New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-14
IN BEHALF OF EDUCATION
ASSOCIATIONS CONCERNED HOLD AN
ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
. pv,s,->rp or THE YEARS WORK GIVEN BIT MRS
SCHUYLER VAN RENsSEI-AER-MANf
ARIT SPEAKERS

A
SCHUYLER VAN RDNssEIAER-MANY
ABLE SPEAKERS
two DAYS conference Of the associations inter
ested IN public education was opened yesterday AZ
ternoon the Berkeley Lyceum. under the auspices
OF the Public Education Society. with an address
OF welcome by tho president Of that organization.
Mrs Schuyler Van Rensselaer,. Mrs Van Rensse-
laer also read the annual report Of tho work OF
the association. which she was prevented by Ill
ness from presenting AT the recent closing meeunS
Of the organization
Among other things. she said that the assoc1a-
ton had taken the place OF women members OF
The BOARD Of Education. and that organizations OF
th,s kind did away with the necessity for such
members.
O,her addresses were made by Mrs. Frederick p
Bellany and Miss Jessie Bancroft OF Brookyn
Mrs Samuel Hubbard. OF fonkers; MIS- Ahce
linton Pearma!n. OF Boston; Mrs. Cornelius Steven
son. Miss Hallowell and Clinton Rogers Woodrun
OF Philadelphia and Mrs. Howard Van Sinderen. OF
the New-York Public Education Association
Mrs Van Snderen gave the report OF the Port
folio Committee Of the Public Education Assoo'a
ton. and made an appeal for pictures and nature
material for the work Of next year. An Immense
number OF these portfolios was distributed ins'
vear md the cost 10 the association was only $oS
They are made by pastng pictures from maya"
zines ETC. on cardboard and the committee can
utilize any number OF such pictures particularly
COlOrcd
Mrs Van Sinderen. No. u West six'eenth-st Nat
ure materials such as shells. twgs. mosses grass
es etc. should be sent 10 the Normal College with
which the association will collaooTae
Mrs BeUamy reported for the School Inspection
Committee O. the Brooklyn Public Educanon Asso-
citation She said that the ultimate object OF such
work was to interest the public. but that the pr-
MARY one was 70 educate the workers. MIS- Bet's
OF the same organization. spoke OF the CORDIAL CO.
operation Of Superintendent Maxwell IN the'r "oiH
she also said that she believed In having "oIne"
an School Boards and that she hoped Mayor van
Wyck would reappolnt the hVe "oiie" "' "
ing in Brooklyn. 40
Mrs Hubbard gave a report o. the School WISHING
Committee OF the Womans Institute OF Yonkers'
md Miss Bancroft told how TO make recesses WHAT
they ought TO be-
-. .r ,rhlc education done by tho Civic Club
v, phuad.Inhia Miss Hallowe mentioned that IL
wa. mainly through the efforts OF one woman Mr''
Duran Wistar that music was INTRODUCED INTO INC
schools O. Philadelphia. and the statement ""'
Greeted with loud applause. as MIS- "lstar mas
ranv friends in the New-York Public Education
I''"-' Mis-. HalloweI said that she believed
1, ,.oren on School Boards. and that she thous".
! :, most interesting TO see dgnihed' inIe''se"'
woman sitting upon board o, men Al Inns ."o'e
WAS a peal OF laughter from the audience, anu ono
q, IN. women remarked that she would hke 10 ~
that sometimes Miss Halloween explaiheo ''N' '"'
meant "sl.ting with n board or men. -
Mr.. Pearmain reported for two socio"es' 'n'
Boston branch OF the Association Oh omega.
Alumra and the Women's Educauoh AsSo'"o,
~ BOSTON both Of which societies haVe oo'e vac
amount Of work. The second. which mas oeen III
existence for twenty-six years. started mo nrS'
die, kitchen tho first training school TOT hu'"e''
and IN. nrst emergency lectures In Boston ~.
connection with another society IL nus iou'
thirty-six college felowships OF %U each' anu u
has also founded summer Scholarships io' 'e"'.o''
Tho Collegiate Alurnne investigated 'ho s~'
oord,,,ons Of the Boston schools. and found them
r,rg In one case the floor had not been swept
,or e,,v wears and the speaker dwelt on inc great
danger TO health. particularly from tuDercoi'',''
resulting from this neglect In announcer s'" ~
emergency staircase was always iockeo, a"" ''.'
tanitor had never had key for the door' i"''
,rves,,vat,on caused a wave Of schoolhouse clean
ing from the Atlantic almost " inc
pMrs Van Rensselaer, said that New York school
NE wnre no, so bad as those described, but one
Of the members remarked privately that she SI
not be surprised II some were discovered "h'c"
eGiaed the Boston ones o.,,, =, IN.
Miss ICn one kaTs P PEbc Edueato1
Sbe said that tho association had done iot oi
hard work and that the
Sensation created by the statement OF p,in
cipal at a mass-meeting caHed py 'he aSSo''"'''
10 arouse public sentiment.
BUFFALO INGENUITY.
~ ,.,rc asked what would be done in his school
T.. . ~ q fire he replied that he had Instructed
| 81. ,.ochers to smash the windows IN such an
"rusroency seize the children by tho collars. and
5on them out Fire escapes were placed on inc
seToton Rogers Woodruff told OF The WORK OF tnt
| n,,iin Iducation Association Of Phlladeipn!a ahe
iu}t,e Cd why they had men In II. The New iorh
eAP.a. ,h,,ks that q body composed exclusively VI
n,nen can better influence the Legislature .ian
woi . IA men among it's members. as II Is knowI
- - have no political interests MI WoouI VII sun
10 na tWoy AID not need take any such considere
that teS sccomnt in Philadelphia because they &c
Ton M. ~ INV public-sprited appeals at Harrie
hVra whether they come from men or "orae". 40 -
p Duis' rev DO not listen to Appeals OF ANY BUN
| they only take ordeIs oh,ournm.nt Of the con
/ ference. a.. cohooI Visiting Committee wa.
Inc ! boan given by the chairman, Mrs W. n. ~
70 nave yesierdays session. but was postRones
STU ,oday in order to make ti1ne LOT M. Wooui
UNI, Ts address which was schedusa LOT ,n' ANAL
ru ssion MIR Woodruff being unao'e 10 re"'"''
until to-day. , ,v,u heetn at 10 30 o'clock and
the prrofSnol Visiting Committee. PT6lc EduSat9,
| mon SS cuiou' ~ New-York. Mrs william r. ~ ~
Associa.aUnr Of Tombs School Cominittee, TuD u
3D.. Association OF New iof E S (.,,'hs
Educ1ao,Jnma report of Committee on Evening 'iuns
1n,;c Education Association OF Ne% %e,,or &c
r uo,,trr BUCK; THE Work or Euucaih,o u, ~.
ce,y MIS- George sssscas so1'e Of a"1 Phladepha
Puphc Earlotte Pendleton. Miss Susan w JanneS
| MISS Ina Ina Keen and Miss Mary Mason repoIt o
| MISS Do 10 xVomen's School Association OF Ne~
work OF Conn Miss Rebecca d Beach reRolh. .
| Haven; work OF Twentieth century N"o
| acton Mass. Samuel Donn1erence were mad
The arranse nnd Mrs Edward R. HOW'LL