New-York tribune., 1867-07-26

MEETING or THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ON THE VARIOUS MODES OF EDUCATION
TIE PLAN OF FREE SCHOOLS APPROVED
Prom Special Correspondent
AUBURN, N. Y, July %, 1857
Tho members of the New-York State Teach
er Association have been gathering in this pleasant Guy
since yesterday morning to attend the sessions of their
twentysecond anniversary The number assembled this
afternoon betoens large meeting as the proceedings OF
the Commissioners Association yesterday and to-day nave
already indicated an interesting one
Tor some nine years past the Association OF Schoo
Commissioners and SupcIintendcnts have held helr an
nual meetings during the week. and in tho same
place with the Teachers Association This course, am
told has not acted altogether favoraby upon the ygor OF
the former, but circumstances serve 20 Ieuu5r Cie
on the whole, undesirable. Accordingly. INC COu'r on
siOners held Their first session yCslMe.9hS M .S ii T.
James CrtksanR, LID, PfcSidcnt, ln J1e CIlai %
Tbe President welcomed The members OF the Asocialon
briefly auding to the grathIcaiipn sNI,n tc stots
mieht now regard HcwIOrl rs tho nome Oh Hee D'"Vo
Committee. consisting Of Deputy Barr Of Abany'
Superintendent Smith of Syracuse ana Commissioners
lI"a 5 ol order I af Business eanwLic the following
resolution, offered by Deputy Bar, was adopted
70 be school laws Of the state Jy Legislature whereby all the
public ~ thc State made fce ard That We epec 1p
prove Of e principle that tho money ne ae io th n
Commissioner Garlock Of Monroe thought the recent
action of state Legislature referred TO- very happy
one, IN view OF the fear OF pehg called Poo WIFI IN
had often restrained tho middle class from accepting the
In reply to question, Deputy Barr remarked that
teachers wages should be Increased the State school tax
In the evening session the Committee on Business
reported the following list Of subjects for the cOnsdea
taken encourage and the thorough repair OF
schOo-houses and the erection Of new ones 2 Should
the public schools g. What practicable course can be
adopted for holding local teachers associations more re
Quently, and rendering them moro pi0ftablof a. Has
the requirement that all cOnmonsohoo teachers report
to the school Commissioners using the printed forms lur
Nr4 pf
productive OF goods What course should Commission
take TO secure more prompt and regular atendance
at teachers' institutes! Shall encourage the hold
Ing associations of schOOdsirct trustees to DO called
and presided over by the School Commissioners.
The report adopted, and the subjects taten up
separately. Deputy Barr was requested 70 state the
mower of commissioners i'm tho first matter the state
cnts he made called out considerable discussion, re-
sultng in the presentation OF Two resolutions the one
lost the other adopted without discussion The former
recommended the amendment OF existing laws, 50 as to
enforce the erection repair Of buildings WITHIN spcei
lied times bypenaes. The latter COnmends and prom
ses fatfuIncss to the laws as they Concerning
the second topic, vigorous discussion was closed with
the presentation OF resolution commehdhg legismtNo
enactment requiring parents and guardians to send emil
dren between the ages of and ~ years to the pubic
schools regularly unless attending oer SCHOOLS OF III
some legitimate employment Most OF the lnembofs op-
posed such positive action, and on motion OF DenY
Barr,sa substitute was adopted Which declares thhI II
would not be in good taste TO pass such rgd laws, com
pclEng ATTENDANCE but that occasion, truant
ana vagrant laws shod be adopaed and enforced
THIS morning tho Commissioners Association rens-
semblod at O'clock. The session was opened with
prayer by Prof Barker OF Buffalo, ana then the thrd
topic discussed. Commissioners from 81 Lawrence
es institutes, by previous arTangenent ana epohu0n
Another member favored essays and class exercises; Su
perntcndent Rice thought necessary 70 have the ns
tuition in the hands OF men whose hearts were IN tne
work. aud urged his friends to Keep watch OF TIC Constr
tutiOna COnVcnOn O that II engratts the principles
OF Free Schools upon the State Constitution
fifth subject taken up jointly with the ono un'
turc bad increased the schoOlaE0 per cent looking TO
an advance in teachers salaries the latter ought 10 quail
ifv themselves by attending the Institutes.
