New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-20

He ssid that ss owed bis election % the s,s,..,.
,eoue from hch be came. rather than 20 hnasef -
hsrriore Mingled thsif thsnks vita be o~n ior -
hooor ~hich the ConventOn bad conferred y pcn -
81. s.x before hirn msny engaged in ths cOada.,- -
,nhlie schools. Trey knew how grateful 70 ta., A..
~ valuable the Interchange Of sentiment, -
HI. co lsbOrsrs from Otner psfis q TIE country. He
ni.r. "a 9on TIE goo- th4s Soad accrue ircn ssss
- 49, me- OF experience. STATE s1perntenceou !,
c,,roop schools, Committees sLc Boards OF CoutcI
:, ssl 20 teschers would cefiVe from such Ccnr,s
,ns g-s.t assistance from tae knos!~d.e esy voes
,hn scuir- ro u ssch Other WITH fssrt % the 81
$50, ~ As, ns ssemsnt etc OF scholar, eA.r.,
sr ~ studies. s.a OF chidreu for attendance sno5
st.ndsra. etc. Otners engsscd n me sa'sneensri O.
nts al pubic ocnevoence had ions been 10 TIE Ass,
o; tau. -cqGnss aid from eseh other oy sssccsl,r
: vi,,, 70 the introduction OF uniiorrity q syssr
w., .ltAoush Eiaesuoa.~ss sqgslly II not more. t-
r,.pt m N suy % them. !, has hiher'o esa % Sec
- sch advantages would oe inysGs5e % e.ss.
-. 90 - al ustrate this the speaker gave eAsngos
Ssch communion snd such Assu>lsnon ~osio give 8
-an..rou BODY shsFe ard importance hey onc ssNa
row possesses. ard - the same uae u ~o141 ei-se,
ne~ ME and new enthusissm 70 sne great c,-'. n
.th.r-d the Convention, ~ very coh'defsLon sai>
en- oorste on philsDibToyiIt or psriot - sss iss
thousands nov suBk IN ignorance y, N tns r9s b
which taey are eertsiny devoted "itnoa' ee-eas'sa
care ,,,..- "a,
rrgrettng their osolLIy 10 % lstseh We A-'' "-
s,soo Potter stated that letter. similar 10 he.e a.
Ter hsi -a-.a recev-i from Hon John S2encef, IL
Eis.rd Everett, Hon. Csc. s~Hes0si' saa Ffoi Al
Bsene-
EpveArroxAt MArrrss The dele.s'ions prs'esl
thea made taeis reports on tse state OF Public Eisr
lion In their respective rates. TIE following 49,
mary OF iaemi
p,larare The school system had OBLIGATED bot,
few yeas bach. IN tae fee Of muea opposs i'n. esl
IL hso .iace overcome this, sod ~-s nos prospefsns
incr,ssns .nd sivsoc!es snl tosr" US nsea ,sei
MI .nT
children In The stats who had crossed zoe iarss
cid OF = schoolhous-.
Lon-a.s-Fer yes,, N.iucsilou hes suffered grea,
deyre,s n III. es-te yesr alter year " ~Ns ieset
tast NE State hsd spprcyrisrd mofe money 10 p'>
portion thsn any cthsr S.te snt derived ss otn'1t
A, the last session Of the Lesislssgrs however. ~
rarlsnt lss bad hssn psss q. snd 81 a2prNpt'H u
half niiI n Of doilss m-ds q carry IL loo 'Ase
ton system Of isxson COR the sup OFT OF na s-fre
wa, also .ovided State Caiversity ~ss sst-hhsaed
sud 90 appropriated Tor The erec o. eai1ess ~
the s-m-. Two II thsss hai been noishei, "ni u,
departments Of law and medicine oct "a compose sPs
Taaon In them
Mar,laai-ln ssltifnors the school sysiem !. sirl
rabiy orsal lzrd. crowded End prosperous MAJ
school head. TIA system there. 10 eonisias 81 $50
ars TIE thorough edncai "a q each luli 10 iesn
Puhlic schools cos's sS. To aat the same ehurti a
a yrigatc schools and scrdemis, would cost c4NN
tor esra pupil In the rural districts OF mo S~'s,
hoois are IA had conoi ion The snnuSl Stsfe -
oroprisfiou IA $1,000 Iko BALTIMORE -cnUOl Con
TO meet the demand for sch~,s. This pro,perou'
system Will be excluded throughout 'hs state. Il Is
also linton dsd 10 establish Teachers College.
NassachHsus - From this state thern we're Lengthy
reports. embracing The history orgac.tsron defaiA
evils sni improve nrn's Of The system there we Can
not pretend 20 give 1.-THE OF the information comms
ucatsd. Hon Mann. On retiring from toe ONCE 7
SECRETARY Of tho Board Of Control had feeon'nfnoed
thar the Public Schools be made branch Of Govern
nent. This has been carried Toto elect The school
h,ve suffered much fron unequal dl'Iioai"n o.
sch0lsrs but more from ne character Of IN" iasehe'
To reform this evil country aud state ASSOCIATIONS q
Teachers Manual lsb0r and idiot schools have osea
established.
