New-York tribune., 1874-12-03
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Only $4,000 is needed 10 con'pioCo '0 Pio
posed subscription of 100000 to Bowooin ooiies'
The nublic schools of Albany demand
budget Of sso for their support during the next hS'"
year.
The San Francisco Board of Education is
considering plans for making the compulsory education
law operative in that city.
The number of students this year at the
University South at sewanee Tenn is said 10 DC
greater than during any previous year.
Conductors of collegiate institutions arc called
upon TO watch circulars directed 10 students anu
of,rinS to furnish oraons and essays at low prices
The third Episcopal district of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church has provided for iunu Oh
$4,000 endow Theological chalr III "hoollVi'o 0'
versty at Xena, Ohio
The Cleveland Industrial School in its IS
wears OF existence enrolled and instructed over 5000
yasrant children The annual expense OF sustaining
the school is about 5000.
Prof. Bonamy Price in a recent lecture on
Education said that Americans should have great
educators that they should be content to resign the
training Of their children respectable medioc-
rty.
Sir John A. Macdonald declares that Trinity
College Toronto, never before stood high now.
both the number of the alumni and in its financial
prospects, and that its success assured than
ever.
The Cincinnati School Of Design has class
IN carving Of los members, 26 Of whom are married
ladies During the year they have had in hand or COM
peed pieces work in wood besides sundry tasks
In metal and tile-painting.
Sporadic complaints that the drawing sys-
TEN the Boston public schools took too much time
and Of little practical utility have been rendered
OF small account by a decisive vote of the School Com
mittee continuing the system
Tbs question of cutting down teachers,
salaries has started inquiry to how the expenses
Of common schools may be lessened. The Troy
Hhg that so back to the plan OF furnishing
education at the pablo expense only in the common
branches OF English.
Prof. d. c. Eaton of the Yale School of
Fine Arts Will give OF twelve lectures
before that institution THE History of Italian
Painung"-these lectures TO be illustrated by the
and followed by informal conversations sub
iects suggested by them.
The Massachusetts, Art Teachers Association
has its school this year. and has suitable
Accommodations for only one-balt that number 1t has
Jus; made an appeal for money and influence in the
Legislature whereby normal art school building and
reference art library may be secured
Mr.. Edward Everett Hale says of the sala-
res teachers that they generally range grade
much above starvation they far inferior to the
salaries Of hrsclass cutter IN large tailors shop, OF
rstclass cook in hotel and very far below the sala
paid to frsclass circusrders and baletdancers"
The latest report of the Massachusetts, State
Board of Education gives the following figures :
Average number OF scholars in the incorporated
academies Of the State for the year. 1873 amount paid
for tuition, S2G0332 95 average number OF pupils in
private academies for the year. 42S amount paid for
tuition, $47l,235 25.
The following provisional assignment Of
parts for Commencement at Harvard has been made: /:
Orations-Canfied. Holman, Briggs, O'Callahan, A. s.
Thayer, II. PrebIe (Latinl DissertatOns-Fsh, Mon
tague. Campbell, Croswell Dispositions - Gerrish,
Mitchell, Pease Flint. n Taylor, Lord, Reed NoTcross.
W. +. Preble, L. A. Emerson, Wiby.
A new journal to be called The Ne,r- England
Journal Of Education be formed by the merging of
The r. l. SeIoomdster, The Massachusetts, Teacher The
Name Journal Of Education and The Connecticut School
Journal The publishing Office Will be in Boston. and
the editor the Hon. r. ". Bcknel Commissioner
OF Public Schools in Rhode Island.
The Rochester Board of Education has re-
scinded its resolution closing the schools and has
adopted another. declaring that all employees Of tie
Board If continuing service heretofore, shall DO so
ppOn the express condition and agreement by each and
ono Of tiem that payment snail pe made only III
the event Of a properly applied thereto bsing ap-
prOprated by due mCa'ares hereafter.
funess of :, s,noos-whieh is TO ne discussed at the
coming meeting AZ Detroit of the American Social
Science Ass0clatIUI-The Chic0Jo fyibOt: SAYS "stu-
AMI saints must hay, fresh mir, good food. and
plenty Of exercise 10 attain the mqXnum Of perfection
Under Any other conditions the former hl early graves
and the latter have dubeu. chances of reaching the
better world
The Knorr4He Pltss ard ReyaN favorably
noticing major ochurls educ !ons lecture says L
fs a benefit the community when such a Of
sDility and Intelligent observation Mr.. schUrz
1ubhcly expresses his sentiments on popular oduca-
sion Il is heartily To bc wished that other men fine
eapacitv and lnsn station IN do what they should
have done lou. ato-.ndsay0T ~ ni-s~ school -ys
sem better,
1t is the opinion of The Bdltim0rc SIN that
q compulsory education law i wrong III principle
setting up TIC viii Of q political majority Oh question
which r2ntfuHy belongs tbe parent; substituting
Sorre Tor reason and legal depOtism for private iudg
nent 1T also Involves" SAYS The sun, an inquator
iol espionage in private households Every man, house
yhcn ought to be MS castle subjected 10 visitation
more odous and offensive than that to which the
chant, are su -eted by the eGstom internal revenue
laws"
While there has been = gain in attendance
IA the common school, Of this State, there ba- been
reduction in the number Of school dsIic. IIo that e
1ss2. The figures - follows:
In 1872 number OF districts ............. 1l.3h7
In 1873 BulG 9or VI dl.ricts........ ......i1.f.7
Decrease. ....... ...-.. ....-......-.-.. ~
Th. reduction IL eaus.d Chiefly ny the consolidation
Of small districts sd tho graded Schools
"a the larger ana villages. The value "
houses ard sites c4aes s.t Os7D sIs7sI o25