New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-26
s,.,. educational Convention.

The undersigned would respectfully call
the stt.utcn If the friends Of Education to-ne
preamble a. resolutions. adopted Al the oNoEpAeA
TEACHERS INSTITUTE IT its lsfs session
Ae,as tn. Free hool policy hes been shsndened ~
by the Isature ster having hem first ddted and sue-
on. ntlv ,ssfarned by popular vote; and Whe,eI' -
o anc. rs-enily granted 70 Trschers In,t-ts
has now been entirely withheld and Where1s, We are
threatened with speedy abandonment OF the prnipe of
Eornsl schools in consequence OF legislative pSno1y o-
ward the OF Edueson and Where' Oar pressntss
d,f,S snn !dn,rab- .,.,smo Of Union Shoots. and
Whveos The presrn system Of school supervision en-
tr,y inadequate 70 accomplish the rsn erpected AMI de
msndsd oft; and Hhsed In the midst Of al the ruiuo
indie Of movement backward snd downward
the people remain quiet sud undistnLo-d, which cchm-
sspce that the interest felt for Go Schools BY
community mansly less the PreseCt moment than AZ
any time for many years past; and We believe
that these results attributable 20 unstable ID hpctuang
ersa ion instead ofenehten-d and and
WIeyeas The ms hief Tins wrought AMONG our Schools
and the d,tst eDsepdered in the public mind
vsiDF TO extent which may gel alarm the friends o'
Education and Hhereda We feel th4t immedat- steps
should stay the do~nw.rd proTe Of Schools
aud place educational system upon liked and well de-
fined principles: Therefore,
Resoited That Committee OF three % appointed from
the msmhe Of this IDsitute 70 core>nf with fs
tngusb-d men Of different parts ot the STATE for
the pUrpoee Of calling State Educational Convention TO be
hid s some convenient me snd place puo 10 the s OF
October next for the purpose OF remrdynf the present de-
fses and clearly defining the principles upon which edn
csioDs system should he founded, and at the time
securing orssnzed and concerted action In reducing these
pTiDci 7les 10 practice
Reol.cd That the shove call should BE- followed ~ an sd
dress people stare ia oh Oh III. present con1
ton of our hoos shall he thoroughly nvtssed and the
public mind aroused from its ethagy the subject Of Pop
ulsr Educ alton
In pu,uance Of the above sugge the undersigned
would recomm end thst Convention Of the Friends OF
Education meet at SYRACUSE On TUESDAY July l3 FOR
The coD.idersiisn az the following objects:
let Tbs establishment of q well adjusted and permr
peut sysem of FREE Schools for the State the burfen
Of which shall be impartialy and equ-ly diarbuted
ID The separation Of the offices of Sscrpt'ry OF state
and of Srse Superintendent, of Common SCHOOLS, and
the formation OF the latter into distinct department OF
the State Government, With all the appointments and
powers necessary for independent and efficient action
and for permanent ans self adjusting energy Ia the
ercise of Its appropriate functions
3d. A general system of School Supervision at once
thorough pd complete reaching by successive graduation
State Supt tntepdent
tenn of Graded and Union Schools, being better
sd pted the necessities Of people than any her
5tb A thorough system of Normal Schools, prDosrly
oistTibu,d TO furnish unf-ing supply Of we'll quail
ked teachers At I'll times and in all places where their
services may be n seded
9th The permanent hlishment of Free Teachers
Institutes IN every county In the State
18th All such CORE latve subjects the occasion may
suggest
CALVIN 7. HULBUkD G. PoMRoY
JosFPH MULLTN, r JONES,
HIRAM PUTNAM HENRY VAUDEVILLE,
c A WHEATON. Horace WHEATON,
HENRY BANNIsTER, DANIEL PRATT,
r. r. RAYMOND, Il. ingalls,
q. STEELE, A Hunt,
ID. p LEE, S S. RANDALL,
9. J. MAY
: s ssS S s Committee.