New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-16

suits Of which will be felt in time in ali the
ondary schools of the country. Some time
committee OF twelve appointed by the Ameri-
can Pathological Association TO draw up report
Of what the members considered the best course
of instruction in Latin and Greek for secondary
schools. Then at the last meeting OF the Ameri-
can Pathological Association. held in Providence,
in July, 1886 the following telegram was received
from the secretary Of the National Educational
Association. then i'm session at Buffalo:
The Joint committee college entrance require
ments % the departments of higher and secondary
education OF the National Educational Association
formally nvit. the American Philological AsSocla-
ton TO prepare at Its convenience a report on tns
proper course of secondary instruction in Latin ana
Greek for the information and use OF our JOINT com
| mittce.
The American Pathological! Association decided
TO accept the invitation OF the National Education
al Association. and voted that its own Committee
of Twelve should prepare such report, and that
, in so doing they should take into consideration
the results reached by the conference Of the Col
lege and School Association Of New England and
Middle States. So it happens that the gentlemen
who have been celebrating al the Murray AN
Hotel for the last two days on the oest va Os
classics have done representatives OF TWO
great edqcat9na associa ton or,,,ee of Twelve
me, here last December and ordered the prepara-
ton u circular of inquiry to be sent TO teachers
of Latin and Greek and others interested in sec
ondary education. Auxiliary committees were also
formed of teachers of preparatory schools The The
mittee OF Twelve and also the auxiliary committees.
secondar, schools ali over the country. and in
reading series of papers on the manner OF Ieacn-
ing the classics in England Germany and France.
The main discussion yesterday was on the pracu-
cal question Of just what should be taught during
that preliminary report may he presented by the
American Pathological Association ana me M IA.
tonal Educational Association tins summer, ou'
the final report will hardly be ready this year
Educators all over the country vii wecoi me- suDn n
report for. although II can OF couTSt, ,.tt he
coercive power back Of II. II VIII undCuotedLy p
certainly welcome IT, for It's adoption means step
toward that long hoped-for goal, uniformity IN COL
The men who compose the various committees
Gators. The Committee Of Twelve Is no" constr
Cec F. p. Bancroft, principal of Phillips Andover
Academy: Franklin Carer. president OF WiIlans
College. william Gardner Hale. professor Of Latin
dent OF the University Of Chicago; FRANCIS W. kel-
Seore ~ Kittredga professor OF English Harvard
University; Abby Leach professor OF creek CIsSdr
Yale University: Charles Forster smith: professor
Smith professor Of Latin; Harvard univer Ir,
Herbert Weir Smyh professor OF rce *
S%6srs Of the aH o Aufary Go% m sss
High Schools, Minneapolis; j r Bishop; walnut
Iin I'M SGho? School New-jerSey; O. D. Robinson Al
bany Academy. work; c. H. ThuTber, Morgan
Hughes High school Cincinnati; W. r; Webb, Bell
Buckle. Tenn: d. V Comstock. 81 Johnsbury. "
The Greek Auxiliary Committee INCLUDES the fol-
loving members: Edward B. Capp, Berkeley, cal;
= q Gov Hotchkiss School, Lakeville. Conn; }.
q; Croswell Berkeley School, New York city; VIII
lam Gallagher Thayer Academy. South Braintree.
Mass: r F. Keep. Free Academy. Norwich Conn;
G. A Mitchell University School Cleveland. ONO;
W d. Mooney. Franklin, Tenn; ). n Pratt Nil
waukee. WIS. Julius Sachs, New York CITY, H. q.
Sherrard. Detroit Mich
on CHILDREN's DRAWINGS.
DR.. Lukens Of Bryn Mawr, addressed the Public
Educatior Association on "Children's Drawing
Yesterday afternoon. at the usual weekly meeting.
AZ No s. Madison-ave. Children should be allowed
10 follow their natural impulses In this work. the
lecturer said and should not be troubled with tech
nique until they have learned TO draw well enough
TO feel the need Of IT, He does not believe in
teaching the drawing OF geometrical forms, put
thinks the children will do the best work when
thew try 10 reproduce the dongs that interest
them The lecture illustrated by the draw
ings OF Young children. and though they bore so
iittIe resemblance the objects they represented
that IL was necessary to label them, Dr. Lukens
thinks they conducc more to the chid's artistic
dnveIOpmert than would the production Of the most
perfect geometrical forms ,,, >,
,rhe next lecture will be given by William II:
Maxwell Superintendent OF the Public schools OF
Rroollvn His subject will be 'Nhat MAY fea-
sonably Be Expected Of the Public Schools