New-York tribune., 1868-07-24
EDUCATION.

NEw-YORK STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
TWENTY FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING.
From Special Correspondent
OwEGo, July 22.-The evening meeting yes
terday was emneny successful IN heat and attendance
chiefly the former largo number OF teachers arrived
by the day trains and the exciting question OF compulsory
education attracted to the church all OF he as wen aS
all Of the others who had previously arrived
Finance Committee was appointed, charged WIN
manifest duties consisting Of Messrs. A. j. Lang j. d.
Loomis and scnbertb Carter. The Committee on Iime
and Place of Next Meeting also named: MessIs' D.
Iohonnot j. A. Allen, J. Snyder, u. a. Sheldon, D.
A Tcnort anxiousIv expected was then presented by
CommissIoner A. j. Lang of WayeIly upon compulsory
Edncation It was a lengthy and elaboratey drawn
document full overlooking OF statistics ahdls oeencu
an able presentation of the affirmative view.
The paper first gances at the need OF edueaon LOT tnc
pcrpetuity OF nation, eyinced, the writer's ophlo
by the history OF ancient peoples, ana OF our own dEe
Our legislators have neglected TO establish natOnal
system of education which can develop the true Wetl.n
OF a nation Of frecmcn. Experience, IN the lasJ 1eW
years. has shown that educatonal privileges 10 De sue,
cessful must be compulsory. STATISTICS are gwen "
show that tho abundant provision made has been neg
ected OF the adult white population IN me ~ souiheI
States one IN every nix could ~ loO9 neheF Tgau 10.
write The paper quotes Supenntendent +; NJ NheeoSK
Of Texas rs holding mat te late war iad aIgmL tme
South the value and benefit OF the public schOO system
In the EewEngland States, there Were IN 1850 eROO
white adults who could not read or Wrte' ana 5VUOO
more who could read but not write. New-HOrk has
15 g6j Of the former and 500o0 Of the latter class at
b in l8, aud IN 49, The report then proceeds TO draw
parallel VITA this view IN those European states Wnlcn
have been trying the compulsory SYSTEM WHO tne vol
unt1ry plan has been u vogue here sketch OF IHe Ise
Of the common school ~ stem Is INST gwen IN da;
every soldier read and write, and the education OF
women is not infcIcr In 1857, OF 2g432l Gharen oi
school age. 2Iyo,i'2 regularly achu lle puOc sgno'
and 7OZl0 others accounted for as receiving uuc III
structCn otherwise. Now, IN 1860, OF 4O5l4SS WINE
children between the ages Of and IS years. IN the Is
Northern states, 2745C6 attend school In eight OF
these States have neatly 80 Of every 100 children VINO
Arguments for the compulsory method conclude the
paper; that taxpayers demand that tho schools, III
attended which they taxed to support be attended;
teachers wearing ont their energies without due result
demand that Labitual absence OF puphs De pIeNShtS'
universal suffrage ought to be cqualcd by universal Cdu-
cation The parable OF the kings supper, AT which he
brilliant peroralion and the following resolution ap
pended suggesting for action the spirit Of tue report
Reens The fact that the bPae q9d hs PoPeI Of a lae Po te
Universal education OF the masses: therefore. IL,
ali ea Of and body between the ages Of and Is be re-
qu TO attend ga-r our Public Schools ulie'' under instruction
The discussion Of the report was postponed until tins
morning. When tho opcning exercises were con
Deputy superintendent Barof Albany TOOK the hGoI IN
opposition 10 the proposed resolution. Iie was gau 70
hear the report aud commented it presentation or
side of the question and was desirable 10 nave an
the Information possible on tA as ON az otof ~
four grounds. There is notorious lack OF accommoaa
ton for the children who would be- compelled to come IN
The argument drawn from the taxpayers disposition
dcceptVc many taxpayers would De giau 10 see tle
ote otcor entering the houses OF the poor hoping that
the whole fgee-schoo system might thus be endangered
and ultimately broken down. The Leg 5ature would hot
mass a compulsory law If we should urge IL. We have
lust ouened our schools under the ieesch0Ol law
let rs whether the children not likely to come TO
them without forcing them.
Major stowits Of Buffalo, favored the resolution. We
have accomplished good resultWC now nced to take
another step ahead Prof Cole OF OsWego urged thst
Tie law needed for the benefit Of parents Of unruly
children. .
Tine discussion was suspended, and a paper by the
Deputy supcuntcudcnt was ne1t read NJ. harrs SUD
icet was Educational Work and wants, aAd devotes
sketch OF the advances made In the Ifee-
school system particularly with reference To the odous
rate bn this state during The past quarter OF cen
tury. The law, the new normal schools, etc. are
made subjects Of gIauation the Increased interest OF
but si uu-utisnrd demand for trstCass teachers -
mentioned; the yet increasing multiplicity Of academies
though this year uuprecedcutcdy hudered by the sue
Of the grading system, is deprecated. Cornell Uni
versty free state College I'm sense. is spoken Of with
great satisfaction NewYOrk needs 10 is next remarked
men and who not only think with force ana pre-
csOn but who think for some Immediately practical and
noble purpose Teachers who are such men and women
must and may be- produced by our normal and training
schools
Two other papers by Prof Werner OF the College OF
the CITY of NcW-Iork Language not Grammar" aud
bY W. L. French, Buffalo, on " Class kectatoIs,'
were presented which must leave for another mail.