New-York tribune., 1875-02-04
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

mence to-day, anu Will continue VII tue zjo'
IL is now reported that the University OF
Georgia poor to be upon the verge OF suspension
A resolution forbidding religious singing in
tho public schools has been introduced Ia the san
Francisco Board Of Education.
The largest sum awarded for free academic
instruction by regents of the University last month
was son to Washington Academy.
The total average attendance in the Iowa
public schools during 1874 27l5l. The total ex
pendture for school purposes 429sI9 TO- of which
sum s2,I4l 1886 Oi paid for teachers services.
The Philadelphia Board Of Public Educa-
ton calls the principal OF each school to report
upon the hygeno arrangements In the schools, ana
upon the effect OF study upon the pupils.
The LeauenWorth Times commends The
TRIBUSRs consideration OF drawing in the schools and
thinks that the question: "Will 1t pay y ought TO DO
carefully applied to other advanced studies suggested
new idea in feminine education is the
establishment by an American lady OF school IN
Munich, wherein American pupils can find the advan
tages OF foreign instruction, and American ways or
living.
1t is proposed to use the buildings and
grounds of the University of Nashville for Tennessee
Normal School for white pupils 1t is further suggested
the normal department OF Fisk UuYersitybe adopted
by the State the Normal School for colored teachers
The attendance in the public schools of Mhchi-
gan last year 5C6 There 57G2 schoohOuses
the State. tho value OF which houses with Sites Is s
9l259S The average monthly wages OF male teachers
are $50 49, Female teachers receive s2I o. This differ
encc is q shame to the State that makes it.
| Public practical training for women is ad-
vocated by The philadelphia Age. 1t says: Training
for the paror and tho be reached by
| private means. But such education as will fit a
woman to benefit the community in which she lives
must be q matter OF public concern and action"
Prof. Raymond of Williams has selected
these gen temen representatives OF that college In the
| next intercolleg giate contest: Charles b. Bulard,
james A. Cherry, ]. II. COrwn, l.. A. Gould, A. Pleas
ants l. II. Ponemus. and j. Tomnson Of the senior
class and A. II. RICE, c. b. Root, and o Ii. shuttle OF
the junior class.
The British Government has given n sum OF
s5O,OoO to be equally divided between Edinburgh and
ST. Andrews Universities for the institution OF chairs
OF educatiOn-this being supplementary to an equal
one Just bestowed by DIR. Bell. Tue University OF Elin-
burgh is to have chair for tho teaching OF Gaelic,
$4,000 having already been raised for that purpose
The Queen is a contributor to this fund.
Prof. j. d. Steele says that the bill for uni
fyIng the two systems Of education IN this state Is "a
compromise one 1t avoids all detail and only Anus to
bring about the one idea OF uoidcation. Prof steele
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will either be carefully revised repealed, IN order to
make way for a more carefully prepared law.
The female teachers in the Milwaukee
public schools receive 5000 a year. Principals OF the
schools get 81 800. Superintendent MacAlister very
wisely says: I'VE want professional teachers-men
who will make teaching thcir life work. and VIC can only
got such men by paying them enough 80 tnat they can
support their families In comfort, and live like gentle
well as they could do in any other business"
The new Wellesley College for Women has
been gwen into hands Of Boardof Trustees selected
from all the Evangelical churches, chiefly educators
ike Dr. Porter OF Yale College. Dr Crosby Of the Uni
yersiGy Of NcwYork, DR.. Stone OF the Episcopal Theo-
logical School, Dr. Cummings OF Wesleyan University,
Dr. Warren OF Boston University, Dr. Hackett OF the
Rochester theological Seminary, and Df Phelps Of An
dover.
Col. r. W. HggiEson says in regard to the
intercollegiate contest, that II this movement does
nothing else than to vindcate the ability and training
to be found smaller colleges II Will do service,
and notes in regard next years contests in Greek
and Mathematics that the department OF Mathematics
is to be Analytic Geometry, and the Greek examination
ia to be based on one Greek payO be announced early
in ,tbe year by the examiners-;ogcther with rem
doring at sight from Greek into Eagllsh, and from
English into Greek.
There is n strange decrease in the classes at
Union College. The present Senior class has had a
M which :.
so members, only IS OF whom remain; the SJphOmor-
eass entered A. only 10 Of whom are college In the
Freshman class 90 men entered; OF this number {
have already left. These make total OF l99 who have
entered Union IN the last four years bat Of whom Only
40 arc LETT THIS decrease OF over Onefourth, and
IA probably owing in great measure to the standing
which is now reqJircd, grade Of six for the classical
ana scientific, and for the engineers, being the
sustaining mark "A scale or ten.
rHI .f,,1n 1l1opO Of
ing Michigan University is l,l9 Tne polytechnic school
now appears for tho first time in organized form.
The laboratory OF anaytca and applied chemistry
occdpics ground space OF 1900 square feet and con
taius 75 tables The requirements Tor admission to the
pol echnic school the as those for admission
TO the scientific Tue University library contains
at present q 500 volumes and 1000 pamphlets The
Libraries accessible TO the students amount in the aggre
gate 70 over volumes There are at present IN the
Unyerslty exclusive of the President, 25 professors
adjunct professor assistant professors, Instructors,
and q special lecturer There are CO ladies in the
literary department. in the medical, and 10 the law
department
At the meeting in Washington last week OF
| the Department OF Superntsndence Of the Nt,iooal
Educational Association the Committee the relations
OF tho Federal Government to public education pre-
septed series of resolutions which reiterated the state
ment that Federal Government should leave to tle
people and local government of State the
met of their own educational affairs without inter
fercnce the Bureau OF EucaOui OF service
in Importing Information TO the country and gathering
knowledge all parts OF tho world that the public
lands OF tue United should bo set apart for free
education that it is the duty of Congress to furnish
special aid the school authorities OF the District OF
Columbia; tnat the Bureau OF Education needs in
creased clerical force that reasonable appropriation
by the General Government was necessary TO secure
full and crcdable representation OF the educational
interests OF the country At the approaching Centennial
Exposition The Hon. j. ID Phllbrick OF Boston read