The sun., 1899-06-29
EDUCATIONAL HNIEICATION.
The Subject Discussed Again ht the Uni.
Versity ConvocRtion.

ALBANY. June 20 Regent st. Clair Nickel
way presided at tho closing sessions Of the Re-
gents Convocation to-day. The committee.
consisting OF PRINCIPAL II. p Warren OF tho
Albany Academy. President Milne OF Albany
Normal College. Deputy Superintendent Aims
worth OF tho State Department OF Public In
stTuctlon. Dean Russell Of the Teachers Col
leRe. New York. aud Principal Andrews OF
Seneca Falls. which was appointed yesterday to
report resolution expressing the sense OF the
convocatlon on tho question ut unifying the
States supervision Cf education, now vested in
the Regents and the Department OF Public In
struction. reported the following. which was
adopted without dissenting voice
Resolved. That this convocation request the GOV.
ernor to name an honorary commission, reprcsenta-
tive of tho various educational interests OF the State
which shsll consider ways and means Of unfying
the present educational systems and give such as
sistance as the Statutory Revision Commission may
desire In the preparation OF bill to be submitted
to the Legislature at the opening OF the next session
There was nothing OF public interest in the
convocaton but unhcation. The other topics
were incidental Tho Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction and his deputies were worsted
in fight Of their own choosing. They ap-
poirbed this fight. they set the time and place.
and they invited nearly all OF tho speakers
who addressed the meetings. The Supeln-
tendent and his deputy appeared In person
and spoke. but they we're tho only speakers
who took their side. The principals and the
superintendents invited by them came out
on the side OF the Regents without any
exception. Superintendent skinner was
greatly disappointed. as was Deputy Super
intendent Ainsworth. The only weakness
shown by. the Regents was their permis-
SION to Bishop Doane to name a committee to
expressing
OF the convocation on unihcation. instead OF
adopting RESOLUTION without reference to
committee. The committee appoin ted for the
sake OF harmony reported resolution asking
the Governor to appoint commission to act
with tho Statutory Revision Com ission to
recommend to the Legislature some Kind of
measure for uniicntion.
It is further believed that it will come at the
next Legislature and that 1t will come in n
way to meet the views OF this conyoration.
q tho Regents. for their undisturbed
life tenure Of Us. 01 siPy nan
ent OF Public Instruction. There ara those
who believe that the new head OF education in
will he the former Superintendent of Public
Instruction. Andrew y Draper. who is now on
q European, tour. and wh2 at present is tho
head OF the University OF Illinois.
Among the subjects discussed at to-day's
session Of the convocation was the uso and
and colleges The question was first discussed
by Principal Charles W. Evans Of tho Elmira
free Academy. regent St. CAR Mchelway io-
lowed. saying:
There is an economic side to this question.
We all know that our taxpayers most literally.
yet most closely. scrutinize their education
bills. We also know that this question Of text
books in communities in which free text
personal element in it. There are Superin-
tendnnts Of Instruction whose text books are
IN, all the schools under their Jurisdiction.
There are professors in secondary schools
whose text hooks are in use in those institu-
tions. There ars professors in minor colleges.
a.
books are virtually prescribed to pupils Now
this may, be right. Circumstances may make
It right. but the practice. wherever 1t exists Is
put on its defence by circumstances. and it
should beireluired to stand and deliver good