New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-24
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Every pupil in the Boston Latin School costs
the city S24O year.
The Legislature of Kansas is considering
bill aboshing two the three Normal Schools In that
State.
The Colorado Constitutional Convention has
adopted a section which puts the common school nnd
beyond danger of division for seetarian purposes.
The bill making an annual grant of $50, 900
to the University of Virginia has ailedn the Legislature
of that State I. much opposition from the
other educational institutions.
Chairs.of the theory and practice of educa-
ton ase ~ Immediately founded in the universities
of Edinburgh and St. Andrews, in Scotland, $4,000
having been offered to the former and $4,000 to the
latter fOrthe purpose.
Compulsory education does not make very
rapid progress Iowa. bin requiring that children
between and IA years Of age should have at least
IL weeks of schooling each year has been indefinitely
postponed by the Legislature.
The salary of the State Commissioner OF
Public Schools OF Georgia has been reduced to $1,000
and all clerical help taken away. Prof Orr VINO
holds the position, has succeeded in improving the
schools his efforts do appear to be appreciated
OF the 200 teachers employed in the Bos-
ton public schools, than 800 women, and yet
the less than 400 men receive more money IN salaries
than the 500 women, In other words the women 40
more than twotbirds OF the work for less than half the
money.
Detroit is endeayoring to retrench in its
pubie school expenses Salaries to be reduced parts
that can he dispensed with discontinued and no more
building done than is absolutely necessary. by TINS
means is hoped bring the expenses within the re-
eeipts
The election of Superintendent OF the Bos-
Ton public schools has debated and postponed AT
several sessions Of the Board of Education. The OPP
M t,vicE Nhp lgsD
intendent for II years. and Mr. Harris The opponents
of the former claim schools have rot made sat
isfactory progress during his admistI auon and that
new officer is desirable.
An examination into the manner of giving
prizes at the Scotch Universities is suggested by CORE
spondent London paper The writer SAYS that 'eSe
pIizes are given in many without any regard 10
merit some of the students receiving thcn having beeh
absent from every competitive examination he citee
one case where student put AT the top Of the list
which depended upon written examination, when ne
had never entered an examination but spent the
day fishing
The productive funds belonging to some of
the colleges in this State given below: Columbia
S44l3.652; Cornell 81 ,l53 $780, Hamilton, 100000;
Madison, 1914 1896; Syracuse S250OOO; Unioni $3.50
OOO Rochester, $4,000 Some of these institutions
own large amount Of mprodnctiye real estate Column
bia owns S747 $50; Cornell 100000; Hamilton S32O-
600; Syracuse $500 900; Rochester 1885 pa VaSsaF
College owns real estate valued az S04I341 Dut mas Ohy
S28l 900 of productive funds
The public schools are now occupying large
share OF the OF the Legislatures now IN ses
sion In NewYork an amendment t. the Constitution Is
pending providing for the maintenance OF the schools
iudependent OF Legislature, and refusing the apr"
priatlon any portion of tho school Fund TO sectau
schools In Ohio bill 10 remodel the manner OF e!ectng
members of the of Education IL under eOnshera-
ton The California and Georgia Legislatures have he
and compulsory educational bills pending il several
other States.
The Hon. Neil Gilmour, State Superintendent
Of Public Instruction. issued circular 10 the School
Commissioners throughout the State urging them to give
more and closer attention to their duties, and warning
them that neglect will meet the penalty inflicted Dy law
He SAYS In some Commissioner districts IN years
past there has great complaint tnnt School Conns
sioners have ected duties i'm osed upon them by
law especially the matter Of visitation; this has been
no 10 such an that deem my duty 10 c9 your
attention thereto. You have Just commenced your Of
fetal terms is for you to remedy this evil and make
the supervision by School Commissioners such as the
law contempates hope aat during the present teriu
of Office the attention this Department Will not be
called 10 a single Of neglect on your part In &C
eordancc with the statement made In my late report 20
the legislature will call you for special reports IN
regard t. discharge OF yonr duties and IT appears
that there has any wllfu neglect thereof II WI"
become my duty nfict the penalty imposed nv law
The following estimation Of the public schools
of NewYOrk nom The Boston Herald, shows how they
are regarded abroad The schools OF NewHOrk City are
among the best known, and their organization differs
I'm some essential particulars from ose of Boston, one
feature Is found in the NewYOr syatcm, so entirely di
feren from that of most other cities and ~ the same
time so beneficial in its results, that IL Il worthy Of
special notice. We refer TO the matter OF school exam
nations in Ne-York carried TO the very verge OF per
fiction The point gained by their system Is not alone
an understanding the progress and requirements OF
the pupils, but the standing and position Of
teaehers arc made depend upon the results
of these examinations, which frequent and to
the last degree thorough Nine examiners have charge
Of this branch Of school work in that city, making it their
sole business and long experience and practice have
made them experts i'll this subject Under such system
II il impossible for nefc NJ teacher to be long en-
plo,ed aud every Of the 1000 teachers IN Their
schools Is accurately rated and their qualifications Tor
the positions they III fully known. Their retention OF
these posous is made depend entirely upon conform
auce TO fixed standard and the examiners hold them U
rigid responsibility. Thus II happens that IN city
where the uost corrupt political practices prevail That
exist in the world. the appointment and maintenance OF
tueapable teachers by political influence is made impos
ble and one OF the results Of interested Interior
enra with educational secured against or all
ulace I'm the country such state Of things might least
l expected I'm New-YOTk and there be no question
Int tt n at city owes her high position In school mat
ters TO It's existence"