New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION
THE ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION
BEGUN IN ALBANY.
TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THE DAY sEssIoNs-THE
CONvOCATIoN DINNER HELD LAST NIGHT


coNvocATIoN DINNER HELD LAST NIGHT
CASE OF THE NETWORK COLI
LEGE OF DENTISTRY.
Albany. June 24-The thirty-fourth University
Convocation began In the Serate Chamber at
the Capitol in this city to-day About 80 dele
gates registered. Tie opening address was made
by Chancellor Arson J. Epson, of the state
Board of Regents He approved the new State
law providing for pensioning common-school
teachers and advocated extending it to city
teachers The report of the Convocation Council
and OF the Committee on Neurology followed.
The reading of papers and discussion OF edu-
cational topics then took place, the following
persons participating in the debate Principai
S s. Curry Boston, Principal j. @. Wright,
Philadelphia; Principal f. A Vogt, Buraio;
Principal j. G. Allen. Rochester, and Dr. Eliza
beth Burr Theberg, Vassdr College.
Papers on THE Aim and Method of Science
Study in Schools Below the College were pre-
sented this afternoon by Professor c. w. Dodge,
OF Rochester University Professor 5. H. Gage
Of Cornell and Professor c. b. Scott, OF the state
Normal School at Oswego.
The convocation dinner given tonight.
There were ten after dinner speakers, limited 70
three minutes each.
The State Board Of Regents this afternoon
directed It's secretary to send to each trustee OF
the New-York College Of Dentistry the required
thirty days notice Of a hearing at the next
meeting Of the Regents. at which Will be heard
any objections to the proposed dissolution Oh
the corporat,on and the issue Of a new charter
which shall conform fully 10 the stancprd
charter shall take the place in all respects OF
the charter under which the college IS now
operating. and shall provide Tor cotnpiete re-
orga njzation Of the administration OF the col
lege The present trustees are TO be lnlorineu
that the Regents will not hereafter coneent 10
the comforting by them Of any degrees ekceP.
those Of the Class OF w, Whicn mas coihpie'eu
the full course.
s college charter IN the standard form was
granted h Aleph Academy under the name OF
Adelphi College. with power also 10 cohuuct an
academic department under the present h"'''1 VI
Adelphi Ac9 denny. ,,- ,,
The request Of Union Theological Seminary was
granted that the University confer on It's sraIu-
ates who meet the requirements OF inc uniNeisl'S
ordinances the degree Of bachelor or DIVINITY at
testing the same by diploma bearing the sears
and the signatures Of the officers OF pom the UNI
vcrslty and the seminary. .u
Rogers Memorial Library, OF SJulHhhp'''i ""'
admitted to the university.
Charters " academic grade We're lssueh 10 la
Sale Academy New-York: st Josephs A'adeiny'
Troy and St Teresa's Crsullne Academy. New
York. .,. - 40
Candidates recommended by the FACULTY OF ,ne
Syrian Protestant Medical College az bsilu''
syria an Institution under the supervision OF I'M,
Regents. as having completed the fuli courfe VI
study and having at least the preliminary az
,ainrncnts reorircd for admission TO the licensing
examinations in New-York State, Will hereafter Z,
he admitted to examinations for the degree VI ~,
D. 10 be held al Beirut, Syria, Under
deputy appointed by the Regents. VINO sha supe .
,i.. Tho examinations collect the papers ana seilu
them. under seal to the Regents for revue" by the
state Medical Board 49,, -, -.
resolution Of sorrow al the usa'" u D'
Thomas Hun OF Albany. was adopted