The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-30

SECOND DAT.
This association met yesterday morning. ct O'Clock,
Ia the University the President Mr.. Barnard in the
chair
After come unimportant miscellaneous business de-
bate upon the paper of Mr. Tappan upon the cana
logy between the Common School and College" read
yesterday
Prof PIERCE oomplmented this paper very highly, and
expressed the hope that the society would request copy
for publication He agreed with the author perfectly,
upon the necessity of great overriding university. He
favor Of doing away with degrees in colleges alto
gether, awarding them only upon the most rigid
animation. When students came to perceive that
examination Of account, and not mere for
mslty. they would be anxious passing this
animation and obtaining the degrees.
Chancellor TAPrAN then took the Hoor in support of
his paper. he said that II undeniable that Germany
far ahead Of this country and Europe in its system
the range Of the Poor as we as the st s
cost only $l6 per for tuition in the German gynna
stun. There were friends Of his-some American
yOuths-who had entered them, and who being
perfected In education at the rate OF SIS The
Chancellor remembered well when he graduated. He
inancy Of proper education He looked around him
oppor to continue bt he could And none Now
university was what was wanted and he had tried
hard to establish such one in Michigan, but he had
not been successful In the city of New York such a
university ought certainly TO be established Here
the place for IL here was the wealth II would take two
millions of dollars TO do this, but he thought this
amount could lie raised
Upon motion, the debate upon this paper was here
closed.
The next business order was the reading of paper
"Mental and Physical Activity" by Rev. i. D. Hun
tingon Principal Of Public High School Stamford Con
necticut. The mind was awakened by the constant APP
peal TO physical wants From childhood to anhood the
slant exercise Of the faculties on behalf Of the wants of
the body. The child has his mind gradually developed
by the physical senses especially by the scnse
SEM touch. He feels that two apples and two
make He feels that of six apples take away three
sod M I IN s ss s
Of nature and at ccmprehends from what he
what geography l. and what It The activity and
power Of the mind depends much upon the physical con-
dion Of the body Thought cannot be poured upon tho
mind food is taken into the body in this way
it may be stutaed The minds the current Of the
Now 10 stimulate the mind the tutor should excite in
qurng thought and rejection not teach SO much to
give necessity for study to the pupil Whatever pro-
notes mental excrton becomes teacher for the mind.
Teachers and pupils workers and thinkers together
and not independent workers.
The discussion upon this paper was postponed and
Rev. CHARLES Brooks Of Boston, Mass, was next intro
duced who read paper on "Moral Education in Schools"
teacher and the Bible text book and yet there
two millions Of children in country who cannot real
ws He Sass
growing up without any moral culture and something
ought be DONE He in favor Of law forcing every
child go TO school, whether child parent would or
no. There four methods by which morals could be
taught in our common schools. Teach the Bble-each
through the family. The speaker ADVOCATED strongly
moral culture in our common schools.
After the reading Of this paper the meeting adjourned
TIL the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tie association assembled at O'Clock in the after
noon, the President in the chair. Upon calling the
meeting ORDER it was declared that debate upon the
papers of the morning the first in order discus
sion hereupon arose. in the Of which Dr. LAMBERT
gave disquisition the physical character of the
human form. While speaking upon the paper Of Mr..
Brooks, read during the morning, DR.. Lambert recon-
mended teachers to eggs oatmeal oysters and phos
phoric food; and illustration Of tho virtue of such
tuai people and who lived almost entirely ON oatmeal
J. N MEIIIGoIT, LID, then read very interesting
paper upon Debating as Means of Educational Disci
culture indeed he sad all people loved it, and spoke Of
debating societies really necessary for thorough edu
augment He advocated the study of oratory an art
which would be best acquired by observation and public
defamation He brought several instances in history
OF great orators who had been made by debating societies
Burke owed his this and said himself that the
batting society made Chatham the most gifted orator
in the world In history, Henry Clay stood out
iustrious example Of what had been done by de-
bsting societies. Born without patronage, without
acquire only knowledge Of little La lin and less Greek
he went into the debating society," and out of the
leader of the orators Of the land Debating societies
law-a subject well worth learning, especially in
country, where every might be legislator Again,
debating societies taught ordeG which wss TO
batting societies furnished numerous advantages OF which
the above were only few
Dir. ABBOTT of this city, thought the resolution most
prropriate The elgion OF the Bible was the founda
ton OF American sJpcs.
Mr. Mills of Indiana stated that the Board Of Edaca
ton of his state had placed the Bible in the schools
the head Of all the text books. lApplause)
Bishop Po1IE: of Pennsy,an said IL porten
portcnous question to say that religious instruction
should form the chief clement in our public schools
schools and that was the family. He was opposed to
sounding aloud proclamation that promises more than
could be accomplished. BE hoped God would save the
public schools from the stormy regions of polemi:s
Upon motion the further discussion oil the subject Was
postponed.
This paper was then declared be subject Of discus
frok ciRIucIrAr, Of Brooklyn, then made a few
marks upon the subject and on behalf of the commit
tee requested cory Of Mr. McEgotts paper for publ
caticn.
Mr. WccIwoRrH, Principal of the Normal School of Al
lany, made few remarks upon the paper of Mr. Nc
There insttuonsif debating societies could be called
nsttutionswere already In existence in great numbers
garded with more favor and attention by the public
Mr.. IcHARps, Of Washington, took exceptions to the
favor upon debating societies. He thought public
talked leo much already Our Congressman could all
testify TO this. They found speechmaking not very
comfortable business after all They led TO supercii-
GUS hypocrca sort Of character and disposition and
debating upon sides where the feelings not enlisted
at the expense OF truth itself
After further debate the meeting adjourned till
evening.
EVENING SESSION,
The company assembled puncually al O'Clock in the
evening, the audience being much larger than any
time previous, here being present very large number
OF ladies' Before entering upon the business II the
evening the audience entertained by singing
by Miss Gcorgana r. stuart, very pretty young lady
and whose singing elected the greatest praise.
Professor CHARLES DAVIES then offered the following
rcsolution:-
Resolved That the sentiments expressed by our late
President Professor Pache, in his recent address that
religious and moral instruction should form prominent
element in all systems of public education is in
cordanee with the firm belief and convictions OF
this association.
Upon this resolution there came up short debate
Mr.. RANDALL, Superintendent Of the public schools Of
this city hoped that the resolution proposed would
with the unanimous approval Of this assemblage. IL
was, in his view, the most important matter that had
ever been brought TO the notice Of the association
Professor i. II. HUNTINGTON, Of Cambridge MISS wa