New-York tribune., 1874-08-17
PENNSTLTANI4 STA1E TEICHERS 1850
CLIFTON

| ANNUAL MTETING AT SIuPPENsDUEG-PAPERS oN
COEDUCAIION OF TIE sEXEs AND OTHER -
TEgEsIING SUBJECTS.
lFRoM Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF rHE TRIBCNFl
SHIPPENsBURG, Penn Aug. l3.-Ihe Penn
syvana state Teachers ASSOCIATION held its 2ls annual
meeting in the chapel OF the Cumberland Valley state
Normal school IN this place, beginning on Tue 5ddy
morning the 18th iust and closing TINS evening About
80 teachers and educators from abroad were
IN Attendance Nearly all these were entertained
az tic Normal School building, thus afford
ing ample opportunity Tor social enjoy
mcut The Chapel generally well filed but never
crowded, the largest audience not exceeding so per
sons. The exercises were harmonious. but not very
spirited Eve persons. who were advertised to read
reports before the Association failed TO appear But the
unusual length Of OF the papers read and the eo
cutonary and musical exercises 50 filled up the TINE
that there wds but little opportunity to discuss the in
ler, S tins reports made.
very entertaining ana instructive paper on iuc1-
toual Antiques" was read by iward shippen esq, OF
Philadelphia T. J. Duncln OF Pittsburgh, and T. IL.
Magi, President Of s1atAmore College Pennsylvaua,
read papers on the "COcducaton of the Sexes Tuerc
was some rencc OF opinion on the SUBJECT but i1r
tie greater part OF the Association wert Ia favor of )nt
education DE- Hays, President OF Washington College,
sad that If there colleges open TO females hc
would be III favor aS.tatiI the Ic.Jn. BIt we
now have colleges FOR males ol.y, colleges FOR females
only and colleges where both sexes are educated alike
all could be acc0mmodated dn1 all ought TO be satisfied
without u> sting victory for either -le. OF course
Dr. Clark aud his A.tlc book figured largely Ia tue dis
cussiou.
j. W. saoemsber Of Philadelphia reld paper on
Vocal Culture ID or Plbc Schools" M which, after
very suggestive cxiriIum showing how all uowlei i-e
and culture become valuable, tIc scltrll su11C, was
treated as 10 importance from teachers point OF
vew as to faults of instruction, and as 10 rem-
cllcs Technical education presented D. d. q s1
Wood OF Pittsburgh. This paper, though very able,
was too long for such occasion. pa
uer on "Tuc Money Value Of Eiuca.iog. "
by Dr HAYS. Was Of the best reports
nyc.euted. IL was shown by numerous aud carefully
collected statistics tuat educated men succeed Ia lie
better than those who are ignorant; whether th.t
success be IN lawful or unlawful pursuits II va, q
camp,igu document addressed, MT 10 the highest part
OF mans nature. htt 10 part more easily Reached, cs-
pecaIly with the youus the Importance ot Literary
Cul'urc was treated ~ Prot. Nesdkc OF VI le.sv!r,
PENN and J. lucat!On Under the New Constitution ~
by Dr. J. r. M.cscrsAam. state superintendent.
The varied and entertaining exercises Of the closing
session were unusually successful ana well timed. TIE
President Geo j. LIckcy OF Pittsburgh. Icursd from
tle chair 10 winch the ncWly-9ected President, W. W
Woodruff Of Bucks'COUuty, was cOaiuc;ed with cOu-
siderable parade aud amid much mriIiment. IIu A-p-
citation adjourned 10 NEE, AZ Nkc,nArtcl lu August g.