The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-18
SUNDAY MORNING, JULY IS, 1862.

.aRay demand Tor higher order ofins.ryoon
tie grss Of our Al funds scarcely
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whs thn. e and other States has
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hands Of your convention.
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nent ard orssn1aon liza, Of dis,aos DepaItmon q Public
tie ,a5s SIesDsry zig
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i predecessor must be permitted to aay
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tive so utterly of sfaan eAfSS @oc
should i Is 1ssa,asd ali reflection present
that this nportant department should be piaoed perma
rTd & b % ss To i'd
ana comprehensive interest his exclusive attention
sgo,sa "a, 70 the NSr%r ssass n1s.a.s
entirely different plan from tat which prevails. Tho
stA Il Ss nay nd
deserving ssin magnificent pa ronac are my
Gy ssSIa tho pab Ss
S hs ,seS s far as '
plinehe art and science Of teaching should then
that operation at the capital but II possible in ons ne
sss & ~ on in each Of the eight ca
tron of tae candidates for tsaohng by
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%s for teiSs @ su in view Of
psiyyS Be fonn simply utYi.Pt al designed
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professors and teachers tie acadeca oac.
pus funds to SSSa AMI
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WITH Ss n Aa S
although preeiudsd Y illness from par
in that Is the =. so
pcotfuliy aod truly, your friend, s. S. RANDALL.
Mr.. MAY moved that tho letters be published lie
thought many of their sugestons einentIy worthy
Of Biehop Potter He said If State war true to itself
i would harea separate school department. aud offer
The reverend gentleman declared that Bishop Potter
Horace Mann. Henry Barnard, and Samuel Lewis, Of
Ohio wereth only men he knew Of who fit to hold
the post of Superintendent of Schools of the State of
New York The motion war adopted
The pnFuDENT inquired the order OF business.
MIR. BRGHAM said. Mr.. Johonnot. as chairman Of the
committee had report he would submit the conven-
ton.
Mr. JonovyoT said he would not submit The full, renort
but abstract, exhibiting only the changes recon-
mended. lie had made .draet of a school law for the
state OF rev fork and would changes under
general heads.
I.-pEEMANENCY.
lhere y now iposition for continual change in
lorg enough to test its qualities Pern,anence was to be
found only IN Stateiassachusetts Tho conserya-
tive feature OF her aystem vas her Board of Education
lie proposed that New York have to be composed OF
10 members; salary expenses; to meet twice
year each member 10 hold Office five years three new
members to be appointed each year be appointed by
the Governor and Senate to appoint the State supern
tendent and the Assembly District Super cndents to
exercise control the system generally to take
charge Of the Normal School decide on qualifications
Of aehcrs to decide qualifications reauto for adj
mission 20 the Normal School, &C. SC; and TO report
annually to the Legislature.
u.--surERvIsIoN.
Would rave State Superintendent, ut a sairy Of
$500 and independent depa mt abolish the office Of
Town Snperinten lent, and appoint Assembly District
Superintendents Oh to every 100 school districts nj
an annual salary Of 0o0 each in thirty five CONT
the suPelntondents would correspond in number the
Assembly districts In B-oon,c for instance there is
but one member Of Assembly am about $50 school dis
tricts. Thought ninety thousand dollars year were
sand dollars less than he proposed to pay i'll district
supefntendents the assistant of the state Supern-
hire the state Superintendent 10 have bower to decide
controversies arising under tho school laws give cer-
tihcatcg to teachers, &C. &c.
III RAISING AND AProRTIoNrEG SCHOOL FUNDS.
n annual tax of s. 10ths u mill on all real and per-
sontI esateto be distributed countea in proportion
70 popaaton then to towns in way then thld
To be divided equally among districts No school officers
10 hod school moneys. Deposits With supervisor drawn
on warrant Of trustees for which had been ac
tuay rendered lie referred to Mr. Mays statement
ana argument in reference 70 the school of Conncc
ucut- that it too lnIge-and tie evil of It, larqe
nsare lex wa liable to the same objection Another
Dat the moneys should be raised by taxation in each
ai,Gct lie proposed in ADDITION to the State tax OF
sioths OF mill. that town tax should 30 rasei-not
less fhan one half tho amount received from the state
nor more iban twice as mncl,-within that rangcesv-
Ig the amount optional with the people the town aa
Is the case in Massachusetts,.
Iv.-NORMAL SCHOOLS
Iroposes that 10000 be Annually appropriated to six
noDa chools to be located in different sections of the
cme-one Tor the city of New lorl-al the rest to be
set Up where the people will furnish requisite buildings
h.e Of cost to tho State
.v.-TgACHERs' INSTITUTE
TO allow not over $3.50 annually 70 each county The
10 look after the doings and statistics
and report on that report the allowance Of funds is
be made
vI-uSoN SCHOOLS
Proposes That when districts unite, and build union
school house at cost Of 1900 over. they may draw
500 from the state, land also still greater bonus
which the reporter lost in the course of the remars OF
TIE speaker uwas maintained that the law now offers
bonn ~ on small districts In St Iawr nee there are
440 districts and money enoue is drawn 80 the speaker
was understood TO ssy) TO support schools In Rich
mcnd the districts large and they draw so little
pobnc money that It Is with difficulty the schools are
maintained.
NIi,--LIBRkRrES.
Provides for central town school library No books to
~ purchased but op the appreciation Of the selee lion by
the district superintendent
NJ. ", after this exposition took his seat.
Mr Clark ~os stiit In favor OF the appointment Of
commute 10 nave under consideration ire euca
uonai system of the state--eollegatc academic aul
common school Whaevsr ese was done he trusted this
wouu W. nc maintained In all its harmonious proportions
lie did not make motion as he was not yinr 10 serve
ON snch committee, even II he competent
ar INGALLS, teditor of the Reforrrcr Watertown) lid
hI suppose II would be possible to decide a system Of
senoo laws for the state of New York at convention
t was not work for convcntion-for popuir
uon u was work requiring great care inyestgat
comparison and thought lie was therefore in favor OF
me proposition Of the gentleman at l. right for COM
islee who could through the whole subject at their