New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-20

rotary disclosing the fact that y states arr f
I'm the Convention, which also includes deiesa'eS N'u
| Dakota and Canada.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The National superintendent Association met IN lne
| Normal School Building. and was caIed 10 oruer ny
President Buckley at o'clock superintendent Richards
reported the following nominations for officers OF tie
Association for 1869-7O:
Presidents p Wickersham Of Pennsylvania Vice
Presidents-s. s. Ashley OF North Caroline, MaIon
| VIM r. Creery Of Maryland. Treasurer-James CTnk,
shank Of New-York Lxecnye GommlIteewL A
BOkkeen of Maryland. Thomas Smth OF ARKANSAS, " "a
Hubbard OF Massachusetts,, W. d. Henke OF ONO "in'
.. Rogers of louisiana. -
On motion superintendent Richards deposited single
ballot in behalf the Association and the above officers
! were declared unanimously elected. Superintendent
Rcbos Of Cleveland presented the following preamble
and resolutions with reference TO the National Bureau o
W consequence Of The earnest and osO IeDs peal . re
eay Of the action taken at ihe session o. the t Con-
Supsntendsnts held Feb 1866 in the Gy the
more the Senate and House Of Representative seems
| III promoting education; therefore belt
sotd That this Association aPpon' committee o. hI.s 20 sI
eoUunctOn with ike committee Of The NsonA Teachers
With instructions cou With the authorities az 10 esA'
Resolved That the Joint Committee appointed as above be
70 represent 70 Congress th II a. 'ns uDu 10y st Of the Genera
Government clothed with al The powers and sa,lng AZ he @ be-
almost nauable utility in collecting and Disseminating naTEaGa
are now OF VINO nay & sv in scores Of states and thou
sand, Of lies throughout the length and breath Of territory
| which already covers almost a continent
Rored That said committee be further instructed to ue upon
Congress; Cha, the which G,ys impaired the present 9ssu
tbe said Department vhasOsye they may DC p no.
Resolved That National Teachers Association be respectfully re-
Resolved That petonng Congress for the creation Ola Depart
ISOLATION contemplate establishment Of National system Of
education Interference whatsoever with the system Of education
''''"'A'D u 'D' ANDREW J. RrcEorr) .....
W a. w5SS JogSsoS OoH'n''''e
The above preamble and resolutions were adopted
supt Sears of Newark read a paper introducing the
subject of school statistics including the umpeTlhg OF
children OF school age" the enrolment OF pupils ue
computation of attendance the estimating OF
the cost of tuition and the comparative aaEllles oI
teachers All these subjects need careful revision ana
he recommended that they be referred to the National
Bureau Mr. White OF Ohio said that the subject OF school
statistics had already been thoroughly considered Oy
the Association and formally referred 10 the Department
Nevertheless he moved tAe appolHIuenI on m re-
experts to confer with the National Bureau on ts
Important subject superintendent Harrington OF New.
Bedford considered the subject OF Vlta Importance anu
hoped such committee would be created superulGhd
ent Richards said the Department. at Washington had
already done its best IN TINS drect0n, DHt ~ WaS
possible TO arrive at any uniform results Reports from
about 40 cities examined and tables were drawn up
printed and stereOyped more than eighteen months ago.
