New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-18
AND OPINION.
FOR A GREAT EDUCATOR.
APPEAL FOR RELIEF FUND FIR HENRY BAR

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
It,. 1,r ,,.nee ar. nScparably connected with early
,,,orc,n rcd.coey Horace Mann and Henry Barnard
refore these men there was nothing OF scIenthc I'M
rortance in American school worh' except d IL was
connected with Church work Horace Manns lie i
ended Henry barnard is with u.s. an Ola man. i"ii Vi
bonors After graduating at Yale lie s'Idled law li'
New York where. in ESQ. ne was member vi u"
educational convention held In this cty-;he first il
nj, our,rv for the promotion Of higher education.
-, ATTAIN returning 10 his native town he was elected
mcmbcr of the Legislature. where he tc'anc chair'
man NJ the Committee on Education, ana inahehfdt"d
, movement that eliminated III the organization o'
tho state school system Of Connecticut ana the e'
,,l-hmen Of the state Normal SCHOOL 'ic 'r'' Oh IL
kind in this country. Afer ms hr served ~ Se're
,,rr of the state roard Of Education, State Snpern
,, -, pnhIic instruction OF Rhode Island and
,,o;,,a, 80 rho STATE Normal school at w-Bralt.
n,rn,, these years he began the poncatlon OF l"c
American Journal Of Edncaton.' IL was pianne" anu
continued on most liberal scaic ior ''ir'N YEARS.
These Lullv ANIMAL volumes nave IN 'hcn more SCHOOL
discussion and invaluable educational h'er'tfc-hnS
fish and forcign-than any Similar pupica'ion J" INC
nitorv If civilization This work alone Is WORTHY the
-, . ufo,i,ro DR. barnard became chancellor
. . r,iversltv of Wisconsin, and as much a any one
,, .,,s tonc and direction to the formation OF the
sclools OF that state. After ms ne hDoi'"' hnohs
others 10 establish the National hnfeau OF
and ,c,,mc the first United states Commissioner oI
Education.
A. fine beginning Of his public life he Inherited an
, ,r,,,e , mart Of which he spent In perfcctng
bi education abroad as well as at home How mas 'ho
,e, Here Is the sad part OF the story. for II has
al ,,,. ard more His old home i sold. and he
* heavily cncumbcred with debt The money ~
ceivcf fon his Journal ana ms s1larcs mas h''''
hcen AZ any time sufficient 10 meet Ms expenses lie
,as ~, hccn INST Ever. but always a thorough stu
.fxtca h..fr- aft lo
dent year after year spending SN'ech ""'s '" INV
,on,v four among his books. and bnsy with BIS pen.
x,. ho ,as the cad realities OF poverty before him. In
,,,v.,. Letter which ! have the llbcyty Of quoting
sdrcs.ea tn the Hon william r. Harris. United states
issoncr OF Education. under the date vi the i''
- v.r,h liza wro,e: am worried almost 10 death by
my pecupIary ianglcmcnts nave di-p"sed "i s''o
homestead except the house and every dollar Is alb
.o,led In Indebtedness. leaving still many lnbiIlucS -
he met. and here am helpless Mr. Nor'hchn '~'''o
ros,o-,,v I'm the matter Of some State movement
orlsiustluc with him. was obiGhed to say th't II
il were well when done. II were well done quickly ~
fear II might prove fatal Ny Only Sc,v rl i,o| t,riv
ontlive wife. painful snfe,cr 81 nS1S roc,hn.
ycar,' continuance Mr N"r,hcmu sA'' cnm,I nol
about going 10 Boston ana PNNldch'' i'a al .i,',
INF Object II you do not get response 10 come, ~,
where worked for nine year, ~ ~ anu r rc -
spending all NY salary Ia my WORK. """' ''' 00 ~
peS TSG. paiIetlc DR. Harris writes rs: II wond
lie well t. forward funds IN im a, soon ~ .".,. =,
I'D 80 cheer w his heart and aid IN his recovery. 1t
j. worry over financial dilucuIlic' lH'l ! "'..'- ~
God man something should lie donr Al "'r
49,, t,e University school 81 Pedagogy has give"
, Zoo and has $50 NOR. subscribed. The icsci'f'
~ mis- country could easily raise $1,000 Nnn'n
month and nobody feel IL. IN, !, lne pan ~,
each school arrang,. barnard exercise t~'- 49,
tn rollericd and arranged A. 10 ffIi 'n'''uu,'
IA 'V',,,stlnc tory, PARENTS be invited and ~
.s,ls II ihi- good man presented 20 th"n, II WI n'
a., ea.y matter for each teacher 10 riise ~ very -
rae"f, tb'r.aud teachers will rad tc> lin"' 9rln
~. trrinunc Il a new week. II each 81 them sHV'i
a, oure arrange for the cOmmcmor2'ipi oi h''"'',
Ssv within iws weeks the work would BE- d''r. AN,
sSo nOo sent T. our veteran c~iurf'r. nj M,"''
rciee the r,-et II hi, DAYS. and leave "u'' i'' ~
,.nn,tent upnu HIN when lc pass, aN ~. u
i. To- ic done A. all. Il will lc well . a. " qI.Ht
u..d al md. 10 me Hon. william !. liATis hi''1
s,arc, Comrni.-iDner Of Ednca lion Wi,.,nsi9r' -:
University Of the Ci'y Of New J. F" Ap'i L. l7"0