New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-28
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

/. Attemnts are now making to introduce Tie
study of German in the Detroit schools
An American girl won the gold medal at the
recent examination at the College OF Brazil. lao de
Eaneiro.
Prof. Martin of the University Of New-York
has Temporarily allied the post Of Professor OF Engusn
Literature Princeton.
The close of Cazenovia Seminarys hlIetn
year viii probably be celebrated some time uu"f -o
by meeting Of the students teachers ana o'oi' nv"
surviving.
The number of pupils enrolled IN the Ger
man classes in the wheeling West Va seooos 200
Inree hundred and seven OF hcs0 "i0 "
parentase.
The Poard of Education at Medina, N l.,
,ecentlv ordered the dsconJnuance OF religious eAe
-. an the public schools, aud public meeting was
held to condemn this action.
The Tennessee Teachers Association mas
adopted strong resolution against the abolition OF to
state and County supennendency ana another IN faVoF
Of leaving the system as 1t H.
A President has not yet been found for
Tufts College 1he Hon. Israel washOurn, the Rev u
mer H. Capen of Providence, and the Rev. f. C. Bones
arc among the candidates named.
"The application Of force breeds resistance
,sys The Harrisburg Patriot aud 1t AIDES; The attempt
D. make education compulsory will ne the beginning Oh
ahe end OF our system of free schOois."
All the public night-schools in Philadelphia
except one were cloeed last week for reason "f msun
siept appropratons There ~ OF them, instruct
tug Oven 1900 pupils aud employing over 22 teachers
The Hon. VI. c. Kerr says that in his opinion,
"true public policy and natural law require th3t the
races shall be educated in separate schools TIC con
tfary system could not 1n TO DO productive Of great
evils and strife"
Nevada has s25),OoO as the beginning OF
Unvcr>sy fuui and The san Francisco Chronicle sug
grsts mat instead OF ORGANIZING ns.iiUton Of ITS
own the State shall unite its forces WITH California aud
bald up one strous University. college OF mneS lS
also suggested.
A memorial is TO be- presented 10 the Wis
eonsn Legislature asking for the passag Of Az act al
1ho47't G the women " any city village or county OF
Safe to e-tabisb industrial schools f'r the etep'
ton custody and training Of the unprotected children
Ofsueh city, village or county.
Tue class of 70 at Princeton has elected
theso gentlemen TO the respective Class Day ofl,es l.
Karct Ncw.Jcssey Class orator; A. Alexander, Now
yor. Presentation Orator; .. EldA,h nnSi lyana,
Class President; j. Pcuno oIl, Delaware Master OF
Ceremonies; j. T. Coyle. Pennsylvania, Memorial
Orator; ". II. BIDa, Ne"-York, Class Historian
Judge Allen Of LcaycnwortA recently made
speech before the Board OF lucatOn advising s'ni-
rhGca; on OF the public school course. He asked for
advance in TIE standard Of mathematics and Danish
many studies a. could he thoroughly learned during
school hours Tie Board agreed taIt notifications C:
tAe system necessary.
There ought to be a change ia the direction
OF condensed ana severely accurate deia N the re-
pcris OF school boards ard sup,rnteudeuts They are
in great many cases 50 sveepns as 10 be little bat
ehtteuns cen .I4n.ies In these days. when so many
Innovations are attempted In the pubic school course,
siiurortaut that results s1oud he cIrefu4y exam
tDod and explicitly described.
There are floating about in Pennsylvania at
present three dsn, propositions for technical educa
too. One Establish and maintain chairs IN colleges
aud universities in the interest Of the mechanic arts
one 10 appropriate fund, u The Oh schools Of the
State aud the thud to establish at separate schools
amply furnished with apparatus, for fun aud thorough
iDs rucO1 the0re cal and practical Ia tJe Industrial
ar;s. Tic last proposition seems the NiSest Of The
three.
A recent circular from the Bureau of Educa-
non protesting TO give statement Of Tho Theory Oi
American iuCat,oG, saTs; " II commercial ciuas AID
towns the tendency PREPAREDNESS toward ;Orus Of
punishment funded the sense Of honor aud toward
Tie entire Clsus. OF corporal punishment This Object
has been successfully accomplished II NeW-fork,
Cca-o SiIlcu,e aud other cuos. II tle schools
a ;he coua.rt where The agricultural Interest prcyas
tie teulcucy TO tho family form Of GoyernmenE is
marked"
President Eliot of Harvard says of compul-
sory phy, exercises in Sc. D,l,: They sloud fostn
part Of The programme OF every school for boys ana
shouiI be infested upon iut rcsulrly "a Latin and
mathematics from the time a boy Is ten old until
he l. sixteen or seventeen. Most American schools
entirely gect this very important part Of their proper
functlou. Many young men. therefore. come to the
university with uudeyeopei muscles bad carriage
and az impaired di-eSd0n without skill m outofdOOr
games and unable tc ride row, swim shoot l. im
portaut the university should give opportunity Tor
variety Of physical iscs because this student pre-
icls form and ht mother, aad cT which
enjoyed viii be tunes useful which Is
Dul,iye.
The value Of individual Classification III
teaching emphasized 10y me National Teachers
EOnO.IL i, says: We should compel an original but
INDECENT pupil To be faithful to the author in hand by
demanding OF hin 'tbe words Of the BOOK By this
course his or ginslty will not be impaired while his
accuracy aud industry are increased. But should
never satisfied with the words Of the book from q
child capable of memory recitatious Onlv and should
never ask OF such question that would suggest even
remotely what page part Of the page its answer
could be found. The bright child through rules,
principles definitions, descriptions, and explanations,
without burdeuiug himself with the medium OF his
bghenmcnt; the dull grasps the language Of the
AuthOr-ony mat aud nothing more"
II is the opinion of The Boston transcript
shat the pu5bc schools TOO crowded. 1t says
bNgthiug en- bo wei taught ~ such numbers as are
new aggregated together. Tue suge child is mere
tie bcy Ond tho ken. IN his indiyiduai.m
aud characters,ic Of tho enthusiastic teacher
There can be mutual adaptation adjustment
Besdes the renk " large numbers together wastes
time each the ratio OF the numbers recitIng
with him. aud brladcduu style OF recitation is
doing as much any ming TO make school time
profitable an- dive cut Of school that favored element
whose parent are able 10 provide private tuition.