New-York tribune., 1876-03-02
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

NOTES ON EDUCATION.
Under a new ruling of the Buffalo Schooi
soar no married women hereafter 70 Do enp0'o'
~ teaelers-
The bin repeating the Compulsory Educa-
,.l lay las passed the lower house OF the Caih"rna
Legislature.
The educational exhibit of the Chicago puo-
.,o, =, ~, sent to :he Centennial is all Included 10
100 volumes.
The Indications are that the bill for estao-
r.h,ns chars of homeopathy in the Medical Department
Of thesowa University will become a law
The Kansas Legislature has refused TO make
ar appropriation tho normal schools IN sne s''o
and they viii all be compelled 10 close unless 'hiS "'''
Is rocOnsidcrod.
Minnesota proposes to make the EXPERIMENT
q, ,,o,rins and printing tho text books Tor s pupI'o
hools II the Legislature win appropriate S'oooo ioi
The purpose
The University of Wisconsin has petitoned
he Legislature to levy for its beuett tax OF oholehh
nj a mil ou the dollar OF the taxable property III tha'
sat instead Of the appropriation that is made ANNUALLY
Ont of an enrolment of 14,54l children Oh
,,o schooI acc in Toledo Ohio there average al
,endanee O! oily 5O75 in the public shoos-abou' one
third This small percentage is accounted for by the
large number Of pupils in the UNCONVENTIONAL schools IN
the city.
A most graduate course of study has been
,stabhed AT Syracuse University Ii extends over two
years and embraces Greek, Latin Hebrew French Ger
man Apc,osaxon and En- gish, Mathematics Astaeties
Cbelnsiry PLY slcs Geology aud ZGlogy The selection
Of studies is leIt TO the option of the student
As q result of the hard times, appropriations
for educational purposes not voted as readily as oi
many wears past Chicago has reduced the amount asked
,..n-. ffr,sr dawn onll
and in nearly every section but necessary building
viii be done and expenses will be reduced in all possible
ways.
TO maintain the public schools of San Fran
eseo during the year 1876 it Is estimated that S77oO5o
win have to be raised. With an average daily atenaahoe
OF 2251 pupils tie. cost of each one 10 $50 year Ia
addition II is thought that about will be needed
for building purposes The Board Of Eluraton is now
In debt 100000 and the teachers are to DC asked
" submit TO "a reduction OF salaries.
The returns 10 the Secretary of the Board
of Education OF Connecticut for the year ending Aug 81
1879 maintain the high standing that state has held III
educational matters The number OF children OF the
school age enumerated was 1896 number resslefeo
loOls0 school houses 1850; male teachers employed
in Winter I'll in summer, 272; female teachers e'1
ploved in Winter. 1910; in summer 1924; average
wages per month OF male teachers, $40 90; OF female
teachers S37 30 Less than per cen Of the children OF
the school age did MT attend school The number
of pupils in private schools was only 9,lio
A writer in Scribner says of William and
Mary College virginia Almost every Virgiuan OF any
emnence in the eighteenth century had been trained for
his the world within It's walls 1t gave - ol Hs
student TO tne army in the Revolution; Attorneys
General the United states it sent out nearly 20 mem
bers of Congress 10 United states senators II Gov
ernors /: 81 Judges; a Leuteuant-GCneral and other
high officers to the army . Commodores tn the navy
four signcrs Of the Declaration of Independence Cao
net officers the chef dIaughtsman and author or Tie
Constitution. Edmund Randolph; the most eminent OF
The ChefIustices. John Marshall and Presidents o.
the United statcS"
Providence. r. l., has good public schools
and IT will compare favOrably in this respect with Other
Hew-Eugiaud cities Tie last report Of the school con
mtee of the city, in discussing the number Of pnpi-
that should be gncd TO teacher says: In every
tchoo there dull scholars who, with all possible Ia
dustry-and tney often among the most dihgcnt-
cannot keep up with their class. teacher, 20 benefit
pupil te the fun extent OF his ability, must como into
euoL nearness will famlrize linn with the peeullaF
ties OF that pupils mind 1t only by such knowledge
that he can do justice to who makes but mOderlt
progress his studies, that he gan diScover-as he
som .timcs may hat the nind slow in developing
contains latent qualities which ioreshadow its ultimate
success. rigut-mnded teacher viii be in strong sym
rathy with the Gnaudi under lis charge. He will be
glad to encourage them with cheering words, and with
such attentions bis closely occupied time will permit
But this individual supervision is out Of the qucston
when he Is obliged 10 divide the school hours among So
co, and even more pupils"
The Trennial Catalogue at Harvard will
hereafter be changed TO qJuuennal, making the next
publication in 1850. From 1914 the date Of the earliest
It was pr,n ed during hundred years brUadsidc; {;
during the hundred yeara l77G1S75, IN an o-
tavo form the last twelve editions covering period Of
thrtyx years, by Mr. blcy, the present librarian Of
the University The editor appeals to the graduates anc
friends of the College for TO some Of the follow
ing questions concerning ancestors or relatives Whose
nam appeared in the ast catalogue Occupation OF the
ftLer with the names of his mothers parents; time of
birth aud place; occupations, jour- and incidents be-
fore entering College, with their dates what first led him
u think about going to College; struggles in getting an
education; If he studied professOu where and with
whom; II lawyer, when and where admitted TO the
bar Lonor titles. etc. with dates, all societies OF which
he was "a member; names OF wites PARENTS disease OF
which lie died place, time, etc; titles of books or
pamphlets left genea gca details of his ancestors and
descendants; obituaries euoges, funeral sermons
RDecting him.