New-York tribune., 1873-12-11

bishops and priests not all agreed on this subject
Some OF the learned and most influential of them
favor OF the schools. and declare their
belief that they excel all other schools"
The Fort Wayne Qnd) Gazette objects to the
large number Of colleges in that State. 1t says that
the suicidal policy OF undertaking have college In
every county prevails to such extent that the State
is reduced to condition of educational poverty, 40 to
speak just some men are made poor by owning too
much land-more than they pay taxes At pres
ent Indiana has l6 colleges with holes punched for
more and what Is the consequence Just what might
be expected The State is burdened with lot OF sicky
institutions which falsely dignfed with the name
OF college, and there is not good secondclass
college in Indiana. Taking Yale, Harvard. and Michi
gan University as specimens OF frsclass colleges, the
highest institution in Indiana would not rank above
third class"
The Albany RnickerbOcker speaks thus 4: Pa
have natural right Inct corporal punishment mt
upon their children and they delegate it TO Others
but let suppose that the parent SAYS My child must
not be whipped in school, Shall you answer, Then
keep your child away from schoolP That would be In
direct violation of the educational purpose VIII you
then fog the child in spite Of the parents protestf
question Of law might then arise that would perhaps
prove troublesome to the Board OF Education; and be-
sides what kind OF discipline would that be that would
subject the pupil TO crossre of authorities, parental
and schoastci Let not go back along the pain OF
progress to pick up instrument OF torture ana
ation that civilization has deliberately thrown away
Gov. Giddings of New Mexico says in his
to the Legislature Of that Territory that there
| is not so much as one good common school TO each
county Territory where children can be taught 10
read and write and that the advantages for educaoh
are far below those enjoyed by residents in the Indian
Territory. In the latter large number OF both common
and high schools exist with good superintendent ana
| abundant teachers. and among the Creeks ana some
| other tribes more than half can read and write. New"
| Mexico claiming TO he civilized people, eHhiDits the
mournfu that outside OF Santa Fe there is scarcely
school Of any kind whatever and the still sadder truth
that in four Of the counties when the people were
called upon TO vote the question OF establishing
common school law. by which the schools were 10 DC
supported by tax to be levied upon the property OF
all the Inhabitants OF 5000 votes cast only 81 were
| in favor OF the law.
| Mr.. Philbrick, the superintendent OF the
| Boston Public Schools says that at Vienna America
stood well the matter of school furniture, but that III
regard TO school buildings and IN some other educational
| aeeompaunents she was much behind her European
competitors. In school buildings London took the Lead
and Austria and Germany occupied nearly the same
position In respect primary schools. he thought
those of this country perhaps as good as any, Du
in all the other grades Austria and Germany we're far
ahead of u.s. He found all the Austrian schools of the
middle and higher grades most thoroughly equipped in
regard 10 libraries and apparatus; somc single schools
he saw have philosophical instruments. etc. worth as
high as $4,000. Their buildings also were complete IN
every requirement. and many of them cost upward OF
s5OOOOO The speaker also found that the girls III the
higher as well the lower schools were taught needle
work. and that everywhere the gymnasium was part
| Of the re gular course OF instruction.
| The trustees of Amherst College have elected
Mr. William A. Dickinson of Amherst, son OF the late
treasurer and graduate of the college in 1850. the
treasurer the college, fixed the bonds of the treasurer
at $4,000 ana his salary at $4,000 appointed Gov Bull
lock- Messrs Hardy and Edwards of Boston and Presi-
| dent Stearns finance and treasury committee
referred of professor OF rhetoric to Pres
dent Stearns the Rev. Prof. Hitchcock OF New-forR, the
| Rev. DR.. Alden and Mr.. Gillett of WestteId com
mtted the selection candidates for the degree of A. NJ
TO the Faculty required that those seeking tins de-
gree In course should have graduated for three
years. and have spent two of these in proies-
sional studies or liberal culture; revised and
greatly condensed the college laws, and ordered
new edition to be printed, and performed
great Of routine, detail business. The Treas
report for the past showed excess OF ex-
pendtures of s6Ooo that the term bills for the year
amounted TO s2sO)0 the income Of general funds 10
s19lsO and the salaries paid TO $4,000 The special
scholarship funds amount TO $154O5 other special
funds to s5SsO general treasury funds TO s3i7S5.
the charity fund to 10000 beside which Is fund of Nir
gina State bonds, given by the late Mr.. Hitchcock of
Brmheld, amounting nOminally TO $iOOOo-makng
total of funds OF $500 OO all which the college is well
improving aud has a capacity for utznga great deal
morp.