New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-29
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

lures on Political Economy and Logic at the quebec
Institute.
In the absence of Prof. Goodwin Of Harvard,
his classes will be assigned teachers not to
one alone.
The first colored High School in Kentucky
a neat and handsome budlng-has recently been dedi-
Gated at Louisville.
The Northern Christian AduOcdte says Cor
nell University begins its sixth year with 700 Fresh
men |" and adds, Raw recruits for Satan"
Oberlin College has an attendance of 1,zS0
students. Canada Panama, the Sandwich Islands, sa
Great Britain, and Turkey are represented there.
American interest in science is illustrated by
the fact that the tickets for Prof Proctors course OF
lectures before the Lowell Institute were exhausted in
60 minutes after their distribution began.
The Chicago teacher who was suspended by
the Board OF Elucauon for severely whipping pupil
has been renstated, probably with determination not
to offend that way again.
The two prizes offered by a Vermont lady
TO tho best lifted candidates for admission TO the JIM
yersity were taken by Miss Ethel sherman Of Mont
gomery, and Miss Lille f. Durant OF Montpelier.
About the LIST of November will appear the
fret number OF The North Carolina Journal OF Edned
ton. The subscription price has been fixed below inc
cost OF publication IN order to put 1t within the reach OF
all teachers IN the State.
There will soon be a large meeting of the
teachers OF Maine central point Tor the purpose
OF giving general aud decided expression OF opinion
on the educational questions that are likely to come be-
fore the next Legislature.
The Dean of Canterbury, who is an emil
nen Syrian scholar discovered among the treasures OF
the Oriental Society the Yale Library syriae Ms OF
great value to him. which he had never seen before ana
of which no copy exists IN England.
Jules Lugquicus, Phi. D., for some time IN
strucor in the Scientific school at Yale has
been elected to like place in the University of Cncin-
natl A. II. Edgreu, from the University OF Upsai'
Sweden and Cornell University, has been secured to
I'll Lugquieus's place.
Prof. Strong of the Drew Theological Semi
nary Madison, N j.. is organizing an expedition to
E.ypt and the Holy Land. 1t will start about Christ
mas and will consist OF engineers, artists scientists
and u select party of tourists, all under charge OF Prof.
Strong assisted by Prof. I. Norman and Mr. Geo. May
Powell.
The Harvard football club has refused TO
enter into convention to rules for football
contests between colleges tho ground that Harvard
played game peculiar to itself and radically dnereht
from that in vogue either at Yale, Columbia, Princeton
and Rutgers aud any change would not be satisfactory
to the students.
Inc cOincr-SlOUc Oh JuDilct ltlh VI Nh~
FISK University at Nashville has just been LAID. The
colored singers OF lie University made enough money
with their concerts buy % OF land eight acres OF
which are in the square forming the site Of the hall
5000 Congregation churches also contributing
to tie building.
A School of Social Science is to be estab-
Iished at Florence. Among the founders are the Mar
dui 'Alaer Count Bdstogg Count de Caubray Dlgny,
the Marquis Cappon and NJ. PerIzz the syndic of the
city, This institution to be on tine model OF the
Ecole Lbre Sciences POltiques, founded at PaFIs
two years ago under the direction Of ~ Emile Boumy'
Prof Ruggles Of Dartmouth has returned
from Europe and again takes charge OF the sclentnc
department Two prizes of $50 and SO have been offered
by Richard Klmba of the Glass of go 20 members OF
the Junior Glass, the best and second best Latin
odes composed in OF the Horatan meters" these
prizes to be awarded rst time az the close OF the
present college year.
The Republican Banner of Nashville thinks
that Tennessee rich in its undeycloped asricu-
tura and mineral resources, is almost certain IN few
years to become the workshop The great Southwest
IL therefore calls for schools for the mechanic arts and
sciences, for lecture-rOOms and manufacturers "Too
many OF our young men," il sensbly says, ARE etu-
Gated for professions" which already oyercrowded
There has apparently been an active battle
In Vermont between the State Board OF Education and
"a
use for years in the public schools OF that State In
changing textbooks, the Board introduced a new
arithmetic whereupon the publishers according TO re-
port Of the Board, raised whrlwind Of complaint,
opposition circulars newspaper letters and charges Of
favortism throughout the State. which is perhaps
natural but scarcely wise, the Board seems u be
honest in its action
The committee of the British Association on
the subject of improving the Methods of Instruction in
Elementary Geometry at the last meeting reported
that they thought "no single textbook which has yet
been produced Ut to succeed Euclid in the position Of
authority" They therefore recommended the publica-
ton OF an authorized Syllabus indicating the order Of
the propositions and in the general charac-
ter OF the demonstrations but leaving the choice OF the
textbook perfectly free TO the teacher" The committee
also recommended that the teaching OF practical geom
etry should precede that Of theoretical geometry
The total number of students in the Shelf
field Scientific School is 2l3, OF whom 80 graduate
students This Of ~ for the present year
The School especially needs larger teaching force, and
TO obtain this money Is necessary. II Is the design Of
the Governing Board TO make the time OF study for the
degree OF Bachelor of Philosophy extend over period
OF four years. instead of giving the degree at present
to undergraduate students after three years study
During the year past the degree OF Dynamca Engineer
ing has been instituted and the requirements for the
degree OF Civil Engineer have been enlarged to de-
mand two years Of postgraduate study.
We fear that Il great many women, and cs-
pecally young women. just now injuring their
health bodily aud mental, by ildrected and too per
sistent study. The turn OF modern speculation has
rendered them nor,inately ambitious. and too much
imporance has been and still is attached 10 scho
arship The Rondout newspaper mentions that the
young lady who attempted lately to commit suicide
by drowning Coxsaekie had been rendered insane
by severe application to books her worst fault being
an intense desire for knowledge" Alas! she should
nave known that knowledge Of the laws OF life Is