New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-09

that they have neither received given INV
stance which tends eneepder the spirit honor and
truth throughout theluniversity sa
Prof. Tyler of Amherst has given an address
on "Tne Higher Education OF Women" az Mount Hol
yoke Seminary Commencement wherein he says that co
education will fail IN New England for the reason
that wornans suffrage will fail, because women them
selves do not want IT, The Trustees of the Seminary
have voted TO erect a twOstory brick building 7oA0o
feet, for science and gallery. The new STRUCTURE
VIII stand a little south of tho main building WIN
which it is 20 he connected by corridor ater 'no
fashion OF the Durant Library building. and VIII cost
about $SOOOO $500 Of which is given by MI a L. VII
lston Of. Northampton. The Trustees voted 10 give
900 from the funds on hand ana lne oa'"oo
will be raised by subscription The basement " Oou
tain a chemical library, museum, ahd potanio"i "uu
lecture rooms will be located on the hrst hoor' ""i'
the MINER story will be used for tine art gallery An Cd
scrvaforv tower with complete set OF instruments
for astronomical observations. will probably DC Joneu
70 the building but this has not been decided feoi
the young ladies are studying Greek
The Joint meeting of the OHIO and Mlcnl-
can state Teachers Association at Put-in'Bay was inc
occasion of several interesting discussions one VI
them was ON the Natural Sciences In 5choois rlo''
Sill of Detroit stated that the younger puIs III 'c
classes were by him invariably brought In TO observe
the experiments OF natural philosophy and listen 70 te
,n,anations given more advanced classes. He found
thar instead of taking the edge off nterestit increased
IT. There was great degree OF benefit derived, the
value OF which obvious as soon as those chldreh
advanced 10 other classes Prof c. j. Hottie OF Cleve-
lana showed himself not quite pleased with the mode
NJ tuition commonly adopted which he termed the
method OF recreation" and which consisted in Great
n an interest and then disseminating the subject when
all felt happy II was a method, he said much in vogue
and successful enough In Germany, where there were
instructors in SPECIAL lines reinforced by able superb
such not being the case in this country he regarded
the results springng from the recreatve mode as end
ing in indifference the pare Of the pupils, and INSULT
cheney OF preparation and lack Of system in the pre-
sentatOn subject matter the part Of the teachers
Prof Felix Hekel of Hesgnfor, Finland, had, he said
in the two days he had been in attendance fairly salts
fed himself of what a six months soiOurn had taught
him, viz, that every American could make speech.
He was now satisfied that not only could every Amerl-
can make speech but would do so, and in fact en-
braced every opportunity OF making speech He had
observed this with pleasure during his attendance on
the convention. He had never been at gatherng OF
distingu shed Americans without noticing this great
facility Of speech He had indeed, behed one
distinguished American in the midst OF an
assemblage Of his couutrymen who had shown
no desire 10 make speech. 10 was at MS
own funeral AS regards educational matters the Pro-
lessor frankly confessed that in the matter OF common
schools America very much ahead OF any European
nation in text books, method, schoOhouses and school
furniture and in instruction in morals and manDers
Ohio he said ranked in his judgment in this respect
higher than those the surrounding States Referring
10 the modes Of combining religious and secular educa
ton common in European countries, he announced him
self as opposed it, and said that the cultivation OF the
moral faculties without sectaran instruction was all that
could with safety be introduced into the common
schools He believed regarded methods, the schools
of America exhibited the best mechanical those OF Ger
many the most rational.