New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-08

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vi 10 tbe work of disciplinary studies, aud liberal
dncaon is going to be the direct study OF literature
bIosophy poetry ethics history. aw,&c through tei
Occupying the schooltime now absorbed
In barren and useless study OF the Classics Nassca
literature Will be more ana r hOt ree and Latin viii be
relieved the serye drudgery OF sharpening uu boys
"PsnublIcanism is abolishng the distinction between
liberal and iberal studies. There cannot be as IN In,
Gland liberal education for the upper classes ana
certain privileged professions ana popular eanca-
ZION 10 teach the masses" TO know ana Keep thelr
Mace In a Republic the people are the privileged
pss and popular education must be liberal educa-
ton Al first all knowledge Is monopoly, tine jealousy
watched secret OF some tradegud OF prvege PROBES
ION With the progress Of enlightenment mystery drops
away from the simpler occupations, but sun cnngs 10
few professions. Gradually 1t begins 10 Do seen Una.
sound learned professions can only be Dased on sou
General knoW ledge OF the sciences on the part OF the
people. and thus the sciences OF PHYSIOLOGY Law Gov
ernnent, Political Economy IheolOgy are Iooheu upon
as parts OF every mans and womans education, and
form more and the substance Of our conception OF
a truly liberal training.
Modern physical science has appeared to claim 10
form onehaf OF every future conception OF liberal
education To talk about the conflicting claims ~ liter
ature and science Is unreasonable as TO tax about the
conflicting claims OF outside and insde-boh are equally
necessary The study Of the world or matter cannot
conflict with the study OF the world OF mind Each Is
necessary complement Of the other IL follows that
time must be found for the study, and II VIII De f0und
by RELOCATING the study OF Greek the rank Of spe
claty making Latin subordinate and auxiliary to the
study OF the mother tongue and other modern
condensng and systematzng language studies by pet
ter methods and also by utilizing the study OF maine
matics which Ia the grindstOne system y Is simply
dead aud barren drill As the study OF language IA the
key ethical studies, mathematics 10 the syhDo
language Of physical studies, and pursued as such anu
In connection with the physical sciences, natnc
NAUTICAL studies Will acquire real educating Ntity
In the dim future art studies NAV be seen as ioI
a vital part the liberal education OF America. III ~
form the real study of the mother tongue seau VI 'e
sham study OF the classics, Will gave new
an element in liberal culture 10 the training O .ne
agnation because will be really traneu py ho %
on the mother tongue whenever the Ensllsh ~,
and English literature shall take their true places a" u"
proper instruments OF literary culture 49,.
11P.M.-The Association had their maj meeting '"is
evenine. Many excellent speeches were Delivered !"
was a sort of love feast, where every Iggov in
what the State which he rePresepteI I.ngston
Iang IN me cause of education Prof. D. Bi ~,
~ Washington ID. c. the Rev Thomas n bcnd t ~ n
~, nc Hon lanes White OF MASSACHUSETTS, irvi, ~
oty s 81 Virgina aud j. McIver OF North Carolina,
S~rre among the number no spoke Inc lolIoWib I'm
w. made honorary members OF the association; hon'
Inner caldwell Mayor OF Elnira non ~. u. ~
isssiient of the Board OF Education OF Eulra II; n
moss g. b. Youmans, H. NJ. smith, e. N smpha ~ r., :.
~ dsIey OF Elmra; Hon. John A DlA, hoh hoIatlo
sevn,onr Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
% PresIdent announced that the enrolment OF mem
h had beeu larger this session than al the one last
wear I'm Boston, the year before at 81 Louis About
DO members of the Convention So 10 Watkiuss Glen 10
morrow Oh an excursion