The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-11

tails business should b. cleared AWAY for poeu
had been announced for the sveaing. Miss Ridley
Its influence" 1t was enthusiastically admired
Professor Thompson, in moving its PUBLICATION
termed 1t sublime and beautiful; and these wer,
not the most extravaesnt terms in which it va,
the poem lay rather in the high and pure prnsiplss
1t developed, than In poeticsl language or imagery
MIR. Pierce was called on for some educationa
statistics. He bad intended, he said, to present q
for that purpose had opened an Immense CORES.
pondence with officers in educational and criminal
institutions throughout the country, which had re-
vesled startling facts; but he Was prevented this
bureau, at present, to furnish information he do
sired He would, however, give one view. In the
year $780, it 10 reported that In the State OF New
York, there were fifty thousand adults who could
neither read nor write and Of these OIL had been
convicted Of crimes against the peace Of the Stat
while out of 500, COO who could read and write,
only PAP were criminals; giving nearly ratio,
in the former case, of criminal to fifty and in
the latter of one to fifteen hundred citizens.
Messrs Huntley, of Buffalo, Hopkins, of Tioga,
and Patterson, Of New York, were appointed de-
legation to the great American educational con-
vention, to meet at Cleveland on the 18th instant
A number of onorary members were made
among them, Horace Mann; and the following
resolution was offered:-Thst the times OF the
country demand higher standard Of qualifications
adding-and that higher salaries De paid them:
MIR. McE. showed, in some very neat and inte-
resting remarks that the pay OF the teachers in the
public schools was insufficient, particularly OF fe
male teachers, and that il was useless to expect
better teachers until better price was paid
The resolution elected some remarks from Prof.
Davies, which, as embodyiny tho sentiments Of the
association on an important subject, We give an alb
stract Of There was no class of the community
with which have so much sympathy as teachers of
public schools. They take their places in schools
by the roadside, and live without sympathy, and
without adequate eompe They are not re-
ments which belong to other professions. No pub
lie press chronicles their deeds They have no pub
lie theatres which exhibit the fruits Of their
to womanhood, before they can display their work
All the prejudices Of parents are against them, aud
when their scholars do not succeed they turned
away with the cold remark that they receive as
much as they deserve and am panied to bear wit
that there is, even in part of the State,
tendency to reduce the com pensation. II is sup
posed that teacher can teach ten hours a day, as
well as work that time at other employments
how arduous and life wearing it is. l, therefore,
feel it to be q moral duty of every member of So
ciety, who feels that the school is to give intel
lectual and moral developement-every one who
feels We have a common oountry-to express the
sentiment, that are indebted to the teacher. Our
schools alone can preserve country. No system
of politics. Presidential election, not the sacred
instructions of the pulpit, will avail without the
cooperation Of the teacher. And there is no way
but to afford them just compensation. Though,
teachers your labors not to bring forth fruits
to you-though you toll for those who do not appre
ciate you you mus not look to the present for your
reward. You will have the reward Of the conscious
ness Of duty done.
Mr.. Andrews, of Ohio, and Mr.. Nixon, of Canada
West, made very clever reports from their respec-
tive places, which only want Of space prevents US
giving
The President made touching farewell, and the
New York state Teachers Association was ad-
iogrned