New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-18
THE EDUCATIONAL WORK.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.

TRENTON, Aug. 17,-Ths tranquil Guy nae
9slep ma ares into the hands OF tho edueA'O 49,.
eaaeers and retculers More than 900 uieno , -
Convention are already registered lhciu",e 80 90
Dent instructors and Superntenden'S VI Ist,o,,t
wickersham Of Pennsylvania, Northrop u -, N,Ia
N,,,o ~ OHIO parnard Of Washington, PheIps Oh u'"N
,ota Alden OF New York, Hart OF NewJersey,
penpsvlvapia Hobbs Of Indiana, ana scores VI 80 no
brilliant lights from ali sections OF the UNION ms 80 are
,otrod s,.n a convention means business anu = ~
at dav,s proceedings are fair sample tne 50 49,, .,
,T,,s rpnryF would scarcely contain fnh repO., "
-, - aoogs During the two sessions held yes'oiue1
,onr abie and exhaustive papers we're presehu
resnectiyeiy 70 the origin and progress VI - 800
pnrsau Of Education 10 the principles VI 60
inc IN the evils Of the rate-bH system ""u y. -
idea OF American education lne in'i severely
1aboy into our primary educatonai COURSE was 80,
ses ,ba catholic attempt TO gain cohuol OF Ine
,,nue .choo,s was handled unhnchingy' ana Neo'bo D.
sears supeuntendent Of Schools IN Ne"arA' AMY NC
,o,ded the novel theory that the young te"eher eeu
80, ,ho seminary or Normal school, should begin WIN
boge Of advanced classes and then, with the
nerisnce thus acquired, should be promoted with III
crease Of salary the far difficult and important
post Of primary school instructor.
MONDAY EVENING.
The bau was well filed with an attentive AUDIENCE
and the speakers frequently and warmly appauueu
n q Northrop Secretary OF the connecticut S'd'e DO"iu
~ rdncatiop read a valuable paper on the question:
asboud Public schools be Free or supported IN part Dy
Ratebls The plan Of supporting schools WhOy OF lh
mart by rateOs very early adopted IN TINS country
II was first abandoned in Massachusetts, IN l6s 10 IehI
,Vyauia i'm 1884, IN OhO l6 years ago, ana III iowa ~
years since West Virginia started her free schoois cary
10 the war Missouri gave up the S @ Rhode Island
and Connecticut abaL dOned the rate-OHi year anu
nan SSo ne oie NoIthern and Western States the
schools have always been free, with the single
az has done for the last two and the fate Of the rate
bil will he sealed throughout the UnOn lor Wnontsd
I'm many states for long periods and under vaIynE cir
cumstaDces. the rate-bill has been fnly reG anu
,here condemned as efete relic OF anOther HRV as
nhberal undemOcratc, IN American IL mas o5e aeaUS
repealed by majority OF the people OF new s% Of
thaf state the plan Of free schools the universal system
in America II is an illustration the wise management
~ the Peabody fund that the income arising from IL
distributed only in aid Of free schools ana 10 all inquiries
with reference TO it Dr. Sears gives but one answer iha
makes but one simple condition. Free schOOs l9I tno
whole people. neither more nor less" In acc"rGsnGS
with this view free schools are already oigaLeu wS
through the Southern States Among the facts ha'
arguments against the rate0l may oe noIeu nU
state that has once tried the Tree System ma e,e
adopted the ratebi In all the states where the rae
bill has been repealed the results OF 'LG Causc M
creases the whole number Of pupils In attendance = IL
go stteDdanre It dignifes the school in the
OF the pupils II enhances the interest OF parents
$ Il CITIZENS school g. 1t induces the erection
Of better schoOhOuses 10 II economies tne e1PSn
H. II breaks down inyidious distinctions ana lS
teTnizes me people IL Inc 4 II is barden
some and Odious TO the poor. Among
ton general education is the heritage OF the people
alike their interest and their right. Mechanics ana Ia
bOrers understand that the wealth OF the stae co
sIst M its treasures OF mnd-that true men are worth
more TO it than money The right Of the state to main
frgt duty is sefpfeseryatOn which involves the right
to support the schools essential TO that peseryat0n
the State has the right punish crime, II has st bet
ter right to prevent crime by right culture and no state
ASIDE from the dYinelyappointed agencies Of religion
there h no ruling power like that Of the common school
Free hS SSd d5e ae ye to be- FOUND few Of the
families who frOwn upon the pleoelan pan OF euuCaI
foT the poor and the rich parOnize private schools
is their motto; but all experience proves that the az
tempt 10 set up schools for the poor alone at once de
grades them in popular estimation and sqe1 sys5S Ti
The free school system is now the American system.
The day is when our country wiz 3resent 20 Se
world the sublime spectacle Of sy stem OF pao1e schools
evhee free has Only TO say Sne PoEe
and the work Is zone. tbe1 'i fntrodnced s1f
varied the exercises most pleasantly by recit
and Jean IngeoW's High Tide on the Coast Of Lincoln
shire" after which II F. Harrington, superintendent
seSC Trne 1 ISeS system Of Pubic Schools
There is such thing as an American system dstin-
nsSed from any European system because the nsttu-
On and culture OF people are toned and modified
system of education been framed that has reference
TO mind as mind They have all been subseryient 70 the
ent controls the schools that they shall make Prus
slams rather than men In England me aniyeIsues ana
foundation schools whose course OF instruction was
originally framed by accident have catered TO the
Our American schools initiated the English when they
first formed, and they have not, therefore, had an
citizenship. Through the diffusion Of education they
have saved from possible evils but they have not
wrought the nation the greatness which II s their
province achieve for IT, and, having no standard they
have fallen into serious defects thus IN
induced 70 serve on the School Committee are e0nsd
cred sufficient for the work Of school supervision
Anybody who toleraby educated and decenty moral
wiz do for teacher, and large number OF our schools
Of young girls who cannot get living otherwise. The
standard Of scholarship OF course corresponds with this
low standard Of supervision and teaching As
has said the teacher is machine the pupils are ma
chimes the supervisors outside are machines and they al
grind together with such harmony as Providence may
permit" The idea OF discipline lie correspOndingy mar
row and does not include the formation OF character
What wanted Is an ideal ana TINS ldeal demands mat
the children shall be cultured 70 become men and CODe
turer asked three questions; FOR What sbOuid me ch
dren in public schools be edueaedi How should they
educated How far should their education be extend
60 In answering these ne strongly osappi0Ne4 le IN
PRODUCTION OF industrial training aud manual labor into
uOnal institutions. He claimed, also, that education
should be made compulsory and free that high schools
arbitrary standard Of admission, and that girls should
highly educated because they 70 be the mothers OF
uture citizens and the country cannot have good cit
eus without good and intelligent mothers. Mr.. Har.
angtons address very sng, but full Of vigorous
thought eoquenty expressed and one gentleman hoped
q wonld be printed ~ full as he wished TO make half
TUESDAY MORNING.
President Buckley called the superintendent Associ-
alton TO order at " o'clock Mr. Hobbs Of Indiana pre-
Ieuted the following resolution, which was adopted
"a d Ts, P'5 s. S :Ds s1s.Sys committee. ss ~
freely the sysieus States 20 TIE genera
p0ey Of the nation the eduaeua
10 and Government oihs General Gov
nnmsBt 10 other nations
After wasting some time IN idle discussion the Ascot
alton resolved by vote Of to TO adjourn, 20 meet in
the other Normal School Building s. O'Clock Oh Wed
nesday morning ... ... .
In the absence Of VI. A. Nese OF Maryland President
Of the American Normal Association the Secretary A. l.
.1Ia1 tha