New-York tribune., 1875-05-20
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Lewis prize exhibition at Madison o"'-
versity occurs tomorrow evening
Messrs. E, r, Downs, 76, and +. w. JUDI
n, will represent Williams College III 'ne "'A'
egiate literary contest
!, 10 q Measure to note that hearty and con-
,,nnous eaorts for educational growth are maAne III
Tennessee. -,
p,os;acnt-elect Capen of Tufts College will
,yma,lv take his new position June >. Tufts commence
mont occurs June 23
II is the solemn opinion of The Chicago Post
esd Mail that DIR. Lincoln was merely theorlzng when
he criticised the ventilation of schoolhouses ana th
waat really needed is to get more children INTO 'ho'e
homes Of learning
The University of Nashville has been con-
verted into state Normal School. The grounds ana
banding with the interest the CniveTsitys iunus'
are 10 be loaned TO the state for years the schooi
will also receive $4,000 year from the PEABODY i""u
At the Interstate Oratorical Contest, held IN
Indianapolis last week the prizes were awarded 10 i'
souItas Of wesleyan College. Bloomington an" ihoni"
W Graydcn OF Iowa state University Inc SUBJECTS VI
their orsfons were, 1.-THE Two Races IN lrelahd, ana
-(nure a Basis Of Brotherhood" Gov Hendfeks
ao ,pocch Of approyal and welcome TO the contest
ants.
II IS stated that the object of the new adj
,an,oa coprse in art az Harvard will he comparative
rtu6y not only the character and quality OF the nl
val works OF architecture, sculpture and painting Ill '"
sps and Venice but also of the moral and ntelec'ioo"
ditions OF which they the expression ana Oh n -
,.l and polca influences which determined the modes
'sf their development
The nresent total value of the endowment
and property of the Ohio Agricultural ana Meeh'ni'"i
~ - sad IN Inc more than 81 100000. The follow
ing departrnents OF study are lnaintalned III! Ao'
Chemistry Zoology, Botany, Geology Agriculture MAUI
smstice Latin and Greek languages ioIuo'i hoohoA!
and Civil Poity. Mechanical and Free Hahu Dra"ns
and History There are at present G6 students at the In
ktitution.
Prof Swing said the other day in dis
eours ON the dignity Of politics i'll which he deporeu n
,oorance q, many OF our voters: Time will remedy
tins evil unless along shall come religious eohuic' .a'
sball deprive Of school system Lduca'ioh VIII
slowly hut quite surely come TO the hep oi 'ne county
but without political energy and intelligence now can
we fight battle Of the free SCHOOLS "heh sd 'o'
as come Ii perhaps soon VIII "!
II is said that with the establishment of the
HOMEOPATHIC school Michigan University more
liberal spirit has appeared among the members OF te d"
lopathc faculty. who have hitherto been so pter IN o
position OF course with the Legislatures speci'i po'
vision for homeopathic instruction. nothing put suo
sion was left them. but we are glad 10 kho" 'n"' '",!
gracefully accept the hint that is not worth Wmle III
this age to attempt to prescribe any heipl' nohor''
and conscientious belief,
The usual committee have reported TO the
House OF Representatives bill to abolish
the present unwicdy Boston School Colhhttee ahu ~
establish the Board Of Education, to consist OF "A e
hers 10 he chosen large from the inhabtahs ol 'ne
ey The Mayor is TO he cr oticio Chairman ana 'ne
members are 10 hold Office for three years, when the or
,a,on is uerfeced There is be board OF six SUI
rervsors and superintendent, TO he chosen by the
BOARD Of Education No member of either branch OF tne
la Council or of the Board can hold any paid once III 'his
department.
The following-named gentlemen have been
nominated a. candidates for trusteeships OF Hahnton
College Daniel d. Pratt 1881 Edwin Z. Ltchei"'
1882; Thomas ". Seward, 1888; Theodore W. Dwight
1s4o: william L. Knox, 1910; Theodore NJ Poineroy'
1872; Thomas G. Frost, 1912; Dwight H. Olnstead'
1876: Joseph Il Hawley, 1s47 Dan r. Eels 1s4s; Jonh
j Knox 1919; HoratIO c. Burchard, 1S5O Damel W.
f,lIet 1850; Thomas b. Hudson, 1851; Edward Curran
1876. Herricl Johnson, 1857; william L. Bostwick
ls5s Ellu Root, 1864. The ballot will be taken next
Commencement, and the four candidates receiving Ihe
larges, number Of votes will be declared elected
At the recent meeting in Boston OF the New
England School superntendents Mr.. j. d. Philbriek
announced a plan for making common-schooi educa'oh
practical This plan was TO discard the theory OF aiming
nj mental discipline primarily and adopt III It's seau INC
theory mpaDg the greatest amount OF the most use
full infornaton TO introduce the subjects OF INSTRUCTION
living at the foundation Of all industrial education TO
make room for subjects by Topping OF the more use
les, parts OF the old branches, which, through the In
stance Of rival bOOkmakers have grown out OF all uue
proporons and finally facilitate the acquiremen. OF
the needed pracca knowledge by the adoption OF better
methods Of teaching Mr. Waterman OF Providence sald
that one OF the chief Of failure of new branches
f education which are introduced in these times was
that the promoters OF these branches made hobbies
of them, TO the exclusion Of old branches
The amount paid last year for teachers
ssryes i'm Connecticut exceeded 81 900 900, and Is re-
ported that never has large proportion OF the
children Of the State taught in its schools tabl-
lar exhibit Of the progress OF the schools during the ~
wears in which the existing system has been in force
shows that while the number of children enumerated
u3352s) marks an increase during the decade OF less
Than 20 per the number in school has advanced ~
per cent that teachers have more than doubled
that the amount raised for schools district tax is over
three and a half times, and that raised by town tax
nearly eight times great in 1861 aud that
The sum expended for building and repairing school
houses has increased than foufOld The average
actual attendance in Winter snow II ,433 and In Sum
rner 63O52 The for schools show the enor
rnous increase Of 1852 l53 the amount being $669
S37 while the district makes total OF considerably
upward Of S5OOOO0 showing an increase of over s362
600 The total receipts for schools 81 ,G1294s, an
Increase OF 81 2s5. The total Of al school expeudi
tnres during the decade exceeds S12000000. The chief
DRAWBACK is the irreguarity in attendance.
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