, 1874-08-07
EPICENE EDUCATION.
Endeavors to Make It's Success
Less Doubtful.
Earnest Deliberations 10 THIS END Of
tho Detroit Convention.
Prof 0rton Explains the Vassar 0ol-
lego System,
Prof. Hosmer, Of Missouri, Speaks Of
Practical Coeducation.
DR.. Clarke's Address on the Brain
and Sex.
It Is Another Blow, CrMelly Hard,
Mt EVomnn's Equality.
Graduating Exercises Of tho Woman's
Prof. Hosmer, Of Missouri, Speaks Of
Practical C0education.
DR.. CIarke's Address on the Brain
and Sex.
It Is Another Blow, CrNelly Hard,
Mt Womnn's Equality.
Graduating Exercises Of tho Woman'a
Department at 0berlln.

Department at 0berlln.
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CoNvEN-
TION.
Special Dispatch to Tho Ckitaao Tribune.
TIE NATIONAL uN1vEns1TY SCHEME.
DETROIT, Mich. Aug. 6.-To-day's soaaion Of
tllo Educational Convention commenced With
tho continuation OF tho discussion Of President
Whites paper OF yesterday. Mr.. 1Ian,1noni1, Of
Massachusetts opposed tho National University
sohcmo. while President Wallace, Of Monmouth
College, Illinois, a,.stntuea tho views Of rresi-
dsnt White. .....
President Hays. Of Jefferson College, ponn-
sylyania, believed That National University
would DO also q fitting lload Of tho American
public school system.
President Whito, Of Cornell, closed tho Discus
Biou in short mud spirited speech, iu which,
after tpclai1ning suudry attacks Oh special iu-
stitutions imputed to him, ho declared that
the system OF snaall and donominationul
oulogca WAS bad Que, and ought 10 Do
abandoned for large universities. Truo uni
yorHity education cnunot bo obtuinod At these
colleges. It includes far moro than they can
give aud university education Is becoming es-
acnta to s,,ccess in nthe compotition Of the higher
walks Of lifo; TINT oducation must now Include
elaborate training for SUCCESS iii scientific aud
industrial pursuits. aa well as excellence III
classical education. III concluding, he dwelt up
on thiB last polut at length. and urged that all
loading institutions should possess well-equippea
Industrial departments. Tho Industrial pursuits
are thus put uh o4Nlslty With the learned
pyolohsons. aud all classeb OF citizens will molo
willingly contribute to tho support OF such nni-
verbitios.
our SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Con. John Eaton, Superintendent OF the
National Bureau or Education, was then intro
u;,ecd, aud spoke btio1y upon America y high
standing on tho part OF lss Latloaal educational
'D'04'si1i ni, CLARKE on BRAIN AND SEN.
TIC following IL MI abstract OF tho addrehB
delivered by Dr. Edward X. Clarke, tho we'll
Known autAur Of Scx i'll Educatiou," OH "Ihe
Building Of u Brain:
TWO DUTIES
arc inrosetl upon our civilization. Two problems
presented to our educators. Yle duties first to
secure lAo rcrpot.,uon Of Tho race In America nn,
alHu Tho Erorlems arp. aEBt, to develop the ndl-
viual to the highest degree anu aeconaly, to obtain
lnalldu mud our cdneaon must give both the highest
development Of the individual at sle ptrpotuaton Of
torce lint theso two results urn Impossible, because
ihs Iiglcst screral ,esylolment hs!ng maids at tho
sssriIxc. % The individuals whose braias attaIn
such supposed ,nagnfleent proportion Inl quality.
ot ,s u 1er nut ssV q o t. ont S tic fcy % Of ae sate
ent. s referred TO only for the parpose Of salling
attention to physiological error that has already been
crts s 1Dos pernirious Influence III uur common and
high achoo!s sz the crror Of exclusively developing
fgnoing W ,.u rrst Escry rys.olosa Snows That oic-
sdc development IS possis!e, mil n'sy bs art!acaly
pIutto bis runacl, md tho scnsualis. his power ut
tic cxEento Of tho brain; Anl conversely, tho brain
III 1,1G
may TO carried 80 far, BY dwal ln tEore cGs Ut ihe
organization, to produce what physio!os; calls mon
IL, mollBt.rscs, whicl, by Il leuctcrnt law Of Ma
tire, cannot perpetuate themselves.
world I ay ' havs ~, s"sse from tie a abuorna to a.
