New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-16
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

,ixen hy the catalogue $3.50 40 most. ABOUT ioo s
dents have then tuition fees either wholly OF il l' Ic
mitted.
II * said that Glazing" in the generally ac-
co,fed sense Of the word is not known 40 Rochester
University. President Anderson has almost 'A'Io"
suppressed an tendencies in that direction
The whole number of students in ATTENDANCE
,tyaloisa,r5ilovs: Thcolaeesl-scUior licnt7te''3i
senior class middle class, 81 Junior class '' ''''
% Medcal-Whoe number, SO. Ii" y. idi''uo-I
Graduate students, 10; seniors, z5i jnii''s' 49,
u,r;mcut Of Philosophy and the At''-'i''
students, 81; special students, p uh'ti-e'u.'0 az"
demical Dcpaumcnt-su or-, lis juniors !'' S..l'
,,or.s 1so. freshmen lJL Sheffield sccni-c 9c"oo.-
Graduate students. 25 undergraduates, ~ '''lo7' M
ip,jors Sc; freshmen, G3; special students A'. ''"
dstes for degree, :. school OF the t.uc AIS I'D ~
duct for names inserted twice, 3oi Whole I~m'I ol
students, i,O21
Of thc entire Gift of George Peabody to laie
go 600 has been used in the erection Of
c froproof museum building. The sum Of $4,000 has
Zen s+ arart rs a reserve fund for the completion OF
the binding and Che income OF $4,000 Is aVm"'. i'r
The care Of the and the increase oi us ''''c
tiogs By the aC,uuuat.11s from investment '- '''
original building fund.- the first wing of the museum I'
NOV c1Ilc AZ a cost Of about $4,000, or with the
cases $40 GOO The basement viii be used Tor eNnl',
ing Oh, collection Of Isl. footprints I'm the Oohh''H
cut Valley and for work and store-rooAs lh' '' s'''
contain, the mineral cabinet and rooms Tor INSTRUCTION
IN LINtr1lN-F as wen a- ti' t.i-NA'' ''N''
second story entirely devoted to geology and Tie tad
10 zo;,ogy. in The fourth story the large south room
Will be used for tie collection n archaeology ana e'i''--
oev and the remainder for -torerooms So far as the
collections are arranged ,hc museum is open 10 S'uu,'7
and the public every day in term tine'
The subjects Of the Bowdoin prizes for com
posilion nc Harvard, given from tire und founded by
James Bovdoin, ana comprising eight ID ai!' ai. ale
rourc.d Us follows: First prize Of 500 5' tic Oc-'
dissertation I,r resident eIcuac of the university OF
bya member of the Senior Class of 6-'' on Iny Oh 'e
subjects given below. second, three Ilt OF 'o V'H
for tie best dissertation 10y one Of t'e Junior C"-- O.
TITS on any the following subjects; J. History ana
discussion Of the doctrine ~ innate ia,asi = Ire F"l-
la1. O. The civil service of tIC United etat.s; 4 THO
charao len and writing. OF King james - D. I'c'1dS
place in literature; 6. Tho causes of c decline oi h''-
Icctral activity among Aohlmm,dau nations Ihlld'
two prizes Of $50 each ior tie best Dissertation
or translation Ly any member Of the Senior
or Junior Class OF 1911 on one OF the
following subjects: l. The practical working
Of the Athcuan system OF choosing magistrates u' 1913
Q Tic second third, fourth AMI filth paragraphs o.
Crates History Of Greece Chap. 80, cIn.u TIA, ia-
tense wrath against Athens, aud ending (which their
infringement laid, OPEN be freely translated into Att
prose; g. Olympia; T. The origin and development 'i
satire among the Romans .. Ncuophon and Crian.'5'
their lives and parallel after Plutith; o. translation
into Attic prose from Prcscott- Philip ll2 Noiomc -
pages l57-162 inclusive, from HE route lA'' A.."
proposed 10 take" through one OF lie most itA"i'-'
events Of the period" emitting the long paragraph on
pages 15SlJ9. Fourth two prizes OF so each Tor t-'
best dissertation by any member OF Tie senior OF Junior
classes of IT'S on any one of the following subjects
J. What periods Of rest DO plants require! % c"niI-
son OF ~. eular ctypto4ams with phauoroeums; g. Tie
present state Of knowledge of the ! -io.oy OF the
brain; 4. A comparison of the foIe anu hnd limbs OF
ana geology on the face OF lie earth.
