New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-28

as the Female College, which visited not lesg sifos,
the course Of study and instruction inclodes con-
plctcly orgsnized Domestic department. in xhicn ev-
cry ore Of the hundred sad thirty young lady seds.ts
IL required 10 participate tins becoming prsctcsly
familiar with the details Of domestic eccecny esd
management absolutely necessary 70 eate eny yesn9
ajy 10 full right to become the mistress u hone
on her own account. l ate come of the bread pre-
psred by the young ladies there, snd Il vas in DE-
Egbtful contrast 70 the breat turned cot by cty
cooks and helpers in the kitchen, INTO whose hands
nos, OF our socaled educated women are n the habit
of plscre their domestic duties. No hner picture Of
a lovely and gcnuire maiden and womsnhood ever
came under my than was presentee oy the
young ladies uDder TIE cnargo oi rres'uons SowIs
and bis associates. The domestic department under
the especial charge OF Ms. Stanley IN ~nch not'ced
. Wheeler a Wilson rewipg -machinel, is place to
which | would ccpsoieptoas'y and cordissy recon-
mend spy sebsibe young man woo woeI osssa
condition by life partnership with senroy educsssa
Young woman. The grea, mslority OF the Psops Of
the State of NewJersey parsue the honorsbe sAa es
nobing avocation of agriculture, soa 4 .ssS -
upon the attention OF tnis ASSOCIATION tne
OF ad spting the course Of instruction 10 tue 'uut0
cess,s and occupations Of those vho are 70 oc eau
Gated and benefited byit. Some knowledge o. agn-
cultural and organic chemistry should enser mo ses
instruction impaired by your teachers, and eead
haye you consider If IL may not be possible 70 intro
duce some practical illustrations in Agriculture - sx-
bibted in the planting Of grsns, vegetables, frutr
trees shrubbefy and aoras. What could be more IN
terestirg ard delightful than 70 have each pupu u
every school acting under the direction AID aavice of
the teacher, with the cooperation Of parents e
home select some Of the above e-epumeratsd Objects
for hi. or her special charge during the season-each
te cha,ye Studying its pecuhsrities, observing il
changes writing Gown results, and occasionally COM
parpg notes with each other, and discussing the va
ious me thods which have been adopted In the neigh
borhood, roting such improvements - have oeen
made by the Observation and practice Of scientiRc
sprculturists. In this way, svast amount OF ase,ul
information would be sought ont and spread among
the people, and millions woud soon be added 70 ne
productive agricultural and general industry o. your
State. Prof Alfred e. Roe of the Cornwall ColsgSate
Institute at Cornwall, on the Hudson kiver, hssb g
my suggestion, made an experiment IN this aiecuons
which s TO BE- carried into full effect during the Coon
ing season. He has about fourteen acres under cult.
ystion, which affords him ample facilities for HE ex-
perrents. He has about twenty-five boys, and his
method is to .et each boy select such vegetable psa
tree, or vine rs he may choose as the Object Oh
bis obscrv alton and care. Thus, pupil viii have
charge of one variety of the potato, another pupu OF
enotber variety others will have csrn, beans, or
wheat; others Crepe vine or an apple, pear, peacn
or cherry tree and The theory ard prscsicc OK
planting are studied and the whole process of develop
nept, RON planting TO harvest 10 watched with tae
veest interest," and new life seems to be inusse ioso
the pupils. Their Observs atoms are wrssen our ~
form series Of systematic exercises, whicn gsa
erous rivalry prevails BY this means, he has achieves
very respectable agricultural and botsncal depart
mept, which is supplied by the publishers with many
of the best agricultural and scientific journals OF the
country. This department Of instruction as import
ant for girls as boys and study Of the best meth
ods for guilty ang the small fruits or berries Or gar.
den vegetables, ornamental shrubbery, including ~
varieties of the rose and the long and brilliant usin
that flourish in Flora delightful domain afford ample
scope for culture and refined and exalted pleas
ure while thh genial glow OF health and contentmens
will be assured Teachers, well as most other peo-
pie are very much inclined to rest upon the old sdsgs
Let we'll enough slone, the perucious influence OF
which can hardly be calculated. The true educator
will always be op the alert TO catch at every new idee
or suggest that promises good result, ot
the trouble and labor that may chance to entail upon
himself. Like skilful general, he would have BIC
amory stocked with means, both new and oli, 70 %
used in his assaults upon Ignorance, and to illustrate
by &C cntras. true and methods Of nstrucoaS
ard Mr. President the head Of tho institution spe-
cay designed To train mp teachers for the schools ot
the State would casrge you TO see to Il that the work
Of your hands shall give true educators, worthy and
able to take place in the nobest Of professions
profession which underes all Others and which IL re-
oured 10 give Us our ministers lawyers, our doc
tors our artists and indeed nearly all that belongs 70
the Amy society, and to an Intelligent Christian ev''
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