New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-08
NEEDS OF TEACHERS COLLEGE.
a MORTGAGE OF $4,000 TO BE PAID. OF
WHICH $500 Is PROMsED-THE IN
STITUTIONs ADMIRA-

The Teachers College founded eight years
ago for the purpose OF creating more intelligent
and active interest in public education; Of estab
fishing institution for the scientific study OF the
educational problems of the time. and for the train
INK OF supervisors and teachers OF all grades Of
schools. The work undertaken by a group OF
and women whose conception OF what schools
should teach was derived chiefly from the knowl-
edge Of what ,ifc requires: whose interests and
aims were. at first. primarily philanthropic. but
who later found that Of all roads 10 reform educa
ton is the surest and most direct and that in
education the key TO progress is the training OF
teachers
The current expense demands have always been
promptly met THIS the trustees say is a cause OF
congratulation. the annual budgets have risen
steadily from ,2j CO., eight years ago. to $4,000 last
year. During the hard times OF l'939i the trustees
were building. and were obliged TO contract a
mortgage OF S125.coo. 70 insure prompt pay
ment OF contractors. OF this $4,000 has been paid
on. and 1t is urgently desired that before the
group of buildings Is occupied next fall the bal
ance OF this mortgage may be cancelled, and the
Teachers College stand completed and free Of all
debt.
The trustees announce that friend OF the col
ege has generously promised s25 900 II the 500 900 is
secured Approaching this generous promise. they
nropose 10 make every effort fulfil the conditions
and desire to appeal to the citizens of New-York
for financial cooperation.
Since 1890 the trustees have acquired twenty-five
lots on West One-hundred- and twentieth and one
hurdred-and twerty-first sts value $4,000: the
Macy Manual Arts Building and equipments, $3.50
Oo. the Milbank Memorial and equipment cost
$50 COO. donations toward main building and equip
ment $3.50 900: total $G0"o
Mammal tr inning practical education has been
from the outset the keynote OF the college work:
this in its twofod aspect-the one based
the social conditions and needs OF modern life.
which contends that every boy and girl should
lea I'm how 10 use hands and eyes and be trained in
the use OF tools az well as TO sew. cook and take
responsibilities In the home; the other which is
more important the psychological This asserts
that the mind OF the child requires at every stage
of its development the practical exercises afforded
BY contact win clay. paper. cloth. wood and iron
I'm the processes OF modelling. drawing and con-
structlon in its various forms.
E,x,eugiou classes lectures for mothers. public
school teachers and others interested in education
are held weekly and the college has been aptly
called ''the Peoples College, for IL meets the
needs OF the people Its 1850 graduates represent
over twenty States. and thus makes the college Ma
tonal in character.
cartcn class OF little under five TO the high
school where young men and women come to pre-
pare for further studies or for life. All IL under
one able head and through the studying OF its
organization and methods the college classes learn
how a school should be graded and arranged
Ther. are at present ~ students In the college
and extension classes and 35s In the school In
addition many teachers come to the lectures and
classes These exert great Influence outside and
extend 10 thousand OF children the impulse
ceived az the college The earnings have always
Spencer Trask Is chairman OF the Board OF Trus-
tees and Miss Grace H. Dodge Is treasurer.