New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-12
THE USryEa ,IrY CoNvooA1IoM
PAPERS READ YEsrRRDAy-THE MI rINos WELL
ATTENDED,.

PAPERS READ YEsrRRDAY-THE MEETINGS WELL
ATTENDED,.
ALBANY. July 1.-The second days meet
inc Of the University Convoeation was opened al III
o'clock to-day These conversations were estaoiisneo v,
the Of Regents In 1883 and held TO be OF great
service. They generally bring together people from al
par of che state this the meetings have been
attended by large audiences Tho first paper TO-DAY
was read by DR.. B. F. Lincoln. Of Reading. Penn. MS
subject being "CoIlece Sanitation" Principal o. u
lawyer o, Utica, read paper on tHe "Re9ents EXAM
nations" At the afternoon session the Following
oaoers were read: The Or1er OF study
in Natural Science" by Professor X ..
Bosworth. of wa'ertcwn: "Utiliv OF zooogical
Collections in Eduesuon," by DIR. william A. Conkhn, Oh
the Central Park Museum and the Apparatus see-
essary for Teaching science In Academies aho hHh
Schools" by Professor l. c. Cooley, OF Fsss~
College This paper prepared at the request OF the
Regents and win be printed and circulated with Pro-
,ssor GlImorcs paper on the Selection Of 30 ks for
Academy Libraries" which read yesterday. In
IN. evening Professor A. s. Bickmore, Of the Central
Park Museum OF Natural lstorg, real paper on sns
adopted In the museum for training teachers from the
In is address yesterday Chancellor Pierson said IN At
drIne the past twenty years the cost OF maintaining
the pubic SCHOOLS had increased from $4,goo0oo g
increased proporioustely pubic SC DOL system gas
approved by the people of the state geoeray IN me
yae the priyate aud ieinies tnierme-
date between these blic schools aud the colleges are
becoming gradually we ,ker and certainty dimplshng W
numDer Tue colleges. however, are showing consider.
able Improvement In twenty year, me number OF
nroessors nas Increased fro 125 To 3o2, ths students
frSm 1000 10 300. and the annual grahu.
atoms 4 ON $50 to 500 College progerty, u a aas
increased. In ten years, u3m 9lvVvo'ovso
70 20OoO.O0O The duty Of the Regents, no I'D.
was the perfectng OF the system OF eInoation. This
hey had cndeavord to do In every eoncriy lbe way 10
the yearly examinations To the preliminary exaipna-
ton held IN June last there were 223 academies Wnch
NeIa tn Sc exa mutations. they called Tor and re.
celyed about $50 different papers In The subjects OF
All fbnefic geography I'd grammar; wniie IN toe ad
vanced erapinaton the papers called Tor Ia algeora,
American history, physics. rdetlrio ana ReVnehy,
amounted 10 over $4,000. making the total numbor OF
preliminary and advanced papers Issued Tor single
II ,mina ION to ne over 10000 ..-.,. =.
ascertaIning attainment has proved acceptaoie so
genuine hat the law department, represented Dy tne
bighest court the state, actng WITH the autnot1V
conferred upon H. has established these cx,mlpsuons
IA urso rnory % the study of law having SELL oted
subjects which shall be necessary OF attainment peors
eneruQ o Legal prfessio. IL IL gratfying c Know,
he sail thai the work OF the Convocauon thus far has
not only been Commended generally. lat has met IN.
OF the aud uenbers OF the Board
o. Regents