New-York tribune., 1874-08-13
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Muskingum College, Ohio, has new build
ing-a large and handsome one.
A Kansas school superintendent says en-
phatcay that there is great deal OF rubbish IN text
books.
There is call for a school of design on
the Pacific There is art school, but 1t Is de
voted chiefly to drawing and painting.
Lectures on astronomy and kindred sub
jects Will be given BelOt College next term 10y Prof
I. II. Stafford Of Dearborn Observatory Chicago.
Fifteen young ladies have just been gradu
ated at ODerln from the feminine department Three
ladies were also graduated with Senior Class of the
college.
c. p. Brown. principal Of the high school
at Indianapolis, has been made superintendent OF
schools in that city place Of Prof shOrtridse, re-
signed
The three Boards of Trustees of public
schools and the Board Trustees OF schools for colored
children in the District OF Columbia have been conso
dated into one board.
The Rev. G. w. Durgin of NewH Hampshire,
late OF the Legislature Of that state and once principal
OF the Hampton Academy, has been offered the Pres-
dency Of HiIlsdde College, Michigan.
1t is reported that the plan of loaning funds
10 poor students at California University, which we
mentioned last week, is designed TO do away with the
~ stem of manual labor hitherto prdcticed at tue Uni
versity.
A speaker at recent teachers institute i'll
Tennessee said that The agitation of the Civil Rights
bill had united the people OF ali classes in favor OF the
free school system inasuuch that system had done
more than anything prevent tue OF the
odOus bill"
Tie Champion, of Atchison. Kansas, thinks
that school teachers are well paid because their wages
average 81 50 day Considering that teaching Is one of
the highest and most exacug professions, the pay OF
hod-carrer does MT princey as 1t might outside
OF Kansas at least.
Prof. j. w. Dean, of the University of West
Virginia has been elected to the chair of Mathematics
and Ancient Languages in Pennsylvania state College
vice Prof Robinson sned; and Prof j. W. Allen, of
Mersville Normal school, was elected principal Of the
Preparatory Department, vice Prot. Bryan, resigned
Dr. II. II. Tucker, just elected to the Office
of Chancellor OF Georgia University is regarded as Tie
head of Que OF the largest and most powerful demon
inatioAs IN the State He is Baptist. DIR. Spear OF
Atlanta was also elected Professor Of Bellies Lettres,
and Cieu W. NJ Browne Of Athens Professor Of History
and Political 5Onony.
The authorities Of the University of Georgia
have made several changes In college management.
Hereafter student viii be admitted to the University
except under pledge that he will not join any secret
society," and all society medals have been abolished Oh
the ground that they have become merely the rewards
of personal popularity.
Here is an instance OF school discipline in
San Francisco showing OF the most ridiculous re-
sus Of the modern system. The Post notes that Ia
Of the primary schools the other day whole class Of
Young children was kept in for half hour because
some of the little things. u their eagerness to
questious had abandoned the required position of keep
ing thear hands behind them. This discipline" WAS
made more stupid and cruel by the fact that during
posinons without occupation for either body mud.
The whole number of children taught in
the public schools of Chicago during the school year
ending June 26 1874, 47,963, beng increase Of
asa over the Number thus taught during tie next pre-
ceding year The average daily attendance 3lOlO
the average number Of pupils TO each teacher was 5s
the average number Of pupils teacher in the high
school 49, and such average number Of pupils TO
each teacher the normal school 3S. The expeuG
OF the Board dnrng the last fiscal year s5s6
490 IL OF which the of si93I73 II paid teach
including the salaries VI superintendent aud assls
tant superintendent.
At the Commencement last week of the
Maine State COLLEGE OF Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts, young lady graduitedtwith the class re
c,,iyng with the rest the dsgrce OF b. g. GOV Dpgley
made II speech and referring 20 her expressed his
heal approval OF the system which gave the girls an
equal chance with the boys TO a practical as
liberal education, saying that from the specimen heard
confident that the latter would hay
look 10 their aures they would be e1celed their
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