New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-30
A CONGRESS OF TEACHERS.
SECOND DAY OF THE UNIVERSITY
CONVOCATION.
raNY TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE MORNING
THE AFTERNOON GIVEN UP TO THE
CONSIDERATION OF ATHLETICS
IN SCHOOLS.
IN SCHOOLS,

IN SCHOOLS.
Albany, June % (SpecaD.-The ,hrty-hfth uhiver-
sly Convocation as the large attendance 'o-"a'
showed will be one Of the most successiui assem-"
h.sges OF the kind ever held in Albany Cnahcenor
Epson and Regent T. GulfoId Smith. OF Bunaio'
presided at the sessions o. the convocation heid IN
the Senate chamber to-day. Many delegates aso
were found in Geological Hall, where they were e&-
smn.ng the fine outline map of the State JUST o'"''
pletei and put exhibition
The morning session OF the convoclton began
with the reading of paper by Professor W. NJ
Davis OF Harvard University. on Inc iies'''
Trend OF Geography" in which lie argued '"a'
there should be a textbook Of geography TOT each
state Comments on the address were mace ny
Superintendent w. r. Prentice, Of horheii'N'"e' anu
DR. F. j. II. Merrill. of Geological han.
Professor George +. Atkinson, OF Cornen O"Ne.-
SHY read paper on the IeacAhs VI Dc.
Secondary Schools" and Professor John +. WOOD
hull OF the New-York Teachers College, paper
OH The Proper Use of Library and Lapor'.o'' ~
Teaching Physical Science in Secondary 'cnooS
Professor Bert c.. Wilder. of Cornell iurhShe'
paper on The Practical Study OF the hra'n III d"
Primary School. ,,..,,
Regent r Guilford Smith made an address calling
attention TO the outline map Of the STATE IN "eo
,oci,al Hall and told Of the efforts o.. the heseh
TO collect information as TO the nature OF t''e
of the State with the thought or eihpio!'"e
In the making OF roads Director Merfi" Oh -
logical Hail. he said. had collected specimens io'a
thr.s thousand quarries of rock thought III io 'o"'
material. =, , g,
s,,nu,at. the cultivation and use of mushrooms
by the display Of pictures of edible ana poi'o"o '
mushrooms In the schools. the iofe'sh poPu'd
of Buffalo consumed tons OF mpof.eu 49,,
rooms and II was clear this was food winch
Americans should gather on their own SOIL
..Tha Place OF Electricity in College Cufrlcu-
b,n,', was discussed by Brother Potanian. OF Man
haitian College; L. Nichols OF Horh Ppn,vtechnic
sity: w. L. Stevens OF the KTinS,a 81 Syracuse
lanes l. Patterson at the afternoon session: read
O naper on athletic and oratorical contests mere
had been abuses In such contests ne san'' ,r ~,
they were managed by the undereradua;e In hd
had been great improvement where the faculty had
I taken the matter In hand % rho Albany Academy.
said in his judgment the boys were not atneet ns;
they simply boys no ay be au Fhty to play by
mem They should be made interested in sports
,anded many college matches in the last fifteen
years and had never seen one oonGu e sI,andcd
Esa'lemany way drunk AT 'n nSd a pro saie "
Schuyler F. Heron. secretary OF me state leaGH
e erf Of athIetic He believed that eve:
high school principal should start basebali ana
etics was kept out OF mischief. principal should
understand football and take an active interest IN
country team. and in not admitting boys TO such
teams unless they attained certain degree oil
The Rev c. c. Wiiber principal Of Cazenova
Seminary said ne believed the faculty OF school
should show that it had sincere interest in ain,
letics. Some OF the members OF the faculty Shouiu
he members of the Board Of Control of Athletics;
The matter Of professionalism should be guarded
against vigantly, and il was a dliicuit mater TO
control He had been deceived himself Brutality
should also be forbidden in that splendid game
football. -, ,,-.,
A. Lincoln Travis spoke of '1nterschoastic
Leagues" -,
yersity addressed the Convocation on The state
and Education" after which reception was held
in the State Library.