New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-19
NETWORK STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

NETWORK STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
IT'S ANNUAL MEETING To BE HELD AT UTICA-oRDER
OF Observation-Disclosures TO BIZ DISCUSSED.
The annual meeting of the New-YOik State
Teachers Association will be held this year IN the Opera
House Utica, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
July D. 49, and a. and promises TO be one Of unusual
Importance A large attendance OF persons interested
In educational matters is expected from every section Of
the State including many of wide reputation as
instructors and earnest students OF the subjects
which are TO engage the attention OF the Association.
The topics TO be considered largely Of practical
nature and embrace plans for organizing and grading
The pubc schools and for their supervision IN cities and
rural districts improved methods OF instruction, with
better training for teachers, means for promoting
higher education IN academies and colleges, DC, BESIDE
variety Of other questions concerning the education
of woman the bearings Of primary instruction, relative
positions Of classics and sciences in Of study
&c The opening exercises win take place on Tuesday
afternoon beginning at q O'Clock, with an address OF
welcome by the Hon. Charles X. Grannis, Mayor OF
Utica The annual address OF the President, Edward
Danforth. Deputy state Superintendent, will follow
and the remainder Of the will be occupied with
discussion the report Of the Standing Committee on
the condition Of education, and the TRANSACTION OF mis-
eslaneous business At O'Clock, the various sections
for the more thorough consideration of special subjects
Wall meet for organization, as follows;
Al Common and Graded Schools; OBJ Higher Edu-
eatiOn, Colleges High schools and Academies; 60 Pro
fessoa Training of Teachers, Normal Schools, Insti-
tues. &c; % Supervision, School COMMISSIONERS ana
Buperintendents
Meetings Of the sections for discussion will be held
each afternoon between the morning and evening SEES
Sons Of the Convention. On Tuesday evening an adj
dress on Our Eyes and Ears" will be delivered by Dr.
Do Lewis. One also expected from Prot. David H.
Crutenden Of this city on The Elementary Studies"
but IL Is announced that in consequence Of severe
mental affection, he will be unable to present 1t.
The morning sessions OF Wednesday and Thursday will
begin at o'clock and continue TIL about / p. IN.
wednesday forenoon viii be devoted 10 the reading and
discussion Of reports and papers on various subjects
conneoted with the purposes OF the Convention com
rising reports Of the special Committee on Plan for
Oygtuizing and Grading the Public Schools OF the
atate - and Of the standing Committee on "Improyed
Mefbodsin Education" aud papers "The Academy
a. an Organic Part OF a System Of Public E6ucationD
nv HANNIBAL Smith, Principal OF the WATERFOWL High
chool. Extent Method, and Value Of Supervision in
svstem of Schools" by Henry Kiddle, City superin.
tendent Hew-York; Supervision in Cities" by Super
,ntendent DAVID Beate, Troy; Supervision in Rural
nisrtcts - bv Commissioner T. L. Seden Of GeDesee
County: "Teachers' Institutes-Their Necessity and
Pn,ciencv Yby the Rev. DR.. Frederick s. Jewell o!
freenbusb. and 1.-THE Relation OF the Public School
syStetn 10 The Colleges and Universities by President
Andrew ID White OF Cornell University. In the
evening Tie Hon. l.. Van Bokkelen OF the Jane grey
School aTh Morris. and formerly 5.a.S dr IN the
Education Of WOinRn, after when ueOIBo 90 rA,,s
Medina will gave sketch OF lie IN Liberia w InuIs
day morning. reports OF the four secuOns VIII W PIo-
sented together with the report OF the tonttee gu
Neurology, and papers will be read on f[ihaIA III
sirueon" by Mrs Nellie Lloyd Knox OF the stSe not
NAL School BrOckpOTt and on The claims OF M
bclence 10 a place In Common School INSTRUCTION. Wy
Prof Leroy G. Cooley PHI D., VI the state hOrinai
bchoo At AlbaRg. evening session Will DC occUpieo