New-York tribune., 1870-08-03
7gr STATE UNIVERSITY or NET-YoRE.

KIN UNIVERSITY CONYOCATIoN-ILLUSTHo
MEMBERS DECEAsED-YEsTERDAY's PAPERS.
ALBANY, Aug. 2.-Seven years ago the Re-
gents OF the University Of the State Of New-York invited
persons concerned with the education OF youth in the
College, Academies and Semnaries under their care, 10
meet form Society for annual discussion of ednca
t0ua topics. The Board of Regents, whose corporate
history began about 1920 have supervisory charge Of
a. tie educational institutions above the Grammar
eoo grade in this State, the tile Of University" being
given " them all collectively, as IN oxford and Cam
bridge, where the colleges are collected
in one place The s invitation Es1 ,dIerostjSS m lISS
meeting held. The result may be the esabli hment Ci
. University Convection OF the state OF New-10rk
which tig Chancellor, John v J." Pruyn Is ffes9en,'
II has the following objects: TO secure personal &C
TIS Sioh aT 6 'Ve Wdeiy scattefcd to secure inter
change of opinions common themes 70 advance the
work ne Of tn vstem 10 consult with the Regents con
ceuinc plans adapted 80 the advancing population, and
interests Of edrcaon The Convocation has beenlargey
attended every year, and always includes some ulstn
80 tt,endance t1is year Is eSg eoSGa, snd t6r
lte,. Of others IL another drawback. The Vlce-Chan-
nor OF the University, Gutran {. Nerpanck' Is among
1 emL,ut ones lost by death in the year past; KeScs
Gideon iiavley, IL D. Albany, samuel Luckey, DID,
O iOche.ier aud Robert Campbell Of Bafhi Mlegehi
SlpcI cIAeDdcut II INSTRUCTION Victor H. Rice ana
M Emma Willard the Troy Seminary, the others
ho5 .a'nes are on Tie neurological list The Rev GX-
president Fisher Of Hamilton College prOstrated by
some months aso, and number Oi WeilkhOWh
ueihDS.. afe prevented from attending. None is more
pt tnah pre- lev. Benjamin y. Martin, ID. d.. OF New
80 HHose state OF health dctans hiln from MS
h.l.to d7 'hafiLan Of the Executive Committee.
inc Pet session, however, promises 10 be one OF I'M
us-~i ,llele = judging from the vigorous manner Ia
Mltl dbtlrsons followed the papers Of the morning.
The Rev. W. d. Wilson, d. d. LII. d.. Of Cornell Uniyer-
Sly %ds en-. sen 70 hh Dr. Martins place the EXecu-
give t9nnllttv, Inc hfst paper read ON The Use
and Abuse "a Ie4tBOoks," by the Rev. Joseph Alden,
PRESIDENT OF tLc Normal School at Albany He began by
Opscting 70 the plan Of instruction y lectures unpre
sctded Dy any discussion OF the subject The student
reeds to begin his studies by a consideration Of
particulars, and 20 ascend TO the general laws
Of his subject. Textbooks, TOO, are often faulty
In this particular, they are ant 10
present the rules rst and not to show their force by
detail In the discussion Dr. King OF Fort Edward con-
sidered the OdfashOned drilling necessary rather than
mere lectures and both he and Principal Clarke Of Can
andagla thought that lectures or lessons should not be
preceded by explanation unless the pupils cannot think
out themselves. There two kinds Of classroom
exercises II the instructor meets his pupils merely
give them instruction. lectures may be Improvement
Op old modes but not n to hear them tell What they
irned must be the usage TO some extent In all teach
lng We cannot teach by DEDUCTION alone. Prof Charles
49, A-s- ia st.feFne"t that tsst-hookA GeterypR