The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-07

formarce am informed thss tue o,r miss onsrs sre
tor The most paS eompeesat end jealous ard shAs Inc
In the sch ,os ,ng pC op q and IN
eevsnng the standard Of que acAlon among shs
The system Of town for which this was sub
sIuted was expensive 70 the towns and uIfrutul In
suits. The inspection Of Achoss, IN many instances
Was merely nominal and the fnan hal reports unss'is
factory.
The new system rot beer In operation epg encugh
10 tnord practical test Of @ merits, or n sxp0e ~ de-
iects such there be. may In future require amend
mept but there seems NO reason doubt the wisdom
the policy which places the school money the hands Of
the Supervisors and holds them responsible for ~ pro
per disbursement
1t very obvious that the measures Of mos. pressing
importance for general education are those which look
aed teachers Tue STATE Normal School does we'll II
annually sends forth we'll 1absd teachers whore mum
bers, however, are smA compared with the dsric to
be supplied.
The whole number OF pupils during he past year
sbcn embraces the tBrd and fourth terms has been 32
Seventy three OF these "a maks and oil emalec cave
completed the prescribed and have received the
diploma Of the institution ard now with few excep
tons, engaged In tescbng within the hms OF the Stats
TIE vhole number OF those W.T. enjoyed the advso
see Of the scho for longer or shorter period 10 sep
hmber, 1866 is 1857. All the counties have with the
exception or three viz: Alegany, Essex ard Hamieou,
been represented IN the school during the past year
Thirty TOUR couner were represented by the graduating
csgs
In view Of the acknowledged deficiency In the supply
Of competent teachers and OF the annually increasing
Of the C. mmon Sohool Fund, il will DO for yoo TO
decide what additional AID shs be given n this branch
OF the pubic instructon whether By multiplying Normal
schools or by sueh other expedens rs msy be devised
for ,nccsrg so great good.
should co injustice 10 my estimate OF the value OF
agricultural educauop snd OF the college ter that prpose
endowed under the laws Of this state es well - 70 my IN
connection with that institution failed az the earliest
moment 10 invite your attention TO its PR sent condition
The fret successful movement IN this oeha was by .ne
late JOHN DesGeld Of Seneca county through whose ca
bsbteDed zeal perseverance, act of Incorporation
was obtsned from the Legislature In Apsil, 1858. Bn
oouraged by this success NJ Des Geld was earnest in
fvien and SuS ~. np4
prise, until suddenly arrested by the hssn OF
Death rot, however before the Trustees of the Ooieso
and ability by choosing bin President OF tho College
The loan 10 this College o. $40 Geo Authorized by The las,
legislature condition thai like be obsloed from
other sources enabled the zrsst 70 secure tha. private
aid and to proceed III once 90 the organization OF the Col
cge. They have purchased iArm OF $40 acres Ia &C.
pecs county % Part OF which extending frOsn Seneca
lake TO the village OF Ovid they design % erect
the necessary buildings. They have elected samuel
Co ese. arc sSins me.suro. 70 u.oyiSe oos ,su, io
struc,ort and hope 10 have the Institution sufficiently sd
vsrced 10 receive students before tue oose OF the present
and literally bestowed by the legislature dierent
institutions OF this State this lon IL the nrs specific sid
tce Of agriculture, the greatss interest this great
State. am quite Confident, as Il was nberely bestowed,
ii viii be wsely used and will not doubt thst the
plant thus set out and already s'ugng into hopeful pro
mise, viii receive as may noot al seasonahe nuYsure
at the bands OF future Legislatures.
In The month of August Lass the Dudley Observatory
Of tho city Of Albany isauguraod In TIE preson5s OF
large Of tho scientific OF the country with
tie most suspicious pronne 9 usefulness shd honor
and shall henceorh possess astronomical obsey-
vatory which, 70. The completeness az equipment and she
number, deicscy and power Of iis instruments VIII
eqnA II not surpAss, any similar Institution in the Old
While 1t 10 CRAFTY ing to the manincenco OF indvi-
dpsls flowing in 30 noble channel the State Itself can
net be Ddfe ent 70 the progress OK true sceoce useps
Tably connected ~ all x achievements are With the
terisl prosperity Of the country
You viii receive as 0,us, reports from the various
Restraint md punishment OF crime, snd ron the eeemo
syrary Institutions Tor the relief s,d care OF tic deaf AID
dumb the bnc the imbocle, and The issre, and from
the okpersariee In tho city o. New York, which sin
fully provide mec zeal aid fer the sics poor.
~ the province Of the lcgslai1re 20 look mo the
workings OF all these ana 10 afford 10 them al proper
and esonabe asss,snco of they specially the
turer and the concern Of Christian civilization.