although not published, for some unexplained reason
The Chairman appointed MessTs. Henke, Wickershaln,
and Johnson state SUPPLEMENTARY, and Rckoh ana
CTeery, CITY superintendent, as the Committee moved
e mr. Mff % oefod the following
Re.2.rsa Itat u as IeS'I 81 70. a I oet f
t ASSOCIATION popular education has lost earnest ad
and society useful aud worthy member -, $500 ,,
ResoIrea That th. members OF s Association neifoy e, @
sustained and hereby direct the Secretary to forward then copy Of
After euiogisc remarks by Messrs White and Buckley,
these resolutions were adopted by unanimous Hshg
vote, and the Association adjourned 70 Friday morning
The Normal School Association convened IN the Normal
School Building at O'clock Vice President John ogden in
the CHAIR The Rev. r. r. Dossy Of New Orleans offered
prayer Prof Phelps OF Minnesota reported series OF
resolutions which, after some discussion ana amend
Re,Sr@f That committee Of appointed report the
So Of the Normal School work aud bs, IBIS prepare and
questions calculated to draw out the views Of 'Ae
members Of this Association upon the points reported
Resoirsd that hereafter this viii bold s meetings a,
% o3s4i y 'fn' Hi I week peyo. he lime dId UPON
houg the annual session Of The National Teachers Cou'oIH
Messrs Phelps Of Minnesota Hagar OF Massachusetts,
and Regal OF OHIO were appointed rs committee IN dG
cOrdance with these resolutions, and the Association adj
jourued 81 M but this meeting was deferred 10 the
following morning
special meeting was held IN Model Hail. at which the
ladies of the Convention assembled 20 hear paper on
"something Women Better than the Ballot written
by Miss Catharine L. Beecher for AppletonS Journal
Sept l. 1863. It read by Miss Helen J. d. Potter
present for their datorness in not assembling I'll 40
minutes after the appointed time The paper reviewed
tbe unfortunate condition OF unmarried or widowed
women cited many facts bearing On tnf SUBJECT ana n
dowed 20 support Instructors, and carrying out
as liberal course as men have provided ioT themselves
inasmuch as this would have an immediate influence,
and would also escape the prejudice and the dhculues
incident 10 giving women the ballot AIteI tne eauns
OF the paper resolved TO meet on Friday morning
for the purpose OF discussing 1t.
meeting Of the Alumni OF the New-Jersey State Nor
nal school also held and committee was appointed
10 take measures TO revive the old Alumni Assoclhoh
The morning session Of the National Teachers Assoca
ton was opened with prayer by the Rev Joseph Atwood
of Trenton Tho minutes Of the preceding day were read
and approved The Committee on Publication reported,
through Mr. Henke, in favor OF publishing the proceed
inps of the Convention IN volume. This was amended,
after discussion so as TO refer the whole matter TO the
Board OF Managers with instructions TO have the pro-
ceednRs and papers published u u can De zone WITHOUT
,fIIaI pux aufto
the National Superintendents Association, pre-
sented the resolutions Of tnat ASSOCIATION GStoa
tion and they were referred 10 Messrs valentine
OF NewYOrk Farquhar OF Maryland ana kead OF MIS-
@ IecinTe on Natural Reading" In every depart
ept of science and art the great school mis-
res She does not dictate long exercises ana say 70 US
say your lessons but she gives us caskets containing
! unknOwn mysteries and guides and strengthens our
fingers as we turn the key. Every great artist Is
student OF Nature RstOri by the magic OF her voice,
her expressive aud her natural gestures moves her
audience 70 laughter 10 tears and all this while speak
| vate feeling in the children. AS 10 the old
| mode Of school reading, or. rather, school
| only as a barbarism Of the past. boy once had
TO read the passage Keep thy tongue from ey and my
lips from guile, and he read IT, IN the ola school way
| "Keep-thy-t -frOm-eyll-and -thy-llps--from-
girls ]" We may get natural reading IN schools IN many
ways In addition to the reading lesson OF tns Dook et
the children read sometimes the daily news Inc matter
of the lesson should not be beyond the comprehension OF
the child VINO shOald spenu unS i t m e. ~, anu
should able 20 define every word ana 10 tell the story
| In his language n pdkc VI ~
for lesson Let the piece be read in sections and after
ward reviewed Concert reading Is good exercise for
variety and vocal culture, but IL should be judlclousy
| used We are learning IN these days that reading Is
hranch of esthetc culture To this end there must be
! lively Imagination combined with artistic skill. such
actors as Booth and Rstor such readers as Fanny KEN
HE and Murdoch singers Jenny Lind aud Parepa
are really Raphaels and Angeles. The requisites Tor
good reading observation imitation feeling artistic
/ skill, and ." common SENSE -,
Mrs Randall followed her lecture with spirited read
ing concerning Little Jack Horner" after which super
nendent j. ID. ChilbrCk OF Boston was introduced and
dscoursed in scattering but instructive matter on
| !" Technical Education" / must begin with denDltlOn
10 show what mean by technical education Tor TINS
term is coming change its meaning II has been used
~ indicate low grade OF instruction for some OF the
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