New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-29

rep. right % development. and the parents fed and
clothed their c.id the State should ssk more from
,bsmhe ejuc.iion Of the children 10 the duty Of the
State The town supplies Primary, Grammar anu
Hieh Sohools-the State should supply the College,
free TO ali and this be held ves the true republican
idea Of education; ard follosins u sno9la come .ne
plan of The retiring President for great NanonA Uni
yer.iiy over all. -
Prof j. McMuILEs said that the experience Of Prof
Bsche Of the wants Of the youth Of the country tor
something higher than they can now get Is borne oaI
by the experience cfevery teacher in the country In
reference 10 the granting of degrees by High Scoo's,
h. remembered a IN point IN hn Sn eiass wnefe
Young man 90, his degree without being IN the least
worthy Of H. The fact ia, Presidents and Professors
are often too regaidul of the feelings OF parents and
confer degrees upon persons unworshy OF thsnl: ne
then made some suggt stions on the educsion OF cn
dren by themselves for instance let them esrn the
Constitution and the Practice of law by formsng re-
public among themselves in the schools, aud they
would learn more in week than from the dry text
books in year. He followed this idea out a. some
length.
Prof PEARcE of Can bridge thought twas IS much
the duty Of the State to educate its children for
farmer 10 make the most Of his stock. The m,joriiy
of educational institutions seems 70 be designed 20
tnrn out so many graduates year Ike s factory Tor
tie manufacture Of pins, without any regard
10 u diverse proclives OF the pupils 10 his opinion
proper educational institute should supply every
variety of education for its students. II Is only by
sympathy with bis teachers that the p1pl can learn
The mon idea that genius will tnd his sn level
he doubted; The maxim " occ 7sion makes The man
was the soundest doctrine. In reference o the moral
and religious element in schools he thought too much
fear of seciarianism manifested. For bis part he
would rather have his child subjected TO the rick OF
seciaan idess than have hin educated where the sq
prtmacy of his Maker was rot always recognized.
IAppaufe
Mr. FowIE of Boston said the mass Of the towns III
Massachusetts, we've destitute Of High Schools, the law
recurring town of IS 600 inhabitants only TO support
High School The idea Of equality in this country
has failed in regard 80 education rather han In poI-
teal sense The schools have given our children eiu-
GA ion but not moral training The result with You is
Schuyler with us Tuckerman. lie advocated the
equaizaiion Of educational advantages Throughout tue
country.
Mr.. WHITEHEAD of New.Jersey moved the post
ronement Of th. subject in fay9 of the regular order
of business Adopted aud the meeting entered on the
transaction Of
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Cook of the Standing Committee reported that
the subject of appointing General Agent to take
charge Of the business Of the Association during it,
recess had been considered but for want of funds this
idea could not be carried out A plan, however, for
such an agency had been drawn up. The Committee
further reported that the proposed NatieSdl JlurAG J
Education had not been published Tor the same mate
rial reasons. The report accepted.
The following order of business was then passei
over, mainly for of time, or on account OF the
abse nee OF the principals in the discussions:
Discussion Oh School Government.
Discussion on Dscipline-Mental and Moral.
Report on " Study Of Constitutional Law IN Public
" Schools
Paper on "Normal Schools aud the Professional
" Training and Improvement of Teachers
Paper on the 4" Classification of the Sciences"
Gail by States as to condition and progress Of f !u
cation.
Prof PRoUpFrr nominated persons for membership.
Prof McMULLIs, Librarian of the Society Library,
invited the members of the Association to that In
stituiion.
The CHAIR amour ced the folio wing Committees:
Asdtfiag Co@minee-D + Thsyer OF Mas L. Andrews Of
Ohio DR. Stanton OF Wellington 49, "
KiDEsbuTy of RI l. N. MeEiso,t OF New-YOrs
Mr. GREESLEAF Of Brooklyn and Mr.. McKEos of
New York, on behalf Of the Reception Committee,
rendered the members various hosptaltios behalf
of the citizens of New York and Brooklyn.
Tie Association then took recess until L. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first business in order was q paper on " The
Relations of Common Schools and Colleges" by
Pres. II. p. TAPPAs of the University of Michigan.
For the purpose Of sffordiDg all an opportunity OF
hearing this paper the Association met in the large
chapel. Mr.. Iappan not being present, the meeting
was called 10 order by the President, and
Mr.. KNGsBURY, of the Committee on Credentials,
presented the names Of certain candidates for mem
bersbip.
President TAPPAS was then introduced. He said:
In rejecting upon the subject proposed TO him by
Professor Bache his mind took wider range. He
had thereto prepered paper on the Progress OF
Education, embracing the subject proposed. The
sIeaker then proceeded TO read his paper, and for
Ii arly two hours aud half his audience sat delighted
and instructed by his treatment of the subject Com
nencing ith the origin of associations for human sui
iure among the Greeks be divided his subjec. into
three parts or ttages-the primal ancient the mid
die or ecclesiastcal scholastic, and the modern.
Tie first embraces period reaching down 10 the eetab
lshment Of the religious houses of Christianity the
second embraces the Middle Ages down 10 the Reform
alton; the third begins With tue Reformation. Each
stage prepared the way for the succeeding and each
has It's marked and peculiar characteristics. The
primal stage is that where the individual thinker
artst becomes the center OF a school. Thoughts OF
God the great first cause of the constitution of the
Uniyere, of human duty and destiny, STIR IN some
great original mnd, and he speaks out his thoughts
whenever he can gain heanDg-in the public walks
and groves, IN the market-place, IN familiar inter
course or on fcstal occasion. Thus Socrates and
tie Stagy rite taught. The speaker went on 70 sketch
the history of this period ana its gradual development
in.o the second stage. In the second stage
there appears the necessity Of referring To the pastto
what the human mind had already achieved There
were cultivated languages 10 be learned master wo ks
in literature ard art TO be studied, systems Of phoso
ply 10 be examined and scientific truths 10 be
quned. This Ieriod was reviewed, the Influence Of
Christianity illustrated ana its iIeytab results shown
I 10 he the diffusion Of education among the people.
Had this religion preserved its original simplicity and
remained disconnected with PRIDE, ambition and pow
er, it might in its natural, quiet movement, have
given bnLb TO a stem OF universal educauon and
advanced all sciences and arts at the time that
was accomplishing the spiritual regeneration of
toclety. As II WAS, schools OF learning sprang
no nIder tie shadow of conyents and eathedrals,
and to the honor of the church be it recorded even in