New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-22
THE NEW EDUCATION.

MEETING OF THE STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AT
ALBANIAN INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESS BY rREsI-
DENT WHITE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.I
ALBANY, Jan. 21.-The State Agricultural
Society met at noon to-day in the Assembly Champer'
the President b. +. Angel in the chair l. L. HARRISON
Secretary, read the report Of the Executive Coumttes
detailing operations during the past year. ana snow
ing that receipts from the state Far last year
amounted s2S353 and the expenses TO seJS leaving
% $50 which, with the appropriation from the state VIII
he sufficient to meet the OF the coming FAR ne
report concludes with feeling reference to the death
OF the late Luther Tucker so long connected WIN the
Society Secretary aud Treasurer The Treasurers
report shows that total receipts of the Society Tor
the year were as 500 81 and the total Disbursements
su7l2 So The following officers were elected:
President Harris Lewis OF HerlKmer: Corresponding
Secretary Thomas H. Harrison OF 81; Ltwrence Record
ing Secretary, william H. Bogart OF CayuQa treasurer
Adm Thayer OF Rensselaer,; Executive Compute
saac J CSsEs o. EsGR ohe OF Agany
Geo. W. Hoffman OF Emira, Joseph Julland vi ING
mango, William ~ Holmes of Washington ROBERT .
Swan of Seneca.
The Society then adjourned TO this evening, when
President White OF Cornell University delivered a very
interesting and instructive address before The state Ag
ricultural Society in the Assembly Chamber HIS SUD
ject the Primary Importance and Vaiue OF ScIeh
title instruction in Schools and Colleges" Two
hundred years ago he said Of the greatest men OF
his age the Marquis OF Worcester, who had foretold
many OF the most important inventions and discoveries
OF the last 50 years. attempted in vain 10 Impress on ms
countrymcn the value OF what Is now termed " Inc
New Education" But for $50 years after his death the
two great Universities OF England continued
TO grind out the old scholastic product IN
the old way. Fifty years ago, however, small
band of men. impelled by the same ideas
a. the MARQUIS of Worcester established the University
OF London Being an unsectarian institution, 1t was
attacked by the churches and declared unsOund and
even goddess because 1t devoted too much time TO scen
fc studies. Thirty years ago the greatest man that
ever presided an American college, FRANCIS way
land urged the introduction the university under his
charge of the new education. but all in van lie and
his ideas, to use the words OF carlyle,
were tramped under foot by the jackasses OF his age
or as DR.. Wayand more moderately expressed ~, Be
was "nbbled TO death by ducks sun later MT
lawrence established scientific department IN
Harvard University. This was the hrst time tha'
science obtained foothod in any great university.
similar department aferward established at Yale
and the next great step forward was taken by the Uni
versity of Michigan where students OF applied science
were admitted to perfect equality with students OF the
LEANED professions
Rnt the browning victory was the act OF congress
giving for the establishment OF scientific schools IN
the various States The drst for this purpose was
vetoed by Buchanan, but 1t renewed and carried
through against all opposition by Senator Morrill, OF
Vermont, TO whose memory statue would De erected
in the future when all those who fought his Dill would
be forgotten The ultimate resus OK this act were meal
cuabe John stuart Mill, who stands prominent among
all mon who have stamped their ideas on the thought
VI age OF the opinion that the great danger OF
national education that would run in one groove
Thanks TO the variety educational purposes TO which
the Government donation mad been applied by the df
terent States, had escaped that danger Mr. Whlte
then explained the act OF Congress and detailed
the manner in which the fund had been ap
piled By the various States. He also corrected
INSTRUMENTATION which DR.. cCosh had fallen into in
his address at Enira last Summer in supposing the
donation was given solely to foster agriculture Nothing
could be further from the truth II not alone for
tho benefit OF agricultural science but for engineering
mechanic arts all industrial pursuits, and military dis
ciplne and all these purposes had 1t been applied.
The speaker here dwelt upon the rapidly increasing
Importance this country OF general scientific insruc'
ton with reference agriculture the greatest interest
OF ALL The time would come, and that not far distant,
when men obtain their subsistence in this country
from smaller areas laud than they cultivate anu
more knowledge and thought and science would be re-
CURED One great purpose OF instruction IN agriculture
was, stated by Gov. sey nour 10 Turn the uuc VI
American thought on that oiauch Oh lnuustIg'
In England the ann OF the citizen Is uitl-
am ,pears 10 be TO be able 10 retire country
10 the city, To correct this agriculture should DC ade
sna most remarkabe work of the last 100 years,
II will he that the science OF agriculture mar peeh
steadily pushed forward ana raSeh higher anu hshet'
Mr. Arnold OF Rochester lately sw0re before Tue intes
Eating Committee OF the Cornell University that the
papers read by the students OF that INSTITUTION had
already been OF more value this State than the
whole endowment the college. The same was true oil
the Sheffield Scientific school OF fals 1oiieSe.
although that school had never had single
Agricultural student. The speaker dwelt at length
uDon the primary value OF scientific education
in ia various branches and cited a large number
Of instances where immense capital had been sunk In
this country from lack Of scientific knowledge. The
great warfare OF the l9th century industrial war
fare England, France, and Germany this aud had
schools Of all kinds America must do the same thing
she Expects 10 keep pace with modern civilization They
had IN ide glorious beginning through the wisdom or
Congress The new educatiOn," as was derisiyey
termed few years ago had taken rm root and would
blossom and bear abundant fruit in the future Great
applause , L.. IAN a,
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ping the Country OF Trees