New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-16
Netp71prk DAILY Tribn,rs
NATIONAL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
&c Of The N. Y. Tribune.

WAsHISGTos, Ang. II, 1859.
The National Teschers Association assembled in
tbe great IectuIeJOom Of the Smithsonian lnst'ute
at "a O'Clock a. IN. yesterday. The Convention was
called TO order by the President ASDREwE RlCKoFf,
Supe1 int. pd,pi Of Schools at Cipcnno,i Ohio. Tne
Rev Dr. SAMSON, Pr, sident Of Columbian College,
invoked the Divine blessing Mr. u. RICHARDS, In
behalf of the local Committee, introduced Mayor
BsRRET who VI sde a brief and appropriate address,
co'o,sly welcoming The Association to the Natoaai
Capital.
He honor was followed by s. YORK AT LEE,
President of the City Board VI Trus ees, who
Federated the welcomes aod gave some interesting
facts 10 Ielstion the Public Schools of Wellington
He said that these schools we're started 10 1919. 10
Is45 system was organized with twelve trustees,
three 10 ach Of the four districts appointed by the
M.yor who meet monthly. There are 2,5D pupils
IN a,,encarce Nth twenty tsacners, whose sala
mes smeubt to $is COO si aDuum. The total expense
fer the support If the system Is S5o"o year In
1857 taxes were 6rrt levied To support the schools
TIE school houses are oil worthless and there are
more than OOO children VINO do not attend school AZ
nil An spprnpr alton has be- made 10 bnld new
,,hnol house IN h. First District during the present
x.sr s,d ,pes are entertained tina Congress sl, ~
I.x sessiOt, appTUpf ate n handsome sum IN au o'
tbe Public Schools oi the cry.
President RiCRoFF mste bric' reply, aDo cou'
timed wit bis ant ua address OF wuch tue iVllD"ng
are he leading suy gesions aud ideas enforced:
NIHBERs or THE NATIONAL TEACHERS AssOClA
TON ADDE'S ard Gea,iemeR; The example oi the
III Who tcd IL thlr cun ny W
n, imitation, AID proceed accordingly To lay b-ioe
you bnef statement of some of those matters ~hch
deserve your attention at tins u"eung All tPPto-
pus'e psptrs sDbniited ~ an Eoucsto'a As.ociai'n
n Mt relate eli her generally t. the interests OF educs-
t,op or specifically 10 the business Of the teac er-ln
voru the science Of pedagogy. GeHeTa"y "ns" lney
are to .xcie interest IN the cause OF Eiuca
t.p q Gu they refer the policy OF toe State 10 the
&c ucatop Of Ter children, toe OrganHalinn oi STATE
county or systems Of sci oos or aoythine III e
whole TAT &c If anonai jnrisprndeLcei ecgcay,
when they refer Ia the nie-i Processes Oh a"a!h
Ard developing the In nan MUD thlS u's ioo'ou
onght h be distinctly recognized Ia the proceedings oI
thr and every other clah"n of IT'S h'n': me n'e'
oss. predounntes over the second IN fal'o ha'uy w
Ne cIeO,ed without careful examination o. 'ue sea
mass Of papers subm tied aud published s'hin tue iast
five or ten wears THIS has been just result % our
circumstances ar people and the ed1eauooai status
of the tm.s. The attention of our c"un r>theu,
and of the meuhers of our profession have been ne,
cessar,ly engrors,o with the appootmeut oi speciai
school ,fcers the levying OF taxes tor seooo ana IL
biary purposes, the erection OF schoo ouhulhss ihe
classification of schools, &C. but none az mess mugs
o.. oesrahl. for themselves an end; all are mercy
preliminary IN the great c0nsunmaon, the education
IF tue children Of the State. we csunt divorce our
interests as pedsgogues fom the discussions "i Tue
,ererAl anu outside Interests Of educaoo, but We are
oti, concerned 10 them 10 common win al ih'esen'
mn and women. Ii IL only III an ASSOCIATION
IL which the hieBds OF eoucailOn aou 'eaoue's a's
b,ouqbt together that thesa~prelimnaTy ani summary
,..,.,s chn he dlscu sed Ia advantage. Iea'hers
Themselves have position from which they sre sp 10
hay. a distorted yieS cf these thiGgs; Their ppluons
are likely to be paIrcl aud lue"rs'cN rstner tnao
complete and practical On the othsf hani, We man
without expeiieGCe as practical TEACHER ~ui iaU 10
tke al adequate view Of them upless h' Jdd neat IS
a.,isted by the scboJmastrrs observation III IL 10
sccofdaI CO with these views that would recommeni
iha. the Association be divided ino two secons 'he
General aud the Special. No psns should be spared
to oh ain the a,t-ndance OF gentlemen IN the several
States who have taken public spirited aud active psr
i'll the agitation OF questions pertaining to tue general
g.. Rsafa. nekR ZEN
with teachers DO 70 Ike Interest m outside matters
should constitute section OF tue Associston entIed
perhaps the General Section. To them should De re-
r.d qaestiOns of general interest sueh aStae foo"-
ing: r.. r...;.,
S'aiscs of 10 TWO States afe 80 prepared tha' ley
of ri any basis 81 all TOR comparative menu VI
estlmaes. This statement applies IN an equh degree
to the stats &c, Of the sohoo-s neg popHaloh ana 20
reporis Of receipts and expenditures.
By little interchange Of views and experiences q
the fceTs OF the respective States, grea' waste oi
school funds and loss Of precious time might be Il
wooded.
IN order the more perfectly 10 Disseminate informs
ton in regsrd 4 Efuca'i0osl mattefs and To promote
the more free Interchange OF views upon ocnooi Orgy
nizaon ana classification aud instrucl ~ We n7ch
journal 10 be published mocthly or AZ iess Intervals,
which soali be oevr'ed 10 these purposes. We peed
one To become RECORD of the times N an hlucf
tonsl poiot of view. We must also regret the dis-
continuance Of the kfucati 1nal Year ok - means
of spreading mfOr' 100 upon these SUBJECTS, asa
would suggest whether II is not desirable that We
take steps Ia secure its annual issue.
The cue sou Of Adult Eiucsti0u is scarcely less ~
te,estpg 20 the fIierds Of Euca ion than the question
of Comu,or- school Education. How 20 carry young
people safely from toe sehoogoing sge 70 TIE age OF
conscious res possibility h mster OF the hishes, III
terest ard is earnestly ssta,ed by the States of Ea-
rope a. THE time. Thus matter seems to me 10 be OF
quite as much Importance as that they should attend
school when children.
Through the active exerons Of friends of public To-
struction il Great Britain, kind Of irformaaon aud