New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-24
TIE YALE SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL.

VISIT OF THE STATE BOARD-WHAT THE SCHOOL
Is DOING.
The Connecticut State Board of Visitors
made their annual visit to the Sheffield Scientific School
! Of Yale College on WashngtOns Birthday.
Among those present were Coy: gegel exGoy. En-
@l'h ''-' '1 g. Iyier and Hyde Secretary Northrup
the Board of Education, Secretary Gold Of the state
Agricultural Society, President Porter aud the Rev
| Henry ward BeeCher
The visitors assembled in the Governors Room at the
State House, where an account given OF the recent
Convention In Washington Of the delegates from Ma
tOna Colleges Of Science and from Agrcutural Societies
and bearings upon the subject scientific education
The company then made visit TO several departments Of
the Seentc School begnnng with the devoted to
free hand.drawing and TO the Collier Cabinet OF Me-
chancs in the Building then proceeding TO the Nat
ura History rooms in the old Trumbull Gallery, TO the
foundations of the hall erecting by Mr. Sheffield for
the OF the school, and the different laboratories
and Cla5srOOma OF the building last named, where the
IN the library several statements made, showing
present status and its advancement in the past year
Ia add on to further gs from Mr. sneIneid MIS- hIg
gin, lIdy in England, had given 5000 sterling, a
gentleman in New-York sooOo several citizens IN New
Haven S.pO eachi Coy. EnSlsh hdu SUD-
scribed 80 yearly for three years, and
many persons had gwen SUNG OF 5000 and $500 These
number OF Instructors, three Professors lMessrs.
IlON TI,-'' IOtA5DuIJ aui -AI!onI u iue ~ 80
TO secure two Gifts OF $1,000 each which offered
The peculiar work of the school Is the training, by
systematic of instruction IN mathematical
physical and natural sciences OF young men, undcgradu
ate and POSTGRADUATE students for the pursuits OF theO
retical and applied science. statement OF the results
OF the school, "a shown by the work Of the young men,
presented large number Of the graduates are pro-
fes-Ors colleges and scientific schools, several are
editors OF scientific periodicals, number are explorers
Geoogt aud mining engineers others are at The head
81 large industrial establishments, and many are de
voted 10 civil engineering The demand on the school
for competent teachers greater than be supplied.
German and French taught 70 all. The English
language with its history. literature and grammar, Is
also ma lie prominent; and those who desire IL
taught the general principles of hnRui-tics.
spccial attention directed progress
teaching frec-hand drawing connection with
school of the Fine Arts Collections caste,
models diagrams &c have been procured, and arrange
have perfected, by which every student " the
school will be taught draw freely from objects prelim
mary to directing hs attention 10 technical and mathe
matca drawing An officer OF the United states Coast
Survey VINO Is detailed TO make survey or the region
about New Haven harOOr has enabled the school TO
Ceive instruction in plane-ta0e surveying for the
class in civil engineerng-a mode OF ascertalnlng
and deneating tho topography Of region sue
cessfuy practiced in the Coast Survey and in other
services There are about in the Philosophical De-
partmeht OF Yale College, including students Of law,
medicine and theology; and about threcifhs Of this
number are connected with tue Sheffield Scientific
School.