New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-31
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Massachusetts, Committee on Education
has reported an act increase the allowance Of 5000 to
5000 year for the expenses OF teachers Institutes II
so allows children 10 attend school In other towns than
where they belong.
The children of Albany are now permitted
70 attend the city schools without regard TO color After
the nrs of May the wberforce school will no longer
DC in existence which will he blessing to the tax-pay
FRS and relief the colored people who we're thereby
made TO feel humiliatng distinction.
The public schools of Virginia are alarmed.
There is serious dimnuton In the proceeds OF the state
school tax. There is falling oo t25O5O, compared
with the tax OF 1870 In of the counties the schools
are carried anticipation Of funds yet 20 be rcceived
cut there nothing to receive since the school treasury
dthe state is empty. A violent cry for aid from the
state Government has Just been raised.
The new site of Trinity College, Hartford,
Is mile from the old one and the slope of
Rocky Hill, whence the lovely valley of the Connecticut
n to be seem with the picturesque hills of the Bolton
range. 1t just far enough too from the city TO make
The spires and towers OF the latter charming D III tue
landscape. There much good sense as good taste
the selection Of this building place. Enchd ana NrgI
will not suffer from an accompaniment OF Deantliu
surroundings.
Delaware College, which has just been reor-
tanized is sn so weak and tOtterng that Dill ior inc
oesowal OF aid has just been presented 10 the Lesld
ure The tn appropristes 5000 year. ana PROVIDES
hat in reouital the College shall give free instruction 10
20 students from each county whenever such students
ha hind themselves to teach in the free schools OF the
ae for not less than one year. These free scholarships
are TO be at the disposal of members of the Legislature
ttsa question whether an institution so feeble shoulu
sot end It's decline in early death, and suffer state
AID 10 20 10 the public schools
One good result of the discussion OF over
work in schools, started Boston, the reduction oil
in 1houx 70 five a
la The case of detention after school hours in Boston
was investigated by a committee which gave a nom
songTttal report rather defending the teacher than
otherwise and ntimatng that IL was the pups lauI III
attempting TO compete with children older than herseu
This report brought letter from the pupils father
who vehemeny declared that study after sehooi hours
san evil which the Boston schools too much indulge IN
and which must be remeded in spite Of committees and
reports.
A Massachusetts clergyman says that to be
uecessfu teachers must have better health must econ
omze life aud strength. Furthermore, that they must
not take up the profession because It is the fashlOn III
NewEnand for young ladies TO teach or because there
are 10000 more women than men in MASSACHUSETTS,
teaching" says this lecturer, is so FAR
above what is called literature, profession that IL
should never be undertaken from the desire OF literary
employment School teaching requires the whole man
hood the entire womanhOod. 1t means the shaping OF
characters the changing of careless dull or willing
children into promising youth II is WORK much hlSher
than scribbHng articles for magazines"
Under President Gilman the University of
California is rapidly getting into state of splendid
prosperity little while ago il had gift OF $4,000 IN
land wherewith to found professOrshlp OF Oriental
languages and literature. Another valuable GIFT 1t has
lust received the shape of the Toand Medical College,
building land and scientific apparatus-al amounting
TO $4,000 Large numbers Of books lave been given to
its library by various people, and it has recently had
beauest of a cabinet Of minerals and collection OF
paintings Next Fall the College Will be transferred
from Oakland TO Berkeley, where the first substantial
building in wood and iron is already being erected 1t
has magnificent site, facing the bay, the Golden Gate
and the ocean.
The Michigan Legislature having visited,
through Committee. the Uniyerstyat Ann ArbOr, has
concluded that deserves appropriations and has there
fore given it $4,000 for the college building, and
$4,000 for deficit Of last year. permanent State tax
of one-tweuteth Of mill has also been created-a tax
which secures TO the University yearly income of
$4,000 and State property grows in value The
legislature moreover showed its berahty in passing
bill introducing Homeopathy into the Medical Depart
meu Of the University, and providing for the appoint
mnt OF two professors that branch Of medical sci
ence Several years ago there an attempt TO make
this change but it successfully cOmbated by the
Allopaths Another change has been made-thi In
the studies Of the senior year They are to be made
almost entirely elective, as at Harvard and Yale
Among the contributions of Boston to the
Educational Department Of the Vienna Exposition, are
II sizes ana styles OF scholars desks and chairs, the
most approved drawing desk and chair teachers tables
and desks a sample Of settees, three bookcases, and
large case for philosophical apparatus. The most i'm
portant the list of apparatus sent IS that of an
excellent set such used in grammar schools for the
illustration Of natural philosophy. Under the head OF
General Apparatus comprised writing tables, pri-
mary school tablets phOnic charts, Guyots, CornelPs'
and Warren's large and small mural maps historical
charts music charts chart Of physiology merit cards,
terrestrial and celestial globes Of different sizes and the
first quality chart and music stands tablet box object
stand and box numera frame mathematical instrument
case box Of object blocks different kinds Of blackboard
rubbers aud drawing boards. The catalogue OF books
sent embraces all the text and reference books used in
the schools with the exception Of the reference books
used III the high schools, the whole number of vol
ues amounting 20 about five hundred Books Of refer
ence used the Grammar Schools, bound in handsome
style are sufficient TO fiji good-sized bookcase The
text books in all grades Of the schools number 12O
the greater number belonging TO the various High
schoos Among the other articles sent are complete
set OF the Reports the School Committee Of Boston, in
is volumes Rules aud Regulations Of the Schools Re
port Of the Committee Accounts package OF the last
report of the Committee on Music. With these docu-
nents were sent the state contribution comprising
complete of Reports OF The State Board of Edu-
cation in p Volumes and complete set OF the Annual
Reports all the School Committees of all the cities and
towns Of the Commonwealth for the year 1872 arranged
alphabetically, aud bound in II volumes, and
bound volume Of the documents Of the Mas
sachusetts Institute OF Technology. The schol-
ars Work embraces eight large volumes OF
drawing and nine vOlames Of written exercises Of dif
ferent descriptions Also large portfolio 36x3O inches
Of The best drawings by pupils Of the day schools and
evening industrial drawing schools selected from the
productions presented the annual exhibition OF draw
ing School Architecture is represented by AZ photo
graphs 2lx20 inches mounted on board and bound in