Bulletin Volume 1-9 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: APPENDIX SELECTIONS FROM SPEECHES, LETTERS AND EDITORIALS IN FAVOR OF THE BILL ENTITLED " AN ACT TO PROMOTE WIDER EXTENSION TO THE PEOPLE AT LARGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION " Although the accessible reports of speeches sre very imperfect and fragmentary, it will be useful for current explanation and enlightenment, as well as of historical interest in illustrating the attention and support given to the University Extension movement in its inception in New York state, and in the progress through the legislature of the bill to promote the same, to preserve by reprinting here the following compilation. Upon the recommendation of Hon. Charles T. Saxton, state senator, who introduced the bill and faithfully advocated its progress, a public joint hearing was held in the senate chamber on March 25, 1891, before the senate Finance committee and the Ways and Means committee of the assembly. There was a large attendance, many ladies being in the audience, and the clergy and local educators were well represented. It was very interesting, from the fact that so many of the most prominent educators of the state were present and gave their views in favor of a system of education in which New York was urged to take the initiative. Regent Pliny T. Sexton was the first to speak, and announced that the Chancellor of the University, Hon. George William Curtis, was unable to be present, but that a letter from him would be read by Secretary Dewey. Chancellor Curtis's letter New York, March 21, 1891 Tht Hon. Pliny T. Sexton, Chairman: Dear Sir?I am exceedingly sorry that with proper regard for duties already undertaken, it is impossible for me to attend the hearing in regard to University Extension on the 25th instant, but you must not permit my absence to be attributed to any w...