New-York tribune., 1876-07-15

snarsely settled education is compulsory in but part OF
the provinces but the governments OF all are jealous III
urging it people In these free primary SCHOOLS
child IL taught TO read by the syllable NODE mol oJ
the individual letters In schools OF ie s uesco INC
ltilo Brazilian is taught Christian doctrine reading
writing elementary notions of grammar, ar'thhe
tic, and a system of weights and measures IN
the second grade he learns the history ana doc
trines of the Bible elements OF proiahe hlstoIy
geography, especially OF Brazil OF physical e'e'''
of natural history, geometry, land surveying hhcai
drawing music of both kinds, and gymnastics Buys
and girls are vigorously separated Women are en-
poyed and preferred teachers in these primary Schools
re- e the same salary as men, and offer more success
full results as the proof of their efficiency While there
are many Normal schools, the ranks OF teachers are nc
oueptly recruited from the ordinary schools pupil re-
ceiyng notes of distinction is permitted TO act rs ASSIST
ant TINS qualifying himself for teacher Having PaS'eu
through the eight classes Of these schools he submits 10
au examination. and il he passes becomes an assistant
teacher of the second year with salary, system more
Immediately practical than that OF Normal SCHOOLS Inc
copybooks, drawings and specimens OF sewing 'i"h
these public schools presented with more l""oSs
than is usual in other exhibits OF the same h" a. VIC
have the bad with tie good, and specimens yellow with
age, dating back nearly twenty years contiased Win
those last Winter to show the improvement IN he syS
TENS The chirography is unusually fair. whether
these Brazilian girls will write for the press S prop
lematic bat IL they do IL VIII he DAY maIhe"
with white stone for the printers onr' Lhsa "a
Alvarengas composition remember, the scrip oil
which would ~ compositor's heart leap FOR joy.
Absolute religions liberation praCtcod In the schools
AS in every department, Of Brazil Object teaching by
the aid Of pictures plastic models. ana prepared "n-
mails &C. Is used: but the kindergarten Il nos KNOWN
One errand Of the Commission here indeed Is To secure
competent lady teachers OF Froebos system, familiar
with the Portuguese language. who VIII introduce H.
Besides these public schools there are private insttn-
ons of every grade from the primary TO the yoeums,
and the Imperial School OF Dom Pedro H. in the capital
There are too religious scminaries. naval ana military
systems Of schools technical schools for artisans ana
wcrkmen. free nght-schOOs i'll 10 de Janeiro' Wheie
moro than 900 adults are taught and numDeiless
private classes established by wealthy planters for the
benefit OF their poorer ghbors former slaves Dr.
a Motta has brought representations from the naval,
military and law schools the academies OF free artS
the apparatus for teaching the bnd, ana specimens VI
their work and that of the blind There Is also superb
aud complete collection of The Insects Of Brazil IN
tended for presentation to one OF our sclentc ihs'u
tiOns.
There is no doubt that the educational work
which lies before Brazil is but fairly begun;
her population is scattered over oneffth of the CONT
ncnt and threetwelfths OF it are sayages or JUST
cmancpated slaves But in her efforts there are shown
an electric energy and a sound common sense WHICH
promise exceptional one proof of TINS seen
IN the high salaries and respect paid to teacher@ III the
wise policy that man must be relieved ol anxiety con
cernng his family il you would have bis best work An
other proof fact that of the twenty provinces four
expend one-sixth their annual revenue III tch"os'
three one-tth six onefourth, two onehra ana le ic
mainGer large proportion In addition 10 THIS Is the
aid from the Central Government In half OF these prov
nces and in all the cities primary education Is comPhl
sory Tie National Library, which contains over l2oooo
volumes TO which every decentyclohed person mas nee
access the National Museum, whose visitors on sundays
average 1000 and numerous polytechnic schools ana
libraries well established sprnSnS nto lie ID All oi
the provinces, testify TO the Nisor OF her mteHecu me
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