New-York tribune., 1876-06-17
EDUCATION ~ CHILI.
FAIR PROGRESS ATTAINED.


STATISTIC. or PRIMARY INSrRUCIION-CONDIrIoN
OF THE HIGHER sCHOoIS-IiiE NoEMAL sChooI5
AND TIE NATIONAL INSTITUTE.
Ir,oN An occ AstoSAL CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBUNE.
SANTIAGO, May 10.--ln 1860, the number of
children attending school In Chill more than double
that inIsi3 In the last decade the progress has been
considerable There were last year, 500 public schools
with 6 pa scholars aud rs private schools with Bids
scholars Accordingly there were In the Republic l2Si
schools wherein sj4i2 children were receiving element
ary education the proportion to the whole number Of
children OF suitable age being To 40i The Government
paid for primary education S7IJlls the municipalities
only $3.50 O. The sum paid for public education was 20
cents per head In Spain tine amount 80 expended IN
1860 was only 20 ccnts III France usUi) 81 cehts In
England ds70l, 10 cents.
Al present the children In the primary schools are
taught reading. writing. smpi" arithmetic geography
linear drawing catecnism and singing In some Of the
better schools lessons given on hygiene and natural
history Besides the foregoing girls are taught needle
work and boys receive elementary notions Of physics
chemistry and geology applied TO agriculture. The
texlbuoks such have received thc SANCTION oI INC
Government They are mainly compilations made oy
Chlians from Spanish, French aud English books ana
are printed aud published ia the country one OF Two
NcW.York firms publish few textbooks which nave
been officially approved Ia Chilli Many Of the teachers
hooks Of reference rs well the maps and hooks r'eh
A. urz,s are from NcW-IuIk hos cS. Tie Schouhou7cS
DIV cliieH Mliltu hdNt
The furniture Il Invariably detective
There are rs vet only seventeen male aill sc7c iclhlc
sccus or Ing education. Ia" instliu l"is arc cdleu
lycruu, SOME uf them are pditIti' chuo"Nh pui uI'
government iuabes good any d,lcichcy lIiSHS ilom
U.tt of iucyne Instruction IN al these SCHOOLS Is eh
tiry free BESIDES the Wccuius. ibere are III te larger
rfe, excellent English and German 7'L"'.s lheFe III"
a,o schools suppo,,cd by the MtsolS, Wieh dlc hoh-
.octarinn The studies ~ tue ycsuui' are geheliy ~
follows: Arithmetic, pnyscat geography, hhtd, 'i'W
NJ. rouusu cat"chsin, Ftchth or l-htiSn
IL b,nkKrtttur, hyLicnc, history, aud 'hr oitheh %
w Zebra and geometry. In CnpJpo INSTRUCTION va N'lluS
u.inpr.lu and hiCcuaults ls also impaired ia lhf0
tur Total nuu.r student, at tuc yccuh' was 1,-uo
Tho National h.ttItt at Santiago - dNnltu unto lMo
branches, tue preparatory aut the nhINclsliy. rue
former Is pr.ctcs,y igHtr nccum "hie TIE uthtI
,s alone titled 10 confer professional dsge's In ne
lower branch tho axes Ot th' pupils range NON ui"o 80 %
Iuc pro- s, $40 ngc t.d salaries .I-L ii' wv ~
81 200; most uf them received only Sbpp 10 f7'p IN
fhr UnNo sity the studio, corr studd VIA tIv' III 'hV
lcnduug American tI.ttS. IHa are - pro- sN =
two uf whom are pad 5000 pa, annim; tue tlltd ]
rec we mostly 900. I.t Armusrot degrees Conclta
Inn ,7i was is Follows: at,iD5 Iu humni 49, l"J
In medicine, of law. -; Hcouuu,s ~ M !'"hr -
ia Ltw 40 rh,ulIg.cd ns rucuoH l. not sven II 10
Umvpr,ity hul .,inIIrttd ia AnaricH Ntit ltc,lFS
~, 900 "a uu D. iiou TIE state cam ll' a'su . 't.l
ityry a'c.uy. WHru costs the state ib'O per ad-
nun ami "A Nivh school which ertliis an anhuul tharg3
of $1,000 Ih,rc four normal ochoos--Oho nao ana
! thItv IcnLie.