New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-16

and Fcr-,yn" Soc.ii.s -ohns, scsceIy thought Of 10
cnr owl conn'Iy. destruction IN COMMON thiegr-em.
hr-~ir den est e and hing o social and political
oluy hoe been -urcrssfDIy urg'd a proper and
des 81. tuti-c's for school In-iI nciIop, Children re
retained ..r ". schools than they could he Kept
al tt"se pin AIRY brabch.e the I.cessry Of Rbich not
slwsys uUd, r.too1 Whether s0ch n.u uct0n is n 4
lie, 0ed IL thu couory the schools which are attend
ed by H.. children Of abDfBg people ]. is useles, TO
Der tha IL the large manufacturing towns snd even
il TIE rural di-fncir cls's Of p-ops IL grvsiog up
who have Dot tbst ib,.ru ;tivp at home when A.
On culai.d Ia prepare them for az enlightened
p.Ituustce o, the dUtits thai aSai them e. m-n aof
~oUtD tbuse every day aid Commonplace duties ~
bo,nr aud making c'che-, pIcvidos Tor the tSo'-,
Coz kn 4 DC, &c Already may Sc count tue " sunk
FL" olo.-.s-a tenn Eng land by the tnous sud-
end TINS Il taousdn T. ia The street, and cellar. IT 1u'
large ciuts. In N-s-Yofk, ! have been Informed,
tie little gus are taught 10 rev 10 the ward schvos
II thu he becetsaTy III New-fOrk il is equally ~
in many oih,r oiti,s Of the Union. II bec-s'ary
in the making If clothes II rs necessary IN
other departments Of the dates of women.
The snhj,ct Of k,formatory Education belongs TO
ns 10 consider. In FIaDce an experiment
bas b,en tired aid With repoted success, by
which family ~ stem ,i government aud tralting Is
substituted for he ail-iike and manh'u- Ike plans
ADOPTED hi kapdalIs Irauc, WestbUro, an1 like IN.
stiIuiioLs IL oiferen quarters Boys bUd gu1s need
I, be brought up tre training vi nsolNrs ADD
fathers default OF these natural guar1l7ne, un0er
III. Of those vb N they can love. li "a manly
through TIE aft i'nr th.t u. young are 'rared to
hGyalthyf. visited only t"si Wtth Tue &c w
Randall I,lsbd. Z her. fond at work
nschne for turning ont from the vserant
boys OF N-s-YVk Coy good and bonest men.
Thee u,Achis rs perfect a. such machBss may
eve, b- -apeced To- be but 1t likely that tn. results
will be uIifuIm he case Of tue mach Lery st
Harper Fery sud at Springfield Is the 'unIan -oul
To b. ceal with ID thu way Di-toffed ana ~a,p-d
ss tie minds and rehris Of tue cndre' at thus r,ugs
are or wen Ia their Dotma ccn0iiiDD, can they De
ID into hopper ard be- turneH out gooo members
Of society TLe,e eau b. dOabt bat that thsse In
r,tu ions do god " 10 Whist rn''o to that which
eUtioD Ii sti.T # ron intrr-st, though
it the lnpofanc- Of those other ne lie
nave en- loud. Toough it Is rot likely that a
change will he made at very eady day yet one viii
DO made at ia ure Gay, opening app nt'nents TO
csi-i-lp snG To places in the Naval SchoOl ~ Tree
con,peipiop. few years sgo toe Representative
ton the Fmst Dsuict III Ubio submitted 70 the Board
OF Educ. CBciDrat the app nutrient Of pupil ~
the Naval School Tue gentleman deserves respect
fr the oouree which be pursued, aL1 yet Why did
he not give al .qnal chance 20 all the B"ards OF
Education III MS Di-tict Ii has beeo proposed sgzin
a. ae Gil thst tureau OF ucatiUD sDUuh be- estap
hsheo in connection With the Department OF the In
terror The ", position has met with Little favor; IT,
Dceed, il has ever been presented upon the floor o.
