New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-30
THE Observation-Disclosures IEACHERS
OPENING OF THE ANNUAL CoNyENTIoN-ADDBEssES
BY MEssRs. KELLER AND KLA1RoTH, MAYoY ELY


OPENING OF THE ANNUAL coNvENTIoN-ADDREssEs
BY MEssRs. KELLER AND KLAIRoTH, MAYoY ELY
AND OTHERS
The ninth annual convention of the Ger
man-American Teachers Association was opened last
evening at the Turn Hail. in East Fourth-st, ana morn
ing; and evening sessions VIII be held day
through the week until Friday. when Vlsits VIII
be made the public institutions OF the city. Ihe con-
ventons OF the association have been held heretofore In
Western Cities with exception when the members
gathered at Hoboken The association, having Tor s
object the introduction OF the German Kindergarten ana
vokschule system OF instruction, so far as practcap
into the American schools, has received mucn
encouragement from commandments anu
is steadily growing in numbers. ha-
iority OF the delegates, 165 in number, arc from
Western Cities and nearly onehalf of them are LADIES'
Among those present ]. Keller. Of HoDoAen'
president of the association; School Director
H. schuricht, of Newark; School superinten-
dent Klemm, Of Cleveland; W. n. Hailnahn'
OF Milwaukee; Mr.. Mas Of Cincinnati; A.
schneck OF Detroit and " scheer and Carl sehoenrich'
both vIceprincipas of EngishGerman pubc schools IN
Baltimore. OF which there are five IN n0urlsDng con-
dition Thirty cent OF the pupils III two or three Vi
the Baltimore schools are of American parentsge .n
The Turn Hall was well filled last evening with
delegates In Attendance on the opening ses-
sion German and American nags Gecopa, t do sue
in and out of season, filled the ar WIN
music; Mayor Ely aud School superintendent kldde
Of the central committee welcomed the delegates TO
what he hoped would prove earnest ana pr0ntaUle
session. IL had been urged against the assoeiaOn th
10 undertaking work pielu1lclal ~
the school SYSTEM and was laDorlng TOT specc
German results. on the contrary, the aim was not 10
make German children Germans but to make them
Americans thought and spirit. There was no connlct
between these schools and the common schools; they
were both striving for the object the moral and IN
tellectua culture OF rising generations, ana tner only
wish was that the common aim might be obtained.
Albert Kamroth, chairman OF the local committee IN
welcoming said that in educational mat
benefits would result from the association OF Ger
dealism with AnglO-SaXOn realism. IL was 10 De
regretted that America education had more breadth
aud length than depth and substance. Diletantelsm
prevailed aud there lack or desrefor ana means Oh
obtaining instruction In special useful callings. he De-
lieyed that American teachers had mission TO
introduce those of the German educational sys
TEN which calculated to eradicate these evils, and
In all their efforts their aim would be to promote seien-
tihc knowledge, moral Hyina ana republican tnOuBnt.
MAYOR Ely addressed few words OF welcome to the
delegates speaking OF his priue In the way IN
which our schools supported by our citi-
Zens, who in their generosity toward learning,
are not paralleled by any city In the world"
School superInt endent Riddle, IN adding TO the MAYORS
words OF welcome said there constant effort being
made 10 improve the school SYSTEM and the members OF
their deliberations would receive careful attention from
the citizens Of New-YOrk. The speaker complimented
the German nation for the progress 1t had made IN
science and general education .
At the O'Clock session this morning, In the Leder-
kranz Hall in Fourth.s west Of Third-ave, addresses
will delivered by W. Mueller, OF Cincinnati on The
Defects OF the American SCHOOL," by H. Schwicht, on
The History Of American Education" AT the afternoon
session. beginning at O'clock Mrs. Kraus-BOele VIII
read paper on the Kindergarten, and Mr. Kraus VIII
banquet and entertainment Will be given in the Turn
Hail.