OF normal schools TIE National TcrctGs'
5foaNiysays: "Thcre l. 10 denying or dis u,n- Le
uuwc,comc ana dscouIJsiu5 facl tha, normal schools
ere becoming unpopular This appropriately in some
States has resulted in TIE Withdrawal OF tie alprop'-
tiou for tcr support The causes leading 10 this state
Of feeling are worth nQurins into. I'm the first place
the same enthusiasm matters patriotic and cduct-
tonaI does not exist that prevailed some years ago.
notwithstanding that This is the centennial of oI ua-
toual independence. Hard times have moio people
sorlid Again. a little disappointment O.. the results az
normal VOL, may have SON. thing O. do with the II sent
state Of feeling, which in some places exhibit, Itself u
Indifference and iu some iu bitter opposition I-l1t Tho
teacher like the poet BON, uo. made, and nave mot u'
nal schools made mistake ia advertising their a'-s
10 manufacture teachers ont % any m't"r'l Int INTO
their Laudsl Moreover lave they not accepted y'Unf
persons as normal students Who lacked the prepare
ton sry as foundation for an aC5J bic cout-
Have they not covered upC f,i.uee- Of mind ana ace
qmrement with routine mechanical tricks OF TIE trade
so that at the start it is difficult 20 distinguish heiN'eh
a promising ard UuIr.iHi-ine teacher And above
all have they not by their se1ulatiou given tho grad
mates degree Of couGd nee .u their learning ana
capacity incompatible with that ability whose nature
ito grow and that modesy whose bent tits To- learn
Tie chief good of college TO show TIE anmnus
what the college cannot do fOr him. while the normal
school after teaching linn The mechanics Of Che school
room, is too apt TO leave him with The impression That
he has learned his trade ana has no more 90 learn that
he has finished his education 40 the very time when Eo
ousht to be commencing it, Normal scho9. teachers are
TOO much given 20 sentiment aud enthusiasm, rc5nr
more on such stimuli than the cleamcas ard GOODNESS
OF culture. They 90 educators al large what -or
aries are TO resident CcIgymon, hence they are inclined
10 be horta,ory and impassionei rather than deliberate
and aremcut1tyo Hgrcr, toe. Ncr Vupl. often l1i.,
fake zeal for ability, and ,lo koVlctEe of u~c0HE'.
fa~s f5r scloIarsp The constant effort 90 learn LoW
10 teach interiors; with the act oil learning 10" 20 learn
The first of the third course Of lectures given
BY the members OF tic social Science ASSOCIATION 90
IowcU institute had 10 do with Educational Service
Reform" Tie lecturer was Samuel Elliot H. D., ana
the lecture was strong and nci~vc. lie condemned the
practice Of giving incompetent teachers Tie charge
the elementary branches "No part Of the country! b"
said "sccmcd 10 recognize The necessity for employing
the best teachers i'm inns department, and mat was
great and general evil Il sas 10 place for the ines.
pericnccd or unsettled beginner The best course OF
training the best public schools oil this country, from
the lowest 20 The highest grade known TO u.s. not an
adequate preparation for the teachers work. He cZ
uaircd the qualities a~y 10 good teacher az Dee
inc, drst capacity in acquiring know edge; next
for acquiring that knowledge $50 that IL can
be impaired TO Others and next in the cul-
tivc,ion Of those faculties, chiefly Of thought and
al expression which help their possessor whatever
he or shcm0y know; and Lastly, such experience such
modes and practice OF managing children su,A govern
d..crluug Of them viii enable the teacher 70
impart his knowledge VIII tLo least possible friction and
Tie least possible waste OF Ais OF hcr power This is The