New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-20
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The Georgia State University has adopted
rs its Medical Department the Medical College at Au-
gusta
The Princeton Preparatory School, for wmch
fhe Co,leee s Indebted 10 Mr. Marquand Is in full opera
ton Tho buildings and ground arc about milo ana
half from the College, the old turnpike ROAD 10
fon The schoollbelongs to the College and is unoer e
ontro, Of the trustees but Its management Is loft
ohieay 10 the resident principal who is Mr. Dabney'
successful classical teacher from Virginia
The report of the Hartford, Conn, Board OF
school visitors discusses the subject OF the appointment
of teachers and that the Committee OF Examiners
have adopted the plan OF written examinations which
removes all room for the character OF the ques
sons must be- in many respects far more satisiac
sory 70 both the candidate and the examiner" Inc
German language has been successfully taught in two
of the Hartford schools and the Board yielding to
very general DESIRE has authorized district committees
90 introduce the study of German at their discretion
The following story is told of Prof. Smell
been Professor of Mathematics at Amherst for
many years, and who before the war, had 1t Is said
only the small salary OF $500 year. After the wal
wealth began to roll in upon Amherst College. This man
gave $4,000 that another $4,000 and so on till tho
golfers filed OVERLOOKING. Then the college trus-
aces concluded raise the salaries Of the professors
end from 500 they put II TO e. per annum smell was
sitting his study when his wife oame IN to announce
inc GOOO news. he WIS pOrlnS ONeI %
mathematical treatise. "Ebenezerp said she. "what
do yen thinki They've done itp "DOne itP said he,
done WHAT whof" "Why, the trustees Ihey'Ve
raised your salary to g year" SMELLS face became
radiant THANK God, EmiraI" said he, "Dow we can
have cOdfsh!"
The following is from The Cincinnati Com
,rereiaI. "Our impression OF the influence or Bpie
reading is Strengthened by the report submitted TO the
last neeths OF the principals Of Public Schools TO
be honestly plain says the report il must be admitted
that il has been a failure! But the Bible has been
ruled out az east for the present and the principals OF
The schools are seeking substitute for It some system
of moral instruction. The teaching of morality incident
ally saws the report is sufficient. We must have
the morals alphabetically arranged. beginning with
Availability and ending with Virtue. The group
ing must be after the manner Of Rogers
be maxims appropriately selected for recita-
zion by the scholars, and conversations and illustrations
of the ma xims and the morals 20 which they apply.
Once a week the Golden Rule Of Pythagoras must DC
read Then the Board Education IS TO be requested
60 place in each school Gas aids to moral inSrueu0nJ
Addisons works, FraukIins Autobiography, the works
of Socrates Plato Aristotle Cicero Seneca Sir Thomas
Browne Jonathan DymoDd, PuffendorPs Duty Accord
sne 60 the Light OF Nature Smiths Theory Of Moral Sen
timents TaylOrs and Cows Social Law and Manners
Biographical Dictionaries Of Eminent Men, and Mrs
uale's Distinguished Women. 1t is difficult to Keep
grave face contempates this scheme for adding
public library each of the public schools, and all IL
the name Of morality"