New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-07

the Ohio state Central Normal School presented paper
upon "what Constitutes Consistent Course OF STUDY
for State Normal Schoos" In which he presented the
following:
PROFESSIONAL COURSE or STUDY FOR NORMAL
SCHOOLS
First Year Tor tsrm).
The STUDY MAN 49,,
Firt Term Ills Phystcdl Misunderstanding practlcal
anatomy phv siOioZy and hygiene. physical conditions
and Of youth they relate to childhood YOUTH
Second Term His Moral Nahre-The study Of the
emotions, will. and conscience their laws OF youth ana
he nj o. them.
Th,rd Term. His Intellectual NdtTe-Including the
logical faculties according 10 the Order OF
their growth. and the reatons deve opmont OF all the
faculties Of mind and body.
Second Year Tor TERM.
TIE STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE As A MEANS.
First Term. Natural History and PhySics-lncluding
for use in schools Use OF object lessons. objective
teaching. Common branches classified according to
Second Term. Language and MISUNDERSTANDING the
study the philosophy tanenaGe and language lessons
branches according TO value and use.
Third Term. Mathematics and their Apptieattons-fn
Guiding the philosophy or numbers aud numerical cal
cuations. classification all departments OF kuow-
edge with view to their arrangement In course OF
study.
THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF METHODS.
First Term. Organization Of SchooS-Including
scboOOuse architecture location Of buildings, and con
tracts school records attendance. etc. observation and
practice IN model schools
second Term Lpstruction-The philosophy OF study,
IT'S objects and Incentives. The methods of recitation
object and speoaIties. Practice III experimental
Tbird Term School Gorernn,ent-Tncludng the nature
OF government its special objects and applications.
These and discussions by teachers Criticisms on teach
Ing. Reviews and practice IN organization and teaching
Along with TINS We would nave all academic course as
indicated above.
The subject was discussed with much vlgor, but
definite action was taken upon it.
The subject before the Department OF Elementary
Instruction that Of Problems in the Management
OF Graded Schools and was opened by the Hon. T.. L.
,vbf J,nIo fpn
Schools The Department OF Snperintendence held no
session to-day and adjourned to await the arrival otthe
The evening session was well attended by citizens
well delegates, and occupied principally by an
address from Prot. William X. Abbott. Principal OF
Bellyile High School, Virginia, on tine Profession OF
Teacher" Committees were appointed as follows;
Whitman, Reising MINI, Iarkin Dqton, Boston Mass
Resoltlon-w. D. Henkle Ohio j. r. Json, south Carolina
Gates Akanas t. A. Charlton Wisconsin D. K Thompson
Hoao,ary ucuserJ W Bulsley New.York Geo. p. Beach,
Pennsylvania Edward Olney Michigan.
cour4, Of ''dy q High Se.oos-% T Harris M9ouri W F.
Php Minnesota Eli T. Tappan Ohio b. r. Tweei haSsachu
seh; Isaac Wellington, Michigan
Among the more prominent and important members
present beside those already named incidentally are
President A. d. White OF Cornell University, DR.. Clark
the author OF Sex IN EiucauOn;" exPresdent Wool
sey of Yale College, ]. Ormand Wilson, Superintendent
OF Schools Washington ID. c. President Farchild OF
the Michigan Agricultural College Prof. Norton s.
Townshend OF the Ohio Agricultural College, VIM. f.
Phelps, Principal OF the Minnesota Normal school,
wnona, Mimi r. CreeIy superintendent OF schools
schools, Council Bluffs Iowa; j. L. Packard superin-
tendent OF Schools, Chicago y X Thompson fLeedehJ
of the Nebraska Agricultural College Lincoln, NeD; j.
Anrd Superlnte ndent OF Schools, GLOUCESTER, Mass.
Alouzo AberDethy. SUPERINTENDENT OF Public Instruction
Of iowa: J. r. Jillson Superintendent Of Public In
struction OF south CarOnna: 4. R Benton
Chancellor of the Nebraska University; II.
