New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-26
EDUCATORS IN SESSION.
THIRTY EIGHTH CoNvOCATION OF THE
STATE UNIVERSITY MEETS.
ADDRESSES BY CHANCELLOR UPsoN. I.
GU1LFoRD SMITH AND ST. CLAIR
MKELwAY-MUCH BUSINESS
TRANSACTED

Albany June % (speciaD.-The first session
Of the thirty-eightr meeting Of representatives
of the various branches OF the University OF
this state was held in the Assembly Chamber
tonight The convocation viii be in session To-
three days and apparently viii be largely at
tended The Assembly Chamber was crowded
tonight with prominent educators u The state.
The Regents OF the University present were
Chancellor Arson Judd Epson. ST Clair Nickel
way. Hamilton Harris. Daniel Beach. PliHy T.
Sexton, T. Guilford Smith DR.. Albert Wander
yeer and Father Thomas ~ Hendrlck. The ex-
ercises opened with prayer by the Rev. DR..
william F. Whitaker. There then followed an
interesting address by Chancellor Epson. in the
course of which he spoke about the various at
tempts to unite the school systems OF the State
He said:
state Of New-York welcomes YOU 70 her, thirty
eighth cOnvCcation- We ere sttI mere. We nave
oHt OF 70 fbe yognges we are stin here There rs
those among who have passed our seventh
decade OF years. and We are yet al here We
seek our monument look around you" for have
not died We are not dead No monument has
vet been raised to memory.
The University of the State Of New-York. Win
wears since 1862 this convocatiou has been held
annually, in this Capitol. Since 1854 for one hun;
the State. and is stilI here 70 welcome friends ot
yePsiiia9 and college Of liberal Srshrryfour
with 5.2l2 men and Ss24 women as college students
technical schools-76 schools in theology, in law.
macy in veterinary medicine in ophthaImoIogy in
engineering and technology in art and music. with
versity of the State OF New-Yoril stiu represents
s s5dea S 1a ana r6ec sen9 IN
with 5,6s2 men and 8.174 women students
THING OF SLOW GROWTH
Ladies and Gentlemen: We sriu supervise SO
nigh schools. with 25362 men and 1910 women -
home education, institutes. Libraries and museums.
Animated with the university under us encouraging
supervision libraries and centres. study cubs
and associations, business schools ard other schools.
IS thus stiI extant with l51 schools Of all sorts
undsI ts SUPERVISOR S Wnlc1 scI3o,s YEA .2otD
students, male and female Represeutng all these
Institutions high and low; We welcome YOU. but
snddan1y ana Ike rost e9Sd -hirqs i IN his -5 IL
1912 the office Of State Superintendent OF Common
formed the duties OF this office free from 1s2i 20
ton has been independent Of the Board Of Regents
since iSSf TOR neSay h8it century there have
effect consolidation
ATTEMPTS AT MITIGATION.
article III the xas @ the Of dH
ton 10 create new Board of Supervisors 70 have
ing in the State" After important amendments
attempt to unity the educational system by de-
privns the Regents of their authority was rejected
lso PToposed Department Of Edgea[oa R Win
report annually to the new department This biu
was passed and reached Governor Hoffman on ne
last day OF the session or the LegSal lure nut dld
not receive his signature In 1879, in Governor
Tnden's ADMINISTRATION another bill reorga1izlng
the boaF1 pt ESTserJS %, - tbIi ,7,- i
passed the Senate but failed 10 pass the Assembly
The Constitutional Convention of 1894 discussed 81
length the duality Of our educational system. but
the Committee Education was unable 70 agree
on any plan Of qnifcation- The convention, how
tutional body thus insurtng its existence for az
view the history of the University for the
years; The Incidents are familiar 70 us all tn n
voeaTion the resuIt"fha passage of resolution
commission representing the various educational
and of unifying the present educational sys-
TENS ana shau give S,;CH 5 a. in ~
preparation of a bill to he submitted TO the Legis-
port OF this fo :. mi S'inS So, $3.50 90 70 $500
ucatOrs throughout the State frequent meetings
the Legislature and all finally leading 70 peace
full cooperation between the two departments OF
So that. in the words of Regent Ms.KsIway in
H+snca 81 MAJ ti0n ba. tb,Is bes, reached with
out the form OF II; and neither the Governor nor
longer be vexed With the matter At this session
~ the Legislature if ever aftarward The incident
seems 10 have been closed with satisfaction 10
both sides and with benefit 10 education and 20
welcome you to its Jhirty-eighth convocation-
COMPLIMENTS FOR MEI.vII. DEWEY.
But we have a new secretary After eleven
years of faithful service, Melvil Dewey has re-
signed his position secretary Of the Board. and
the regents have appointed a his successor James
nation, the Board adopted the resolutions intro
duCed by committee of which Whitelaw Reid
was the chairman In the words OF these reSO-
buttons, the Board recognized In Mr.. Dewey an
organizer Of genius. an executive OF great skill;
an educational leader OF marked originality and
energy, and officer whose admin tration has
coincided with the largely augmented usefulness
and honor OF the University.
In these resolutions the Board also recorded
with gratitude Mr.. DeweyS zeal FOR the WelfarS
OF the service of the State, his devotion to the
interest and good fame of he Board and his con-
slant sympathy with the cause and institutions OF
higher education in the Commonwealth and IN
the Nation They also rejoiced Ito believe that
his gifts and abilities will still be the ser
vice of the University in field congenial 70 his
wishes and commensurate with his extraordinary
qualities
BY the election OF Mr. Parsons as secretary. the
Board has chosen one who has been Ions In the
service OF education. end who has for several
years served the Regents director or college
and examination work. Permit that
We feel sure that I'm his work with hereafter ne
Will exhibit the same discretion the same single
calm and wise Judgment which have
characterized his efforts hitherto
T. Guiford Smith then made a ten minuts
address on the needs Of the State Museum and
Library building. 1t is of the utmost impOr-
lance" he said. that both the Library and the
Museum be expanded and extended. New quar-
ters for both OF these branches OF the university
will be absolutely necessary in the near future.
These branches Of university work are edu-