New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-10


ATTENDANCE or TEACHERS
nh y J.. July 9--rhe question that is
As'N'. h,.bering Secretary shepard of the Ma
p'' rlncatiou2l Association IS to ngure Out
to"@' orv of the 1900 teachers scheduled to be
~" .,,rv PARK to-day and tomorrow VIII sue
IN A'o' ,rrying here The great strike has upset
eeeo '.,Ia,lon. and neither the secretary. hotel
all 'a', NV any one else can tell how many of
keeP', ,i..,;es ID expect and provide for
tAsss .,ip,a,ol that about 1000 teachers have al
.,cbsl Asbury Park Last night delegates
req" pspp,v,vamia and Ohio came in on n special
rom ,1D No OF Pullman cars, bringing about 400
ua" large delegation OF teachers from the
peIs0" cto,.s who were to have left Chicago
"ssav by "A special train to be run In SIX sec
ys''' ore stranded in that city with no promising
tons If bcine brought to Asbury Park or
pfVf~ ~ 10 their homes at early date. over
tsAe acbers spent Sunday I'm Chicago. ana ii
wv AZ present as though second National
i0,,ion could be held III that city. which would
o'rol IN numbers. at least TO the one "hlch
pe r NEE, In The Asbury Park Auditorium to-mor-
row ai;ernoo- 1900, g..
Ton this morning in the First Presbyterian
sh Tn, principal business Of the morning
'.,,e centred H. the report Of the Committee or
wbich VS. sub-divided into committees on the
,ar,ary school. the secondary school ana higher
',,ntions The report was an exhaustive one
% as read by President James ii. BAKER, OF
,,5o and discussed by Or. James c. Mckenzie.
vSre,ce>illc y j.; Professor Robinson. prin-
vol o, the Albany High school; Professor
uf~ ,ar of Cornell University; Or. King. Of Iowa,
~ II Maxwell Superintendent of Schools OF
,,,n and IT, t. White of Ohio So important
,ha consideration OF this report regarded that
vs." session was prolonged into the afternoon.
~h1 following is a summary of the recommended
inns made in the report
T,-s,-That work in many secondary school
n,s;ss should be begun earlier.
s Sscoa,eeSodThat each subject should be made 70
secohu ofher. as for example. history should
help S's 10 Inc study of english and natural
fystory should be correlated with language draw
ns NE Tbot every subject should be taught in
,,s same way. whether in preparation for college,
Of part Of 1snbis trained teachers are
aJed especially for subjects that are RECEIVING
nscsreasei attention. as the various sciences ana
h ssiSSSThat in all scientific subjects laboratory
WORK should be extended and improyed' INSTRUCTORS
snSiI no employed 20 guide the work OF teachers
IN elementary ana secondary SCHOOLS, given
"Issventb-That all pupils should pursue CIV.
.s,set in he same way and 70 the same extent
a. ong as they study IT at al ,,, ho made n
is,s subject of instruction, and should cultivate
~ yn1ils powers Of observation. memory eA-
rysssiSSn ma The choice between the Classical
canrse and the Latin Scientific curse shouiu W
postponed as i . a. bave been tested and he has
SSsn able TO determine his future aim, ,,,, No
IT. Tnr.b That twenty periods per week sh9uu DS
.don,ei as The standard. providing that hVe oil
49, neriods be given to unprepared "orh, Ia
"Erleysnth~That parallel programmes snsH; Hia oe
Identical in as many of Their paris a. ar9eiv en-
'1Tuslfh~That drawing should be larsfS I'll"
n,ovad in connection WIKI most OF lnc ~ oo,,,
PHI TTifr,sentb~The omission Of Industrial ana com
m Feroc,11esn,BThat more field work should be re-
eI TfteenthDThe desirabty Of uniformity mot deh
ntely recommended in the report, A,,h scboo,s
SIxteenth--That the functioh oi l"e WS as Vol
should be TO prepare ior the N""'' % "
as 10 n, lU colleges and scientific schools
should accept any one OF 'he oou''7' " ''
Eghteenth-That good course IN hngHS" S"o"''
h. required Of all pupils entering conekes', ,,,o,
Njnefcenth-That many teachers shuu,4 e'sp'~S
various means for better preparation. such az sum
mer schools special courses OF ins'r9cti4n gNv 10y
college professors and instruction OF school ttSi,
;ntsndents principals Of high schools, or speciaiiy
tTrrlln,ie,b~That the colleges should take larger
there's, In secondary and elementary schools.
Tsenty-frst-That chronological and protessional
schools should require for admission complete
Twenty second-That each study pursued should
BE- given continuous time adequate 70 securing
from Ii good results ,
The report Of the Committee os Ten was nnaiV
accented AMI the committee at their request was
A. the evening session round table discussions
we're held.
The meeting Of the National Educational Associa-
ton proper begns tomorrow with the opening
session in the Beach Auditorium: where addresses
0. welcome will be made by professor =; VI
ton chairman Of he Local Executive commute
Frank j. Tenbrocck Mayor OF Asbury Park, George
T Weris Governor OF New-Jersey; the Key. Dr
z II Stokes president Of the ocean Grove = $500
ton: Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. OF the NEWER
ssy State Board Of Education. and a; - foiahi'
State Superintendent Of Schools. Ne"-Jersey'