New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-01
THE STUDY OF ENGLISH.
CONFERENCE OF PROFESSORS IN COLI
,rcrs AND PREPARATORY SCHOOLS.


Tho third biennial conference OF pIol,s' onorod
rna,,s, an colleges and preparatory schoos ope"eu
Yesterday morning at the Unvers'! i,'" ,,,,
washington Square. The question U. wv o~
snoe or modification of the system Oh e".' ,or
am,nations IN English agreed upon ~ w ,on,c
.no. ,,ree wears ago was the most important ''p'N
under discussion o.,.a bv Pro-
,...o-. 1,avidson Richard Jones ana Ooup' Wv
New-York State educational system y! D.
tendent Skinner the pedagogic in'eres" ~
lessor Nicholas Murray Butter. .he - of
Chicago. and the Boaro VI
eioner Taft. - :, xx-,,
The members of the conference are - IL N''
chester. wesleyan University. and Albert . |0oN
Yale: L. b. X. Briggs Harvard, arpoih'eu W ~
Commission Of Colleges In New-EnsId'iu y"
trance Examinations: F. II. Stoddaro' N,.,,o,r
University; G. r. Carpenter. Columbia afu "''ao'
Earrand OF Newark Academy REPRESENTING "o
Association Of Colleges and Prcpara'oi! ry,'
of the Middle States and Maryland; F."''N
OF Boston: Samuel Thurber. OF SoNouIs' '""
and Professor NJ. A, Jordan, CT SmiIh No"'s.'
resenting tho New-England Asso'i', ., Coo,
leces and Preparatory Schools; FTederck " ooo'''
N,c,,san University; c. y. French. Hyce fa:"
High school and W. w. Greasy. oberhn 'o'ese.
representing the North Central Asso''a''''
Teachers Of English; w. NJ. Baskerville Nahoe
bnt University; J. B. Henneman. University OF
aoc,ation OF Colleges and Perpetrators Schools oil
the Southern States , ,
The conference was preceded oy ciose" eAe0u
tive meeting Professor Stoduard of New YORK
University was chosen chairman oi the coniet
ence at this meeting and Professor Albert . OooN'
Of Yale, secretary. - 49,,
In opening the conference Professor Stoddara
.aia that there were questions 10 De cohs'oeei
One OF these questions had been brought aoou' .!
the grea, extension Of the high schoo4 s!s,ei'
Heretofore college preparation has Dee ~ II
iarqciv A. preDaTatofy schools Now hiuSh VI "a, i,
was done In public high SCHOOLS me Ininsiva svs-
,ern Of education or whether legislation siUb 60
esLed N make such course OF ms AZ 'n,n
schools that teachers couid g EN- WHO DID not
intend 10 80 further than the END o. t'e mn n ,hcSr
course than TO those who wo ssion was Whether
hoots 70 he studied should continue the saie i'o''
year 10 year or be changed ,os Mot, Scott.
Hatcr TaTrand Douglass. Stoddard ana MAJ
vel took part in the discussion that t90W of Eng
nm Oressns OF ones thoughts clearly SHOULD
Be the aim in teaching EnsLlsn , ros;,ion was not
had always sb soUpfn be in a schools and colleges He
Told his own experience saying that ne Lneu about
after leaving college about an cy ,n' teacher in the
ew high schools would have 70 pass an EXAMINE
ton English cOmpSs 10 high e schools for those
Who Mere and those who were not INTENDING 10
go to SoleGe; and Professors Cook Jordan and
In The Afternoon an executive session Was Wia
and at SsG's a TO wha viii be TO The
schools Il is probable that IKEA nXe1 i 20 seec for
from which sorC liked schedule Of work for two
raers with some things optionaI 10 tIi' ,sb n,ork
schools and uniform bsy Students intend to
Nniiaca or not but with college preparation Al
view will be recommended