The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-07
EDUCATORS
CONFERENCE
CONTINUES
Brown University Teachers As.
soCIatian Adopts Constitution
and By.Iaws--EIacts Officers

Prominent educators OF both sexes from
this city and all parts OF this state and
from other cities and towns in various
parts OF New England assembled In Man
ming hall, Brown University at 10 o'clock
this morning TO still further confer upon
educational questions of mutual interest
and also TO complete the organization OF
the Brown University Teachers associa-
tion.-As at the sessions OF yesterday.
President Faunce presided over the gath
ering and spoke few words OF congrat-
ulation I'm opening the session.
The first business which came before
the meeting was the formation OF the as
ISOLATION and election OF officers. In this
connection the constitution and by laws
OF the proposed association were discuss
ed and finally adopted.
The constitution provides that the or
ganization shall be known as The Brown
University Teachers association" and
that any graduate OF Brown now teach
ing, any member OF the faculty and any
graduate of any college may became
members and that the annual tax shall
be 80 cents
Prof John n. Ashton. chairman OF the
nominating committee. appointed yester-
OF that committee and the following offi-
GERS were elected.
President, DR. John Tetlow. OF Boston;
first vice president, Prof william T.Peck.
principal OF the Classical high school;
second vice president, Prof Winslow Up
ton; secretary treasurer, Mr.. William S.
Larned.
II was voted that these officers, with
the president OF Brown University, con-
sttute the executive committee OF the
association.
At the conclusion OF these business pre-
liminaries DR.. Tetlow was called 10 the
platform and escorted to the chair by
President Faunce. He was received with
applause and responded I'm a most happy
manner. alluding TO the fact that his In
clinstion had been to decline the honor
conferred upon him. but that his con-
sciousness of the debt he owed TO Brown
university was the primal factor in HIS
acceptance
He then announced the subject for dis
cussion, What Should the College Certi-
ficate Stand For?''
This was at once taken up the college
Vieni being presented by Professor Wins
low Upton of Brown and Dean Ellen F.
Pend. eton OF Wellesley college. and the
school view by Principal Edward II.
Smiley OF the Hartford high school and
Principal Charles T.. Dennis of the Hope
street high school
There were of course conflicting
opinions regarding this question, which is
OF so much Importance to both the col
lege and the. secondary schools.
Professor Upton was heartily in favor
OF the certificate system. He believed
that the certificate system emphasized
the evident fact that the school principal
is a better Judge OF the qualifications OF
his students than the college officer can
possibly be, and that, moreover, the col
lege certificate implied that there is no
frontier line separating school and coll
lege He declared himself a hereto upon
the educa tional value OF examinations as
usually conducted whether in school, for
admission to college or in college.
He then gave his reasons for his posi-
tion on the examination question and out
lined the consequent great advantages of
the certificate system.
Dean Pendleton discussed the question
briefly. She believed that the college
certificate should be Issued only to those
pupils who had achieved an advanced
grade of scholarship.
Mr. Smiley believed that there was
growing feeling on the part OF school men
being a privilege in It's present condition
and outlined at some length his reasons
for his position on the aues. on.
Principal Dennis views were given at
some length and were quite in accord
as he said with the college view. At the
conclusion Of these four papers n general
discussion followed after which the meet
Ing adjourned.