Wi%n Of PaDc
Schools, Madison, Wis; james Cruk shank OF BL0okyn
En- IHPPa5p Pessfn al v E oney Of weston
Wood County. ONO: b. G. Northrop OF Ne"-Hayen:
., 4 New
more; d. G.. b. COnnerly, Birmingham, Ala; ProI u. a
woodward Selma, Ala; o. H. Riggs, SAT- Lake super
intendent OF schools for Utah. the Hon. D. l. Wicker
sham Superintendent Of Schools for Pennsylvania; W:
r. Abbott OF Bellville. Va r. Edwards. President of
State Normal School, Illinois, john W. iOyt OF Madison,
WIS; john j. Anderson, Historian, or New-fork; W. y
Holman. Milwaukee; John Hancock, Cinelnnat; j.
George fodgins, superintendent of Il iucaon Depart
meut for Province OF Ontario; j. C. GreenOugh Prin-
cipal of Rhode Island Normal school; W d. HenkIe OF
salem, ONO: T.. T. HOyt OF Columbus. ono; w l. mar
rs Superintendent of Public schools or ST. Louis MO-
Adoph Dona of Newark, y. j.; James orion OF Vassar
College, \. T.
THE SECOND DAYS PRoCEEDINGs-A VIGOROUS
ATTACK on THE POLICY OF ESTABLISHING DE-
NoMlNATIoNAL COLLEGES BY PRESIDENT WHITE
or CoRNEIL-rHE BUSINESS IN THE SEVERAL
DEPARTMENTS.
DETROIT Aug. 5.-The second days session
OF the Educational Association began at a. IN. por
ton OF very able paper by President Porter OF Yale
College was read by Prof Thatcher of Iowa The reading
was suspended to take up the topic OF the day,
and President A. ID. White Of Cornell University read
long striking paper on national university Ia fu
abstract OF which is given elsewherel. He was followed
on the same subject by Superncndents Hancock OF Cn
cinnati and Harris OF ST. Louis. The fore
noon was occupied by these addresses, and
the subject was made special one LOT
tomorrow morning President Whites paper was az
ressiye in its tone and considerably resented by
many officers OF the colleges which he attacked, and the
prospect Is that the discussion tomorrow VIII be very
lively.
In the afternoon Prof C. s. venable OF the University
Of Virginia read the Department OF Higher lnstruc-
ton a very interesting and able paper on the plan
OF the University of Virginia. The Hon. John p.
IIoyt OF Madison Wis, read long reply
10 the report or President Eliot, OF Harvard, made at
the last meeting of the Association at Ithaca against
the project Of a national university The following
officers OF the Department. were elected;
President, the Rev. George p. HAYS President OF
and jefferson College; vicePresdent, pr.
J. W. Andrews President OF Marietta COLLEGE secre-
tary Prof. c. ,. Venabe OF the University Oh virginia
In the Department OF Elementary Instruction Miss
II A. Keller OF Cleveland spoke upon the topic or Ian
cuage Lessons in Primary schools and tho topic was
further discussed by others present. DR.. ]. w Arm
strong OF the state Normal School at Fredonla ~ "
read paper Science in Elementary Schools
In the Department of SupeuntendeHee, the Hon. I.
w Harvey state superintendent Of Schools for OHIO.
read an able report the best plan for collecting ana
keeping educational statistics Tho following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, o. Wilson. Washington; VicePresident, A.
Abernethy Iowa; Secretary, x W. Stevenson CoIuni-
bus, ONO.
The section then adjourned until Thursday noon In
the Department OF Normal Schools Prof j. e. Gree nough
President OF the Normal School, Providence, K L. read
n paper on Training schools in connection with Normal
Schools, and Larkn Duton, Head Master of the Boston
CITY Normal School, presented another discussing the
question: What are Essentials OF Profession and
what is Necessary TO Entite our Normal Schools TO De
called Professionals" Tho following officers of the
Section were elected for the easuinc year:
President J. c. Greenough Rhode Island; Vice Presi-
deut j. s. Jones, Indiana Secretary, Z. f. r. Bellows,
Michigan.