Tie Hon Mr. Camp State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction in Connecticut addressed TIC Association by
request He recommended town Institutes from eApc-
Mr Rice said Commissioners had power 10 compel
teachers TO attend and recommended such course uiter
/ refusal OF invitations.
The following resolution was adoptcd:
Roed That in ooHion local tesehers aoo7s should be
held eg euiy by towns When practicable o the plfo o. u
sympathy each otie ne Co iue sud the cause they st
and tiag them ssh noble enthusiasm and feneni love oi Lar
Prof Davies speaking concerning the granting Of Ii,
by school commissioners, was opposed 10 har1
problems as tests OF knowledge aud preferred tho Simple
COMMISSIONS Lang Of waycrlcy was elected Treasurer
Prsf Thomson Of Yow.YorI, city urged tho value Of
keeping the results OF examinations Tor future refer
resolution was adopted approving OF MI Bicos sys-
The Nominating Committee appointed in the morning
reported the following names for Board OF Oacers for
1859 President ChaIles Il. POOlcr; Vice-Ifcsideut
d. C. Eumscy Secretary J. .. Wight Treasurer, A. j.
The sixth subject was taken up and briefly discussed
but as e hour Of adjournment had arrived, 1t was post
AUBURs, n. Y, July %, 1867.
The Commissioners Association met again at
Browns Business College this morning at o'clock and
after prayer by Commissioner Bean, entered upon the dis
cusson Of the sixth subject sent you yesterday fayOrng
Deputy Barr led the discussion with pretty vigorous
though quito just expose of the careessnGsso ncgeot OF
very favorite topic here lie stated that the Governor
was seriously ncommodcd in making up his message on
account Of the inability Of the Department TO furnish hin
the total fOotings OF Commissioner reports This fault
goes back 0the Trustees upon whom Commissioners took
ttTfT al
Niagara remarked that Trutccs arc often ignorant
they cannot read write and do their work only
through other men Commissioner Bean OF Wyoming
complained that nc received Trustees reports which had
not facts enough IN them TO enable him TO make up
report without manufacturing facts and reports
ana all Comm issOner Parks OF Washington inyelghed
against the right Of Commissioners to make such atcr
tOns and gave amusing statement OF his troubles
in the Hc thought schools should DO shut up If
other way could bring Trustees around
The President remarked that the discussion taking
very wderange, but the subject under discussion was
nounced, and it went for some time The question
then put into the form Of a resolution aud adopted
MEETING OF THE TEACHERs-TWENTY- SECOND
ANNIYERSARY-THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ATTENDANCE-THE PROCEEDINGS.
AUBURN, July %, 1867
The Teachers Association of the State of
NewYori assembled at O'Clock this afternoon in Corn
ing Hail. The attendance quite large. The exercises
commenced with prayer by the Rev. Prof Hunting
ton OF Auburn Theological Seminary, after which the
Rev Henry Fowler Of Auburn addressed few words Of
welcome to the Association.
The President, g. G. Williams Of Ithaca, after acnowl-
edgng tho coteses Of entertainment extended TO the
members by the people Of Auburn proceeded TO deliver
his inaugural address, which mainly devoted TO the
discussion OF practical education lie spoke first Of the
benefits Of the reeschoO law and the increase Of
State normal schools but remarked that neither OF these
IMPROVEMENTS would accomplish hlly tho desired end
until teachers should adopt their profession as peTna
nent one and should necessarily, be possessed Of thor
Ough culture. He thought gradually increasing stringency
in examinations Tor teachers, and state authority over
private schOOlteacheTs, would result favOraby 10
those In the profession as 70 the scholars In increasing
their incomes ana securing them from incompetent rivals
The speaker then passed on 70 remark that the discussions
during The past foW years concerning reform IN our