New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-15
THE CROTON WATER SUPPLY.

Samuel McE1roy connected with the Department
of Pubic Works. was questioned yesterday ny ei
Water Supply Commit ties rel tive to the proposcu
dam and aqupdnct. He thought 1T would DC inolo
economical and just as affective to repair anu emf
large the present aqueduct BY raising tne psnonIy
croton dam six OF seven feet Su nppl
of 200.000,000 gallons per Gay II WIS
be hal. For the pre- ent he thougne , ~ MI
cheaper get water from the CIotoh VA from
AT ter that it would be necessary To get "aV'i '
tn. RamapO watershed in New-Jersey' ,,,;.or
W. B. Hutton chief engineer OF tne Wh WASN'T Rnt
squeduct during its cons rIci h Rad eTaWined in
France and SPAN He thougnt thar solid ground
cutting would be just as durable and more econo'n-
| cal than the proposed system OF tuhuenhe. ~
Isaac Newton, civil engineer OF The CToton aque-
dncr sent the COMMITTEE his reply to tn questions
asked by Henry Newton on 'nJ par f I'll tbc Pub c
Works Department show that the maximum now OF
Croton water through the aqueduct has been
103 900 900 gallons, and the aqueduct was injured
Inv fhe str in on it, At the pr sent time the aque-
duct is delivering nearer OOO0O 600 gallons gay
than 95OOO,Oo0, 1t WIS true that the water IN
of six inches to the mile how'd faster
than that in the Croton aqueduet with
"" descent Of thirteen inches to the mile New
York receives the benefit OF all the water that Is
bro ght down to High Bridge.
tnre TO extend the time for its investigation TO
March 10.
THE NORMAL COLLEGE ANNIVERSARY.
The Normal College celebrated the thlrteentn
anniversary of ITS birth yesterday. Inc presiueuu
of the senior class MISS ilckok, presented to tnc
college on behalf of that class steel engIaNihg
representing he presentlhg oi the petition Oh elo
lus Climber 10 (RSar and q copy oil Dante - ihleIho'
illustrated by Dorc The secretary OF the CLASS pro
sented the class urn containing the history VI um9
college for the gear To the junior Grass W ~
bV them untll they III turn pass III 10 'ncH e"oO0'
sors. An original poem wa lead ~ MISS u .P
William Wood. chairman OF tne CohthitIo W
Normal Colleges ske ched the history oi tno uo'.
Thara M " m
fourteen hundred names. the average dailH altehIi
ance being about thirteen hundred ana IIty' III
addition to this there are about Twelve huuuicu
nnnils in the framing school The college has as
MANY pupils as 1t can well accommodate. ana ehoulu
the applications for admission increase the percent
age which an applicant Is ehlilleu " "ui''ioi
will have to he raised. .e ,,o
President Thomas Hunter made Driel address,:
tie said that the enemles ol the coTge "oio ,"t
mauy bu, thev had facilities for making gieaV
deal of noise The great mass OF people VINO haH "
work for a LIVING. and for whose benent the puo'C
school system was founded appreciated inc tt,ed
the college, and shonld 1t be seriously h'achT ~
they would make Themselves both hearh anu Iet W
It's favor The education of tbs masses was q 'hIt,
ter of prime importance anu scnoo system V"',u
not rise above the level Of the ability OF lts
teachers 1t Just as important TO nave ,rd.heu
teachers was TO have trained lawyers or GoruS
In conversation subsequently PRESIDENT huhtfr
said that the college had graduated since IL was
founded about $500 young women. VI tuat NUN
public schools. The college has constant calIs ron
other cit les and States aud even from foreign cOun-
tries for graduates of the college
What is the method OF instruction in the tram
ing school y
"A general lesson is given every morning TO class
of small children by expert teacher III me ptes-
ence OF the pupil-teachers, who are obliged 10 axe
notes and charge their memories with what they
opsider good points III the work. The pupI-teacntrs
are called upon to express tdeir views ana Iesu
aloud sucl notes as they may nave taken 9ut!ns
the lesson, Later on. far as ~ practcaOle' Iue
pupil-teachers in turn give Lessons IN the lecture
r ON In the presence of a crtictoacher subject 10
btt,J u,,1
dnrtive or DEVELOPMENT system is used both IN the
training school ana in the college, and ao far as
practicable text houks are discarded. Every othtr
aim Is snbC rdiuated to that OF turning out az nearly
a. NAV he perfect teachers and our system oil train
ing IL as near perfect the present condition OF tine
science OF pedagoges will admit"