New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-21
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

schools are Nltnib ING sum Va 'S'VVN
The charter of Hamilton College has been
90 amended provide for the election OF one trustee
annually by the alumni OF the college
resolution prohibiting the reading of the
Bible and prayer the public schools was last week
indefinitely postponed by the Toledo Board OF Eduea
ton.
The average pay Of male teachers in Colo
RADIO ia SCI per month. Female teachers receive VOL
The amount expended for school purposes during JUG
past year was s1A,954 ST.
There is n wise custom in force In New
London, Conn. Tie Board OF Education oo0". .
ueets the teachers OF the city to discuss "
practical detail in the schools
Tho Junior Glass Of Dennison University,
mt, elected French for the Winter term, in place oil the
creek tragedies The authorities concluded tha' was
not desirable TO establish such precedent
The National school teachers of Ireland have
called upon the to give teachers such an IN
crease salaries that the lowest shall be - per week
and 10 provide pensions and residences for them.
A speaker at q recent teachers institute in
Illinois declared that parents were partly to be blamed
for the poor teachers who disgrace their work; he
thought they usually had good teachers tley paid
fer
A school Of design, having sessions five even
ings the week and each Saturday Is to be estao
hshed Immediately in Toledo BY the trustees OF the
University of Arts and Trades The term Will last -FOUR
months.
The following opinion is formulated by Inc
Aieattkee Sentinel: I'VE can't teach religion IN our
schools because mean by ii something vague. sha"
swy unreal-entrely lacking the certainty and pre-
tiSiOn OF . science"
The following is reported to be the result
OF the Compulsory law in New-Hampshre
., between and IA not attending ss6 Ss5
Percentage Of to number Cos o59 oS7
The successor of Prof. Jeffries Wyman MS
Curator of the Peabody Museum of Ethnoogy and
Archaeology at Harvard is Prof. F. W. Putnam OF the
Peabody Academy OF Science at SALEM Mass one oil he
editors of The American Naturalist
The Harvard Board of Overseers has con-
frned the appointment Instructors OF the following
gentlemen: Charles c. Perkins, A. NJ, University lee
turer history of engravings; j. Eliot Cabot A.
~. William L. Richardson, N. D., ami John II Wheeler,
proctor.
Prof. Seymour of st. Louis declares that to
sreduce everything aud everybody connected with The
system 10 the dull level Of stupid uniformity Is now
our highest ambition. Large enroments and regular
attendance are ostentatousy paraded as evidences OF
sk1llful management"
1t is calculated that there are more than
s0OOo children in Massachusetts, who do not attend any
school The whole numUer OF children in that State be-
tween the ages OF and 10 is 292lS and the average at
tendance 10 the public schools is lO,9OS. These arc
strange figures for Massachusetts,.
The Regents of the University of the State
Of New-YOIk have appointed the following Board OF
Examiners Medicine: Drs. E. NJ. Moore OF Rochester
AIonzo Clark OF New-York, T. Krackowlzcr Of New
York John y. Gray of Utica s. o. VandeTpoel OF Temp
kDsvile, r. X. SQubb OF Brooklyn. John OrdrOnauX OF
EewYork, 4. Jacob Of New York, and Thomas Hun OF
Albany.
The public schools in New Orleans, which
we're closed during December were reopened last week
and several colored pupils made their appearance
molested OF the high schools The Board OF Dl-
Fecors yet taken action with regard to the
color question OF the 10000 names on the roll 1900
are those Of colored children The suggestion to do
away with nigh schools will probably not be passed
ppOn for the present
The following resolution has been pre-
sented the Rochester Board OF Education: RtSoIred
That the course Of study the Academy should be
reduced from four 10 three or less, and so ar
ranged that student who takes neither Latin nor
Greek may graduate with the same honor as one who
does: and that the Free Academy Committee be in
struced TO carry this resolution into effect at the
earliest possible moment 1t was amended SO as to en-
brace two years business course, and adopted.
The Department of superintendent will
meet az Washington Jan. q and g. The following
named as among the papers TO be presented: Legal
Prevention nlteracy," by the Hon. b. g. NorthroP
American Education at tie Centennial Exposition by
thc Hon j. p. Wickersham, superintendent OF Common
Schools, Pennsylvania Some Points Respecting the
Proper Relations OF the Federal Government TO Educa
tOu" by the Hon. U. H. Rrfner of Virginia. "school
Hygiene" by A. n. Bell, NJ. D., New-YOrR'
A bill to abolish the State and county SUI
perntendencies Of public schools presented
the Tennessee Legislature 1t is proposed to make the
state Treasurer the State Superintendent and County
Court Clerks County superintendent. The Republican
Banner Of Nashville says that almost the thing
tried ffPm1s7O to 1873. The State Treasurer
sxolcio State superintendent, and the County Court
vas left to provide County Superintendent not, at
ats option What the RESULT No schools all over
the State Not more than twenty-five counties levied
any tax at all Not than six eight had schools
which worth anything, and IN scores Of counties
there not single free school,"
9 Ii is reported from Albany that at an early |
day hill will brought INTO the Legislature 70 repeal
the Compulsory Education act The motive 49, OF course
the difficulty which many school boards have found in
constituting it's awkwardly- drawn provisions. Judge
Murray OF the Supreme Court has given opinion to
the effect that action legally be taken under the
sth which the controlling section Of the act because
81 ens 10 require sQuetl2g 10 be done Officially before
the act took eject lie also expresses some doubt as to
,b4 copsuouality Of the laS; and mas declined 70 ap
proye any regulations adopted by boards OF schoo
trustees under it, The Albany Express says tbat 1t m
doubtful whether Senate whatever the sentiment OF
the Assembly viii consent to the absolute repeal OF the
meas measure t,... r 3 - q
. The National Teachers MOnth|y talks thus |
reasonably TOO many high school professors are mar
rOwminded in two respects they are ignorant OF the
Imperfecon OF the youthful mind aud unusty attrO-
ute all IT'S shortcomings to imperfect training in the
common school aud learning their pupils def
eencies in the elementary branches they scOrpiuly
neglect supply such deficiency by the only proper