Reports Of the stats prisons and of thor management
results ind pccunNy condition will be msde to you
usual By the Comptroller OF Tie eat, and py tho inspec
Icrs OF the respective pr7onr-Eud to these reports
must refer you. RESPECTING the Houses of Refuge n
Rocnesit- ana Rsndsps Island, an enabled by pforma
uroa.ed TO roe by the TO speak with
some knowledge and With great saisaeton az TO the re-
suits there attained
tin no Ios ger doubtful experiment but well asoer
sned result " the working % these Two establishments
that youthful cenqusnts arrested al the cuise, or evil
ard ubcctcd to The mid yet vigiisns dfcirue
s1d dsormrsag control OF these instiiudous may be
rescued In Arse proportion from vice, and trained 10 be
Use iul c.izeES.
In he wesiern House OF Rersse slice Ia openns In
lSip, there have been reco,gei altogether Tee. rne
belief EXPIRE rsed 10 b. the managers that the
btuigr otecis OF the Legislature IA ESTABLISHING this IN.
ttluhon have been And arc bczs, ai.aed and realized
The socr IIorss Of Reiuge Q. Rsndtn'. I,aad opened
In 1876 has received un 20 toe cloSe OF vt year $50
ohdren. TIC mapEgcr., m recent mmunis aiion 70
me, az 1--WE havc every rec On 10 ihins hs. tho 70
fui1 Of crnaiory system have been az sa,sfac
tory al any former period o, in history. or ;8e whole
nunb,r received Up " this lime We ledge n1 &c pey
cent or mary three forrths arc saved" WITH ruch
hors'ul and uncxpes,edly encoeraging rcsats, J nay
nct Withhold my csnesi fccommsn 1srOn TIA, sacs trr
y bcpovolcni and bcnenceut ntatutons should rot be
on threatened IN their means or dolng geo.:
The State Lupstc Asylum a. Csca, and the Asylum in
New York u1esr The charge CT the Governors 81 the
New York HopIls, "a wtl a. TIA. hospital Itself. tho
~ riurohs ior The deaf and duro Red Or the blrd IN
New York, The Ayium for sioss or iuoos.los IN Ike
manner demand your care ard your bounty, NNN. car
rdecd be called bounty which s simply toe iulnlmen or
n Gear erty q humanity and tue eilgcn,tlp, pt Ices
than Of oonsidcTsto eoo73nJ
All ,nese institutions are managed and 70 FAR a. have
tie mans q kDovrgi vel AID efficiently and coasci
nuously managed, b. dDineresiec and sof SlerfeiDg
.1dvfIaf, Who receive no pecUni.ry ooupen,Eton
Whatever Tor thtr serycat 1ut a0tuked sDsiy by
the higher motive Of caring ns tnei Afflicted sad hcf
wber. thtn. 'ustruuor, ihu bentnoen, aus shus
managed sppesl 70 The Isgssturo fcr ad oommensur.E
whh Inc wider Geld which oaei succeeding year opens
btn operations shey may lusiy claim 10 pc hstoncd 90,
with tse prrumTto1 N tner isv0f that invosi sauo1
shout Which no legislative AID should be grAuled
will, m their csc,, mase god tho roasoosolea-s o.
The tSmT,poeo tic seOa,e .rrolulcd 70 visit durius
the fccoss he leg sstuTe ibc several charitable INST
" lors rtoc ng -n iron th3 AZ, also the ars aud
poorbou.o, In every ooun,y, having dbsBsrstd lher
duty WILL srn informed, ~ lie -ssuh o. Their ia5ors
before The fcgfiairre q; III e-riy Jay.
The E.cse laws, which are coc-si With oar onaerse
az Sale, ana the propes regulator and eb'o-c-msa o.
which have been dccunOd cgsents alike W ne
morals and well beng o. the popc, would seom 70
quiTe ibcfcrgh REVISION. TIE iutlcs iocinon ayAl1N
ths act OF 1854 for ibc Suppression ipeupossce pau
psrfm and crime unconstitu 1Jns has e1 The sale q
Intoxicating nqucr, fres iron he who's rostralast
Of Law. However cYirion. mar diGer 70 the
right or Cxpe5isNcy q airrnptsE By conPclrory
lesisiston W prcAibh o1urciy ha saie al
beverage of sunh hgsor rose wiu dogoi la u a ooth
clear rfhi ana an aisoluc outy 10 resrlats tser
sale 10 Gin nish mr. prs1cacl the rsk OF their
abuse " re may no, eouroy prohibit her For Of
TIC fsbgl CvDs VI drunkenness exssgerarol " pos
sible AMI remedy thai Las vii permit ant oyaior
Wi ,urloin cccs eradicate fo evil sassId be
let ubrie..
Tue Superintendent Of the Onot ays Salt SsrExs re.
pcrie M quantity n sat nrsoteo 3UTos NJ yuar i55s
70 b b,qSb s42 boshes me revclsss have been sS2,
q7o %.
The ipspccrcn Ter 1859 j. shoot VT oco busssB Iss,
than for the ysr 1851 bot ,ssds tast Of any previous
year
The year 1859 cAnuyt be rald " have boer o.
prosperity with thu mangfsctrreru 1pe market opened
in he'd Of