New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-10

ne S. % does l,tte for tte c-use and this move
gent IS a prIvaie one. nj which much heIosm %
manifested heroism that ought 70 shame 'he so''
emm,D. of the STATE ~.
TIE relation which he Association IS % hoN 70
he State Government was much 6iscusteo rs
morning and j. yet before zoe boy insts % t,s
Cover rnent on this subject and though II i "a
pected that something viii ne done by tas Leg
his winter. yet the Association deem u eAPs1.e
70 nav 70 attention 10 what he STATE nay CO. !"
march firmly on and cooperate with the SIte IA
whatever valuable effort It may make. as IS tne
right spirit The people are too apt 70 a. iltle ip'
tnemselves when tne State takes the whOleTespDhS
bilify and the mere active the people, ise more me
| state can DO The teachers IN the institutes na'e
| passed resolutions asking for state olp9,in'e"
| Cert, and At least -four Ds1ict Superneh1ehls' ~,
| The report proposes plan OF action WHEN WIZ
be Efficient II carried out as 1t Will De oy suSu
heroic teachers will hire on their oSn dCc1l.s'
and pay him 800 year out OF thelt oSh pooHeo'
as they have done, TO NIL the pi zee Oh 5o
viced. This plan OF action embraces: ueneIa a,
| lectunng to the people 2 Extending Iesca ee
Institutes ,. Attention 10 the proper I
| Of school houses 4. The organization OF on.oh "a
| Schools IN all the towns The establishments y.
| Normal Schools g. An active ooari Oh SUPERVISION
| Of the District Schools -
| DR. Raw OF Wood ward College, in CIncnn a. &C.
liverec an exceedingly interesting address on Inc
Vocation of the Teacher. lie commenced Oy re-
marking that 1t was within the memory OF US all
when teaching was not thought to De the Occupation
| of a man of learning. He Illustrated by an anec-
| dote of young man who had gradua ca . anu was
| about to select the Medicine for MS proiessloh
friend demonstrated, but the young man fepiel mat
in the country where he was raised, the most vi
ented Of family was prepared Tor the
one ranking next, for preacher, ano those
not capable Of excellng In either of those
professions, were educated for Physicians
This related to show that the Ieacher
profession was not thought OF by an eau
catec man. In many sections even now, the Teach
er's vocation not considered as necessarily requr-
| inc any special qualification.
Amore the qualifications Of the Teacher he men
toned knowledge first, not because 1t IS the most
important but because is generally regarded as the
| chief, If not the only one. Though every one VINO
| undertakes to teach ought to k0o" what is 70 %
taught yet this qualification may exist IN dh eil-
ncnt degree, and the individual be very poor
| teacher.
Nothing is better established than the fact oftwo
il sIuctos, the one possessing the least kho Wedge
OF a subject IL often the one VINO educa'es the Oest
scholars IL is one thing TO know what to teach,
| and quite another 10 communicate instruction But
| he could not be misunderstood. No Teachers at
| tainments can be too high but while variety Is I'M
portant tbor0ughnesS is much more so, and Know
| ledge of the art of teaching the most OF all. .
| But occasionally one undertakes TO teach win
| out knowing anything OF what he teaches some
| years ago. when the speaker was school examiner,
he was applied to for certificate, but after the ex-
| animation Of the young man, he told MN that ne
could not give him cersincaie OF qualecaUon 20
| teach Natural Philosophy. Tho young man replied
teaching il some time. lie was asked how he could
teach that which he did not know He replied that
he asked the questions at the foot Of the page
The lecturer then referred to two branches which
were vet too much reelected in all our schools VIZ
Bookkeeping and Philosophy No female should
spend money who is not able to keep an nc 'ount OF
| it. And to every person who breathes the vital air
no knowledge Can be of more importance than tha'
upon which his health depends, and consequently
his usefulness and happiness.
| Three principal qualifications are therefore ne
| cessary.
| A knowledge of what TO teach.
| 2. A knowledge of how to teach.
| ; Ability to teach.
| Mr. Bailey, of Ashtabula, read an able report in
| behalf of Common School Libraries lie considered
them OF vital Importance to the universal diffusion
| acknowledge, and recommended an application fol-
legislative aid to establish library In every dis
| trict Throughout the great State OF Ohio there is
but one disrlc. library. This is reprosch to the
| State that should not longer be endured.
The Convention concluded the afternoon session
in discussing and resolving to organize the 5000
teachers IN the State into Committee to procure
signatures to petition for the appointment OF an
! adequate number of Common School 3uperintend-
| ents This must prove effective, for n half the
Is 600 teachers take hold oft perfect avalanche
OF petitions will be poured IN upon the Legislature
THURSDAY, Jan. |, 1852.
At the evening session OF yesterday Mr. wiley, OIL
| Cleye and made an address on the mi sion Of our
country in educating new race OF men and women,
This morning, the first business was resolution
for establish,ng educational paper under tue aus
| pices of the Association. Mr.. Andrews mace a re-
| port this SUBJECT, recommending the Immediate
| establishment Of monthly octave OF thifty.t"O
pages But IL should not be commenced until there
ample assurances of placing Il az once on per-
Tnanent basis In discussing this subject, Teacher
from Montgomery County pledged one hundred sub
scrlbeIS rom thai county. Teacher from another
| county pledged two hundred subscribers whereupn
the Char remarked that such speeches were to the
| point, and few more of the same sor! would
| doubtless conclude the discussion The report Vas
| unanimously adopted.
| Mr. Andrews Of Marietta, then read an able lee
| tuIe on the various Educational institutions, from
the Common School TO the College. All these ipstl-
| tutOns harmonic 10 the same great end-the
thorough education Of our youth lie hal no sym
patty with the abuse that Is poured ont against our
| Colleges. The same objections made against our
Colleges. will bear as strongly against all subordl-
nate schools. They are all parts OF the same grea!
whole. II is proposed to reform our Colleges, 50
that every sucen! may pursue such studies alone as
| be may choose. But 10 decide this question, we
must consider what is the purpose of education. II
the object he TO educate lawyers, physicians, clergy
men, farmers ard mechanics, there may be some
reason III the proposed reform But II the object be
10 discipline the mind, and prepare the student for
undertaking any pursuit, this proposed change VIII
not meet the wants of the age. He then discussed
the relations which the college held with subordinate
schools.
| This afternoon was occupied in miscellaneous
| business Over 800 subscribers were pledged to
the Educational paper which the Association has
pToy oeed 10 publish
The Teachers OF the State have been organize ed
into Committee 10 procure signatures to petition
10 the Legislature for some thorough action on
Education.
over Thousand dollars were raised By voluntary
subsCr ptions to pay the expense OF an agent TO
address the people, organize Union Schools, Tea
cfs' Institutes and so on. Thus the people Of the
Republic may observe that the Teachers Of Ohio
challenge the states 10 contts, ioE Inc Ctucduon
Of The people
A. the evening session Of the second Gay Mr..
Swan OF Boston, gave an address, ana the ASCOT
alton finally adjourned. l. A. HiNE.
SUPREME Cesar OF THs UNITED
SrArBs - Washington, Wedn6Si1y, Jan. :, ls52.-
Israel WashbuIn, Jr., ESQ Of Maine, was admitted
Attorney and lnnn selLnI Of this Count