The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-21
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION


TRENTON, N. j., August 20, 1890.
An Immense concourse Of prominent citizens as
sembled in Taylor Hall last evening to hear General
o. 0. Howard, OF the United States Army, ADDRESS
the National Educational Convention on "Edncation
In the South with Reference to the Colored Popula-
tion" The speaker proceeded in colioquiai and
rambling strain 10 recount the dem0ralizng ana op-
pressive enects OF the war among the negroes.
While so!ourninIg n Tennessee ~ listed
the only school IN the neIghborhOod, which
had been founded by three ladies OF Mas
sachusetts. The colored people there spoke the
language nninteigibly. The governments gener-
Ously undertook TO support and educate them. He
was appointed Commissioner in accordance with the
law passed forming the Freedmen's Bureau. He es-
tablished general system Of schools by appointing
superintenderts for each state, ana from the sue
cess OF this movement there are now 5000 schools
and upwards OF $4,000 pupils, mainly comprised of
the children OF freedmen. General Howard gave us
no further information about his mission, but iat
tered the Christian cOnstancy and disinterested en-
ergy OF the teachers sent by the government TO edu
cate the negroes. He recommended the organization
Of smilar system OF public schools in the South as
exist in Ohio and Massachusetts,. The speaker con
cluded by threatening dire consequences on the Le-
gsiare OF tennessee shonld they repeal the school
law Of that state as threatened.
A meeting OF the ladies of. the ASSOCIATION was
called for this morning az eight O'Clock TO discuss
Miss Beechers paper on .'Woman's Rights,' IN the
their extensive nse WHEN fhe andenee assenIea
Ia Taylor Hall they waited patiently Ion the arrival
neither hayn1 arrived rhe ladies' proceeled to fhe
normal school, surmsing they were exneeted.
through mistake 10 assemble there but TO their
non est The ladies' grew INDIGNANT aG the temnOr-
izing conduct OF their preceptore, who proved by
MISREPRESENTATION for which thew curfa,nIe ct,red
he teachers on the preyyions day. Al
LENGTH about half mast eiOht M,ss paecher
ami Mas pnrer annearea 9th .sanac,ocIes on
nose !; chaneroned Lv a yanerah,a and leo rnea
anfionarlan Of this citv m the vc,uitv of ravior
n ht ,Sa,r v,y, ~ JIG sSiniSy " aayiIt
aas pus ~ ass 'hele was no one 10 WOMEN
sur s9e IN, .si p, !0Sose 'au eacn o re-
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whjio tho vanorafa hoo,nsy ~ hi ooo on, 0mu
ware ya,t,n@ for the arr;un =, o e SUI S"I 10y
tna arsaars a q VI S.y oi, wn,1n, ny
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Haneu ny anu aoggea ana cr.iicsed by not!ey mui-
utuuu "a fsxtuuus, iVaicLs Nc wa IhucI
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"a WY 10y nan III uaG araWng ve!ic'e arrive" ahd
NATIONAL sUPEaISTENDENTs' ASSOCIATIONS.
Ihls pody reassembied this morning at eight
O'Clock, ana, alter some nnai put nhlmportant de-
iberatl0ns, resolved TO mold convention at wash
layton during the session OF Congress The assoca-
lion then adjourned sne dte.
This body, after reassembling this morning, on
motion OF pr. Hart, resolved to meet next year on
Friday. Saturday and Monday preceding the meet
ing Of the National Teachers Association, and ut
the same place. The b0ny then adjourned without
day.
NATIONAL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
This body met in the forenoon at nine O'Clock. A
discussion, as regards the raising Of funds where
with to defray the expense OF publishing the minutes
OF the meeting became 80 undigniied ana clamorOus
that, on motion OF some PLACID member u hymn
leading spirits Of the meeting, Again q tendency
appeared 10 resume the debate, but at length with
out definite c0neuson being arrived a.
llyered lecture on 1.-THE Voice and Its Training
The lecturer treated the subject In very versatile
aud mastery manner. much TO the qualification OF
the audience.
resolution OF the extensive school book publish
thanks to the National Teachers Assocaon and the
trustees OF the Normal School for the attention and
accommodation afforded them during the session,
was accepted and entered on the minutes OF the
meeting. A paper was then read By the Hon. Joseph
White u: D., secretary OF the Massachusetts, State
Schools" The speaker quoted largely from Mans
ned, Raymond and Kent 10 prove that Christianity
ougnt 70 pc the Ionndaton OF oil education, ana
maintained that religious course OF Instruction,
Witnont secearanisn' coain DO msintaineain pueIic
schools.
Judge FIELD observed tnat IL " impossible TO
teacn Ieiigion 10 puollc scnoos WtnOnt destroying
tnem; put ne VINO wo s. nave CsrisiaIity taught
"a puDhc sHno9is must nave ms ioaiiaa.oa IA tne
It thoroughly you must teach II honestly; you mast
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kNe ,ecn"iVa, iensious ans'ruSuou ~ ouf puoc
ch t , pt ~ .n echETs arc seE.onai
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s nu. d e1Ss we . osnse tno sseua part y, Tue
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e a e,,om oi tne ,eahaEe NJ p,io ve nre
ne Sol ecHon VI tne tcacmers VI naLoh anu want
s,ea IN i,s,anI and n,msv a.o s"e pa pu
cadren ,amnnt re,iaon in scbpns y, va a ' ne
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Ena yal;gap camnnt ha tanaht pnr eo xa 10
tendaJ nor &c e nessvaSle NV man wSo nje sc ~
nabIic schools on he gronnd that ,he, are moi rail-
gious schools 10 a foe to popular education
Mr.. WHITE, OF Massachusetts, denied that he
pleaded for technical religious education When,
ever he went into a uublie school no entora.l 40 a
Cua uv & .,o !" pu. sc,tuoi Ie eiloi eu as
an S .o . W. ~ ,,ne uP .la county Oh Wy
come down to me croaEings Of sectarianism.
with Jndoe Eieid In mo snn,h roi;n,s tnannra
alone wcrs snecessfui in tsaeHtn1 ransman an we
neon in evarv tcaehn, sran s'een , aad we
sansih,i,v Wy Ne' "P@'o" VI "e'f'J io"e''uS
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eoniecaen ror Ihe, a'Srrns as ,no IN %
est,c nn,trro ~ ,boir h, IEs ~ VI .ae seuoi
@Ithog ochncal eiuca,nn co,o ne. 10 ,c ,n a.
public Schools you cannot have the sim mo adns.
s,on for God herai, emblaTnned M, ,bo,r ,or,aio
CO, az o,,,s. ~, ~ ~ VI .he,, pui,h1
n" 49,, a. LIZ t,ssu y. .eaouer novu uiiuei
mine al appeals TO morality and brand him