The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-12
BROOKLYN NORMAL SCHOOL.

DELEGATION FROM THE BROOKLYN BOARD
or EDUCATION VISITS TIE NORMAL COLLEGE
IN THIS CITY SPEECHES By THE STATE So
PERINTENDENT AND OTHERS.
The Normal College was yesterday visited BY tho
State Superin tendent OF Public Instr uction number
OF city supsrntendents from various parts OF the
State and q delegation from the Board OF Education
Of Brooklyn, appointed for the purpose OF inspecting
the workings OF the Normal College this city with
view TO the adoption OF lis methods IN similar
Institution soon TO be established In Brooklyn. For
four years past the question Of discontinuing all
forms Of higher instruction In tho grammar school
and OF forming aud consolidating classes Tor Cd
ucaton in tho higher branches has been under con.
sideration by tho Brooklyn Board OF Education.
About month ago . decision was reached, and
It's result was the passage OF a resolution
auth orixing tho establishment oil q ''ccntrai
into the hands OF two standing committees
the COMMITTEE Studies and that on Tcacncrs-and
arrangements have boon made tor tho opening the
proposed school at tho beginning OF the fall term ia
september mex. suitable building in Court street,
near the CITY Hail. formerly used tor public purposes
from 800 to 500 pupils That would a very fair be-
ginning. though almost insignificant compared with
the colossal proportions OF tho Normal College at
Fourth avenue and Sixtyeighth street In this city
where the number OF pupils ut present reaches 800
ton representing the Of the Brooklyn
Board OF Education made VISIT TO tho college
ssi ssaf rc names ., ha
cnt Public schools; Felix Campbell, and john
y. Cuiyer. onaincer-in-chiei Of Prospect PARK.
they were Accompanies by Messrs Neil GlInour,
State Superintendent OF Public Instructions; Wnlam
Wood fresident OF the Boara OF Education OF this
city: Henry kldcle, Guy superintendent vi Puuho
Schools Benjamin w. Manerre, school Com ioncr
Lawson W. Fuller. cx.Schooi Commissioner; Andrew
Nom ian, superintendent oil PuDIc schools Utica
mssioners aud CITY superintcndents.
The visitors were conducted by President Hunter OF
the Normal College nrst To tho chapel whore the reg
usr opening exercises began AZ Linc O'Clock. There
the customary recatcns from fnvortc authors,
singing by tho LOO young ladies' aud the reading Of
scrplurs by President Wood. A speech OF fifteen
minutes length was then made BY State superintsnd-
Ing higher education oil both sexes ny the state gov
srumens and part'cuIariy Of tho necessity OF such
normal schools as that VI Now York city.
City Superintendent Field, OF Brooklyn, said that
he had gwen tho subject OF puolic high schools
necessity, aud hoped that tue proposed normal
school IN Brooklyn, though beginning IN a small way
might sono day equal In sioisscy and Importance Us
metropolitan predecessor and rival
CITY Superintendent McMiilan, vi Utica, In speaking
OF tile attempts made 20 iujurc the public scnooI
ten Of tho state unmarked that the Governor,
though he nad not struck tho roots, othors had
done had aimed blow It's head and would destroy
by decsp'tsion. hat all attempts TO ruin The sys-
ten would prove unavalnng 80 long as such men
iresidsnt Wood and the oIer gentlemen on tho plat
Tot couia raise thcir voices In Its defence.
superintendent Kudic. Of tnis city, said that no
thai The course Of instruction In tho ormal
College should DO confined 10 three years. The term
should be lengthcned.
fhe visitors we're then shown through the college
building by President Hunter, and witnessed the
methods OF teaching IN the Kindergarten and object
the practice OF teaching In the primary classes
81 undergraduate ana Instruction the classes OF
araSllg. geometry anu German some time Was also
sprnt "a watching the csiisthenic exercises Of tho
junior class.
ssortly bcicrs twelve O'Clock tho visitors left the
college and proceeded to Grammar senoo No. 20, in
Seventy. niih street.