New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-02
Of oo'aqHs eai.i Sa Iowa. Maine and Now ha
yoos SESSION.

On motlen' ,ha condition aud progress Of So
reports a. sbeir limits whereupcn tA0 i0'0"o
. W.. we're make .nt,, organized a system
EePo's. has but recen'iy Vi 49,. .fF,rta of
Lnn Schools. For long ''aie sno 90 IS Gol.
o. s,ste were directed 10 sue fpnodsd Init after
leses OF wnr ,re Of much money and trouble "a al sua
she expeho" in great degree tsleo. lug .' =;
colleges, p.aa.bIi,h Common Schools was tnau9 III
effort to es'a'; in 181. Meana were devised iot
Eew-Of'ear.S and in the Second Municipality OF
thep IN that year. there were 10 sonolars III sno
tsSs cry In the same Municipality now tnsfe a,o
n" scbnars in the schools 10 the irst
peilty sent , he State. the example set by New
ThF0asnpps ss bean productive of much good, Inc
Ofls6hil n i,s Constitution, adopted in 845, pro
@ass' ~ tbe establishment of system OF ooLn-
Nocu Schools ~ and directed the establishment OF
Ilon In New Orleanu, to be supported by the
S!n,s Public Schools have been commencea
sbroaeho1t the State, and tho superintendent Is az
s;rspv engaged in thoroughly organizing 1hen r,,
M.ssAcHUsETTs-Th This State compes every The
and city in her borders to educate US ncal Commit
s,sta 6ssno Superintendent, bat mas .oa ~ vhic
sa0 and Board of Education, the aee[ n VI ".iarl
sess, &c earotarv With salary OF S2UOU per a.
eleo' - osorcjses supervisory care over tqe
num, ~A'O na is levied for it's support ana oLn-
a, are appointed whose duty 1t Is 20 90 ifoln
~ .own and awaken an interest IN euuoae MI
80 Normal Schools are ia existence there the
S.;csn Institute of Instruction, which receives
hnnnanal appropriation of $500 from thus STATE
az established twenty one years ago In boston
"a sha. nnblished twenty volumes OF its transac'
s sna II !, composed of she friends OF Education
sb,ouebopt the Union. There is also 9faFe sescn
a,s Ss.ocia,ion to which the State gives yearly
also md also $50 to the County Assocatlons Oh
Teachem.
Misunderstanding the past year much progress
~. been made, and much interest awakened by
vas vas convention which met in this city last year
TSocstou has been very muon advanced Ia Mlcd-
..n bv the abors Of that body. building for
SSo,msl School is in course Of erection. There are
sboue 50 600 children in the STATE who do not go to
SCHOOL
Npw :, mpsHI Re The Schools in this State are
entirelv free, being supported by taxation on prop
ertv. The Office OF State Superintendent has been
abolished, and ten County superintendent saost-
tused
lows the towns and districts to appropriate very
restricted amount for the support of Schools Tnls
amount 10 insufficient in many diatrlcts some OF
which have pet.ioned the Legislature and received
special charters, allowing them TO appropriate
larger amount In Burlington there ia Free
School containing 800 scholars which ia supported
by the revenue arising from an island 10 the Dela'
ware River, left for that purpose 100 years ago
NEW YoRK.-S, hoos are not entirely free 10 this
Etste, but great efforts have been made to have
them 3d. The principle has once been Endorsed
by the people of the State, but has been referred
10 them again for formal vote Conventions have
been held On the subject and deep interest is ex-
cited.
In the evening, the reception of reports from
States was suspended, and the Committees sp.
pointed az the last Convention, were called upon
for reports
Professor Hart, from the Committee on Evening
Schools, made lengthy and valuable report. con.
Guiding with resolution recommending the eatab
hihnent OF free public evening schools In every
town and city in the United states, which was
adopted. The report stated that since the meeting
Of the last Convention. public evening schools have
heen established in Philadelphia with great sue
cess under the auspices of the Controllers of Pub
lilo Schools. Two or three were gotten 10 by pri
yate subscription, bat the rest were supported by
The payment of ten cents per week by the soholars
There are about 900 scholars in these schools, the
generality OF whom are young men, The greatest
anxiety ia manifested to learn arithmetic and
bookkeeping.
A report on the subject of instruction aud train
ipg was made by Dir. 9. NJ Hamill Of New.York,
rom the Committee On the subject. This docu
ment, which was most eoquently written, disted
upon the necessity of attention to physical, intel
leciual, moral, religious, nsthetical and industrial
instruction, and the studies, books apparatus and
method to be- used.
National Educational Convention ae PhiIa.
delphia.
SECOND DAY.
From the North American.
The order of the day WAS the draft OF con-
stituon for the organization OF National Society,
&c be called 1.-THE American Association for the
Advancement of Education The object of the
a.. 49,
among those who are actively engaged in promo
ting education throughout the United 5tases-so
secure she cooperation OF individuals associations
and Legislatures, in measures calculated to improve
education, and to give 10 such measures more
Systematic direction, and more powerful Impulse"
Members OF the last and present Conventions
may become members OF tue Association on sub
fcribiDg to the constitution and paying an admie
sion fee OF 80; and, In like manner, professors Of
colleges, universities, incorporated academies,
Normal and high schools, State and county super.
inteDdents, and members of State Boards of Edo.
cation, three delegates from each State, coulty.
or other educational association and such persona
sd may be nominated by the Standing Committee,
and elected by majority q members, Distn
Spished educators and friends OF education In othss
countries may be elected corresponding members
by vote of two shirds Members may become
lie members by paying in advance s25, and re-
CeNo CuPcS vi Oil puolhHeQ GausaCtl0us Zee. 3 ~
paying an additional dollar, the othar members
can, in like manner receive copies of the uausao.
tione free,
The meetings to be held annually on the last
Tueaday in August, to continue not less than four
days. the place TO be designated at the preceding
meeting.
AT each annual meeting the Association is to be
divided into sections, the number and designation
OF which may vary from time to time. az may be
found expedient Each action is to act separately,
to have Standing Committee Of its own, and 10
discuss only such subjects are indicated by the
tile Of the 9ection-may receive Communications
recommend Hubjects to be investigated and re,
ported ON, &c.
The Consultation provides that there shall also
be in Philadelphia permanent place for the 70.
ception Of Documents, Reports, and Other papers
belonging to the Association, which shall be under
the care Of an officer who shall be elected for the
term of FIVE years, and be entitled Corresp1 nang
Secretary and Curator.
Ga thee evenings during the annual seMioo Of
fba A -. 1.