New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-11
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

This Society held adjourned monthly meeting Sat
urday evening 9TH instant in the Hall of the Board of u
cation Of Grand and Elm SITS ID. H. Cruttenden.
ESQ. Principal of the Mechanics Society School presided.
An interesting discussion took place upon the following
resolution:
Re That the character and Of mental trnns given
to the youth oe day not oPoonate the increased
The present great facilities for educating youth
glanced at In this State particularly the doors of the
Common School, the Academy and the College stand in
vtingy OPEN ready to receive youthful seekers after
knowledge and mental improvement. Libraries, yceums
and reading also are seen sprngng up ON almost
every hand Increased facilities have especially been
given to popular Common School system in the shape
of larger number of qualified teachers improved school
houses liberal appropriations for school libraries ap
1t was feared by of the speakers that the charac
ter and amount OF mental improvement did not keep
with these increased facilities while others saw our pub
lie system OF education, IN connection WITH our private
academies and seats of learning scattering broadcast
the land the seeds of learning and general nte
gonce SO that ii indeed we unable to boast Of
Coperncus, Calico Newton, other in the
intellectual armament, might justly point to host Of
stars at least and particularly to the fact that here the
of education brought TO the very door of every
family and in this fact of the universal spread of ntel
gence and the means of education was seen proper
tonate advancement The subject, however was finally
referred to Select Committee who to present paper
upon the subject at a future meeting.
The President suggested the prOprety Of appointing
Committees to consider and report upon the following
topics
FirsI-The intimate connection existing between the
Temperance Reform and the prosperity of the educational
interests OF our country.
ec0Rd-Ihe establishment Of fund for INDECENT and
superannuated teachers
IHird-The present state OF our common or civil laws
in regard to the rights OF instructors OF youth
EoHrth-The subject of the organization of County
Teachers Associations having legal power to license
teachers &c
Committees were apponed take the above important
topics into consideration from whom valuable papers ere
expected at future meetings
THE NETWORK GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
4 A. =.
in the University last evening Dir George Bancroft Oc-
cupied the Chair supported by Mesrs. Henry Grnnel
ard John c. Zimmerman.
The reading of the minutes of the lat meeting was dis
pensed with, and the Society proceeded b business.
The following gentlemen were proposed and unanimously
elected members Of the Society;
Hon John Brodhesd President the Cheyaier Neg.
Sf Turin COs'gondns Rev Joseph p Iho% RsdeSt
letter was then read from Col Mowry accepting the
invitation Of the Society to deliver the annual address in
MI Russell, Chairman of the Committee appointed to
inquire into the practicaby of system of uniform inter
national weights and measures read report which had
been prepared by the committee. The report sets forth
the evil and great inconvenience experienced in CONNER
cal circles from the dissmiary Of weights and measures
used by different nations and they recommend that Con
gress be memorialized TO take action upon the subject
The report referred to the Trustees for further
sderatiOD
lie Committee on Census in the State of New York. ap
pointed at previous meeting, made report, in which
they set forth that accurate census Of the popula
ton of this State than has ever been procureds highly de
rable for many purposes and in view Of the census
which il to be taken in 1885, the Committee recommend
tina ia memorial signed by the officers of the Society bepre
scented to the Legislature in session. praying it TO take
into early consideration the best method of obtaining so
desirable result The report was referred TO the Lxeeu
tive Committee, with instructions to purpose memorial
embracing the outlines of plan by which correct cen
might be secured and transmit the same to the Legs
ture
The following resolution offered by Mr. Poor, and
was referred to the Trustees for their faal action
Reord That the Committee whom referred the subject Of
preparing portion Of the Territory sfe Uasd States
to be by the proposed line Of railroad fso @ Atlantic
the Pacific be authorized contract Or night OF SAID
nap provided the the shall exceed the sam OF
provided said be raised without creating charge
upon the funds q the Society.
After further unimportant business, the Society
adjourned.