New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-04
PAPERS ON SOCIAL SCIENCE
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS DISCUSSED AT
SARATOGA.
pR. HARrRANFr TALKS OF THE hAHrFoHp
SCHOOL OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN
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[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIPuNE.]
Saratoga. ~ Y. Sept s-The American sociai
science Association this morning and evening con-
vjdered at length matters In its department OF eau
sation. There an increased attendance al oo'h
,essions despite the fact that four conventions or
bodies were simultaneously in Saratoga. Opening re-
marks were made by the chairman of the depart
ment President George Williamson Smith, OF Irn-
uy College, Hartford. Conn.
DR. Chester H. Hartranft. who Is at the head OF
The Hartford Theological School. presented orally
the system and results OF tho Hartford sehoo, OF
Sociology. so successfully carried on by MIN ias'
year. He gave general view OF the ue'e'op
ment of mankind secioogically. and explained no"
ancient are the forms OF belief and unoelet 'ha'
we sometimes fancy are peculiar to our own
century The agnostc. pyrrhonst. the pess'niS'
and tho decadent are as ancient as human MS
Tory: the form OF doubt and degencracy hansms'
but the intrinsic character remaining constant. ~
discuss and counterfeit these tendencies 'he n"i'
ford School was formed. under the seherai scne''e
~ University Extension. and It's success has oeeh
marked . . ,
Commander csspar H. Goodrich, L. T. NJ read
An able paper on Naval Education lie dcscf'oeu
=, length tho United states system. when nc CON
,idersd the finest and most complete In inc worm.
lie also spoke OF the new American Navy, III"
,dd,d TINT while II IL not ae large ana forind"ple
a those OF some other countries yet there are none
better equipped lie hoped and expected soon 10
ice tho Navy increase ia magnitude ANA equipment
Professor Henry Ferguson, OF Trinity Co'ese'
tead a valuable paper on "Oxford University TINS
English university. he said fairly bf's'l"h WIN W.
terestlng surviyala from former ages Yet, IN
mite OF all differences. tho buildings ana the AyH'
tenn Of instruction harmonic well. and fall Into one
Natural composite organism Al present oNio'u
Sas about 1900 members, OF whom aNo are uhue'-
graduates, the rest keeping their names on the
books by paying quarterly fee being gtau sa 81
81 former years IL Is governed by HOUSE 20
-onvocation under act OF Parliament oI Ioo Toy.
Che colleges and the university nave sep"'""
txistence and are separately governed - p.,
This evening an address was Delivered py W.
Gent Julius ID Dreher of Roanoke CoIese, IL, ~
tinia on 'Education In the South us Diii,c ,
snd I,ncouracements" He referred TO the thirteen
Eouthern States not including Missouri These states
have n tax valuation of STl,WDoVD while New Ut
alone has more than this. and New-hngianu. anu anu
Inc Middle States together have Valuation ulntte
Hines az great as the whole South. Thus the pun.
fc tax Which would support schools AZ ths ~ "a
Tor ten months would only give three anu ~
months nj the North. Again, the sparse poPuIa''ot,
AZ the south is a difficulty: and the sepata'ionv 81
he two races in school is third diniculV. ~
In proportion to their property the 5ou.h see' tho
he doing as much for popular euucdti III"
North. and both are eager ior ~ Rnrea Col
paper by President w. q Frost Oh ,i h Nas
hee Kerti1ckv was presented; Its suDlect Va" ~
Esociel Forces In the South Antagohlsuc u '"e
Public Schools