New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
TO BENEFIT THE TEACHERS.
UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL EXTENSION.
THE SUBJECT ABLY DISCUSSED BY wELL.KNowA
EDUCATORS.

EDUCATORS.
a gathering of nearly two hundred teachers OF the
public schools held last evening Clsrks Ia West
Twenty third-st They from public schools OF
New-York, Brooklyn, Jersey CITY, II bOken and Newark
Tho meeting the first OF a series OF three winch
are 10 be held this winter % consider and discuss ho
work of university and school extension. Iho
design Of these meetings is to supplement anu
strengthen the university and school systems, and 70
advance the knowledge Of letters and science among
teachers.
After the dinner the guests assembled in the parior
where President seth Low, of Columbia College pre-
sided. Harvard, Princeton. Yale. Columbia, Corhen
and the College of the City Of New-York we're repre-
sented and there also present principals teachers
superintendent and school officials OF all the c'ue'
within twenty-five miles Of New-YOrk some
of the widely known guests were Pre''.
dent Eliot, of Harvard; Professor Boyesen' Oh
Columbia; Nicholas Murray Butler the Rev Dr. H. o.
Macarthur, Joseph c. Hendrix Of Brooklyn Mdyoi
Orestes Cleveland OF Jersey City Superintendent Johh
Jasper Of NewYork and Assistant Supernlenuo"'S
Calktns Goodwin and Hoffman, DR.. 5. }. Backus Sun
j. Stewart Walter B. Gunnison Elijah A. HoWianu'
John H. Haaren Matthew ]. Elgas George +. Hany'
W. A. Welsh, L. II. Cook, DR.. James CruikshanA'
J. II. Walsh, W. I. Vlyman, Jacob 5. Boyle d. l."
Gadds, superintendent A. b. Poland, OF jersey vi! >
W. IL. Barringer OF Newark; James NJ. Green A. -
Demarest, J. H. Evans.
Seth S. stewart, of Brooklyn, introduced anu
made a short statement explaining university eA'on,
sion work President Low, In taking the chair sai
that the meeting formed important epoch IN inc
effort to extend the usefulness Of the public sohooi'
of the country large number Of teachers "eic
unable TO avail themselves of the advantages OF inc
universities and the object of the university eAteh-
sion studies to give them these advantages II
was the first systematic endeavor in the direction Vi
extending school influence. The plan had peeh III
operation several years in England, and had been
success there. although Mr.. Low did not think II
followed that the English method would be suoces"i
in this country The population here was less dense
and the distances greater. There would be many ~"
difficulties 10 contend with, anu NV
work would have 10 be followed out on I1H
lines, and without fear Of varying from the EnsNSH
President Eliot of the same opinion as Mr. Low
with regard to following the Lngish melIot I nubc
schools he said, we've in common, put ther Wolh 49,
on widely different lines Inc meaning oil LIZ n0nid
ment was that there much in which Dolh Cout"
participate The universities -oday suppled he a.
est officers Of the public schools Ihls Wa tc Ted
he said in Massachusetts. ana ne thought II ap tpn
also in New ork, but he thought thai norma! e a
had proven failure In suppyng Ihe hIgnes, bm he
Of the public schools lie sald this WIN trs,, Fcoe
dd think that there was but ono: me EcoI I,
normal in France that was doing satisfactory vo
i'm mi. direction In Boston Or. Eliot sald EOuHr
man from Harvard had been made the director Of the
study of modern languages IN an me pup% er inn
of that city If the study Of history ana olhtI i,,
rorauf subjects were directed I'm the same manner IN
Ncw-York schools, by the best qualified tcacneIs' he
tboucbt il would be 10 their advantage The la-'
fifteen yca he said had seen complete cnanSg The
the reaching Of English In the puDlc schoos tn dmo
;n,,rovemeni I'm This and other methods came rom
he college and university and these influences
would be permanent. The advantages to De derN S
were thar the teachers would receive the benefit OF
these influences. There were many capaDie men III
the universities willing TO devote their time TO 'eacnes
in this work. - . .,.A -, Ma
general discussion followed I'm which DR. Mac
Artbsr. Mr.. Hendrix. Chancellor P4etssH' McH'H
Dewey and others participated