New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-21
wa. .ngcestivey illustrated BY Miss Cooper of oswego

shape, cOlDf parts ana constituents, que
apprehension Of the pupils Prof Sheldon, Principal
OF the school, replied at length. TO the objections
assailnR his system, in last years address OF DR. IL
bur of the asylum at Rochester. Prof. Northrop OF
Massachusetts described object teaching the cntva-
tion of the senses and of expression and declared h
Indebtedness Of the teachers of the whole country 10
the system pursued at Oswego.
In connection with the introduction OF this subject
Prof Haldeman OF Pennsylya paid grateful tribute
to the late DIR. John II. Keagy Of Harrisburg, VINO
taught object teaching nearly 80 years ago. when ne
published bis Postalozzean Primer out of copy OF
which the Professor read lesson TO the amusement o
the Convention DIR. Keagy introduced the monlloriil
system of Pestalozzi III Harrisburg; was flne I'M
gust and subsequently was Professor In Dickinson
but failed through ill health to plant his favorite
primer systen-a system. by the by. OF Swiss origin
| DR.. Lowell Mason spoke Of the labors OF Horace
Mann long ago. in this special field and conveyed the
utility Of object lessons into sound and music Actua
ties and facts come In by the ear as well as the eye
language for instance lie would teach the sounds IN
all their degrees and differences by the persistent OBJ
jective method. working 1t into an idea IN the pupil
mind before letting il co. The doctor further illustrated
his method, by taking the position Of teacher, and
giving the Convention amusing rudmental lesson In
from the father Of American pSalmody VI course
mean Lowell Mason himself.
EDUCATION IN RECONSTRUCTION.
| The following are the chief points in Professor
Wickershams excellent paper on Education as an Lie
ment in the Reconstruction OF the Union:
First: Equal rights should be enjoyed by GILL; subject
only TO the regulation Of just general laws -
| Second The aim Of the general laws regulating
these should be to encourage preparation Tor citizen
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prepned for citizenship. Free Schools are radically
more necessary for proper reconstruction OF the
Union yhing else without 1t there can DC such
thing as reconstruction but no true Union-a meclan-
ical cohesion of parts but no coworklng OF lhdVidu
aies in a common body with common me-
Fourth Nor the iucurabes of the south they are the
thorns around which and ~ spite OF which tue wounds
Of the body petite must heal We must treat them as
Western farmers do the stumps IN their ciearlhes-
work around them, and let them rot ont
Fifh: Wendell Phillips MAXIM that behind every one
of Grants cannon should be placed schoolhousei bni
If our rules wise then since they are ordering tne
cannon To- the rear they Will make haste TO order school
houses TO the mont .
Slh: In republic If all men vote all men must be ed
ucated loaded musket in the hands oil crazy man is
hardly more dangerous than ballot in the hands OF ON
ignorant The thing OF highest interest IN are
public Is lis schools. -
A BUREAU OF RDUCATIoN SIDE BY sIDB WITH A
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE.
Prof RickhOif of Cincinnati has addressed6he Con-
veniion in able advocacy OF the proposed bureau or
Department of Instruction lie lays pafieuiar stress
upon the fact that the important work Of the ConVen
ton is with the head aud front OF the nati0n-Wth
Congress and the Department OF the Interior; Adyahc
ing upon statistics ~ moral conclusions he deercd
10 be the duty of the nation to institute at once bu
rcau OF Education out Of e415OoY inhabitants OF the
States comprised IN the territory o: seven oi tue org
ina thirteen States. or more particularly on inc NeM
England ard Middle States. there were IN $50 lVeJ'
" no could neither read nor writes while In the states
OF equal age The remaining Fix Of the imrteen-Marf
land 10 Georgia inclusiye-Out OF 2 JJ O1j uhe inhab
ants 2733gO cOud not read or write lie Professor
of cours did not make allowance for the primitive
manner in which the southern Census was rendered.
