New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-30
Nrw-yoRK TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.


ou,pTFR-cENTENNIAL MEETING IN SYRACUSE.
The New-York State Teachers Association
convoned in Syracuse on Tuesday afternoon. The at
tendance was large The meeting was called 10 oruer
soon after O'Clock by the President, D. -, BarI VI
rochester The Hon. Andrew d. Wmte iresiuI I r W.
Cornell University made address OF welcome ~ r.
ferred to the time years when small Dand 81 ne
friends Of education met in syracuse ana which
have since taken place. The cause mas eryni,
all discouragements the system OF iree % recoS
established and the necessity Vi hoin''i '
President Barr responded TO the welcome ana rcar
annual address, after which the Convention auJoiho"
uT S aunnr session the Convention was called to
order at O'Clock by President Barr. who announced SAo
on nV Douglass of o,wego E. of BrOOme o. c.
On TsasTs and H. Hoo'e cOrtnd Joseph Alden
on Bcsosons-f W. valentine Of Kings, $. G. Williams Miss
on Time and aosupt Farnham of Binghamto1' supt
The report from the standing Committee the Condi-
ton Of Education was then read ny the het' %
Alden IL d., President Of the Normal SchOoI ~ AoS'
It's more interesting points are as follows: Inc eohu
ton OF education il encouraging, because correct ues
On rho subject of education are making progress Form
ery it was thought that education consisted III the ac-
quisition OF knowledgethat the more KNOWLEDGE man
had the better he educated. Now Is UNDERSTOOD
that primary object of education Is not he
acquisition of knowledge but the development o 9 h
end ~ educaton that man not educated I'm proper
ton he knows Greek and Latin, ana mathematics anu
metaphysics but in proportion as he Is htd 10 10 "h"'
God made him to do IT,,
Now it is understood that the teacher is not meehan,
ica martinez, but mental artist-a professor OF Ild
most important of all arts, that Of GYMS form ana
feature" to the immortal mind No knowledge derlyeu
from books or from lectures on the theory ana prace
of teaching, will give him adequate preparation lor t'
work. .., =,
cause more entertained rs 10 what CON
stitutes good educational nstltutlo-a goo scooi o
college. Formerly IL was thought that huge pies Oh
brick and mortar large library, cosby Apparatus, SA
ensive collections in natural history and large number
Of professors distinguished Tor their Nlentnc attain
ments, constituted good institution. As all these
things may be possessed without single teacher edu-
Gator mndformer IL is beginning 10 be uherst2od tnat
"A good institution can be made only by good teachers.
Again, the condition OF education Is eheoIdglns, We
ulster views entertained as 10 the KIND OF text
books needed and as to the proper manner or using
Them Formerly most text books presented truth IN the
most general FORM 1t was thought that In the STUDY OF
all truth first learn the general and then descend To
the particular 1t is now understood that the nnd pc
gins with particular facts and proceeds from the artc
ular 10 the general that II can percefe the general only
through the particular. The evils connected with text
books as they have been, and as TO great extent my
are led Jealous teachers to reject them alto
getheT. A more excellent way is TO have good text
books, and to use them in proper manner.
Again, the condition OF education is encouraging, be
many have discovered that nature-that is its
author-did not make mistake in computing infants to
the care OF woman instead OF man ana that men nave
soon WOnans capacity educator If beginning to
be understood Woman has right to be teacher she
has not right to be tiger, or an elephant OF man;
she has a right to be woman and teacher. Such
some of the for affirming that the condition OF
agement viz: The condition Of public sentiment which
requires il woman teaches as well "a man. that she
At the conclusion of the report brief discussion fol
teachers. Dr. Thompson Of New-Eork hoped that the
closing idea of the report would he taken up and further
elaborated Mr. Ross thought If female teachers were
paid well male teachers the fault was their
They ought to ask for pay and stick to their
demand until ID was granted. He for eveling up in
stead of levelng down. Prof. Sheldon OF the OsWegO
Normal School, thought that female teachers ought TO
take courage. He could remember when the largest
salary paid TO lady teachers In this county was $780, now
scattered all through the country are those who receive
a IIa md I'm
female teachers qualified to take responsible places. The
report was adopted and ordered to be printed $500
brief address then delivered by DR.. 5. =. Will
liams Of Cleveland, who also took up the subject OF
the salaries Of female teachers He said an experiment
had been made in Cleveland in giving the princpashp
OF the A. Grammar schools to ladies' and the result,
al the end of the year. as eynced ON an examination OF
the pupils them for admission the High School,
per better scholarship than that under male
principals the year before. This fact shows that female
teachers are worthy Of larger pay
The next paper in order was delivered by Mrs. II.
b. Hewes Of Albany. subjset-" Government. Mrs.
Hewes would give the ballot to both sexes but only to
the intelligent and worthy OF each sex. There were
unworthy women as well as unworthy men, do give the
ballot to the former would intensity existing dicGltes
On wednesday morning Prof IT, r. Sanford OF Ere
the Constitution aud Bylaws dEaft of proposed
stitutl9n and bylaws This report was not final, and
reported upon complete. The Rev. DR. ]. W. Armstrong,
President Of the Normal School at Fredonia, conducted
an exercise illustrating by simple apparatus how
parts OF natural science may be taught in the
schools. BY a series Of interesting experiments he
ton Of gravity and centrifugal force. These he applied
Ia the solution Of the problem Of the revolutions Of the
earth and the action OF the sun.
Dr. :. H. NoolwOrth warmly commended the ilustra. |
tOns, which had been beautifully presented and
commended that teachers give their attention the
introduction into their schools OF clear demonstrations
philosophical principles 10y OF simple and pen
sye apparatus. discussion further ifOrcng these
views participated IN by Prof. Cooley, Mr. White,
DIR. Armstrong Prof Johonnot, Prof Wilder Prof |
Barker Mrs Hewes, President sheldon and Others 1t
urged that the system is equally applicable 10 in
Prof Morehonse moyeS the approval Of the subject |
and the recommendation that IL be introduced by the
teachers into all the schools Of the State This motion
was unanimously adopted.
Miss Ellen j. Merritt Teacher of Methods the Nor
nal aud Training Schools at lotsdan. read paper on
"Our Rural District Schools" IL the comparison Of
the country schools of quarter of century ago with
those OF to-day Theee schools though generally
much improved, are not yet what they should be- The
people must be liberal. and the commissioners and
trustees thorough Prof Herman Krus OF the Nor
mai School at Oswego read the report OF the Committee
on Improved Methods IN Education Phs paper held
that books are not the sole means OF education that
important they are the study OF objects nature are
essential to true and thorough education. The methods
Of teaching by the use Of natural objects were described
NJ considerable length. This report was an elaborate
rcsenment of the advantages of Object teaching which
was presented as an invaluable auxiliary OF Book !
teaching.
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