New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-03
SrHOOL TEACHERS AROUSED.
THEY DENorNCE THE NEW LAW IN REFERENCE
TO THE TEACHING OF PHYSIOLOGY
AND HYGIENE


TO THE TEACHING OF PHYSIOLOGY
AND HYGIENE
Syracuse n y July There were upward OF a
thousand men and women In attendance AZ 'his
mornings session OF the State Teachers Associa-
,ion IN the assembly Of the city Han
The first paper presented was by William H.
Eastman OF the state Library. at Albany and his
topic was The Public Library and the PUBIC
school" He showed how the school needs the IL
brary to complete It's work The paper was as
c,,ss.l by Superintendent Griffith. Of Crca. and
r. H. Cook OF NewYorA.
,iustave e. Traubenmuller read an interesting
noper on commercial Geography" DR. Peter A.
Calan. OF New-York read paper on THE hyg.ehe
OF the Eye" He said that the near-sighted eye
Was the direct outcome Of civilization. ami schoos
were more responsible for the disease than any
thing else The disease. too. is spreading
IN. following officers were unanimously elected:
President William J. Milne: vice-presiients 'ha'' 'es
+ White Frederick V Lester Martha Van Rens-
solaer Anna * Eggleston. secretary. Weilani
Hendrick: assistant secretary. $ + Heron trans
por:a;Ion agent Arthur Cooper treasurer Percy
/ Isugbee: assistant treasurer. Gustave |. lrau-
bennuller. superintendent of EXHIBITS. Walter =
Gooinough: members Of Executive committee JUL"
H. IIaaren George II. Walden
AT the afternoon session J. w kimbal. o' Am
s,erl,m introduced the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted;
Whereas The Legislature has placed upon tne
s,,tlttr books A new law concerning the teacnns
~ phvso,osy a law contrary TO all principles o,
correct tcachins. opposed 10 all scnool avs anu anu
cus,ous interftriug IL does, win the courses
~ study and with the details OF school work there-
fore !,
Resolved That the NewYork state teachers de-
nour ,h,t law As an insult to the teachers OF the
St,t. and menace to the principles or free schoo'
telChing. a.,,,at h, ,ha
nresiIeut of I'M, association. OF which ne snail pe
rb ,irmnn representing the following departments
~ school work. The college professors the hotn'at
school teachers the Regents OF the University OF
WORK me academic and grammar school prin-
cinnls rho school Commissioners. the city ana vi
lage superlntenlents and institute instructors .nr
duiv ~ which committee shan be TO orGaniz. anu
mrke all honorable efforts for the repeal OF thls
vicious ana obnoxious law. .
,rh,, "a the provisions OF this law call for the
p.rfunctory teaching Of the subject Tor ten weeks
~ ,ba school wear advise all teachers ana trls-
tses ,o follow the plan OF teaching physiology mere
tofore pursued until the next Legislature shail nave
~, nnnrrtrri,y To repeal the present law.
THAT we advise the teachers anu trustees. whle
,I,tn,, ,he result OF the efforts for the repeal TO
n"rrhasc mo- new text books on physiology, and If
such nurch tse becomes necessary al the beginning
or Tho las ten weeks ~ the school session. we ad-
,,so Tho purrhasc OF those books only on which no
rovaltv - paid for certain so-caled indorseinents
The nfth semi-anuual meeting or the New-fork
Stat. Art Teachers Association convened this after
roor in the Common Council chamber. The meet
nv will Last two days. This evening reception
was held at the Hotel Yates.