New-York tribune., 1867-07-26

That as tendency Is to make men materialsts
vas S6stSpSes tRs ITO report on the condition
of education not being ready James W. 5e NS,n Y12
Sge SrSeho on M aca6gnt 81 pressure OF other duties
Tho resignation was accepted. and among the Commit
tees appolnteG fiat on Nomination Of EDITORS OF Ide
Teacher wa Especially ch ged with the duty hereby oc
casioged Dr. CruikshaDk has been the Sgi % eoLor ol
G0s Teacher for eleven years during wheh umo he mas
freed it from debt. IL. a., A..
LID Of HowYork CITY once President Of this body,
was referred 20 Select Committee composed OF ex-
Presidents of the Association present. Win Df Davies as
,Tho Association rclssemblod at u o'clock this evening
COMMITTEES on tho Condition OF Education Of which he
Is Chairman Tho report Is encouraging III states that
fbe moneys raised this year for purposes OF education IN
tho State will be not far from i23i0 1t also reviewed
at some length the various improvements IN the STATE
system to which allusiou has already been made The
Tbs Hon George Clinton Of Buffalo delivered adj
dross I'm which he reviewed at somo epgh te course Oh
T free school system. oOmmendiDg with profound gat
tnde tho advanced ideas which the state mas now
ocd thus hOnOIiug the long labOr3 or this society;
uSsscd eabog1um upon state superintendent Rice, to
Which the audience heartily Tesponded ana c9hGo1e% @ ~
the village schoomaster as not altogether up TO preseh
DT CrTkshank moved that committee Of three be ap-
pointed to consider and recommend amendments 10 the
State Constitution concerning ednca'G, seioI ~ & 10 10
proposed before the Convention now Htbhg ~ AlDahy'
The motion amended 10y making me NUMBER no boVoh
and pending the appointment by INC Ghsll tHo 80 q -
ton adjourned, toneet W morrow nouho'u'' "'' ~ A
IAUBURN, July "a.
The Association reassembled at o'clock tins
morning and exercises were begun with prayer by the
Rev. Mr. Fowler The attendance Ia very large ior
morning session. in spite of the intense heat
The President announced as complete tho Committee
Convention IL Is as follows: Chnrles Davies Ill d.
Prof Edward North Superintendent y Beaie, ftluel
ua l. N IIoose state Superintendent v NJ Rice, Seere-
tlry b. Walworth, A. g. Higgins esq, 0t Brooki$h o.
paper wac presented BY H. } WDur' ~, ~ Su'
9rbc Node IN which Children Acquire knowledge" the
article considered The stltcd epd unnatural modes OF
eaChnG ancuages at present in vogue in this country
and at great length exposed and ridculcd tie absnfd
ties OF the gammaTB particularly " TOT 1egnGti ni.icn
nrrtcnd TO teach The I'm dish and tho dead laugages
The writer thonght that It had been sufficiently demon
strated the European continent that LATIN can 90
learned even TO he medium OF conNer@iton "A
German medical professor caHf pO p ~ nun q as iSG Ss
Ergiish would not be, he feared baslac'9y Inv , mI
f,yorcd fine conversational method or learning foreign
languages well as the ye;nacuar lcayS lne pup pp ~
acquire The grammar o. the i0rerJ ls nc is 9,
clattcr Children do acquire thelr EnoWruSo oI Sto gu
own language from Their domestic guaiG", ~, hcforn m
this or similar training. lie quoted from many MQihs
to show how incomprehensOo thoy must o'
The paper seemed to meet with entire favor, and the
customary thanks were voted TO Or. NLDui. -
Principal s. b. Howe OF Cat5ldll read paper uposa
The Proper Limits Of the lrcc School ~ sem 5 ml5
Rorsd Tia the re schoo system Of ,h eo Of Newrork sho1h
Discussion upon tins followed 81 B StcBDlhs on AoorcS
Rural NeC Yorker spoke 10y nvitgon 4poh ,rp f9'CSss @
likely 10 rob New Of her aurc for the enthusiasm
foit y her ucope in the Institutions Of education was
such that as an example, the High School in Grand
Rapids was admirable as TO preclude the pOs'DiAy o
ID n Crutterdcn formerly Of Michigan regretted TO
say in regard 70 Michigan that the odous racD5 arc
Ue said tlat Michigan was colony of NewYorA state
Prof Phelps OF Minnesota asked whether the University
connection with the graded schools Of The state.
Mr. Cruttcndcn said both, yes and no. Hon can send
your children free TO Union school u IN your Own a.
trc at moderate cost out Of your own ostrci ana o
charge at tho University at Ann Arbor for all students
from Michigan or anywhere else Is merely h0hihdl-
per year Iatcs OF charge merely nominal
Prof Camp OF Maryland and Prof Phelps OF Mnno5oia
briefly cOmmcnding NcwYori institutions as furuiahng
models Tor many IN other states. nit fheps d'occu
the principle, in this connection OF c9mpeu.e ,AainLA
tons necessary 10 the now kerEa schools mere ana
added that all thCtschOOs should DO ce, not only 40 70
tuition but % 10 boorda feature at Mnn,to'a Is intro
duCing into lCr system
Major c. H. st0wits OF Buffalo advocated The compul-
soy system that parcuts should be Obliged lo tthl r
children 20 tho schools. II dosposm bc ever llsuabe
are practically compelled to Hah every ho,Ne 20 DVis.
ing order 10 satisfy TIE e1OTbiinLt dtlnd5 oi ilthon
and dress. Lot there b. cOuniorcompuaiOn iIom l,e
mate authority forcing unwilling parents 10 give thCr
children the education they need 20 gct al0nS IN the
There is an eccentric genios from Of The rural Gs
trcts" who, 40 uncertain periods during every anuu'
affords them an impfomptu recess by presenting cfIa"o
but highly amusing NcNb upon edu,5i;oi a' ,.ha .i'
from tho standpoint OF plcbcau cehbnto mr t. TOOK
& ~ ND s " al bc MI cjfii Win frcc m Tom auI rcc
board when boys expensive nowndnys ana a. for
girls, they cost four times aS nuc anu what good are
thcyf
Dr. Lambert of Poughkccp-ic, sobcrly sustained his
predecessor Tcmaug that ln theHo days uf advocacy Uf
"rigls" We must not talk OF compelling anybody, but
teach that boys have ight 10 education and shall
not be'drlycn out Of their right
Deacon starr Of Rochester advocated t!e theory Of
State ownership OF private property no leHE.h.
superintendent Rice alluded 90 pamphlet extensively
circulated Of late which utrkIie5 increase of crime 10
increase Of education and dcuiCd 70, with proofs
Prof. Davies said that the answer 10 all this cry
about taking others money 10 educate your children s
this: I have tho sano right to take your property 10
educate my children that hayC-Hud have alwnyb
de- the law cniOycd-tO akctAo Children OF ny body TO
protect your property. lAppiaufc4.
Secretary WOOworth of ttie Albany Regents mado
few rcmlils upon The rcspOusstcl Oi Tie teacher aud
the resolution was then adopted