New-York tribune., 1885-07-10
Evans age fifteen. living at No. 1908 Deacon-st, shoe
herself in the head to-day, causing instant death.
THROUGH NEW. YORK STATE.
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
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SARATOGA, July 9.-There was a large at
tendance at the session OF the NewYork State Teachers
Association to-day in Congress Hall. O. w. Borden OF
Syracuse began the morning session by reading paper
|" Tho Teachers Commercial Value" The average
college graduate he said receives about $780, and II he
has special ability he will get $500 and possibly 81 900
year. Good scholarship and good character are In de-
mand Teachers must first be thoroughly equipped and
ready to make life work of teaching and then must de-
mand adequate compensation II teacher does not 70 :
ceve pay enough meet his and live decenty
he will lose the respect OF his scholars Women teachers
OF broad liberal education are In demand and
will command good salaries. There has been great
change In public sentiment within the past few
years. Character, courtesy, scholarship and train
ing pay, and there Is good time coming
for teachers who have q commercial value.
Superintendent Rugges OF Albany In discussing the
paper spoke of the OF tho system OF awarding
State certificates to teachers Of high grade OF training
and scholarship which begun by his predecessor
large number OF those who entered tho competition
were awarded certificates, which showed that there
large number of qualified teachers. These GER
tcates Of great value to the teacher In other
States as well as in this
Professor b. stowell. OF the Cortland Normal School,
read paper on instruction In physiology. lie advo-
OF the structure Of the body the growth of disease
and the various functions OF the body He described
the apparatus used by him as teacher OF physiology In
the Normal School
Teachers Institu,es-How Can They. be Made
More Efectvef' the subject OF paper
read by Principal Charles H. Nerril,
OF Franklin. That teachers institutes should be held
frequently that there should be more system In
the instruction and that the Instructor should he more
entertaining and less ddactc points OF the essay
The afternoon session opened by the reidlng OF
paper by superintendent Edward Smith OF Syracuse on
the supervision city schools. which followed by
paper the supervision of county schools by Commis-
sioner Edward Waite Of LansingDurg. Professor L. g.
Cooley. OF Vassar College, was To have presented an
essay Natural Science IN the Public Schools In
his absence Professor Lewis OF L0ckport spoke on the
subject. superintendent Beattie OF Troy arragncd the
OF examining and licensing teachers III scath-
ing address saying that he nad known teachers 10 be
licensed whose examination papers would not
reach average mark OF 40 per cent lie
was in favor OF holding examinations all over the
similar the Regents examinations the papers
be sealed and central board for Inspection
issuing OF certificate to the successful aDp-
cants. without this certificate he thonght that no
teacher should be licensed. There Is not supern-
tendcnt In this State" said he. who darcs TO get up
aud tell all he knows OF the powers that govern him
The evening session devoted to the necrOlogy or
the year and paper the public schools aud crimes
by superintendent BrockN OF the state Reformaory
"A Iulra.