New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
BRITISH GOSSIP.
PRINCESS
.SS LOUISE's GIRL SCHOOL - PARLIA
MENTARY INTELLIGENCE.

PRINCESS LoUIsE's GIRL SCHOOL - PARLIA-
| MENTARY INTELLIGENCE.
lPRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
LONDON, Aug 3.-"The Princess Louise,
Marchoness of Lorne is the name in fac sime of her
handwriting. attached to-day TO a circular sent TO Mem
bers of Parliament and Others inviting them to take
shares in Girls Public Day-School Company limited.
The Princess's handwriting is like that OF her mother,
bold and little wandering in calgraphy The L. in
Lorne and Louise is a sort of between and an
s. In these days Of minute and domestic legislation an
act of Parliament which Obliged each capital letter to DO
unlike and uncomfortable with any other would be
advantage school girls and doubtless editors and
printers would be glad if "our own" special"
occasional" correspondents could be induced to obey
| it. The intention Of the Company is to establish
| and maintain in London and the provinces
1 superior day-schools at moderate cost for
girls Of all classes above those provided for by the Ee
menary Education act. 1t likely from this that it is
not expected in this country that the system of national
education is intended eyerto give us so substantial
course of instruction Americans have the good fortune
TO possess this Princess Louise LOrDe School is the
best girls school which has been devised in this country
and as such school would never have even been
thought OF had 1t not been for the dscussOn about the
civil equality Of women, shall venture TO describe its
features position is to be South Kensingon
Our Schools Inquiry Commission have reported that the
defects OF feminine education "want of thorough
ness and foundations want Of SYSTEM sovenliness and
snowy superfcality; nattenion to rudlments; undue
time given to accomplishments and these not taught
intelhgently in any scientific manner" The
Princesss School will correct these defects and
"train the girls for the practical business
and duties OF life" AS the Marquis of Lorne is
preacher the Marchoness has Of putin religious
instruction." but, "h desired, arrangements will be
made for giving separate religious instruction pupils
Of different denominations" AS the promoters OF this
school mostly opponents OF secular education they
have mixed up religion with their arithmetic, and have
taken care that there shall be escape from it, But the
Princesss school has admirable features notwith
standing this It's course Of instruction will include
reading, writing, arithmetic. bookkeeping, English
grammar and literature, history geography French,
German the elements Of physical science drawing class
singing and harmony and calishenc exercises. In the
senior department there will DO advanced classes
for ancient and modern languages, ltera-
ture and history, mathematics, the elements
Of moral science and of logic physical science
especially physiology as applied to health),
social and domestic economy. If desired by their
respective parents and guardians pupils will be pre-
pared for such university and other examinations
may be open TO them In order 10 reduce far pos
sibe the cost OF the education supplied the
schools will be large. and will be divided into
three departments, ~ Preparatory, (9 Junior
and 49, Senior, and the amount of fees will bo from
time to time determined by the Counci but 1t is not IN
tended that they shall be less than $40 80 per term or
more for all the branches or instruction. than S2 per
term the year being divided three terms Of about
fourteen weeks each. The final admirable feature OF
this new school is that class OF student teachers will
be attached 10 it, and special arrangements will DO made
for training them IN the theory aud pTaeee of educa-
ton
Parliament Is stl struggling with the session. The
great heat, more intense than 1t has been in London
since 1851 and continuous than any sort OF weather
l. usual with has suddenly ceased, and from the eK
treme Of universal evaporation passed on Monday 10
state which Winter clothing became desirable. All
provision In England is against rain and cold. We
utterly ignorant OF the OF keeping out the heat
and when IL does IL finds helpless and takes
captive. Tie House OF Commons, though its numbers
greatly reduced has IN wise relaxed the vigilance
OF ls attendance IL sat this morning until O'clock |
having bcgun lcgislatiug at 81 o'clock on |
the previous day. An hour and n half was |
wasted dst night in discussing when the KcOgh debate
should be resumed. The reporters 20 homo before and
Lhe word VIII neYeI knOM The eOluence and pALOiIsm