New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-06
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Vermont State Normal School has grad
mated teachers during the nine years of It's existence
Carleton College, at Minneapolis, Mimi, has
received coo TO endOw chair OF natural sciences in
that institution.
The next meeting of the Ohio State teachers
will be held at Putin Bay June 81, 1876 aud Will con-
TRUE in session three days.
The homeopathic physicians Of Iowa are aei-
tatug the project Of establishing chair OF homeopathy
in the medical department Of TIC state University.
Kansas has expended s3,989,085 in school
houses and has a school fund of over 100000, and
constantly increasing pretty fair showing for so young
State.
A meeting to organize State Teachers As
sociaton was held in Wilmington, Dell last Thursday
A Constitution adopted aud permanent oincefs
elected.
The receipts of the Free School Fund of
the State of south Carolina for the year ending Oct 81
1875 were S251 ,375 10, and the expenditures were
S246,00o.
The trustees of the Indiana State University
have invited Gov Hendricks to deliver the address on
the occasion OF the installation OF the Rev. Dr. Moss az
President Of that institution.
Albany City disbursed $23621 Is for school
purposes during the month Of December, 1873. Inc
night schools established lately proving successful
having an attendance OF 1890.
The State Superintendent of Public lnstruc-
ton Of Tennessee has recommended the appropriation OF
$1,000 from the Peabody Educational Fund to the high
schools and academies in that state
The Rev. DR.. Sears, General Agent OF the
Peabody Educational Fund present at the meeting
OF the Tennessee State Teachers Association at hnoN
vile last week and delivered lecture on readhg ana
participated in the discussions Of the Convention
About four years ago 100000 was given
NJ
dition that another 800 900 secured This amount
has been obtained recently and new site VIII be Sc
lected aud new building will be erected at once
The new catalogue of Andoyer Theological
Seminary exhibits total Of seven professors, oidi
three nonresident lecturers and 81 students classified ms
foIlows -Four resident loentiatcs II Seniors Il ma
dles II juniors and in the special course All but ~
OF the students have taken academic degree sixteen
colleges are represented: Dartmouth by Is men, Am
herst by l. and Harvard and Yale by four each.
Under the old constitution of Alabama, one
fifth Of the revenues Of the State appropriated to
tho public school fund. But owing to the delay OF the
Auditor of state in issuing his warrants Tor inc COZ
lection Of the school until after the adoption OF the
new constitution there only S757l3 43 III available
funds for The support of public schools III that state
during present year Unless further means are pro
yided by tue General Assembly of the schools will
have TO close.
The common school, The Boston Nelcs thinks,
IL getting to be very uncommon Institution, and adds
"Formerly It thought that the design OF these
schools was TO furnish the ground work to further edu
cation and ambitious for the elaborate ana
ornamental. few simple studies weIo al that was
attempted and doubt II the schools Of that day would
compare favorably with modern school, with patent
attachments on exhibition day. II was thought necessary
10 learn to read and write. Spelling was also Included
among the useful things to learn, and arithmetic,
geography and grammar" The Ne,rS charactorzes tie
product OF the modern system as "jigsaw" education
One of the most interesting addresses at the
recent meeting of the Massachusetts, Teachers Assoca
tion was by Col T. W. HIgginson of Newport, X. t. on
Common Sense in Teaching History" lie said Is
there any reason in the world why history should be
hard to teach should be difficult to convey to our
ehildenl Great energy brought 70 bear upon IT, and
teachers complain Of the Indifference OF pupils In this
Important branch. Time alone aud renewed experiments
must answer the question and explain the failure am
perfectly that great cause Of failure proceeds
from the false demand the teacher makes upon himself
at the outset, and makes consequently upon the pupil
the demand, that IS that at all hazards BY every saer
by the OF the most powerful hydraulic press that
can be brought the maximum OF facts ana dates
must be crammcd into the chds head without reference
to the IDEAS the feelings and TIE emotions that history
should create And inclUde ali the textbooks brought
down 10 this date, he smallest OF which contains, IN my
judgment more than twice number OF facts that any
child ought to be called upon to learn or TO remember"
In many Of the States the teachers and city
county superEtendents took advantage OF the ho
DAY vacation hold their annual conventions. The 25th
annual OF the State Teachers Association Of
Michigan assembled in Grand Rapids the 2Sth ut.
The attendance was large, and number Of interesting
papers were read and discussed Some Of the more im-
portan topics treated were: The origin and extent OF
the duty Of the State to odGcae the relation OF social
science educatOn outside views OF the public schools
physiology in the schools sc. The Association Of Iowa
Teachers, Principals and Superintendents met IN Bur
lngton the 2Sth ut. and continued in session for
three days The Wisconsin teachers gathered at Mad
son on the same date the above. Many of the best
educators in the State present. After
sion OF three days they adjourned TO meet at Milwaukee
July A. 1876 Rock Island, Ill., the meeting place Of
the Teachers Association OF that State the 10th u
An interesting interchange OF views was had The 2st
session the Indiana state Teachers Association met In
Indianapolis the 2sth Of December and adjourned on
the Both. The assembling Of so many large teachers
conventions the West shows that education is In
Immediate fear of lack Of attention in that section.