The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-31
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Yesterdays Proceedings Of the State
School Commissioners.
MORAL VALUE OF EDUCATION
The Effect OF School Training in
Politics.

ALBANY March so. 1877.
Tho New York State Association Of School Commits
sioncrs City supcrntendents met this morning in
the High School Building
The opening exercises were dispensed with, and the
business OF the day commenced By Commissioner
Palmer offering the following
Resolved. That in tho opinion of this Convention the
Regents examin alton papers constitute proper standard
e % sss s
OF the code OF public instruction.
The resolution was lost.
THE BYLAwa
Superintendent Snow offered the following In regard
70 changing the bylaws:-
Resolved That section OF the bylaws Of this association
be amended SO Us to read Ms foilows:-
thereafter practicable such standing
% sS sr 0g n and "ssm 10 .ssn
sideraton At the next annual meeng The Corresponding
each member o. such Of his appointment and Of
Tho resolution, being seconded, was put and carried
unanimously.
superintendent Snow moved that some copies OF
bylaws be printed to accommodate members
Being seconded, the motion was put and carried.
AGE ADMISSION.
Superintendent Smiths resolution was thcn taken
from the table for discussion.
Superintendent David Beatte stated that no was not
in favor Of the law saying that child under should
not be allowed in the schools and delivered short and
telling argument In support Of his theory.
superintendent Snow was favor Of having chill
drsn In the school early as practicable; but tho
great fault that mothers would get them there too
young for educational purposes. The resolution he
understood, was to get correct
Commissioner Van Setback SAID that tho public
money was paid estimates Of city superintendents
1t ought to be done by actual count OF the children II
tho city superintendent can why cannot the commits
sioners tho rural DISTRICT He in favor Of
taking OF the health Of The children, and was
therefore, in favor Of the resolution; he believed that
children would be far advanced education in tho
end.
Superintendent Pugh stated that It said yester-
terday hat the health Of the children had TO be taken
care Of Hc wanted to know. IL the schoolhouse was
In IN unhealthy condition who could enforce that
etatementr tAafis 3.
Tho President stated the parents Of the children
could 60 there and demand II. On Mr.. Pugh asking
what would they do If their demand not compiled
with, the President said they could withdraw the
children.
REoRG AxIzArrox
Commissioner X. J. II. Speed, Of Tompkns stated
be in of receiving and ENDORSING report
Of The Committee on Reorganza and offered the
following resolution
Resolved That the Of the Committee Roorgan
On s Of he
TO the Legislature for It's considera
Comm ssioner Andrews moved amendment
that the State Superintendent and President of the
New York State Association OF School Commissioners
and CITY Superncndents compose Two of tho commit
tee, and the Chair appoint tho other ,hrcc Carried.
The resolution as amended being seconded, was put
and carried.
Tho Chair announced that the committee were tho
State superintendent. A. J. Mcmillan, Commissioners
AOrehouse Speed and Andrews.
COURSE
Professor Johonnot offered the iollowing:-
Resolved That grades schools topical recitaous
lint
part the regular course of study.
The resolution adopted. The President, in
short address, said the enemies Of public schools
ought 10 sirikc at the very heart OF the system at
once II they wanted TO Destroy It, and not op of
high school hcre and there He IN favor of the
system as II was, and would DO.
MORAL VALUE OF THE SCHOOLS.
Mr.. A. a. Kcycs delivered tho following address:
MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN CONVENTION
lew brei mynths .so we Joined in celebrating with
the BY s Of the
almost every conceivable strain during period OF
IN IT'S suits had brous u.s. nation from seneod
n
the earth n es WAS "a our Judgment an experiment. no
during Soundaries on
gsssn 70 ocean ana svem into the region Of
win industrious and, indeed tho desert 10
foreign ~ resons and "a successfully from
s'ssa That ,rH:'lv people PIE
experiment but absolute Congratulations
words and enc
tho rmnes and indestructiby system Of govern
Kepl bile than in punishment pride our nsttu.
tions were once more Pa to the scvorcs kind Of cs and
Le their masters need recall yonr minds tho
frougSoat campaign party feeling had run high and
e. Its close tho result the first time history
Insisted 1s,
sSi spn
ion rs to tho honest result and without their
termination Of the question The constitution and laws
problem But men their opportunity and endcavorod
t. fan the smCderns ombes Of passion and nate into
brother against brother and father against son For
~Ish would surely have devastated country
w sns %se se soud have v ended only IN the
r@es doctrine Of government by the
sns TO-
sP sSs
women whom education had taken forever from the
the banner OF law. order and tranquility We
'r nSs ike d
Of Mexico with an unedusatcd class Ike the
The people to
than Of nature compeiled tSeir
sSs
No~ the a
ously by the common schools.
The fact has been frequently and lately demon
strated that the people is essential
the welfare of full free statement and the prosperity
free government that IL is scarcely necessary this
sion and before such audience this to
70 prove ina, . schools have ght
autan them. II We are to place value upon the
mony Of past generations and of the wisest of these
generations we shall continue to sustain and
the system selnshness higher motive, would dictate
this policy for while education entirely
commission of crimes aud misdemeanors. II most
certainly does make Of less
renee. Opposition TO ths public school proceeds
mainly from OF churchmen whodcnounce our schools
Goddess. minded property
holders who having children educate wish 70 DO
loved Of the burden Of taxgton which maintenance OF
the system necessarily imposes upon them The FIRST
profess their Willingness to educate their children
their way and ask that tho public finds BIO d.
vidcd in such that their local aud parochial
schoos receive proportionafe share They argue
that is unjust to them for tho support or public
shoos whom conscientously patronxo them
But with equal the Quaker might That IL Is
nsl 20 tax him for maintenance Of the OF
organized police forcc lie Is ously
posed 70 and violence could the professions OF this