New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-26
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The BANGOR Theological Seminary mas now
20 students in attendance
Ohio has this year 1903 students at Michigan
Uniycrsity and Illinois Ill
A School of Design has Just been opened in
Gan Francisco with encouraging prospects.
The Senior Class at Yale has just entered
unon the study of geology under Prof Dana
The class of IA at Yale now numbers 126,
having lost about 80 members the beginning OF
their course.
A class of % students has just graduated
from washington Medical University, and class of is
from the Cleveland Medical College and one OF &c from
Rnsn Medical College at Chicago
II is reported that through the aid OF an
eminent legal gentleman OF Biddeiord' Me- VINO is
,,u.,ee ot dartmouth College, valuable woodland has
ssen secured which will realize to the institution
too,N0.
IL ia said that there are hundreds of teachers
IN Texas who have been paid for their services
under the old law that the present school law is
f,ure under whose provision effective school sys
rem can ever be established
1t is reported that q party of students from
Harvard Yale and Amherst intend to take an ecouoln'
zeal trip through England, scotland and Ireland IN
july a.'--.. supposed That they mean it as ."
economical when. with a characterize -A''eilcah-
ism, they say that they are going 70 rough H.
Sented TO the General Assembly of Maryland petition
for an appropriation Of S5COO to assist the College In
the erection or purchase OF suitable building for lis
School of Pharmacy and Analytical Chemistry and to
furnish its laboratory with the necessary apparatus
The Harvard authorities have appointed
Frank Austin GOOeh. A. b., Assistant in the chemical
laboratory for the current academic year Horace La
ward Deming. A. b., Proctor and Charles Eliot Noron'
NJ Iecturer on the History of the Fine Arts az Con
pected with Literature for ensuing academic year
There are 221 600 school teachers in this
country and l45OOOO0 children of school age who come
or ought to come, under their tuition suppoSng al
children went TO school, this would give one teacher u
traction less than every G6 scholars To support our
schools we spend $9j0oO) annually or about 30 Oh ior
each child
The Committee on German of the Washing
ton Board recommend tae study OF that language
IN the public Schools the grounds that 1t VIII Tehuel
the nation more homogeneous, allure German youth TO
our excellent schools and promote business Oher rea
sons are that valuable scientific works are prih'eu Ia
Germany. and that knowledge Of German assists the
accomplishment Of good English.
The San Francisco Board of Education has
abolished the Cosmopolitan schools, in which German
and French taught, and which, starting IN 1850
with one school, teacher and14 scholars had grown
In 1873 to eight schools with 50 teachers The result Is
an indignant protest the part Of citizens who intend
10 carry the question to the Legislature by petition
for the Of act TO compel the reesaDshmeht
Of instruction in German and French
The Raleqh Examiner says that there Is
not city. town. village OF township in North Carolina
which can by law, provide sufficient school fund 10
support a public school for the education OF their
children. The Legislature will not trust the people this
far The present General Assembly has been urged to
permit the people of North Carolina TO enjoy the same
rights and privileges OF local taxation which the people
OF other North and south-enjOy for the educa
ton of their children the Legislature has refused to
entertain the proposition
The Philadelphia Ledger thinks that the
use good plain English is the best for real strength
and olearness Of Speech yet, If tins be carried to the
point forbddng the proper OF words that repre-
sent foreign IDEAS customs, phrases, which have
become embodied in literature it would be njui
Gus az going TO the other extreme Newspaper English
may be made TO good purpose for the haste and
facility OF and newspaper composition may often
give word trial and test that 1t could get nowhere
else"
The Albany Argus says that "tO go outside
of the normal schools and make appropriations for
academies controlled by the state under the preext
OF educating teachers, sham unworthy of the State
and Of the religious institution which thus derive an
exceptional benefit from the State Treasury. These
academies have claims upon the tax payer; and 10
right single dollar from the Treasury of the state"
Ths Albany Express says "Let localities support their
own schools by local taxation As 1t now, thousands
of taxpayers the rural districts TO whom the acade
mics are Of no advantage whatever, paying their
money 10 support those institutions"
Twenty three States now have county OF
district supervision. Tue State superintendent Of
Indiana 5ays livery successful state has been
led by necessity to adopt it," Maine says
"This system it is believed has added .
per cent 10 the value of the school work" The
Committee Of the Illinois State Teachers Association
says 1.-THE education Of the children of the State is OF
vital Importance. II corporation had 1885 workshops
would not every be looked after by man who
derstood the business What is true of workshops
ought to be true OF schools The community has deep
interest in the kind of work turned by 10000
teachers Experience has proved that by proper SUI
pervson the standard for teachers can be raised II
the efficiency OF our schools could be doubled it would
be equivalent to adding $89o7,O3o to our revenue"
The last report of the Commissioner of Pub
lie Schools Rhode Island Thomas w. Bicknell,
with force and sound the policy Of employing
women school officers. 1t is very important" be
says THAT the schools should have the benefit Of the
valuable services that can be found for their
vision and general CONTROL" and upon this automatic
proposition he bases his argument. He says that
animation OF the school registers Of Rhode Island will
show on the visiting lists the OF four ladies for
every Dame OF gentleman, fact that indicates how
much stronger their interest is in school affairs,
when they are under obligation Of Official RESPONSE
bllty This also manifested by their attendance at
teachers institutes His conclusion is that OF the
public duties inrusted TO men can be properly
or readily delegated 70 the Of schools.
The Cleveland Board of Education has I'M
der consideration proposition 70 introduce the study
of photography into the public schools Of that city, The
Cereland Leader thinks that this would be a mistake
pointing that the of short hand in jour
pasn are much limited than most people suppose.
1T but rarely that daily newspapers have room for
verbatim reports any local speech remarks. While