New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-12

bar dc who desire some beAufiful 10Y ana arc Az oh
for the responsibility which follows Men are 20 IIn
en- crossed In business that woman ought 10 Dc e.p
Of taking care of the house In case OF the dean " -.
man. TO asrumo the charge Of an estate and ~.
Interests Of her posterty. He sut ges'ed ""' 'u'"
cation should De secured 20 fernAes
Mr.. THAYER spoke of the importance OF
History OF Education suggested In the opening sd
dress of the President He was sensible oil the naznt
de of the work and that 1t required strong minds and
lsborer. of great research. With view OF producing
ub work ss should best fulfill tire idea suggested ~
,b. President he offered the following resolutions, al
the same time king that the President would not name
him the Chairman OF either OF the Committee pro-
posed
Pe,ored That Committee be appointed to prepare
erort 10 be LAID before the Association its next meeting
the state OF education beth elementary and c9
eis,e throughout the world embracing In SAID Iep0 n9
pecuherres OF the systems OF public Instruction aad
methods OF teaching AMI discipline adopted IN dns'eA
Rrored, That another Committee be appointed to make
corresponding repo. the systems Of education Wdc
were rreyee during the middle ages and the periods M
nedstey preceding and following The Christian era
The resolution offered by MIR. HUNTIN6-
TON In regard to Female Education was then adopted
1t printed above
The discussion upon the subject of Fc-
male Education having been concluded the C)ny non'
sfer moments conversation, proceeded 10 tho EeKt
order of business, being paper upon
SCHOOLS or DESIGN FOR WOMEN.
Mr.. p. p. MORRIS. OF Philadelphia, from
the Committee on the Subject of Schools OF Design
for Women, made report Of which the following IS
the substance:
At & meeting Of the Association, held in Philadelphia
IA the year -j0, pies for History, and memorial
touching "a Schcol CT Design Tor Woman wore re-
erred 10 Committee, 10 report 10 the Convention
what steps should be taken by ihpt BODY II the
premises The Committee reported that 1t was mex
dent pres 70 express any opinion upon the SUD-
ect submitted 10 them, aud were discharged. AGA
mesiiI Of the Standing COmmitee ut Newark, on tne
2Gh Of may last hec for the purpoae OF preparing busi
for the Association, the question OF Schools OF De-
sign was e ain introduced by Mr Barnard, when i
resolved that paper should be prepared se;:ng forth
The claims Of Schools Of Design to the aeation OF edd
generally pointing out some Of the advantages TO
he public which usy be- expected 10 tDV from them
hr Morris requested TO prepare this paper, aud
tuch presented this report. The perusal of certain
documents and Teport5 laid before the House Of Conn
TO- ether with personal Inspection OF the school
Philadelphia under the care CT the lae lamen,cc Mrs
Eli end conversations with others, had placed Ia the
possession OF Mr. Morris such facts he desired pre-
sent
The object of a. :hools of Design" or "schoo!s of
Orramt rta hrt, as they termed la Eogsnd,
is the imEroccmet Of decO aUe att the Introduction
OF taste, well as of deXterOus manipulation, n,o the
workshop and ipctury-so that the productions sh6l,
neither be serve limitations Of works already produced
nor whimsical inconguiies unlike anything either IN
Heaven or Earth.
20 the Parliament OF Greal Britain and the importance
Of proper instruction in the arts OF Design % the
uactJiDg prosperity Of the Nation MADE &C. apparent
that the Government established School q Design at
Somerset HoCse In 1885, which has been iolo"o by
Provincial Schools la most Oh the Important Gowns Of
England and Ireland. the laest repurts of these
tablisbments abound in evidences OF HER growing B
portance IN the eyes Of the nafuactuI Extracts
from OF these report were read ia connection
with this f'at-ment The Euguh SCHOOL, common
10 male and female pupils bat difficulty seems 20 Sst
there IL regard 10 the employ meGt Of females which -
bsbly disc tdabe 10 those who entertain H. and notn
inR Ike which is 70 be anticipated IN this country
The first Increment ON this subject IN the | 1ited
States made BY Hrs Peter of philadelphia Ia tho
year las, and due to Intelligent sy mpa.ny vita
the posOn Of such Of her countrywomen whO, :romr
Of fortune Otherwise, under the neces
siiy OF supporting themselves Ire limited range Ut
occupations open "a wousn and the inadequscy OF 20
ration IN M 50 OF these open - them, struck her
very torcbly The assertion Of woman rights Ie use
coEmon form OF eSDresson} Ia Convention, she iet
was not the tIus method OF relet. But she Thought
she saw in the cultivation and exercise O. tn9s1
faculties and powers in which her sex eNccis ave
nucs 10 independence and proper remuneration
for thelr labor, consistent VITA their naive
delicacv and mod City-and such ere get uBOccu.
pied W the other eek. She began With class of some
twenty Young en, who were Instructed ~ drawing
sud in the application Of Eat ar to the various oraCcr
cs 81 Industrial pursuits IN which lt "a al absolute
requisite. hs the class advanced, it was found trst e.
cary ODt the plan Il shsui6 be heavy
deIiskirg fer single ps,rore's. school was suisse
Institute OF PEi.sde pha. IL Ella declared 70 Ds
the il .trucon Of Woman n the of Design ead IN
the various practical applications thereof This school
was formally opened az No ~ Wainutst. PhiadHiphr,
On the % Of December lSJO and the school esapsied
by Mrs Peter merged in T.
The School consists CT three departments VIZ II,
Drawing I'd, Industrial or application of Drawing
50, Wood Engraving aud Lhogr-phy Toe fret u these
under The personal supervision Of Mrs HILL (whose
los. mourneo among the recent victims OF the Henry
Cay) and contained tbirytwO pupils ut the date OF the
Lei In dana frfpu
sketches for design in calico printing, paper hancGgs,
oil cloths, cerpets, furniture, &C. Desitas copy.
rehied. In the third department there Is a growing
demand for wooden growing the report presented by
Mr.. Morris embodied some valuable suggestions. 1t
corcudcd with the following revolution
RooreG That this Association hear with pleasure OF tho
establishment IL this county OF Female Schools OF Design
Schools Il OTnsmo ntal Art they sOnl-tues called
behol5us ia them Of the legitimate fruits Of general
Iadment2y education and loolns upon the 80 important
laiIumepS In opening up proper heid' or the EXERCISE
female industry and talents and laying the foundation OK
nteilsent Independence in the industrial pursuits OF the
county.
Mr.. WHITAKER, of Boston, made an
aluson to the lady lost upon the Henry Clay, named
in the paper above quoted. lie hopeful ia view OF
progress Arts Of Deagn. The schools OF tao old
country detective because they rather places
schools Of better kind, and that they were in
such coed copCition. lie spoke of the iberay of tho
people oi the cities where such schools had been sstab
shed and thought the fact argued well for the perna'
nence e. the schools.
The resolution and the report of Mr..
Morris were then adopted.
Two or three new delegates were re-
ceved on a report from tbs Committee Crederta
Mr.. WHITAKER remarked that the
schoo Of design which he presided bad received
than hundred dollars for designs within the last
month.
Several other gratifying facts We're men
toned in regard TO demands for the designs produced
at these schools.
The PRESIDENT referred 10 one fact in
regard to Female Educa,ion-,hat after keeping for
some time .ep with boys school, girls came TO
stand That they considered further education unne