The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21
Proceedings or the .mor'can Normal sencos
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cgasroS, " Angus. 70, 1900
rhis Dsocaboa o,isp~lod IA q c,oyealoa u prncpss
VI so' NAL beid 10 zoe oily of HsS York. August
30, 1855 Auuu.i rags nave been asla &C S,rag
FIELD h1s ia .st6 AlDaDy 1857 sod az Nof gca q
10 1903 a. Che 4sl Of hs i1lly Or
fapg.o by adopting consttion ara initiating measures
sor is fuipre permaaence saency. TT hoparsaace
may ne tot ryed ron the s;t tD.t the most pron'oen'
ana active educators tns country eng god tos
discss. one a. s meetings km,,g present Ms
meeting don George :, Boat sen Sssrsssfy OF tns
beard OF Eduraton to S.ss .s George ruesson
LII Non. 6spry BAfosrd, Chancellor OF ,be Ulig,rs
" OF riscousu; Rev @ Vines President II the Dsy
Uoiverriy OF - LOUIS; Professor Hat OF ahsa,elooa!
On. ) N. acJl,on, Of Baltimore r. A s.~yer, slperIn
ssod.nt OF Schools, Charleston G. Professor eros ~
Principal OF No scoooi :. en- Mass Professor Geo
n Bgeios, Primo pal of Sofns Scn3oi Trlnngnssn
Macs Professor o N. Csp1, Pt1cpn Normal S;oool
New Britain, Conn Professor Wn n Pnelos PRINCIPAL
oil Nos NAL ScnJo freacDo, @. Z. Hoyoy. Proc "a
o. State NO, MAJ University, unnos; hon AGs,u Sngth
Co@m~sope, o Schools for ono; p hag new o! hcn,.
MAssacnu,etts Gen X. Oliver, OF L,scsDcs, asss
John oedeD OF Cincinoa, Mr. Cooarn anoee tlAnd
many her edu atofs.
Twenty years ago The dst Normal School was .ssao-h
90 ID America IN M.sssshlsrsts N,~ ,osrc are ABOUT
twenty nve Of these scaoos for the framing o Ia
this couatry.
Prof wm Phelps, the Presiden. OF toe As.osi,soo,
calico tfe C0nven,irn IL order ~ n ocioc. A ",
Wednesday, aod deoered address setiiug forth the
OBJECTS OF the meeting de ssi1: p..p,ole truth
that need better system at public anj
efficient g. achers thai for hundred years asve
looked academies and college. toe better yet
they fail TO supoy he van. cus Ooovsat,o is ed
for the purpoe OF popalsrz Aod improving toe aprm
Schools which have been established " supply de
msuo for better teachers"
The first pa read was by Prof. A Crosby, on the
proper Sphere aud Work of Normal scoo's" Ne ex
planned the essential difference Oct veen
schools 10 be that the latter teach the branches Of edG
lion, while the DO NAL school - professional sm'is 70
teach the art VI teaniDg Aso, Tue uAi ss1o,is
Of America ofer from those o. surooe In -olnFy
the pupils from all o. sossty; Ia Prass2
pupis from lower graoes e.y aud become
apprentices TO toe soveren sat, hey gr4da4
the government furosnes them employment 10 otter
schools He urged that toe prucipes Of eaucson aud
hos educ ation hoad be conducted, ought cas'
subjects o. study 10 All norm. sonoOs; tina, sh3at
teach principles drs and tneo tbs meieoas Of applying
those principles. The greatest Difficulty giving in
struction lies In teash,og tho sier OF TOE
various branches Of school educatou Goa, norm Il
schools may be efficient professional ssb Dols
elevation OF the stsndad OF ADM sioa iuto taes schools
was urged
GHo b EMERSON though, should not io,s % Europe
for the means Of inurovng Normal schoos, tot,
already ha0 those here sncn are far abo7s aay
there. In the Gymnasis Of Germany Witnessed
superior specimens OF teaching
Prof. BAIT clatoet thai Norms school is not only
professional, bot e un Ike otne professional srhoo
10 that teaches its pupils how TO tsscn aud 1efeio
shadows al others 1t begins Ei,n me alphabet aad pro
| ceeas through ali departments Of tsacniug
Mr. EMERSON ssid--womxu ia she God prepared teacher
/ a
Sweden UnlLen States TO II from syse o.
education anything coud be learned 10 spe them N
educae the poorer ciassee residing IN their moarta
districts That gentleman visited s;noos IN lhs r.
after Witnessing tae eminent OF fense
teachers, remarked 81 au paid for crossing ths Atlantic,
| for found the fecret for which c.ene must
employ female teachers, yer classes Of tue
mountainous districts Can be educated"
The subject OF teaching In Noraal schools Aoly
discussed. Some urged that il should DO ained
to teach, others That ia teacnipg tue saales o.
| school the how to tsacn them you'd be
Oiver cited the example Of the caieis a. wes.
