New-York tribune., 1874-02-12
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

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The movement for the establishment OF
academic intermediate schools IS apparently
he
Vhe Chandler Scientific Department al DART
,.on,h mas 81 students The whole number oi students
40
IN, CHICAGO Teacher thinks that whipping If
80, punsnment than detention after school hours,
,.cause il sets the blood in circulation and causes IN
creased activity OF the brain.
The election of women to school director
shine IL movement which will probably be soon mace
m pepnsy,ysnia the new Constitution permitting snch
senoD.
Gov Dix has been appointed Honorary
f%aneenor Of Union University for this year the outy
of which Office lice in tie giving an address before tue
UnveRity
The University of California proposes to
maintain botanical garden in which snsh rare plants
~ viii grow in that climate may be euhVated' III"
nnreerymeu Of state have generally offered 70 con
tribute some OF their choicest specimens.
Among the requirements of Michigan uni
,,rsity nov enforced are Latin, the whole OF the
Hssd and IN Greek the frstI three books OF Smiths
History Of Greece exclusive OF the chapters on nef"
tare and art The university has now l,lo' students
Mr. Cardwel! at the seeent Drmds' dinner
al Oxford reminded his hearers that so lar from "'eeh
being indigenous oxford, 1t was not known theie 81
all ali the Reformation, anu thht i-A'sh-"'
when II proposed 10 teach Greek 10 'ne s"o'.'5
thev oreapized themselves against It's introduction, aDd
called Themselves "TrOjans'
There are over fourteen and half millions
of children of the school IN this country We pehd
annually for schools $95OO)0oO which IL equal 10
one third of per cent Of the property real and per
,oual OF the whole country. returned by the last
census and employ 22l 900 teachers. The National
Government has already aside for educational pur
psses i4O CO0yOOO acres OF the pubic lands.
The largest gift to the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural College during past year ene of sl,Wo
from ex GOV Clafn for the endowment OF the " Grin
nell Agricultural prizes" The students arc said to
have boen greatly interested in the study Of botany and
in making preparation for planting the Massachusetts
garden which is to contain all the indigenous ana nat
uIaliIed plants of that State.
The Rutland Herald declares that Middle
lury College and the University Of Vermont have been
,t1adiy declining for years. gwen
mach that colleges themselves have deteriorated as
that they have stood nearly still, while others have
pressed rapidly and have enlarged then courses OF
ttudy their lists Of Instructors their libraries their nu
souus their buildings, aud all other departments OF
her usefulness.
The HGrrdrd Adrocdte says that there is
Plan ou foot In the university which eontemplaes the
forming OF boat club system similar TO those in vogue
IT, English universities is thought that II there we're
four clubs Of 80 members each, each member paying an
amount of $l5 year, the movement would De sure OF
success Each club woud have boats enough 10 accom-
date half s at a tinne and the expense would
moi be any greater than is leaving out entirely
The question Of the cost Of boat and oars and the trouble
6i looking after them.
The school directors of San Francisco have
lately abolished the teaching French and German in
The publc schools, except in OF the highest grade
The they give for this action is that there are
children in the city who receive no primary IN
.ueOn there not funds sufficient 10 erect
suabe edices 10 them, and II is the duty
the supply instruction of primary neees'
tity these children, before giving to the rest In
sTuction not absolutely necessary. The Erie Dispatch
.uaeests that this plan would be Of advantage through
eui the country.
An indignation meeting of the constituents
81 Miss Peabody Of the unrecoenized members OF
tie Boston School Board has been held. Judge Russell
ssid concerning the adverse decision Of the City
sohctor 1--WE all respect Mr.. Healy not only for bis
legal learning but for his perfect integrity His only
trouble his constitutional aversion to new ideas
A. hOnored associates says OF himself: III he
lived at the time OF the Creation he would have OBJ
Jectod to the Innovation He would have protested in
behalf Of the vailed nights Of chaos Let us do as We
sways have done. Let us take Mr.. Healys opinion as
lawyer questions Of title, Of boundary OF liability for
highway damages, aud when he gives his opinion Oh
affected by the current OF modern thought let us
disregard as heretofore and 20 on our way peacefully"
The Harvard Board of 0verseers has just
submitted its report which, among other things, ap
proves practice of making ethics required study
for freshmen, and suggests that more endeavors he
made gave advanced instruction in ethics TO higher
fear is entertained that the advance of the
College in literature rhetoric, and sthetics is not keep
pace with great advance in other respects The
report approves scientific study Of music. which is
the first time this year recognized branch In the
general liberal culture of the University deserving 10
ie reported upon by the committee. There are two
in music under tue charge Of Mr. John X Paine
the fret harmony aud cOunterpOnt; the second in
initiative cOuuteTpOnt and musical FORMS Referring
10 physical culture the report condemns the practice Of
intercollegiate regattas where professional trainers
employed, deemiug it not well that mpresSionable
young should be placed greatly under the infu
otto quote its own wOrds-"such men, as for the
most part, constitute the professional trainers"
MIS-. j. G.. Swisshelm says, respecting divers
common school teachers in Pennsylvania. that she has
met not than fifty persons who taught In the
mon schools and whose irregular verbs and par
uoiples did not change places, and and verbs
habi,uay disagree in common conversation; lot more
than one in ten the forms OF the most ordinary
business document, knew how to divide word where
70 out date address and signature OF letter. how
10 form a margin, fold the paper, incose and direct
st. She says, further: 81 knew but one who could
write page note paper, and make less than four
mistakes in spelling ordinary words. One who par
tcuarly successful, taught subscription school in
GUNNER, and unreasonable patron sent for bill.
which rendered ia this form:
Nister Smith
lake slmmens has came Too School Thrty-eight dss
whiloh is 10 months all But TO dais which he will yet
come at one dollar A month which is Two Dollars.
DAVID DoIDlnL September 10th ISL
Changing the and leaving out the surprising
spaces, which made the sheet