Congress at all. Tue onm-ndation should
b. reiterated however" until It's claims have
reached the ear If Government. These mat
ters oil interest Us, bur Only in common WITH
all the citizens of this Republic Not 80, however the
department OF Ieons"ey Iois IL ts speciality on our
tb. cuuside of under this head We uead
our way all To this pOint. We have had manly 10
d. viii, The principles OF political and social econ )my
Is, yopd ttis we have maDly to deal win Psychologists
nd n.etapbysicI,ps. We have nov 10 study The sus-
e,ibiIitles aid faculties Of the haman mud, aud In
qUne nto the best proc sses OF developing and tram
itei We have 10 make ourselves acquantef with
TIL sciences wi reference To their adaptation 10 ols-
cip1e and nOurish II. We must make ourselves
intimately ACQUAINTED with the subjective mic'ocosn
sho the ot-cive universe, aud upon h- basis may be
cor ,trncte0 a N Educote0a We may not suc-
ceed III dong II, The meetings of our Association;
hut The uscu, sous when are here will possibly sug
ges, the direction III which the rUad Ut true pr x ess
really les. We have hot how science OF Educatl9oi
We have not the terms Of a science and though
se have few good 8Oks Oh teaching, "e have nOhe
III at pretend 10 the dignity of r scieuti, treatise
ICCn mtiee. we're appointed 10 CONSIDER aud report
upon the several topics treated OF An the Presldents
Introductory
livery apo was we'll received. Ga motion Of MIR. L.
w. VALENTINE, oil NewY0k, Committee OF three
wa appointed TO devise pao, and report upon the
sibiy of establishing National Gazette OF fdca
I,oD, as recommended ID tue addIess. Messrs Vaen-
tine OF New York, Roberts, Of Pa, and Richards OF
W asbbe rob ID. c., were named by the Chair as snch
Con Glttte. . ,u,
BULKY after which M-svrs. A. T. Rcbards, and
hcC.t ron appointed assistant local Seoreanes
Messr- Ntsselode, Of Iowa, Bulky, and Stuart were
named COMMITTEE TO port on the subject matter OF
the Pres Dc Bt's address.
On motion Of Mr.. McJiLToN, of Maryland. Com
mtee OF three appointed 10 emoriaize Congress-
and confer With the Secretary OF tbe Interior 10 RELATION
10 he abs hnent OF an agency Ior Tue coecuou VI
statistics.
After u bIltf recess the CONVENTION caHe u oiuei'
and the President announced .
Py,t DANIEL REED OF the Wisconsin state Univerel-
~ who delivered sensible and effective adoress on tue
s, ect of CIVIL PoLIIY az part Of the course OF In
ucuoD Ill the schools Of the lhi'eu SlaI-s'
The speaker hsnOled hs argument IN onect and con-
vipcng manner aid received marked attention 10 the
close. He ssid:
THE question which is put TO age or rather to
III. American peope which we are r.qui'ed TO make
true aus~,r for ourselves and postei y Is ths; Gan
men, us poi zeal beings, govern themselves Gan
thew make heir laws and choose their Osn iucjs
If We would answer this question ai'iruaveiy, We
mu educate he people from their youth up IN tue
duties End responsibilities eE'aeo rs necessary eoh
,. Cuelce If ,eltgoyerumrn Instruction m the rrih'
ciries Of civil government and the detailed relations
existing between government and the governed, must
bc given in the common sch, OILS" The speakerfaed
b, wtver, to nj axe any suggeslohs OF 10 stale a"y
practical method by which such Instruction could be
aGe part o The coiniiuh scuOo' o'uSe' occupying
about tel years. .
lie rept many positions and statements generally
admitted but possersng 40 novelty, designed 10 snow
the need aud 0esirabepess H the Introduction OF c'h
poi,y n our COMMON schools. H..
MI Presi eut it mas seemed to me proper mat
tbs A.,ocatlou should as body, take notice OF an
event which has already reached the eSs ana sac
deus d the rearts of ali i's members. Inc most eiin
n.ut n,enber of our budy-a mau kpown 10 every part
Of tins county aud every couotry OF the civilized
Md A. the grea, apoa' lie Of educaton-has gooe ID
his r al resting place. He who one year since a. our
meeting IN CiIciUpati oh,eled and inspired US Win
b;s ~ e.. ron whose hp, fell words sparkling with
si md eloqu.nce. whom, had conf 'euty expected
to meet on mis- occasion a. very father 10 our c,un'
che Las forever pasted iro 5uI mlus1. ne udings
of the oeah of Horace Name coming 70 us at the very
moment when cur thoughts ~ere filled with eIpecta
ii, ne of seeing and bearing him. have fallen upon our
eas md cur hearts with stunning effect IT IS hitting,
Nv pra,,dert-it is cue tie sebuments OF our own
dun srpraciRtion of the abors oil Il