New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-11

expense Of living In the camp will he assessed upon
each pupil. This expense will be merely nominal ana
will not exceed few dollars week Mr. j. r. PROCTOR
an ex officer OF artillery, will have charge OF the camp
No ladies' will any account be taken. though several
have already applied. Persons wishing to enter their
names must address Mr. f. W Harris at the Presidents
Office at the University Cambridge.
1t has been decided to introduce drawing as
one Of the studies in tho public schools OF philadelphia
To secure competent instruction, the principal OF the
Academy OF Design for Women. Miss Croasdae, VINO Is
graduate OF the South KensDgton Art Training sehoo'
has been engaged to prepare system OF instruction.
and supply corps OF teachers trained TO teacn ONO
is now carrying out these preliminary measures An
effort is also being made to reform the system OF teacn
ing music which for years has occupied mucn OF the
school time In desultory and unsatisfactory way.
Prof Everest Of the Girls Normal School Is devotng
the results OF experience In teaching and OF scen'he
study OF the voice. 20 preparing tho young deS uhuer
his who are to be the teachers In the school,
supersedng the present visiting professors VINO
simply teach the children tunes "by ear. froi.
Everest teaches his pupils to read music correctly a
sight and nstructs them In the scientific use OF the
voice.
The Women's Medical College Of Pennsyl-
yapa which was the first of its kind established mas ~
rosnered an Tn render necessary new and much larger
bnildinR for the carrying Of Its work THIS DC"
bu,lding OF which Mr.. Addison Hutton Ia the aro'co
ia rapidly approaching completion IL is ""u m, -.
directly east OF the old college quarters wncn W." "
henceforth occupied wholly by the WomanS hoSp
,ba to institutions having been heretofore sneieou
,or one roof The new ednce Is OF three STORIES Win
,ort ~ ,1s bv depth Of 80 feet-and with lecture
room accommodation for a class Oh @o stuoeh''' in0
outat of the college is said TO be very complete oo
hartmann for the thorough instruction OF women
desiring to become practitioners OF pharmacy has oeen
added 10 the college IL is under the direct supervision
OF the Professor Of Maeria Medca and therapeutics
and Of his assistant young lady who has receiVeu
thorough training the establishment OF ono OF the
best-knoyn pharmacists in Philadelphia. The meal
oIues needed Woinan's Hospital VIII be !furhneu
from the laboratory Of this department Provision mas
also been made for the thorough practical cducon Vi
women in dentistry.
The following is the opinion OF Ihe 10ledo
Blnde. "That the study of the German language Is a
excellent thing well in practical view III ioca.cS
where large number Of Germans reside. that 1t Is
mental discipline no educators deny but that Ii pursueo
IN the primary and secondary grades In our SCHOOLS
tends to make poor and inefficient English scholars Is
the general opinion OF teachers who have taught suc
nupils many Of them going fr as to assert thI
pupils so taught neither good German nor EosSn
scholars Where youth Obliged to leave schoo Dc
fore completing the high school course the oernen' IL
still greater since they nothing perfectly, and
everything they have studied specifically. ANY LOT
egn language Is always learned TO little aoVah'age
where the pupil has not fret mastered the granular Oh
his native tongue unless is learned from the associa-
lions OF colloauial intercourse rather than from DOCKS
Therefore, It would great waste OF time ior 'he
American child who expects TO pass his or her life in
America aud especially in the ltesusainlng pursuits
whether he she be OF German OF American parent
age to be forced to give insufficient attention 10 the
| English studies in order to learn German