The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03
SCHOOLS SAFE WITH
FINLEY, SAYS GLYNN
state University President and
Commissioner Of Educa-
ton Inaugurated.
RURAL TEACHING SCORED
Speakers at the Exercises in
Albany Say Text Books
Arc Too Prominent.

ALBANY, Jan. 2.--Impressive ceremonies
attended by representatives OF the ma
tlonal and state Governments, foreign uni
versities and many higher institutions o'
learning marked the Inauguration to-day
! OF Dr. John Huston Finley. ex-presdent
OF the College OF the City Of New York,
as president Of the University Of the State
OF New York and State Commissioner Of
Education.
Sessions were held this afternoon and
evening In the auditorium OF the state
Education Building. the hall being
crowded each time
Franklin Lane. Secretary OF the In
terror, az the representative Of President
Wilson and the Federal Government Jean
J. Jusserand. Ambassador from France,
AS representative of foreign nations, aud
Dr. Charles W. Eliot. president emeritus
Of Harvard College. were at to-nights
session.
Gov. Glynn delivered the opening ad
dress, paying "A warm tribute To the mem
DRY of DIR. Andrew S. Draper ex-Com-
missioner OF Education. who died recently.
and calling upon DIR. Finley to take Up
and carry on the great work OF education
! In the state. Gov. Givnn said:
| Tonight we honor man and pay
| tribute to an idea. Our public schools
are the Idea and Dr. Finley the man. The
man illustrates the idea and the idea
| typifes the man.
! New York led the rest Of tho country
with the first public school, and 1t leads
to-day as 1t did ESQ years ago John Mil
! lar. Deputy Commissioner OF Education
| for Canada, recently declared that NO
| part of the republic presents a more valu.
| able study to the educatonist than New
York that It's public schools bid fair b.
| put New York educationally In the front
place Of the United States as It is already
! commercially and politically
| Dutch Brought Education Over.
| "ln 1888 Holland was two centuries
! ahead OF the rest of Europe In education,
| and the New Amsterdam Dutch brough,
10 this country the educational spirit 81
! the fatherland.
| ITO speak of the schools of New York
| without dwelling for a moment upon what
| religious and charitable organlzat ons
| have done for the cause OF education
would be unfair and shortsighted No IN
| considerable part OF the children of the
state have received their schooling at the
! hands of private and denom!national
teachers.
|
| red schoolhouse message of hope and
| inspiration has been brought TO the Ameri-
| can boy. There he has learned that no
task is too hard for him to attempt. 10
height too lofty for him TO scale.
! There ar" no favorites in the little
red schoolhouse. The son of the banker
and the son of the mechanic meet th"r,
Z upon common footing. Each school is
Z a miniature republic where industry and
ability are the only roads to favor and
success.
Il know the public schools. and because
/ ' know them ! refuse to be disturbed ly
| those who seek from time to time To
alarm the nation with gloomy forebodiugs
! and dire predictions.
| Il see 20.00UOUo children marching into
me schools that dot the hills and valleys
| from Maine to Mexico. I watch them
| coming their readers and thumbing their
! histories. ! see them being moulded into
| American citizens, and know that Ameri-
| lea can make no mistake which America
| cannot rectify.
! Great Task for DIR. Finley.
1t is II great task. DR. Finley. n noble
duty with which the state of New York
| charges you to-day. New York is giving
| INTO Your keeping the eager minds of its
children; II is intrusting you with the
| care of It's future citizens.
New York does so with confidence. I,
| You have been successful in everything
else YOU have undertaken: we know YOU
Will be successful in the duties you az.
| sumo to-day.
| MAY all good fortune attend YOU I'm
your task, May you find on every hand
the support and announcement that your
solemn duty deserves our hopes our
aspirations and our prayers accompau,
you as YOU enter upon your labors and
with confidence and pride We salute you
carctaker of our Liberties, guardian Of our
children, keeper of the pathway to our
stars"
The rural schools Of this state are a
elurliied edition of the three RS" sad
| william Church Osborn. In speaking GA
behalf of the citizens OF the State at
| the afternoon exercises. II might Amos,
| say they are an extra illustrated edition
They lack adaptability. They do no.
keep pace with the progress OF the people
There is too much emphasis upon tho
scholastic
"rhe rural school, 1t seems TO me. 's
specIa! field. Time might be bette
spent In a study of farm chemistry than
, IN school room chemistry.
Studies of organic farm life are ~
more benefit than the study of gcome'r.
And you President Finley, will do 80
II you undertake this problem OF tnltirg
the schools from their text book coufir.,
and placing them in the greater, broa1o'
and nobler field OF world benefit"
| Dr A. II. Brubacker. superintendent -
the public schools of Schenectady, in
address took the stand that the sy!oo.s
overomphasi2ed the mechanics of .dv H-
| tion. He asked for the introductiuu Z
n new course of study and ethics 10
carried through every department of In.
schools, with view OF intoxicating
sense of social and civic duty.
| United States Senator Root made u pea
for the three RS as the key TO all ou
portunity.
y Seth Low. cx-presldent of Columbia
eX-Mayor OF New York; George "
-Aneny, Borough President CALVIN
Kendall, Commissioner OF Educatlo7 '.
New Jersey; Frank II, Fosdick, priur.r
Of the Masten Park High SCHOOL, Ra"Hlo
and -, Clair NcKeway, Chancellor "'
the University of the State of New Norr
also mede addresses.
Response to DR.. Finley,
| In his inaugural address pr. r'.'
said that he was being invested
zone OF the most sacred RESPONSE.
this State can put upon man, the '..
under its laws, OF Its most precluJr
session. lie continued:
| II have no other--and there can .H