New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-07
NOTES ON EDUCATION.


4, was stated that it almost impossible to find com
potent feminine teachers.
Maryland does not appear to desire COM
pasOry education School statistics In that State are so
Incomplete that it Is impossible to determine how many
children grow mp without instruction.
J.W. Andrews, President of Marietta College,
was elected President OF the OHIO College ASSOCIATION AZ
IT. recent meeting The Association discussed ln'ef
collegiate contests, taking ground against them
The Indiana teachers have elected Hrs'
George 2. Brown OF Indianapolis President Oh '"'i' "
ISOLATION At their meeting just held. they formally ~
soved that state should provide edncauon "i'ou
regard to race
The examination at Harvard in junior rheto-
r,o occurs Ian l6 Toe examination for the aaucipa
t,on ~ iupior PHILOSOPHY Will be held the 22d The
organizations on admission conditions will take place
Jan. and lG
The Goth of December YVES the twenty-fifth
anniversary of opening OF the first public school IN
San which began with three scholars
Now the department ls schools. with 800 teachers
and nearly 2s,cOO pupils.
At Teachers Institute in Tennessee it was
lately resolved OF the sciences OF nat
ural philosophy, chemistry, anatomy and physoiogy
occupy prominent place among common school
studies, TO the exclusion OF algebra higher ar'lnc"0
and advanced geography If necessary
II is cruel mistake, holds The MitpdHkee
ntsaeI 10 suppose that education alone, unless IL on
brace some specially fits tho possessor TO secure INC
prizes for which contend; and 1t thinks 1urneF-
more that It could hire thousand thoroughly eau
Gated men In tho United saes at the present time TO
work for $50 month but that 1t couldn't hire mecnan-
Ice for that
The Michigan Teachers Association recently
resolved that the Of the Regents of the University
sfKewYork IN preparing uniform questions for examina-
non Of academic students throughout that state aud
the similar practice of tho Central Board of Education
IA the neighboring Province OF Ontario Of preparing
unesons nsed throughout tho Province for the promo
ton of pupils worthy OF imitation 10 Michigan. and
they commended the the attention OF the proper
authorities.
In the meeting last week, OF the Illinois
Teachers Association. speaker said that chd's
education was measured by the time lie In school,
aud not by his mental and moral growth aud showed
that the desire sch parents to keep their chill
dren at school as long as possible lie recommended
on the grounds Of economy and heathiuness that there
should half day SESSIONS IN primary schools Inc
following resolutions adopted:
Whereas No series OF readers furnishes sufficient read
ing msteT Tor the prmafy grSuef gncyl ossoe,a
tiOn appoint committee whose duty II snail De 10 re-
port at the next meeting some remedy or '"o eAS'hs
defect.
THE TRIBUNE lately quoted not disapprov-
fngy The Ke,o Harea Co,ies expression OF regret that
our leading colleges are not all to euter tie inter
collegiate literary contest. Whereupon The Etmird
Advertiser has been moved 10 ask now one
difficulty which has withheld divers col
Loges is to be obviated. This difficulty is:
How to guard adequately against unfair expedients-
these expedients being the borrowing by contestants
IRON the brains and books OF other people Probably
lbe way prevent this would be for each col
ege TO select Its representative student known TO
possess enough cleveTness and manly honor 10 forbid
him resorting to any such dishonesty.
The Illinois School and College Association
Of Natural History organized to encourage the study OF
natural history in the schools of the State reports that
tie collections consist Of specimens OF minerals, fossils
and animals. The minerals are mostly from Lake su-
perior. aud the fossils aud animals from different por
hons OF tue State. The animal collection numbers 1909
tpecimens representing 2O2 species. large number OF
exchanges have been made az the museum, and about
seven many species have been returned to the
various schools as been received from them The
members all apparently advocate the teaching natural
history IN The schools by Of cabinets Of actual
specimens. rather than from the book alone. MT u A
Eastman Of Decstur is President OF the AssOcia-
ton.
1t is stated that $1,000 has been given to
Rutgers College found three prizes one OF which Is
fer proficiency spelling and English grammar; and
that candidates for admission 10 Harvard will be here
after required present original English essay. cor
rect In spelling, grammatical construction, punctu-
alton and expression. The American Ednca-
tonal Monthly noting THESE facts, Gays that
tits not an Unusual thing 10 letter written by
college graduate incorrect in grammatical construction
and spelling although may contain correct quotations
from Y.rg or Homer. The Of this that atten-
thou has been devoted to Latin and Greek and not 10
English Professors have takea IT for granted that
boys prepared to enter college were good English
sebolars."
At the Convention last week of the Wis
cousin County SuperDtendeuts IL was almost unani-
mOusIy resolved that the law should require uni
tormty Of text schools Of the town. and
that each town should be required 10 purchase the
books needed the schools OF the town. and should be
allowed TO loan the books free to pupils. OF at rental
pr sell them the patrons OF the schools" The
Wisconsin teachers also met last week and recommended
the adoption by their state of system Of free town
high schools resembling the system in Maine. aud the
placing OF the Normal Schools iD organic
tion with the University, by means Of Normal College
III that University. Tue Association unanimously
solved that should be by law made eligible to all
school offices in the State.
1t was stated at the meeting of the Wiscon-
Gin teachers the high schools organized fail
the present wants Of the State. Most OF them
are high schools only in Other declarations
that the state suffers greatly from the poor equipments
OF common schools The schools should DO catholic in
spirit and free from sectarian bias. Religious
instruction should be omitted 20 that Professionals and
Catholics aud Jews might be educated without fear
Of offending the preiudices OF Elementary teach
ing should not suffer by Overcrowding the educational
programme Of the common school. There should be
freedom from servItude to textbooks mechanical
method 10 discipline is to be condemned Compulsory
education and the establishment Of county academies
recommended
Tue Wisconsin State University received dur
Ing the past year Ss 724 TO- s553I from
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