New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
NOTES on EDUCATION.


Amherst's standard of admission is now said
to be in some respects higher than that of Yale
The old practice of Senior debates before
the college has resumed at Amherst by Prof Nei
At the next intercollegiate contest in this
city, DE- Dmmock of Adams Academy, Quincy, Mass,
will serve as one Of the Greek examiners
Prof. Waterhouse Hawkins has accepted an
appointment make archaeological restoration LOT
the museum OF natural history at Princeton College
A class of 80 has just been graduated by
the medical department of the University OF Pennsy[
vania 1t was the lO9tL annual Commencement OF that
department.
There is q complaint that the instruction
gwen teachers Institutes not specific enough-hat
too many subjects treated which do not directly re
| fer to the teachers daily work.
It IS reported that Union College has re-
ceiyed promise of 5000 year, TO be used for the pur-
pose Of testing the ptaccability and utility OF esao-
fishing School for Art Instruction and Culture ana inc
| collection Of models and books of art
The Rev. Elmer II. Capen has been unani-
mOusy nominated FOR President OF Tufts College Ills
election is certain He represents the Alumni support
of the Unversst College and was graduated there ID
| the class OF 1860 He is about 40 years old.
Prof. A. /. Perrys book, Elements of Po-
|
to form the volume of the third series of the
Bibhoteca del Economists" n collection OF coempo-
rary economical writings which being issued
| III Italy
1t is reported that DartmOuth's new plan of
| doing away with annual reviews and examinations,
| and making term examinations more rigid. gives
thorough satisfaction TO the students They Can now
finish study at any time, pass an examination Oh IT.
aud so end it entirely.
in, ha Tppupccpp n
ure providing that the school taxes paid by tie white ana
colcred children shall be applied separately TO tho chill
dren Of the respective This bill, II passed, WILL
ii is said close the coored schools or the STATE as inc
coored people are not able 10 pay taxes enough to sup
| port their schools two weeks
| 1t is the opinion of The Baltimore San that
| popular education should be persuasive III ITS
agencies and those engaged in impartng II should see
that the FREQ system is carried out practically
both In and spirit But no republican govern
consistently take people by the coat collar ana
draw them to tue fountains OF education and IL Could
cannot compel them TO drink"
The Toledo, Blade says: That the study OF
any foreign language in the primary schools does detr
mentally affect the Enssh student who must necessa-
riy egect the elementary branches 20 follow It's pur
suit, we firmly believe, and can furthermore TESTIFY
from personal observation that No advantage mas been
gained either by the study Of the modern or classical
languages, until the pupil has been well GROUNDED Ill 'he
rudiments of English"
1t is suggested by The New England Journal
of Education that the Centennial year good time in
which 10 instruct American school children in American
history. advised that on the anniversary OF any
important political military action that acton
should be made the subject or special and interesting
| lesson thus impressng it very forcbly upon the
youthful mind" An added suggestion is TO he careful
not to develop hard feelings against England in the
| course OF this instruction.
The Detroit Board of Education has voted
to introduce the study Of German in the public schools
of that city The method taken TO reach this decision Is
said been Lasty and unfair and 1t Is not impos
sbe that will be recOnsidered is the opinion Of
The Detroit Tribune that "such step will greatly in
crease the cost and lessen the efficiency OF our educa
tonal system that 1t will tend to perpetuate dis
uncons and impair homogeneousness OF our instr
tutions will furnish precedent for other limo
vations in school system OF even more dangerous
character that 1T OF least doubtful legality, and
| that II is open TO many other objections"
The deficient instruction of the public
schools is severely criticised By The Baltimore American
THE Biographies, histories grammars, aud text books
OF mathematics and the elementary books OF scientific
instruction have whole" it says mot been nearly
| so much improved might reasonably be expected
within this generation Rules still crude ard dog
matte the parrot fashion is still prevalent In teaching
and the machinery is not essentially changed. 1t has
been on trial long time and nobody deny that
with vast majority Of pupils it confers only very
superficial education. The problem OF breaking away
from old forms and erecting methods 4 in
teuieept foundation il both intricate md difficult but
Is one that confronting all intelligent people, and
| continue TO excite a sin deeper interest"
The Chicago School Superintendent says of
Boston and New-YOrk: "As to any light, capacious
school rooms, found nothing equal to the accOmmoda
lions Of Chicago We lack. II Is true, the large, seldom
used hall Boston. the large room III NewYork for the
gathering OF pupils few minutes OF each morning and
partially used when the school is rowded and the
| vertible glass partoned rooms OF Brooklyn; but we
build for the comfort and health OF pupils.
single desks furnished to pupils and generally ca
pacious schoolrooms but In NewYork the classr
very small, with little light lor ventilation, and
| quite generally without desks. My visit TO Brooklyn
| and New-YOrk gave ne ample understanding OF the
criticisms passed upon school by the
citation organized with reference 10 public health in
session recently ia Brooklyn Some rooms are furnished
with double desks but found many pupils, 10 Is
wears age sitting upon benches without desks THIS
rule ia the long bench, with many pupils N can be
seated upon 1t the exception is the double desk and
! chairs"
Interruption of the course of study in col
lege is deprecated by The Williams Aheneum Il SAYS:
a student entirely RECEIVERS from absence of
several weeks from the recitation Although the
work made up so faithfully. there Ia something
lost Yet the cutom-n many colleges for students
~ during the Winter engaged la teaching It
IL stated In recent number OF u college journal that
nearly 20 per cent OF the students we're then absent
school, and that this less than tho usuAl
| la mann md