New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-09
DISCUSSING EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION
OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS AND
srrpERINTFNDENTS.

OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS AND
sUPERINTENDENTs.
School commissioners and superintendent from all
pars Of the state assembled in the room Oh
the Museum of Natural History yesterday The at
tendance at the opening of the thirtyfourth annai
meeting OF the State Association was sad 10 Nv oho
of the largest In its history The president schooi
Commissioner James l.. Lusk, OF Binghamtoh' opcneu
ne meeting with few remarks Among those pres
emit we're Morris X Jessup, president OF the Museum
Dr. A. S. Dra7~r, State superintendent OF SCHOOLS
John Jasper City superintendent; William Wcsfail'
Professor A. s Bickmorc, A. p. Chaplin William r"
sheldon Charles f. Gorton, ii. Allen 1enncy, l." w.
wswcIl y j. Wilson, +. W. Knapp, NJ. f. Sa'aSo'
william : Milne, l. W. Barrett, Arthur Iooper'
George II. Bait s. S. Surdam, George GRIMM, 'onn
ID Scott. d. ! :orrison, J. J. Callahan, W. r. An
dcson John ourran, f. c. Douglas, George fen'on'
Henry r. Sanford, J. H. Stout, A. f. BabcocK' Il" H.
Uigbce J. A. Greene, ". G. Cushman, Newton o"eot'
r. ~ Dowd, ". A. Baldwin G. W. Barbur' D. W.
Maxson L. L. Morse, Mrs Ida l.. Grfin' r. ~
Miller A. Lamout, D. Heating, C. f. Hawkins FRANK
Wade. H. W. Childs and W. II. whitney
Commissioner Lusk introduced State superintendent
Draper who made the opening address. HIS re-
marks were devoted the leading topics OF interest
in school affairs OF the State At the ontset ne pa1
b,cb commitment TO the Museum Of Natural History
and TO the results accomplished by 1t through inc
series of lectures TO cachers which were established ps
Mr. Bickmore These lectures were begun for the teach-
er ~ York chools but their influence extended so
tina. the lectures nd the illustrations furnished
10 the normal SCHOOLS of the State and WITHIN INC
last wear TO the school Institutes OF the state-more
than 100 These institutes are Of the greatest I'M
nortance Mr. Draper continued. reaching as they do
all tho teachers OF the State and those ILLUSTRATED iec
urcs by which they are presented, with all INC great
natural features Of NewYork state, from the sea 10
Niagara its rivers and mountains its trumphs In
engineering skill, and the great public monuments ana
buildings ch make Ncw-York imperial are Oh
themselves an Did source of value
Superintendent Draper took a conservative view OF
manual training and its introduction In the puohc
schools 1t was, he thought, Of un1uestonable utir-
tartan value but not enough to justify the establish
mcnt Of a carpcnershOp in every common schooL
While others were trying these methods. he believed
that the state schools should do what they could TO
train the e by free hand and mechanical drawing
He urge he establishment Of school libraries by tho
State York he said, tho first State OF The
Union 10 1920. appropriate money for this pur-
nose The diversion the money and the lack OF
proper supervision Rad occn the two things Whch
overthrow the school library system OF forty years aso
The state should encourage the maintenance IN iocal
ties of public lltrans distinct from schooi lDid
rtes bv generous appropriations. Although the school
libraries hal dwndlcd Of late years, their inhuehce
Mr. Draper idco, had bcgn most benehcenf.
suneririaf N, Drapcrs address was followed with
questions aoc discussions, and the association 'hen
sdtou ned IN a. luncheon which was prepared In the
Mnsm. In the afternoo7 President Lusk presented
the subject 4 .sa~ Ala and Inspection OF Parochla'
schools hi. SO followed with discussion. Dr.
II FRI h. = t hester read paper on " Form
study and rawif the Public schools ana super
tn,endent rvios tort. y of sing Sing, opened me
iiscuesion ,, - ton, The closing ST" - W"
be held to -i.rtow, h~g. 1ing at 10 A. m