New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
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IS that children arc already ovcrworbed in school IN
an addrc>, gave rather more than year ago Po''.
ont that t;crc two effective precautions aon,i.e
thc iIctTects attributed T. oycrworh at scho0l-prc
cautious which II is delightful 10 see are more ana mort
adopted. They good ventilation ana tie ,,c
,e of lgt gymnastics AZ regular Intervals during
school hour, school time ought f. he the best manaEed
Of all - DAY from sanitary p"nt Of view cN'cPH's
those hours which the children pass out OF doors II
the school wcrs invariably healthier In every re
sp,c than The average nome W should near IA 'uo'
ovcrwork AT school. There j.. however. third pre-
cantion against oyerwor, which IS quito ~ Important
As either of those already mentioned IL Is mskhg III"
school-woik Interesting to the children, , ,drc,ion
Lastly there f. apprehension lest thc ht"uoiiS
Of the new subject, recommended should increase exist
sensitive about the promotion Of their children They
,he sane rate believe that this practical difficulty
should he in part by the abandonment OF uniform
attainment or % standard OF required kn0Wlcdsr a,
ground Of promotion IN Harvard Oocsc %'c,v d r'f fr
Is no -lich n INK Us Uniform programme ol stuN l't
All students and where indeed. there Is small chicc
t any two students out ~ 1850 VIII pursue the same
curse OF ,tEce- daring their four years " rtrlit'c'
We have long since abandoned uniform attainment ~,
ground Of promotion from one clnN> I" ano.lrT Inc
sole grOund Of promotion is reasonable huehy.
venture 10 believe that TIL, Is the iiue groGi Oh pr"
motion In grammar schools ~ we'll ana tlat 10y W.
sole OF this principle in prpnouns me GlIhcI'E
""t done AVA Win The r.sht ume for advancing
,hld To the study of a new subject Is the first moment
he /. capable 81 c0mpVhcudng IT, All our divisions
Of &c total school period int" Year. ana INTO Prlinail
cases huitful hndcrtnt % the individual Ih' whole
school lie ,hpull Pee unhrolcn now from one fresh
~ thai ought 10 br different Tor each different
~. discussion ON Prcsidcn; Eliots papcr was
oucncI by Superintendent Edward brooks Of
FHhdclpha He thought that the grammar
school course had already been considerably
shortened. and in MANY places the change sus
gst"d by President Eliot had already been INTRO
duccd. In hI. opinion ALGEBRA cOud h"t hc IL
rriuccd int tie course 81 young cnihIth' ~
President Eliot Suggested, and II II couli II was
81 vcrv little value practically or for discipline
The teachers in the grammar schools, conHdrrcu
simply Uith reference 10 teaching ahllty, We're
the EQUALS D. Lot The super.ofs ot the college
r.of,s,. - and presidents. Vet. II there was any
l.,lt defect in tnr grammar Schools u was dH'
10 tie teachers aad pupils, rot - th' system
The great need of the common schools Was "A Eryer
proportion OF malr teachers.
John 7. Prince. Of Newtonvi!le Mns-i and
the paper, and President seth low, Of Columbin
~oiiccr was then called upon. he made lew
hum rous remarks about having become nm rhi'.
Gator through the road OF mercantile life and OF
politics. and said IN opposition 10 some expressions
in the discussion, that hc believed that the kinder
garicn and Oh" university were or should DE
unity President Eliot closed the discussion. lie
agreed with President Low about the uniiS OF
education. and added that the trouble with the
schools WAS that they lacked diversity In teach
ing I'm answer - Or. Brooks hc said that The hrst
criticism of tine grammar schools was me- 10y The
.aying. There o., nothing 10 reform. and the
later criticism by the remark Everything hts
The f,,l,wiu- -purui''c"s wcro appointed
Resolutions Nc-.rr Draper. Ncw-iork; Green
wood Missouri: HUGHES. Ontario: PrctiNmnn.
VarylapI: and Miss Harrison Illinois: uomIna
rlon,-Ne-.r- Marble. Massachusetts: Rouods
New Hampshire: Kirlli. Minnesota; Cary. Col
Orado Garict. Tennessee.
RECEPTION FoE THr urLrENTES.
After the evening session tie Brooklyn lolrl Of
Education gave reception t. the convention IN
rhc Assembly Room, of the ACIlcmy Of Music
The committee ON reception WAS John \. Cuycr.
j. Edward Swau~trom, Charles i. Tcac. lloraiio
e. Kim and Henry c. Mclean. luncheon wa.
served and informal conversation followed Among
the invited guests were eN-Congressman and
Mrs. TcX Campbell. II. Clair Mckcway GcncrI
ilfrrd & Barnes. Truman J. BnclllS. DR.. George
\ Bacon. Nr. and Mrs, John X. Crcc'cy. Prc,i-
,lcnt and Mrs. Seth Low, Mr. and Mrs. -.
-, Pratt. Dr. and Mrs Albert &. Perkins
Mr.. and Mrs Albert g. Aubrey, Dr.
and Mrs Robert \. Black, DR.. and Mrs. Thorn
a. Caccioq. Mr. aud Mrs. John Cottcr, Mr. and
Mrs william II. Davis. Dr. and Mrs. Erskinc II.
Dckcy. Mr. and Mrs. John Flynn. Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel ,1oodscin. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan p. IIalscy.
DIR. John IIarrignn. DR. AMI Mrs. Arthur X. jar
rctt Dr. and Ms Henry G. Mclean, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ebon Miller. MIR and Mrs Daniel ". Norihrup.
Mr. ami MIS- Edward Rowe, MIR. and Mrs {. Sims,
Mr. and Mrs. Met ants Stewart, Mr.. ana Mrs. John
X Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs James Weir, Mr.. AMI
Nj. l. Augustus lIcalcy, Albert :. Caswcll, DR..
and Ms Wil1m II. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs i. i.
simmons. Mr.. and Mrs, T. I. McHlliS'Hr, Mr. an
Crlr Mr. and Mrs Frederick W. Ilinriohs, Mayor
and Mis-. David \. Body, Murat llolstead Pr
lessor ard MrS Calvin p Par T,n' Mr.
Il Houck Mr. and Mrs james l.. DrImnonI, Mr.
and Mrs William Morris, Mr. aud Mrs Nelson q.
Gat,s. Mr. and Mr.. John Gnilloylc, Mr.; and Mrs
iIcn,lriX. Mir. and Mrs William J. Lynch, MIR ami
Mrs. Join McNamcc, Major and Mrs Peter II. Ne
Nulty. MIR. and Mrs. Jasper Murphy, Mr. and
l. So rt,,l
Mir and Mrs Straub, DR.. and Mrs. James Sweeney
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie D. Gca'c, Mr. and Mrs. John
". Weber Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Packard, Mr..
and Mrs H. W. kcyc,, Mr. AID Mrs. j. W.
NaneIton, Mr. and Mrs. ChaElos \. Buttick. DR.
and Mrs John Griffin, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Peri