The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-12
sis.IsCa;iOfi Abroad.
ADDRESS ny MIR. Z. :. PHILDgICK lN THE
LOWELL IsTITUTE, BOsrON-Hls OBsERNA-
TONS ABROAD.

ADDRESS ~ MIR. Z. :. PHlLDgICH IL THE
LOWELL lsTIrCTE, BosroN-Hls oBsERvA-
TONS ABEoAD.
In accordance with an invitation from
the school committee. Mr.. l.. s. Philbrck,
the superintendent OF the public schools of
Boston, delivered IN address on his obser-
walton cf the educational systems of Eu-
rope during his recent visit. In the large
audience, which consisted principally of
public school teachers and members of the
school committee. were seen President Ell
lot Of Harvard University, ihe Rev.
Phillips Brooks, the Rev DR.. a. y. Miner
and other gentlemen prominent in cduca-
tional affairs. Mr.. Philbrick, who was in
troduccd by Mr.. George II. Munroc of the
school committee, said that this was an I'M
precedcntcd occasion in the history Of Bos-
ton schools, it beng the first time that
teachers of all grades of the schools had
been invited to assemble together for such
purpose. He first spoke in general terms
of the schools of Boston. lie had been
asked if his mind had not been changed in
regard to our educational system by what
he had seen abroad. He would reply that
his mind had not been materially changed,
but what he had seen had enabled him to
gain clear idea of our defects He went
abroad not for amusement, but simply for
instruction. and went directly to Vienna.
stopping but one day each in London and
Paris, in the former city visiting school
of cookery. In Vienna he passed four
months-four weeks in setting things TO
rights in the Massachusetts and Boston di-
visions Of the department of education,
six weeks on the jury OF the educational
department, and the rest of the time in eX-
aiming the public school system Of vi
emma. The remaining month of his stay
he spent in inspecting the school systems Of
the principal cities of Germany, visiting
| Munich, Ulm, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Bcr-
lin, Cologne, Coblenz and Strasburg lie
skctchcd briefly the education Of the ex-
| hibition He said that America stood rela-
lively better in the department of education
than in any other group, excepting that of
mechanics There were four models
of schoolhouses in the exhibition
that from Sweden being the most
perfect and beautiful. while next
came that of Austria, which was situated
in the midst of n garden, and which was
built to combine in one establishment the
best knowledge possessed in that country
as to construction, furniture and general
equipment. The American school building
he was sorry 10 say. was not success.
In il there was nothing worthy of imita-
ton, unless it be the size of the school
ROOM Its fittings and arrangements were
wholly haphazard. 1t represented an ordi
nary district school in one room. 1t did
l... al I,,t
rs generally existed throughout the coun'
try, In the matter of school furniture,
that from the public schools Of Boston, ht
was proud to say was the finest in the eX
hibtiOn lie then went on to speak o
what he had seen Of education outside Of
the exposition. When Horace Mann made
a tour of Europe to inspect the systems o
education thirty years ago, he wrote con-
corning Austria that its educational system
was the worst he had seen, that it SCENE,
designed to lop instead of improve Tia,
minds OF the people, and to exclude the
light of all intelligence. Bat such has beef
the progress since then, TINT Mr.. Philbrcl
+ said that if there was any country in Eu
rope which he would holdup rs an exam
pie to the United States in all department
of higher and lower education, tina
, country was the empire of Austria
p | nc Nt-tlAbfu lut FNsltlii VI cuuCullO
adopted throughout the empire an
the grades Of schools from the Vol
schools 10 the polytechnic schools and uni
verslties. The education in the gymnasi
ums was equal to that of our New Englan
S colleges. In Austria, exclusive of llungar
he said that there were IA 1000 elementar.
schools, 60 normal schools, 2l5 middl
! schools, six polytechnic schools and 81
universities, the latter with 5000 student.
AS Austria was held up as II warning b
J. Mr. Mann, he would now hold it up as n
example to America for enterprise in edit
catonal matters. He would like to con
pare, had he time, the land of lower Aus
tria of which Vienna was the capital, wit
c Massachusetts, the two having about I'll
:. same population, though the population @
t Vienna was about 60, 600, or, with its sui
I urhs, 800, 900, while Boston had Il populi
5 ton Of about 100000. He would, how
= ever, give some facts relating to Vienna
Il educaiionals system. There were II Burger
c 10 Volk,.f normal, "A female industrial
t and ID middle schools, a great polytechni
c school with 1000 pupils, and one universit
@ with 1000 students. In the nineteen mic
d die schools were AGO professors and owe
C 5000 pupils. Every chink where ther
C seemed to be need of school of any kin
/ was filled. lie described the thorough di
i ciplinc and system followed. All childre
n between the ages of six and fourteen wei
Il obliged to attend school. The excellence {
/ the schools was due. to the thoroughness
tho systems pursued in the four no