Nee.Jer.ey The Public School sys;em was es'se
shsd Ia ibis State twenty years sso but Under u h'
ssmr number 81 schosr- attended the schools theu /.
did ak wears ago This set was ovl ng to tho impo'
ion OF the duties OF tha state Superintendent, Ut as
Paalic Schools upon tho secrstsry " the Con'lnon
wssth The friends OF education, noing mis- sn ihes
bus upon the sy stem. and upon al progress "scr
several successive efforts 10 get bill through We
Lsgssture. oresting separate oii'e r The 500 care
OF the Pablo schools After many failures. u nu.{
passed In such way ~ 70 Give ths pmp"sin ~ AW'h
By e.gab f.hlng School Superintendent Tor two eoun
les the latter pay ths expense The result VS. %
highly Satisfactory, that al thu next Session VI We
Legislature the State Office created Sine, ,hen
The appropriations Of the State ravc advanced ifon
; 10 900 20 100000, and In proportion thr seno's'
nave, Ia Ave years, Increased from 5000 10 soVv'
SECOND DAY.. THURSDAY. Oct "a
Il was resolved o. hold Convention ia Philadsph
la ESQ on the sth "Wednesday In August 10 sppolDt
Committee Il Five make nSements for The meet
log of that Convention and 10 appoint Committee o
five to orsit plan for the organization Of Nssons
Association.
Ire Convention than REQUIRED 10 tho cousldersnoi
of the subject OF the territorial civil division of va
States tor school purposes, aud after somo discussion
/ laid Ii on tbs table.
Tn. next topic school Architecture. incudin. th'
location sire modes OF ventilation, warning nnd sesi
ing, etc. OF buildings Intended Tor educational psi
poses" was referred 10 Committee OF Three iOr s
| lib-rstion and future report
The subject Of School Attendsnce--includDg u.
schoosss Of children and the best modes Of recunos
the regular and puoctusl attendance OF children q
school, debated until IL o'clock, when the speei,
order OF IN. dsy which was oe Resolution reported
| the Business Committee, directing Memorial % =
! addressed 10 Congress dskipz he e0dbhshrtt o.
bsysa9 IN the Ho,s Department or he COLLECTION Of sds<
t,sal IN formation o The Safes of he Usoa, tzks.
ID and adopted. The former topic YVES tnen resumed
Daring ,his discussion Int asting statement ss'
made respecting tho Evening Public Schools IN Pro
whence, X l. They are ia vsry prosperous coo
din, n, and the pupils, among whom arc some met
from 81 years OF sgs 10 40. learn with tie greste
avioiy. An int-rssting report was rnsds respseufs
the condition OF got School, in New YORK. which nov
contain shout 90 sr. ana so ooys, ana have oess
very successful. An incubus upon the system ss'
ossn the imposition Of the DUTY ~ teaching tina No,
Schools upon tbs teachers OF the Day Schools ~'sos
additional psy. The whole subject OF School Alxe
dance vas noaly rsfsrred 10 a Committee u tnfer.
/ Pot Henry, Of the Smithsonian Institute, gave %
Interesting statement Of the conoitlon AID progress
/ that noble Institution
lie wss followed ny Mr. T. H. Robinsaer. Pdneps
/ o. ths Normal School Of Csnsds, who gave bris o.
tai OF The state of Common Schools 10 Csn.c.. u.
system there commenced about Elk years ago n'
numbers now between 5000 snd 1000 schools ~
organization 10 snilsr 70 tn-t prevailing 10 tbs No's
sro sistesof the Union. Upper Csnaoa, from ~h<i
Mr. X came, Is divided into school districts and sf
tons. IL embraces some i'm portsnt detects bo, ~
| are analogous 10 those from which msny Of our bsH
school systems SUITE. The Normal school BIAS 10 soof
messure ren-c!ed those which arise from the vsri
! capacity 10 the tesch-n.
! Several delegates from 81 cb!gsp, who werr pre"s'
for the arst time at the CoDvSnoD narrated the
| tion sEd progress OF Common Schools Ia that 5ue
rn-y ssid that constant increase VI scloDls scso'
disuicu &c bad tsssn place there year si,er ies''
At present Inere are 5000 pupils steooi"y the sese
ah.ch taught ~ 49, N ale and 436 femss use1
ers There 3.5 Township Lbrares, conn.st
/ 1900 volumes. which shows e great incresse. Us
| deli gates, however complsned Of the apathy n",
fe.ted by parents. The Legislature has ss,bo.'sa
the establishment Of a Normal School snd sr<
Board Of Education The system 4. suppoT'ed
taxation. -
81 Duncan, Of La. offered resolution rscospss.
the Snitbsonso lnsntOle great md efneiert q.
| the ncresss ard diffusion O; knosiedse. A6op'eo
| The subject VI thu various Grades OF schools ~
then taken ny and discussed. Oae VI the points o
/ q1iTy was IS T. the "intermedisto schOois" IS.
are grade between the Primary and Gfsr1s