New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-22
SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIAHOY.
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(F.- S,sgad Doyle Proelrf.H1i 'ss SerrVh P0Jtl
THIRD DAYS PRoCFEDNGS-yIsTT TO TIE IN
STTUTE FOR DEAF MCTE5-TVENlNG Sis
sIONS.
The third days session of the American As
ISOLATION the Promotion Of Social Science held NJ
the Institution for the Instruction Of Deaf Mucs at Pan
wood Most of the members OF The Convention arrived
al the Institute AZ about o'clock and were received 10y
the venerable Prof Harvey j. Pect the former Principal
Of the Institution They were conducted 10 the chapel.
where about pupils Of both sexes and ranging IN age
from six 10 years assembled 10 receive them Be
fore the commencement Of the cuisines, OF the COnycn-
ton an exhibition Of their respective Announcements was
given 10y the Glasses On the Institution which DO
lu-tratcd ~ thc rapdy with when thry acquire
information and the method ot conveying instruction p"
them aud being told who thtir t-.iol, were, several
of Tho pupils went 10 the blackboard and wrote highly
crcditabc addresses OF welcome.
Prof H. T.. Poet then read paper upon me nlsh Tn
guagc" After rcmnrkinR upon The gravity 81 the work
n which they we're engaged ana tn' mn6,aIc o, w
makes betor for th- unfortunate class 81 her
PEOPLE Than any other state in the Union In th- Insttu
lion pupil, are the Of Fix aud twenty
one year,, They may first De maintained hN years on
tho county list then eight ycnr, the STATE list. ANA
after that they prove especially proficient aud correct
M department they may remain tlcc year. longer ~.
Pcet then made very full explanation Of the method Of
teaching adopted this Institution. with It's results aud
the chief arguments M ~ favor rs contr,cd WIN lht
systcm OF articulation in vogue in Germany and some
other European countries. Ills conclusion was that the
manual sign system, is 10y farthe most simple hHu
raj most easily taught ana acquired ana ln hio"' H''
ority Of cases. most satisfactory boz IT. result,
Prof. l. VI. Galaudct, President ol the Nhlloudi '"l
lege for Deaf Mutes al Wa-hii g"n y G. thch ltAu
paper recording the results ~ recent tour OF optra
ton recently made by hn IN EUROPE Tor INC eAptess
purpose of determining the relative merits OF the Two
systems. The conclusions which lac had reached com
cided with those of Prof Peet Nj Gardner g. iupnafa
superintendent OF the Clarke Institution Ior Hoai
Alutcs al Northampton, Mass. also fcad paper on
Articulation Signs, and the Manual Alph91Del, Ie'ew
ing the comparative merits oil these severn y IN ' ,
advocatn combination 80 lar as possible Oh al III the
l'' ~ HrTTESoov SESSION.
An extra session was held al the cooper Institute d
ing the acrnoor a, which Rapca %G!s i sar If s
in social Reform" by Alexander Dolmar OF WASHINGTON
ID. c. ON "TaNatOn;' and 10y Or. John IL. GrlseOm OF
this city " Prison Hygiene"
Evening SESSION
The Department OF Finance met last evening IN the
Columbia College in the char The Hon JOSIAH Quincy
Boston read paper upon state Control Oh halLoau7
Attcr tho reading Of Mr. Oumcy's papcr Mr. Charles
Moran, President of the New NOrk aud Erie Halfway
spoke at some length IN opposition 10 Mi quincy Nc"
Tic was followed by Mr. Theodore ID. Kellogg, Dr. snod
grass Mr. Geo A. Potter and others. At the conclusion
he had prepared paper to be read before the Depart
men the subject Of Money, but as he had severe
cold he would ask the Secretary read the paper for
him The design OF the paper was 10 consider ,nd gat
are termed prmordai rights not many writers
have asserted, the creation OF Government; rainier
Goyernmenf the result of such property aud prmordia
rights Exchange OF commodities Is necessity 10 man
arising Of the universally OF his wants and the diver
sitv of his productions requirements This conpels
barter In this barter may be direct as IN the
trade between the people OF northern emma ana INC
adjacent Tartars. but general Is impossible for pe0
pe 10 exchange the commodity Of which they have
suruu directly for the article which they desire But
II they can exchange their surplus for some article when
is generally desired, they may readily exchange his
for the article which they wish. Amy commodity whch
Is generally desired, thus becomes coNeent arcloV
evcbaupe such an article then IN certain liked quaint
10 heromeg money. Governments do not make money
Tor the recognized value which made 1t money existed
before reached the hands Of the Government II Gov
eminent mlnts and stamps IT, IL uo's not confer any
,oIuc tIpou the original commodity, but merely
,,Iaranffes that il what II purpOrts 10 be-
Noucy must be "A commodity for II must be something
which generally desired. It's value then VIII be gov
oed ly s comparative pientiness or scarcity nation
is not rich because II possesses laHe amount oil com
nor poor when coin taken from H. provided the coin
has been exchanged for its equivalent IN some other
stape lint the so-cacd paper money Is not really
,nnnev but ONLY promise to pay money DEPENDING Tor
Co. ane pon The belief Of the receiver In the integrity
rd rouablty of the who Issued the promise To re-
deem H. 10 paw" etymOlogically, Is 10 paciiy't 10
safisfy To redeem "a promise 10 pay WIN another prom
e IN nav keep the first promise III IS dishonesty
INC Dcpartmen of Jurisprudence met nj the same time
To- h "dyns of fine Association for the Promotion Of Sci
ence and Art Dr. Marcus Spring IN the char. Mr.. r. L.
Dngdale read "a paper upon Equation between crime
anst property and It's punishment suggesting novel
.orv for the punishment OF crime by compelling The
aI 10 earn and replace the value OF property lost by
80 act with the cost Of any legal proceedings incurred
rocring his conviction the criminal To be released
soOn as this IS accomplished - -, .,
after further discussion upon the topic suggested
m AIR Dugdales paper Professor Wilcox OF Washington,
~ = took the Chair and the Hon Alexander Delmar OF
te National statistical Bureau read highly Interesting
naner upOn the True Principles OF TAXATION
10 day by invitation Of the commissioners OF Charities
ond Correction those members OF the Association who
choose. will visit the city institutions on Randalls and
BlackWels ISLANDS.