! Msyor Andrews Of Coumbia, Tenn, who, IN the
absence of the Provost Marshal at that place.
closed up three schools, which the wellknown John
Ogden author Of a treatise educatOn) the said FRO
vost Marshal had opened for the instruction OF me
coored people and subjected OIL old efay bnred mls
ter Of the gospel twenty five lashes for teaching
slaves read Is specimen OF the foe whom The school
master will encounter Teachers viii be discouraged
IN every way that human ingenuity can suggest, and
may expect occasionally to see them made the VIC
tins Of ruIlianism IN times past The spirit OF
Slavery is dead IL lies ~ allegiance 70 tue mill
I taly power and il u only while We may reach the
masses of the South black and white under the milton
al fgis. that We may hope 20 implri to them con
sciousncss Of power, which may. when the military
arm Is Withdrawn rise and assert isei against toe
arrogance Of the slave lord. Bot let education have
permanent Government protection. The Government
must recognize TIE cause Oh eeheI ccucntloh rs part
OF care, not by way Of encouragement alone but,
far may be- by influence of every Kind which can
induce people 90 regard the matters that concern III
highcs. interest
a Deparimen, q Education mist BE- established
alongside of toe Department n Agriculture II Il j.
called improper interference 70 provide ioT Common
Schools for common T,hi' accessible a. every boy
and girl In those States whether they be white or black
why let Us accent The onu-i IT, seemed that 80 long
the ignorance Of The poor whites was exhibited only
in the reports Of Mr. KENNEDY we congratulated our
selves that we not the heathcn. But when u
became a tool Of Incompatible power IN tue hands 81
the authors and insiiguOrs OF the Rebellion, We saw
II in different Hight the mplactble Zoe OF Tree IN
stiuiioDs Now. that we have opportunity, let us nurse
for the South and by the prescription Of free schools
Tor the whole people train up tie way II should go.
The whole work should be Eade the direction OF a
Commissioner Of Education. man who would be quail
ted organize and direct tie energies oi the Whole
people alone with reference u present emergency,
but whose duty IL should be 10 elaborate tie best posi-
bic scheme Of education for The States OF the Sonih'
which the Government should see carried out NO
radical innovation thistle proposition Is an old one.
II has been made again and again IN state ana Aaional
associations and has always received their sanction
Suph a can should make himself thoroughly
acquainted with the public school systems u each State.
is local and general officers aud their duties.
different cnsscs Of public schools, pans ana
amounts Of ta1aton and OF funds sta
stics Of schools &C. noting the averages Of time kept
open. numbers entered and attending. ages OF pupils.
number and character Il teachers &c. lie should as
certain the number of chartered Institutions OF every
grade .nnd OF societies for the diffusion Of useful
knowledge and should De well acquainted with the
school system Oi foreign countries academieh semi.
narial gymnasial normal collegiate. industrial and
humane He should smass library Of educational
WORKS. treGses charts. diagrams, &c, and make BIS
department great reservoir into which the best ideas
Of the world can be conveyed, and from when De
dfnsed through countless channels throughout the
length and breadth of the land Thus could We make
intimate community OF ideas with all parts oil tho
country and, without having to complain OF ceniiaAa
ton. make nationality more truly natural. by linking
tnf,tHgtHoes az well as fnfcrtsts
| That the Father Of his Country received a spot OF
ground In The City of Washington, for national uni
rusify ~ that John Quincy Adams nterWard IN his
first message to Congress. complained that II was yet
bare and barren attest the construction they were
disposed 10 put upon the relation Of the General Gov
eminent to This subject That Congress has TO this
time donated hundred thousand square miles Of land,
or nearly many broad acres the state Of Mary
land, Pcnnsy lyania and NewNor contain sufficiently
indicates the views entertained as 10 this matter BY tie
Senate and House Of Representatives.
This Is about the gst and rationale Of Prof Rick
hollis view but the excellent lecturer forgot TO men.
tion one point winch we may suppose included
| Education