHe The
Amendments to the constitution were some OF
them excellent though we Think by no means sal
fcienl 10 realize the benefits which such Al asso-
citation might confer on the profession. There 10
too much Of form and not enough OF toostance'
The meetings are liable to be equally psrlsmen-
tary and stupid. terms 10y no mesns contradictory
AS respects the rumpUs about the article Of The
TriJi,ne, IL is what one OF their own number very
1Gtly characterized II, tempest IN teapot
Il served however b. save one meeting from the
mDutstion Of d1!lusss and Tor the coed 1t did IN
thtt way should be forgiven. The teachers are
improving under its stimulus. We never heard s.
good speeches made at any Of their meetings ~
they made tie other mis- ht both pro and con. They
concluded by giving tho matter into the charge o.
A committee which was decided on by majority
consisting Of eight votes In all as against MI
norty Of ak, 10 a specsl meeting on ssoecis' oc-
cs,ion. when The Tribune was repeatedly ac-
cused of very bad behavior for asserting that the
meetings of the association are fee5y attended
The teachers Of New York are about 5000 n
nu nber /. the proportion OF attendance a. these
meetings large or smsi Under tbs difference o.
opinion on this subject We shall not attempt 70
settle with our correspondent the question no."
MANY 1t TAKES to make many, whether the attend
snce 10 merely feeble or yers feeble, nor what the
precise breadth Of difference 10 between ign0raH'
aud entirety ignorant. A want OF accuracy upon
these point. seems 20 form the staple Of his guar
rel with ", aad IA respec: 10 It We can oHy sA'
IL mininw mon cHT0t itf 1t does seem t. "a toy"
ever, notw outstanding the lesson We have had to
| the contrary, the attendance on the meeungsi' al
Least rath.r te,JtsA.
We are challenged 10 nsme stx Individual
t.sshers, Sc. This brings Vs bSek e. the fet'
poiut OF difference between us snd that class OF
teachers y no complain of our structures. Wei1sSi
thst public .eschinC i, o-sneh Of patLc sAArs,
AID IS suck o:en 20 criticism. Trey are disposed
q conslrue all criticism into personal attack, snd
even O. provoke % into personalities, ~ ir 1h1'
c.aiierse We wrote few articles ON 'ne SIS
ten @; education 10 the c'ty and s4u2i} ~ rae
county y. la-ee. not long stace. hen Immediate
is we were oyerWLelmel with communications
complaints, protests and saStnemu OF vsr'us
sorts AS one snorg the things We had T. say, as
10 the defects of the present system We asserted
that the mode Of teaching to spell orally b. bsd
ooe, that the pupils should be taush. - -9ei. oy
means OF writing, toe only way N which they are
ever 10 use the sft-that the present system VS.
calc,la,ed 10 make even men Il Wel-cul;l7ste 8
mluds look quite ridiculous when they appeared
on psper. from wan; Of writing hEbis, aud inst
teachers themselves wcro frequently very ie-
hlient Ia those habits Though t6ls prodac-
Cd i.tla trouble it passed ct. and we knew
thst some CT Tho offended proiaIsion adopted
our surcestious in their schools, ao: with
cut pr 6i ~e cannot but thiuA ibi. VS.. ussi'.
method Of dis?o.ing OF them, and we hope 70 90
more good hereafter in = s.aai's. ~sy. We are
quite serious In our aesse tor improvement 10
school teaching, =aa sh2l probably show It from
TINE u time by poiurins ont = s; NC conceive =
b, detects in connection with tie presen; system.
as wei as by co=ssoilins such reforms ~ sppesr
iud,cious. "a 81 this We shsll try 10 keep coo'
snd trus, oar friends the teschers. will DO she
sane.
iaIsrestspE FROM Nicaragua.
Recent intelligence from Nicaragua announces
tbs destruction Of the 3usaulto town Of QlsmWsh'
by party Of Americans from the brlz n c Draper
In Augps. lsst ahc Ut q hundred