New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-31
ANEPTCAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE 10
VANCEMENT or EDJCA TON
THIRD DAY.

lne ASSOCIATION was Oiuel 'N''No -!
tie President, Mr.. BARSARD, and the meeting opened
Nth pray er by Bishop POTTER.
After the reading Of the minutes Of the last meeting
Professor OIMsTEaD who, in the absence OF the Rev
Mr Moore Of Richmond, had been invited to address
The Association. read paper upon The Democratic
Tendencies Of Science
Professor Orns1EAD prefsced bis address by ie
e,ripg to the character of the assembly, and by eH
pressing bis great qualification that the different
branches Of education were go fu " represented Col
kee@ and JIiyerses he said, had very unustlg teen
called srstocrstic and Science, too, had SHARED the
reproach, fencing TO inydious distinctions IN So
ciety Acting upon this impression, Legislatures hsd
contributed literally to The foundation and support OF
Common Schools ard demegogues had decned Col
leses a. If they we've open only to the r1cn. Ills 90
ect NJ said ives 10 combat this prejudice 70 prove
that Science nds 20 promote political equal y to do
away with Distinctions Of class, and BRING the country
up 70 he tame level of intelligence ss the city In
yer tiC u.s. he said had elevated The masses In three
ways-l. BY improvements IN the means OF ocoIno-
ton. @ BY the diffusion Of intelligence through
he medium of newspapers 3. BY the mulnPl
cation of the convenioI ees and eleganeieo OF ne
Before the invention OF locomotives there had eS-
is,ed e'eat difference between the uch and the
moor in their modes Of travelling The rch man rolled
along in his carriage, while lis poorer pelghbor
logged Hof horseback or on foot. The ilch mer-
chant Travelled in he public stages, which were roo
expensive FOR the poor tradesman, who was compelled
10 trust 10 some humber conveyance. There was
therefore little ntercOu-re hose tines bet reen the
rich and the poor The inteiiec't e. tae unedueaied
chilled by their city cousin led, aud rdicuei
for their ignorance ot the W" j. had been his for
tune 10 be country bred aud % uii remembered the
fret visit he paid TO town, rdius Oh rough nag SUI
followed by a troop Of boys shouting Country
country - What contrast does the present day
pesont 10 this state of things If one enter the sa.
loon Of steamboat he finds meu of al classes ana
/ ccout atiops-nerchants and farmers, lawyers and
hos md IA
eether and not 10 be Distinguished by any peculiarly
% dress These distinctions of class, which formerly
prevailed, seemed now done AVA with In Connect
bt lie other distinctions IOw save save those OF
80 vicious ard yirtuous the industrious and id-. IN
the seamt oats and can OF odiy, the scholar hnlo
himself by the side Of the mechanic and the farmer
they enter into conversation aud each discovers mat
one k.Ows something which the other does not
the cboGr fnCs that the mechanic and farmer are not
ignorant, and the latter finds that the scholar II not
proud He had been lccturing lately in din rent parts
of Connecticut, hnc had been astoDshed to nod such
rapid increas in elegance and luxury. One might find
In tie Villages of Connecticut houses equal in COVE
nerce ard elegance 20 the most comior able houses IN
this city The diffusion ofne~spapers hah tended gres'
ly to d education OF the people. In old times the mail
tiayel6d slowly, and paEcrs were long tune In res,h,
ing their dc siinaon. They were expensive, too AID
the country people often formed sort OF JolGtstock
concern, and shared the subscription to single Paler
an ong several Steamboats, had hrsi ;aciiitated the
spre al of news railroads aided IN the wOrk, and toe
| telegraph bad completed II Now the most distant
quarters of the land II formed VI the srrlval OF
steamer of fall in the price of stocks, or the nghng
Of a battle es soon the inhabitants OF the CITY,
Agan Science hes rendered the c0nvenlences snd lux
uries OF life accessible 70 all We dress great deal
better than fathers and live ~ much inner houses
and vet we do not woik 80 hard Prot. o. asked II
Science had not effected all this He would not say
that Science could have produced such resdts IN Any
other than free country. Again, be said, scientific
institutions tend Ia elevate the masses oy educalus
them Ia Europe such establishments are ar stocric,
but they are not 70 in this country Many Of our col
logss were founded By charitable bequess, and had
endov ments for the education Of those whose means
were inadequate to their own education. The motives
Of hoee who made these requests we're not 10 beneht
few not to eonne their beralty 10 The sons OF the
rch but 10 extend the blessings OF educston TO every
one He could himself for Yale COLLEGE, which
had tecn endowed with large funds for the education
of poor young men, and indeed all the college. of New
England were emulous in this respect The Professor
closed bis address by remarkng that close obserya-
iiou of Dug men, after graduation convinced HIN that
the poorest generally succeeded bes'.
Prof. LFwIs of Union College followed with pa
Der on Classical Education in viii IN he extoed the
study Cd Greek and Latin as admirable training
for the mind. lie deprecated any attempt to exclude
tbese languages from the schools Of the country, and
spoke OF the great dignity ard simplicity Of the
writer's OF antiquity when compared with the flash
novels and poetry of modern times. he condemned
the present way Of studying the classics OF Greece and
Rome as superficial, and productive of no permanent
beneft. The Professor spoke at considerable length
uIon the Importance in trsDsating from the classics
into Engsb of preserving the idom Of The latter,
that good Greek or Latin may he exchanged for good
English. He advocated the practice OF making fne-
quent writeu TRANSACTIONS from one language 70 the
l other He regarded this one Of the chief aids 20
I thipkng, for he doubted if even TIE solution OF
/ dhcul, mathematical problem would exercise the
mind thoroughly sdysn,sgeousy than the study
/ of passage from some approved Greek author. The
mastery Of the airing of the original and the rend
ton of il into pure Anglo Saxon, would Re the true
Of learning The genius and ioOm OF either Ian
xuege.
Al the conclusion Of Prot. Lewis remarks, vote
! Of thsnks was moved, and motion was also made
and seconded that be be requested 10 furnish the Az
ISOLATION vita copy OF his pager to be printed.
Mr. FowLE Of Boston hoped that the address Of
Prof Lewis would be printed but before any vote
should be taken he desired to say few words in OPP
posi- ion r. the views expressed in it, If il should hnay
be given forth as the sense of this Convention.
At the conclusion Of bis remarks, the debate on
his subject was POSTPONED, \ order that the A'so-
citation might hear paper from Prof Anderson Of
New-York. on Physical Science" The leaned
gentleman couterded at considerable length that Bel
euce, to be properly taught, should be taught with
with reference 10 its arm and the spirit OF The age.
rytSISG SESSION.
The A, sociaiion resssembled at ! O'Clock and pro
cetced 20 business. Ms Georgla1na Stewart sang
several fine compositions during the evening".
The following resolution offered By Prot DAVIES on
Wednesday evening, taken up for consideration;
Rst That tie sss.nss, s.pfesss.s y =, s ss
ofz nenf Se0sns n 81 car syss1s