New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-03
CLOSING SESSIONS or THE EDrcdIORS.
THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND PREPARN-
TORY SCHOOLS TO MEET NEXT YEAR
AT JOUNS HOPKINS.

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TORY SCHOOLS TO MEET NEXT YEAR
At JOHNS HOPKINS
Yesterday mornings session closed the convention
~ the Association of Colleges and Preparatory
Schools Of the Middle States and Maryland. which
has been held at Hamilton Hail. Columbia Col
,eye for the last two days 1t was decided to
hold the convention OF 1894 at Johns Hopkins
University. Baltimore. on the two days iolIow'hs
next Thanksgiving. number OF ne" c"i''seS
and schools were admitted to membership In the
association The election OF officers for the year
resulted as follows: President. President Patton.
OF Princeton: secretary Professor John quincy
Adams University OF Pennsylvania: treasurer fro-
fessor John b. Kiefer OF Franklin ana Marshall
College. Lancaster. Penn: vice-presdents' fresi-
dent Schurman Of Cornell University; ;. O. Far
rand Newark Academy Professor 6. J. Holland
western University OF Penns yvania; Professor Ira
Remsen Johns Hopkins and Professor j. I.
yelling. Columbian University. The Executive COM
mittee consists OF Professor Nicholas Murray But
Ter Columbia College, President Isaac Sharpiess
Hayerford College: Professor ]. Il. Adams. Johns
HOPKINS University. ana Professor d. NJ 7terie''
Columbian University.
The subject for discussion yesterday morning
was: Work in English in the Colleges and prepar-
atory Schools" The papers on THIS subject were
limited to twenty minutes each. and were prepared
and read by James c. yelling president Of Column
HAN University Washington Professor J. Nor
gan Hart of Cornell: Dr. Edward Brooks super
intcndcnt of schools. Philadelphia. and Mr. Wilson
Fcrrand principal Of Newark Academy. The dis
cussion under the fivc-ninute rule then followed
and was led by Professor George X carpenter
OF Columbia College: Professor Milton ~; TURK
OF Hobart College. Geneva and John CALVIN incc
principal OF Chetenham Academy. Ogontz. Penn
The OF all who took part In the debate was
that the study Of English should be put on more
intelligent basis. and that to 1t should be given
a greater Importance than heretofore. II was
considered to be OF greater value than the dead
languages 1t was also urged that good English BE-
demanded In all departments OF work, ana that
examination papers any subject should be re-
jected If found be deficient In good English
The meeting closed with the transaction OF mis-
ccllancOus business.
The two days sessions have been well attended.
There have been present twentyfour college presi-
dents. than one hundred professors and nearly
many principals OF preparatory schools That
the convention has been success Is shown by the
unvarylng attendance and that the subjects under
consideration have been topics Of vital interest
TO educators Is clearly made manifest by the num-
Der o delegates who have voluntarily entered into
the discussions The Delegates have for the most
part been staying at the Grand Union Hotel.
This arrangement had been previously made by
President Low and the executive committee for
he