New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-05
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Sculpture and painting are prominent fea-
tues OF the course at the Toronto Normal School
The Maryland State Teachers Association
will at Cumberland the latter part OF this month
Instruction in drawing will he begun this
Autumn in the primary grammar and high schools OF
Baltimore and ia The City College.
The United States Minister at Stockholm
states that $4,000 pupils study horticulture OF forest
culture in the common schools of Sweden.
The University of Missouri has large
humble. OF excellent buildings well furnished with appa
ratus and an annual income Of $4,000 There are $40
acres ia the University farm. The institution has, how
ever debt Of ~25 600
At the New-York State Teachers meeting
last week a report adopted advising the establish
mcnt Of permanent bureau to form medium OF cor
rcspondencc and exchange those who desire to
employ teachers and teachers desiring situations
The effort in PENNSYLVANIA to secure the
legislation necessary for the proposed naval training
school hes failed. Boston and NewYOIk have now each
training ship. AMI san Francisco has two-one main
tanned partly by the Govern ne and one by local and
voluntary subscriptions.
Supcrintendent Leach of Providence says what
can't be too often repeated To educate the mind when
the body is in nervous, feeble condition Is ruess
and useless task. The first thing II lie sought Is sound
body with ply This should take precedence
Of everything else without tins any acquisition Can DC
Of hut little avail"
Forty students are engaged III the Harvard
course OF Summer study in Natural History Twelve Of
these are ladies Fourteen students are taking quaita-
tive analysis; seventeen. general chemistry; eight,
ouantitatiye analysis and twelve, mneraOgy. There
are two courses OF lectures given-One mineraogy
daily and the other semwccky, on general principles
and methods OF experimenting IN chemistry.
The report of the New York Teachers Commit
Tee OH the condition Of education the state says that not
much progress has been made in country districts during
the year The Compulsory Education bill has thus faI
had little effect in increasing the attendance The ques-
ton most discussed is how 10 furnish competent teachers
for the schools The conclusion OF the Committee is
hardly iuGcous points in the direction of technics
il is that schools should educate with more direct refer
cnce TO the wants of those who are to en-
gage IN industrial pursuits. Technical studies are
thoroughly out place IN the common schools An exact
and manageable aglsh education what is Particular!
needed and it is true that there are too many teachers III
eompert To give this. The Committees report advises
the retention OF The Bible in the schools recommends co
edneatjon asks for more efficient law for compulsor!
education and dopIccGtes the demonsi9ivc clrac''
of our leading to exhibitions, boat races etc
As to the classical aud the scientific quarrel.
The IA,laGelphju Tc'egrGph speaks thus: ANY KIND
OF study il good mental discipline II II
t. pursued with thoroughness, and what
most " our colleges need is not Greek am
Latin butt wcqualiied teachers who know what thor
ouglness is aud who ARE willing and able to Insist Oh
having it. The great object OF any edHcati"! system Il
10 nj young mcn and Young women for the work ihey
will have to do in the world. and 1t Is the
busiu,s- of educators To I'll their minds with
knowledge that will be OF some use TO them
after they leave college. and to tram
them in habits OF exact thought and thorough methods
Of doing whatever they attempt TO do For pfacuca'
purposes mathematics, science, and the modern IAN
lraces are beyond all compassion of more value tha
Greek aud Latin while ~ properly taught they are sill
perior to the dead guas for disciplinary purposes