Cralal development Of bolne, who, Ike Dyrou NApo
leon, and Lyo, hare coni clle thu worlds attention,
wo inuy g1chs, but never know. Shaksruaros
brain probably crowned systcnl nus body
tist r4eacnscd very little inhsrNoutous growth.
.rans rulu ihu world ast tho Individual. Il. pral
ieM OF the ago which educators ~ aulve With all
tho sht tha sxpfriense aided By lhysiology au r.
Of the uteraiE given to work with. Tie demand Of
roH MEN AND WOMEN nUri.
Fortunately, tho necessity Of answering this demand
admits of ,.u dispute. Tho best Itssiule brain Is
sch " tlio dviio ailu1lco lawcel tiu sexes tl ii ii
Impossible to produce tho bea lpssibla brain for
os es e ss1 rs 's 1 81 u na
turc.-tho ucr-depentlenca OF the scxes, by Which
Tho adfanco Of one ~ CONTINGENT lon tue aayaiea Of
foulinino brnn n.nta to walt nn Zach othrr, who to-
goher unlock the sccreta OF Tho nuisorse.-is ul
miraby expressed BY Eeraon IN a,sguage that Il
full OF Ill, aloogicai trutl. AZ Of poetic beauty:
FIRM H. u, ;.. !.t1 = n!na4 nothnE EslasrG;. ht1,sn;
IL 9iaa ID It, sTs.s ad + s asexns esfaas asts"as" sa
livery nook nj nature th1ul4i;
Esss .4s .hs eass otss ilsss Ssss sacf :ss 1"f''
Hut tho or9Dna, whoeo Normal growth and evolution
wo,ue, Consequently their brains. though snko in
nirrostopc structure, have infused into them differ
so n taay sox would bo
myth; men md wo,"en would hs i&+ni!eal; and It
would le fully to diaeusa tho relation Of Sex 10 sues-
tion.
THE DuILn1Sd or 4 n1sAIH.-
lis is to.tays aoea! rroL!en a,.s teachers arc
uli other problems vii! be eaaily disposed Of; for
human hra,', y TIE last tho hihcs "tile co,4ui,-
Il csn,ot ba ae, except a. o crown, ii tic ioss oi
the body, and to largc oxtcnt out OF tho rcst Of tho
body ~ nesf'sS Grla % 9Ses ssawi!s ~ tu,pesfeet
pnly to the aud beauty Ut tin ,rt ho put il ill., but
must bu built III coAneoon with hu huiltuH of tIlu
resi- uf the body, remembering constantly tlat TIC lin
pcrcutsons Of tic latter reflect themselves urou tho
In ono scuso tue proceaH Of braan-pnilllngs ss
ALIKH rUn THE TWO sExEa;
In another 1t ia different. II IL tho aame for
possib.o hrnn, ny means Of uppEoIsiata brain sser
isr, including ceFebrataOn, ont Of the underlying or
ya1,ixntion IL a!ilo ~ tho two seaes.
Ii IL different for tho two, ~ 50 far aa there arc any
iilat ars not III the structure Of tbs utuE. Provided
tlu organization OF both sexes y normal mud ~ .heil
lansn, nSrmay rSrfoE aa e sas @ s4ft H. 81 y srl A.
methods Of education render abnormal ny lar of tlg
body, latcrforo win any tane.', thers wv not
Ita f,I,rll, Gt tho brain will suffer, Just III proper
lion to thei'port!se 1t tua "reuns diaurbe und 'ht
amount Vi the &llstUriElnep.
AFrlf1r}kIaTE Hf8TEN