New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Cayenovia Seminary viii hold its semi-cen-
taania celebration ou the TIA ami Nah Of July
Tho Supreme Court of California has decided
that there sian Iva no eluso textbooks ~ the pdlie
ss,hools oi that state
Union College, Schenectady, Is receiving IA
course of twelve lectures "1ae Enslisa I-1uAee,
fr>u Prof eeiaI law H.
A recent attempt to omit religious exercises
iD the pubic shoois o NewsTA ~ - was deioss'od III
the Board " Education by votc Of isto2.
A petition of citizens asking that unsectarlIn
rellsos Exercises pe ir,I0csL tne lSssn
refused 10y TIE san FrsncIsoo Board oi Edu.sion.
It il urged by The Brookiya Journal of Edu-
cation that iho-e teacbcre Who san no iVus~ perform
their wunted efficient and continued service s'o"'" NO
ysusssa.cd.
The educational law passed by the last ieNas
Legislature COMPENSATION "i 'e"e''s" PI'>
,s N, tat sie az 10 q, LIS Per day for eioa pupil III
actual aticndance
A school of mines, school OF dentistry,
hosoil, auL homeopathic sch oi mrdc'n- re i' {"
b established liz Michigan UmvcIsi'y, the o."t' LeeiH'a
tur. having made s.ecii appropriations i"i Los" puI
pores
II is reported. with how much truth lias lot
been dsovcT,>i Laat snse tlo msi"ducii"h al "'e ee"
ts exerises ortncgisgny "i .ao ~'"'iais "' '"o
acdeIn. On all nas experienced " marx
Improvement
An effort ia TO he made TO raise an endow-
nens t,nd ,or l..wunr. Uu.v,Tsty, Ere o0noge
has ALREADY received .hiew.neni oi Sl-''e"o' "n
owns tne eJ.a AMI LAID wsiea it u erestd' ''neu
st about sl75,VO1
Southern Educational Convention il to be
held ~ Crlt.uoos, commencing Jd"o d. "id """u-
uns until July inclusive. Ex-Presiont Jo"ls'' ""d
,aator John b. Gordon will sd,ir.ss tio nceIn "i'eu'
II Is expected, will In very large.
An increasing interest has been shown Mt
Harvard couecriug lls electives III political economy
ami students viii take lie c"us.s uoA year '.'
ever before tn view vi tuis, series OF unVeihy "s
turss III that department is asked tor.
The Rev. ID: II. Moore has been elected to
The Presidency Of tue Wesleyan Female C'i KS ut Il"
etphal, ONO and will receive salary oS,u'aicbt W
about 81 500 Thc acut college, lrs brvn assii",
BY tue ana friends Of the nsutuu"n s" IA i've
years II will probably bo entirely paid
It il tho opinion OF The Neaodrk Ee9'sfer that
good uleuta haDi,s rhcr than the mere anc"nt oil III
struc,iuu cranlned chIdren's heass are wsat "
posed In schools IL holds that instruction Snonid
b given with much drectncse and simplicity ~ i"'e
.ls aud without too slsvisn adherence 10 teAtSAn
There il heard in Pittsburgh complaint
which may we'll he uttered LII o'hcr c.d's-tu' ''o ''e
of scaoo Is mIch tien1hei villa poiiiss'
And too little attention paid TO ascertaninS wnei"e
The candidate named for or aspiring to IAe p'so'u s
suuiIs,,.nt tue reoSus'oe datiss ""H1 VAL
dcvolve upon hiD
The Clark prize speakers at Hamilton Col
lcgp were appointed NuudaJ, Hs follows hschSI9s
AMI Shakespeare ~ Masters of Tragedy" p B. Cmlds;
"The Humorous Element In tie liis,oiy OF Reform,
Charles X. Seward; Tue 1ranspOtito fruI"e,n,
a W. Eddy and J. A. Hyshd; "The Bible in Art, hi '"
C.orr.: "lr Opening Vt the Mssssippi i'll 1c01," W. l.
Lewis
The Summer School Of Natural History at
Peois Ill., will bold Its session during the mOntn Oi
July and Will probably have Instructors Prof. Burt u
Wilder Prof W. t. barnard of tine University OF MSeis'
xypi and Prof j. II. Chnstock About thirty students
are already promised The tuition fee Las been liked NJ
el5 The school the results "f ehte on tue par oi Tie
Peoria Scientific Association
In The Tufts ColegiaR, Mr.. z. l.. White ell
deavors to impress upon students the Necessity oi "'e
careful study hs heretofore been given to tic iun
daln.ntaI principles which underie sound p'ilbe'1
soienoe Every graduate should he thoroughly familiar
with the theory of government, AID e na.i"n "i
TIA different branches other and to the people AMI
more attention soud be given ~ the political e"fy vi
Sic United states.
The last annual public school report OF Maine
ssows that tue aeress, attendance Is74 ovos I's
Of 1919 was in the Summer sesels, 6.slS; IN the VIII
tr schools 1890. The wages Of teachers have ala" III
creased Tie aggpgste aniVunt OF money expended to
schools In 1874 $1l9l,7l2, tile excess Of money
raised above the amount required by law heng S37,s2J
Tho OF The permanent school fund WAS Soiu
The orkng of tue normal schoos In said To be excellent
The proposed Presbyterian College at Buffalo
criticised unnecessary since Hamil Oh II thoroughly
pfrsby tIian though u does not exclude siudcnts NJ
ntbsr denominations. The Rochester Democrat says: III
these days u viii bard mud College NOR" than o>
third Ut whoec graduates adopt the profession Of preach
tns. II they expect 10 foand college that Will Tar" "'
larger pero-ntae af Minister than this 1t Will We her
college In tie modern snso and . college I'D To"
alden eense-s thes0sicL school"
Il Ia pleasant to remind American teachers
fAat Prvf bVuay Prire has said that h"whee Do Lie
world 10 better tssohing vOucrp',On Of
tho nature of lie functions, scientific arbe
method of handling yonng people. thorough
pathy the minds 81 The te4efr nsd the Taught
70 be witnessed, than the female isr'r~ of v
United iI viii do harm 20 als" r~'nnd them
that IN ite Of Prof Prices prs~e they have net yet
reached the highest educational standard and nes hard
and continuous st1dy.
The bill for the introduction OF drawing in
the public schools this does not appear I" 81,
ont much comment from educators President White,
however tins To MI Miller, who is urging the bill
our 10 hold Its RANK among ndusifi
eonmunjties II eCucute industry In tic way you
propose The bira which multiudcs OF narrow-nindrd
men have that educaiiop shall stop just ut the point
vhero h turns vt untitled d" anything save 1"
live by ths wits with fitness for engaging IN ANY
industrial work whatever hss cost this country very dsT
already and will lead 10 miartuDcs In the future unless
bcttcr deas prevail"
A writer In The BroOflyn Journal u Eiuol-
sou SAYS: inpart thu meaning and uses OF d.
associated with their epclrng, 20 much neglected ii many
shs,s would farever DIX them ia the memories VI maDl
Scholars who otherwise retain DO recollection VI theh
eyistene Five hundred woSs thus learned would he
moro advantage the scholar, nucleus Tor what will