New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-09
MEETINGS OF EDUCATORS,
ADDRESSES BY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS All
SARATOGA
.uv AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION
AND THE NETWORK STATE 1EAOhEiN'
ASSOCIATION IN SESSION AT
THE SPRINGS.

AND THE NEW YUM SAE'A--
ASSOCIATION IN SESSION AT
THE SPRINGS.
FRY TELEGRAPH THE rEIeuNE-i
s.r,.cra JuIv s-Thc American Institute Vi III
structlon began it's session with muSicAi anu ~
.w.r,Js.s nraver being offered by the Rev. James
- =, Oratnga sp4nes some brief remarks III
A., na,nre Of greeting made by President 9c''
Low ot Columbia College. Gilmer T. fI"'I' -
Nuskegon Mich recently superintendent oi so"''
az Wevpouth Mass made an able address on woman
"a An Educator" He paid glowing u4Ouo
,suals educators, who comprise two-thirds OF the
,eaches IN the United States. She is naturally, he
.sA better educator and possesses the grand dblty
4. ,m,at knowledge She has the special faculty OF
being able do the right thing in the right way anu
AT the right time. Woman's call TO teach IS pao Vi
her omanhood and she is taking most dlsuhguisheu
place in the administration Of human affairs. lie
criticised the programme OF tho NewlorA s'ate
Teachers Association because no wOman's name ap
peared upon II.
Mrs. Mary a. Livermore, Of Boston. was greeted
with hearty applause she assembled the platform
IN response to q call from President lttlehed. she
agreed perfectly with the remarks OF the previous
speaker and criticised those men who abandoned INC
paths Of education for what they called the gredU
prizes, of politics and other professions. Mrs Liver
moro favored co education, which she believed Wouu
prove a solution 10 Of the greatest problems OF
the day. The address Of President G.. STANLEY lial
Of Clark University, Worcester Mass on a Plea for
Studying European Systems Of Education" was pre-
scented, and followed by a discussion which was
opened by Professor c. c. Rounds principal Of the
state Normal School at Plymouth, y. H.
This evening President Raymond OF Wesleyan Uni
versity, delivered lecture upon The scholarly
Spirit" aud the discussion that followed led by
James w. Patterson, the New Iampshir state superin
tendent Of Public Instruction. Tie exercises OF the
morning evening sessions SnprScd with
songs by the Temple Quartet and the Ladies' schubert
Quartet OF Boston, and with Evolutionary selections by
members Of the institute.
At the annual meeting of the Ncw-Yorh State
Teachers Association held here this evening Andrew
S. Draper, superintendent OF Public Instruction, de
nvered address the origin and development Of
the New-York common school system. The common
history OF New-Iork Enthusiastically shows, he argued,
that widespread intelligence among her people was not
manifest until the state placed common schools within
distance of every home, and that from the
when this policy was well established her career has
practically unparalleled il the history Of states.
From this general proposition Mr.. Draper proceeded
trace the origin of school system, pointing ont
in the first place that indebted the Republic
in the Netherlands, rather than the Kingdom Of Great
Britain for The first aud essential principles OF the
free school system, and that the first importation
came by way OF the NaTTows at sandy Hook rather
than Cape Cod. Under the mistaken policy Of
ule RUE, SCHOOLS JhlSLlSicI, anu curing
the progress of the war for Independence which RACED
with great ferceness over territory, they were
nearly quite oblterated. The fury OF had
closed the doors entirely eNtnglisled the single
college and practically all Of the academies and
schools. With independence and free Statehood
renewed interest in education, and strong impulse
toward the advancement in learning. The act Of
the Legislature IN 1884 changing kings" College
TO columbia" created the Board of Regents III
lJ9l the first statute providing for elementary
school was passed. 1t authorized six gentlemen of
whom the first Robert r. Livingston. 10 receive
certain moneys arising from excise ice" aud lines IA
the town Of Clermont, ID tlie county o. Cotnba aG
- not wartei for the relief OF tho poor and % build
senool-house and maintain a school Herewith
Stimulated by the Board OF regents tIe LEGISLATURE ~
1895 passed IAN act for the encouragement Of
kchoolsn which became the substantial cornerstone OF
slO0O0 each year for five years from the state Irtas
ury ".or the purpose Of encourasns ana nanta41lns
90 1900 q strong movement vas made for continuing
the provisions of the act Of 1870 for another nVe Fs
lt succeeded in the House, but failed IN the ecnate
Nv close vote Each succeeding year TOR hvc years
lie Governor urged the subject, but nothing was done
school fund were laid and from that time the common
school system has gro%1 IN feag I ana
1882 schools. with $500 pupils IN IheIe Nere
fsS d asss ana and S Pap Ls O Sse
were l,503,ee7 pupils in the common schools oil me
Mr.. Draper then went on to show that the growth
Of the common school ~ stem had been oec's,2nTV
Chiefly by these Tour uLDss Stdtt HupPpr' -AV-1i'
and manner Of superN lsOn, technical udlhhB Oh t"d'
ers, cooperative effort.
In conclusion, he spoke follows: q" We cannot
doubt the stability and the pei ulaNenCc OF OuI unique
American system OF free schools. II J warp ana
woof Of our social fabric the stanchest pillar OF our
government temple. The most deserving and prac-
teal patriots are the men and women who DO lnost
10 simplify and perfect It's machinery, "a make us
work ennoblng and 70 keep it, life pure Inc H1st
indious and therefore the most dangerous Zoe ~ the
Republic ia the whose politics or whose rcAgiJn
whose ignorance whose selhs hneSs leads MN 0AD
erstey or tnwittngly 70 thwa the best results Oh us
high and holy mission ,
Professor Nicholas Murray Dnter, Of Columbia Col
University 70 the Teachig Profession which wa. dis
cussed by Frank ). Capcn, principal OF the NttS
Normal school, NewIaZ. Francis J. Cheney, prime pad
OF the Kingston Academy, and others.
william a. POste Of Canton, Civl Service com
missioner this afternoon read paper on Il" i Special
Citizens Practicable" He answered the question
in the negative, and his views discussed by
superintendent A. q. slocum. # Corning, Prngpu
Clarepce Stebbins, OF Brooklyn, and others,
Mr. Poste and held that special training not only
practicable. but necessity.
The following officers placed In nomination
for the ensuing year President james NJ Milne. OF
nneonta vcspgesdents. A. g. slQcum;. OF Corning
Richardson of Auburn. and Wayland ste'rns, OF
Mohonk; recording secretary, A. ". Morchousc. Of
Potsdam, and weman HendHck Of Saratoga Spring,
assistant, A. NJ. Wright Of Watervle. tran p ria
ton agents George Cooper ane Henry G. Camp. Of
tendent Of exhibits. John +. Woodruff, Of NewY York
executive committee, Clarence Stebbins of Brook
Ign. and Charles F. wbeeloch, Of Canaioharo.
GENEROUS GIFTS TO BROWN UNIVERSITY.