New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-12
SOCIETY FOR CHILD STUDY.
A CONFERENCE HELD YESTERDAY AT THE
NORMAL COLLEGE AT WHICH PROM1-
NENT EDUCATORS SPOKE.

A conference under the auspices OF the New
York State Society for Child Study and the Asso-
ciate AlumnR OF Normal College was held in
the college chapel. at Park-ave and sixty-eghth-
st. Yesterday There two sessions and the
speakers were among the most prominent educa-
tors in this city
Albert Shells president Of the New-York Society
for Child Study presided in the afternoon when the
following subjects were considered; The Chiid
and the Race" by Professor Edward Howard
Griggs formerly OF Leland Stanford, Jr. Uni
versity; Mental Development and Movement" by
Professor Charles II. Judd of the School of Peda-
gogy. New-York University; THE Parent as a
Factor In Mental Development" by DR.. Edward L..
ThorndIke OF Teachers College and Work for
the Winter" by Dr. Edgar Dubs Sinner, associate
superintendent, Manhattan and The Bronx
At the evening session DR.. Thomas Hunter. presi-
dent OF Normal College presided. The programme
included Literature and the Personality Of the
Child" by Professor Edward r. Shaw. dean or the
School OF Pedagogy, New-York University; The
Bearing OF Child Study on Method b. Dr. Walter
L. Hervey Of the Board Of Examiners. New-York.
and THE Child and Art" by DR.. James Parton
Uaney supervisor Of drawing ana manual Uaih-
ing Manhattan and The Bronx
The New-York Society for Child Study was or
ganized recently by committee OF educators IN
New-York appointed by the State Superintendent
OF Public instruction last May.
II Is the purpose OF this society 10 promote IN
dren To this end 1t aims TO unite sc'ennc s'uoies
with their practical application In the treatment OF
all children. ,. ,r ,o,low out
,hi: Winter r, the %or socifTR e SI s to
publish and mail each member series 81 6r va All,
able articles which have been P repare1 i9 9Read
purpose among which are the Iollowtnsii ~
Gisns Fails, n. u Mental Training In the Primary
School" by Dr. Edward /. Thorndyks: OF Ne NV
study a and MSissr' The Doctrine Of
,eFss' Fa,,or Of THE New-York Teachers Maya.
,,ns md "a Few Studies OF the PHYSICAL Side or
the Kindergarten Child" by Miss Luella A. Palmer
OF this city. 49,. ,.. III, MIA no, or,,
which addresses Will be made by leading educators
IN this particular branch OF work The society VIII
also law out certain lines Of work which II Is hoped
will result In the clearer demonstration OF the
nrincipes OF education or their practical applca-
ton The society seeks the membership or those
who are interested IN the study OF children. espe-
cIaly in their relation 10 school lie.
announcements mace for special semi annual
meetings one TO be held during Christmas week
at Syracuse with the Grammar School Principals
Association and Academic PrincipaE Association
and the other In July 1900, at the Thousand Isl
ands with the New York State Teachers Associa-
ton. -, -.
The officers OF the society President, Albert
Reed SUPERINTENDENT OF Little Falls Schools. and.
secretary treasurer, DR.. Edward F Buchner OF the
New-York University.
The committee In charge OF the summer meeting
eonsis,s OF Albert shies the president Of the New
York Society for Child Study. and DR.. Emily l.