New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01
THE STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
WHAT THE SESSION ACCOMPLISHED.

WHAT TIE SESSION ACCOMPLISHED.
LOCKPORT, July 27-The three days annual
meeting Of state Teachers Association closes to-day
The female teachers wero three four male at
least The ladies were of them beautiful many
lovely and every bright and intelligent. The men
were seldom handsome but on an average OF fine tenn
permanent large brain, excellent moral and spiritual tone
and al were Interested in the work A cleanlicrsOued
assemblage whether OF clergy lay, perhaps never
met because the ideal teacher needs all clergylnans
virtues plus virtues He or she should contaia
whole missionary minus his weak stomach, and whole
Hercules minus his weak morals. There are few such.
The papers and addresses significant and mero-
rous on the whole. Some speakers labOred under the
disadvantage Of bad habits OF no habits of oraOry.
Mixtures Of metaphor appeared here and there where
q speaker in two consecutive sentences asserted that
moral earthquake was cut IT would bleed But the de-
fects were trining. Papers limited to fifteen aud
lectures to thirty minutes said the printed programme,
and President steele resoluey though decatoy decapi
taed every man at the moment, unless vote OF the
A ssociatOn extended the time.
But what did the Association dol They listened aud
appreciated and interested. IL Ia not every all
OF professionals and many citizens Of
the ycinage who capable OF doing that but this
audience did not miss point msjudgo utterance
Yet cannot help wishing they could have their
way clear TO strong appeal In favor Of
desirable educational reform Improvement expert
Suppose they had passed such resolution this.
members requested experiment
history Of state by and
from the objects themselves and to report their conclusions the
meeting
Would that not have been sure to give decided I'M
pulse to these extremely important and little taught
departments OF real knowedgel Such direct summons
would stimulate to actual effort than the very
Intelligent and justly conceived papers which read
on the subject ,rI-a; ,l'--"r-'r--Tg-
No full role OF the whole attendance OF teachers Vas
made the only list being the Treasurers entries of
beers paying their dues.
committee appointed to prepare for uniform
and proper mode of collecting educational statistics
throughout the United States. Doubtless il really good
scheme Is offered the Federal Educational Bureau could
be brought To adopt IT, But neither body ybOdy,
can obtain these statistics without either pay else pen
atty. Those which the United States obtains by using
both sufficiently faulty There details in the
exercises OF processes OF instruction the form Of
specimen series OF question and answer exchange OF
thought, between teacher and pupil although the
usual want OF teaching IA mastery of these ultimate
correct thought The dOings OF the Association
eficlently practical Is To he wished yet very
crediby Ii Is living body, wide awake perfectly
hchy IN tone ana tendency. and the discussions
ODect reaching Corporal Punishment, and CLASH
cal and Real Instruction showed coservatively pro-
gressvo on the educational questions OF the day Not
one lady took part in debate Miss Parsonss paper
however, entitled Hints Teaching" was one of the
DSst OF the session, both in matter and manner Miss
CeNeland's poem contained many smart things but is
late before the audience added evidence that
the female arynx At present not adapted MI large
rooms Miss ClcN Gland not heard at all by quarter
OF those present.
The citizens of Lockport were very hospitabe to their
visitors the ladies being boarded and lodged gatis
the gentlemen at very reasonable The Saratoga
people are smarter. They invite the Association
here next year To pay not over 81 human being
day Tor the privilege and to buy their Congress
water beside