New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-11

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Mr.. MORRIS, of Pa, from the Standing
Committee reported the following list OF namo'' ~.
membership in the Association, and they were 0'
Amous vote elected u,,,,.hsad
Prof erosion, Pbiladelphis, "a yno: s.hensc,ady,
Newark N. j.; Prof VIM. NJ. giuseppe q Wnntiug.
N.Y.; W A. Duer Mo,r Gs.splesf brooklyn, u
~ srn,,b Owego N Y; Arson Upton, Cn8 p.o ~
Y; Isaiah Peckhsm, Newark, !; WI H.. Bsuedic,
Beaver, Pa Jno. Grant, rev sneocer, Utica, N Y;
Ssorr, EsT d. Newark. Ny; Samuel u. Penning'
WAX n j.; inc. D. Philbrick, Boston, Mass
C. ~ Ah1 IT,, y1s of Ohio, from the a uditory
Committee reported that they had examined the books
"a accounts of the Treasurer Daniel s. Beideman OF
pn,,.delpba and tina. everything was found correct
There 1. a balance Of s2e3 go In the Treasury.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS
RIsbt Rev. Bishop PATTER, the President OF tho AS
socison then delivered the Opening Address before
large and attentive audience Of delegates aud citizens
HIS address was practical, earnest and at times e'o-
ouent We give an abstract embracing the chief points
and arguments offered by the speaker.
He commenced by stating that his position was anon
aleus The last article Of the Constitution oui one
seemed clearly to imply thsthe Office OF
be held but one year by the same individual tna'
change would be made annually, an annual adureS'''
the opening would be secured by requiring una. '"o
Pres,dent on retiring should make speech "u0"
AGAINST bis WILL he had been constrained 70 RETAIN us
Mace for second term, and the Executive oo"i''oo
r. bas insisted on thus charging him with double duty
,s Chairman, were now bent on eXacung oouo'o
amount of speaking besides He submitted, but the au
l. 70 no anoatO
no adequate preparation.
Fxerv member of the Association, every iriend OF
Education owed hswever, something to the cause His
d.h, he voud epdesvor to discharge by offering few
suggestions respecting tho present state OF scholastic
culture In this age and especially in this land-snd es-
pecisly respecting what in the language OF Bacon might
be noted as defective lie proposed to speak With
"the freedom Of history" and he hoped "without
ofense."
Bacon was early impressed with sense Of the de.
tecs In science as it existed in his time and In the meth
ods of investigation In addressing himself to REFORM
he first published book The Advancement Of Learn
sne In which, While he gave the need of praise TO those
who had lsbored well and wisely, he still exposed with
bold and searching hand what was wanting. proper
sense of our defects 10 the condition president to ell tho
rough and lasting improvement Would, then, that an
other Bacon would arise 10 conceive and execute sim
Such book 10 a desderatuD. ls there no member OF
the Association no friend Of humanity, who will quail
fy himself for the noble task
Two great objects should ever be kept In view oy e
friends of Education 1st To taI0TSe us sphere or Ia
crease the number of those who share In It's oeheus'
Cd To imprOre the instruction and training impaired
Much had been achieved toward extending The area
of Education. In ancient republics, twothrds OF
mapkird being descended Of barbaiians, were porn,
accordrg to Aristotle 10 be slaves They OF courie
were shut cut OF schools. How different now Even
ala IF ChTisiiaD
mon school was established, and education 10 certain
extent was recognized the birthIigh OF every soul
Auspicous for mankind Aus piclous the
democratic civilization and democratic liberty MOst
inauspicious for the hopes OF desporsn, ponuca as
well az moral But In our land more even than uuder
absolute GOV ernments, this source OF light aud mn
proyept falls to reach multitudes Of especial
" In our cities ana larger townswh parents TOO poor
TO clothe them properly or spare their psry earnugs
In circles where there Is no sense OF the value Oh IN
sruction they grow up without any training, eXcep 10
vice and yagranoy Some means must DO found OF res
cuing them and bring them TO the schoolhouse
Here there Is work for In Atsocih.lon-and lot every
benevolent hand and heat
Resides these there are many who taken too soon
from school; they must be provided with EesaiRS
Schools with instruction In rOunter classes, and win
popular lectures, that convey something more than
amusement-that aim frat and foremost 10 Instruct and
to bless Here, again, 10 an sduous and noble workIor
Associations ikethis.
Blu, what in the secord place, can be done by such
an Association TO raise ne cGdCe and iwPr0ce e qHdt
Nv of Schools and Colleges One means is, to get a
clearer notion of the systems prevailing In other coun'
tries and other times Two works are especially need
od provided they able and thorough-One, an Expo
son end Comparison Of all the chief Systems now in
use In Europe Asia and America Even China can
teach US something. Such work would do for Edu'
cation what Cuyiers Book Comparative Anatomy
did for Ply siology aud zoology -
Asaip we read clear account of the systems which
exefted sush marvellous power In ancient Greece and
Rome and also In the Middle Ages. May there DO here
some young Thueyddes who will feel his spirit stirred
within him as he listens to those who ore older, per-
haps but set less gifted and who will consecrste him
sef to the production of such treatise on ne Hsoty Of
Education.
Another great want Of education In our time, some.
thing the Philosophy Of Education, nerved from the
two stand points of Providence and Humauity-Provi
dence teaches how God educstes ia the great school
of lfe thorough study Of Humanity would teach Us
how being complex and diversified In construction
- the human child ought be dealt with by educators
who would train him TO a full and perfect develop
ment.
At the conclusion Of the address, reso
luon Of thanks was passed In compliment to the Presi
dent
Judge DuER Of New-Jersey, after a
short statement of the disposition Of Surplus Revenue,
offered the following resoluton
R,ored That the Standing Committee be instructed 10
take such they may deem most etectusl and
proper 10 obtain from the Congress Of the United states the
appropriation Of the future nsalmens OF the surplus rev
enus for the benefit Of the Common Schools OF all the states
The resolution was unanimously adopted
FEMALE EDUCATION.
Mr.. ROBERT L. COOKE, of Bloomfield
NJ, Secretary of the Association then read apsper
upon the subject of Female Education ts defects it'
difficulties, and It's necessiiies" He argued that toe
much reliance had been placed upon Lectures as 9
method Of teaching relieving the pupil from the ardu
Gus duties of study and the teacher from the rksome
ness of hearing dull recitsions. Too much kindness
In helping pupils out-dong hard problems translatni
difficult line, &c-s another defect the pupil scor
begins to rely upon such help and thus never learns
help himself Another difficulty Is the multiplicity oil
text books, which came upon us Ike the locusts o
Egypt Systems ara almost as various AZ teachers
ana each one Is entirely rejected by ev
,ar-,he .,ean rata al which We I've and move