Point, who ~ell taught the pra;;tce OF military
tactics in connection with the theory taai they are aoe
step from tue rang " pr,va,es and dreat me
OF the regiment with the em,oen. .k ana ability
Of experienced commander. TINS sk IS Sha, saot
accomplish In our Normsl senoos-to Ut teachers 70
schools and coadoct taem sucsessruly
Professor c. aovEY, read paper oa model aud
peimeutAl schools the oojec Of these .cnoos
furnieb both model Of drst scnool a1d pace
where the Normal pupils eha put in practice best
ries Of teaching, under the supervision Of experienced
In discussing this eubect the principals of the various
Normal schools we're called upon in SUCCESSION
upon the condition Of their respective SCHOOLS From
reports learned that 10 the State OF Rhode lsod
also at the WesAed Normal School OF the
have model school connected with them Two tnno-e
prevail Oh this subjecoue, that the modes
the ether, that just good made w.noa
this sppepdage TO the Normal schoo But toose
vocae tns last theory supply toe abaeloe Of tbs mode
school BY requiring the Achers 70 drill classes
Of their own numbers.
Lat evening hon. GEORGE s. Boutwell, of Msws
chuseps, delivered An address before the Convsn
ton, in which be said that the experience OF twenty
years in his sae established the superiority OF Nor
| mai trained teachers those OD.sinsd thel
| education entirely az other institutions. they hsvs
five Normal schools in that sa,e OF wh,on mas osss
Framrebam the osscrs respectively located a. BIS
| ton, westaed, Bricgewatcr and Salem. The great
work Of the Normal school must. be - lt teachers
for teaching the elements OF the studies porsue1,
and ii they fell in this they utterly fail 10 their
building OF wbcih has recently been by fire.
be magnificent failure, because thorough reforms
ton can result from the assembling Of many children
In institution, where the personal iaf Of
principal the individual pupils necessarily be very
limited. Normal school should be large taat
the principal Of ksos the persoos traits To-
teectuAl and capacity Of every pupil: hence there
is advantage having Normal
Stale Nassachr ses has made provision for edl.
eating forty eight young men IN colleges
Of the State, for the purpose Of trying s y
teachers OF the highest order. Only nine have thus
graduated and not one Of them could oe induced 70 take
course Of professional training 10 the Normal school
Before the assembling OF tue Convention on Thursday
morning the members visited the battle grounds around
this city under the escort ofC @ GAvens ESD, VINO
minute descriptions Of the OF those days
Revouiien December l716, ano January l77 and
| the triumph Of Washington.
During the morning session important paper was
read by Professor john Ogden of Cuconat eudeavorpg
to show TO what extent the ert Of teaching augat
in the Normal sch aud what the method Of dorg
it, Good teachers be made by studying the
education and at Of teaching, together VITA practice.
Professor Ogtens paper WAS followed by from Pro
iessor Ed wards of st. Louis of study beet
suited the objects of American Normal schools These
be arranged under the following heaas:-Frs., human
physiology, and the laws OF health; second, physical
framing third, csreul and critical OF the
branches that have been studied fourth tao science ana
art Of teachings fifth, critical and thorough study OF the
| English Language.
Most Of the aernooa session spent ia cstechetca
exercises in which the different mepaoers ased quesoos
various subjects psraining 20 the practical details
the management Of Normal scholars During this
many important and interesting facts drs
The subject Of moral and religious training was eoqueny
| discufsed by Messrs. Emerson, Ogden, aud others
At the opening OF the evening the Hon HENRY
BARNARD delivered an address, giving account Of the
educational system OF Wisconsin He said State
schoo fund Of 81 600 0C0. besides university fund
s3i2 Geo, and Normal instruction fund OF $4,000
his interesting address followed BY the adoption OF
the following resolutions, results OF the deioeraon Of
| this association
Resolved That the work OF the Normal school IS pecn
liar ia iis character and that his cannot be
formed by other institutions OF learning however hgh
,beir rank great their excellence
Resolved, That the csis Of the Eorms school 70 sup
port end influence upon this pcuarts and no. upon
any depreciation Of Other nstIsuions Within ther aooro