New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-11
NOTES ON EDUCATION.


Olo's educational representation In the Cen
tennial is very fall and graphic one
Milwaukee has expended for teachers salaries
during the past year SiSS,5ot Ia.
An Alumni professorship, with an endowment
OF So. is proposed for Marietta College oho'
Massachusetts, has sent two freight-car loads
az educational and scientific contributions 10 The Ceh'eh
nial
The colored school system of the District of
Columbia Officially reported to DO" splendid End nearly
perfect"
The Germans of Hamilton, Canada, have pc
titenod native ansasge shall be taught In the
public schools
During 1875, Massachusetts, employed in
her pllic schools 2i6 teachers. Nineteen aud hall
per cent OF the whole number had attended Normal
School
The action of the Dartmouth Faculty in al
lowing the admission to college Of aeademea graduates
without exam ton Is naturally commended by riany
academies.
President Robbins of Colby University be-
heves that the greater freedom OF recitation allowed in
the larger colleges departure from the true principles
Of education, and to be avoided
The students chosen to compete for the kel-
logg prize for defamation Amherst From 10,
Dyer Hns iale Kingsbury Osscod White; and Adams,
Davis, Poger, Newton, and SUBWAY from 10
The Harvard Summer School of Geology has
secured the cooperation OF the Kentucky Geological
sarvey and of the Geologis of Tennessee. Ar
rungements have been made for the reception OF 80
students.
On June 26 occurs the annual prize speaking
of Dartmouth. Two speakers chosen from each OF
the three uppcr classes of the Academical and Scientific
Departments by the members of the class, aud one
by the faculty.
The New Hampshire College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts has at present 30 students More
than half the graduating class wall return from the col
lege Fytwo per cent Of ali the graduates
have embraced the profession for which they have been
trained.
TIE Glasgow Herald praises the last annual
report Of the School Superintendent O I'll state. docar
ing thatthe interesting part OF is that relating to
the Indian schools in which the New-No kers are al
tempting to do for the red what the NewZeaanders
doing Tor the Maori
The value of the income of the Berkeley
scholarship Fund at Yale has become snail thai no
candidate appeared last Saturday to receive it, and the
fund will now therefore, according to its terlas be de-
to the purchase of prizes for composition linci-
pally Latin composition.
Commencements of Boston University are
announced to be follows: School o. orator., May IS;
School of Law May ST. School OF Theology, and school
of All sciences June Y College OF Agriculture and Col
lege Liberal Arts, june 21 College Of Muse June %
The commencement of the School OF Medicine was
March 1.
Boston University has begun the publication
of college paper called The Boston University Eeaeo"
II leans rather the side OF the dscurve essay than OF
practical discussion The Centennial! Eagle weekly
magazine, viii edited and published in Philadelphia
drng the Exposition BY five members Of the collegiate
depar nlent.
The course of lectures on agricultural sub
jects offered to farmers last year by the University OF
Vermont prove interesting TO those gentlemen
The University is said TO be prospecting The academic
and scientific departments have over 90 Students II 81
whom are women onetLrd Of their number bens in the
Senior Class.
The difficulty between the Dartmouth Fac
uty and the editors OF the college paper, caused by tie
pubaon OF an article forbidden by the former and the
consequent suspension latter has resulted in an
Acknowledgement that they wrong on the part o.
the students the dconnGance of the paper for tie
remainder Of the college year.
I'm the third annual contest of the North
Western Interstate Collegiate Association held in CHI
cago last week, young lady took the second prize auc
1t said would have taken the first had II not been
necessary to prompt her several times shess Miss Kent
of Ohio and her prize is silver medal The frsl prize
a gold medal went TO Mr.. holland OF Missouri.
The following statistics relate to Cambridge
University: There 5,S16 members OF tie senate,
against 57l4 In 1873 2,249 undergra~uaes, against
elq3 i'm 1875; aud 100OS members ON the boards,
against 9S24 last year In 1850 there were s4s7 mem
beers OH the boards 1883 1855 6325 in 1915; $3.50
I'm 1885; AGO in 1925, and 1900 in 174S. These
figures speak for themselves OF the growth OF the
University
The Joint Special Committee of the Provi-
denee City Council appointed 10 inquire into tie present
school syseIn and report advisable improvements have
recommended that more attention be given To practical
edhc,tiop; that pupils should not be admitted tn tie
hubble schools until they years old; that the time
devoted 10 intellectual training should be greatly re-
duced and that large numbers OF children should not be
massed together
The Summer School of Art to be conducted
by syracuse University viii provide instruction in free
hand drawing for beginners and advanced students, pei
specye drawing painting in water color and OLE pho
Biography and med cling and in mcdaniel and archiiec
tuIal drafting. Parties Will often be formed TO sketch
from nature in the vicinity OF Syracuse. TWcnty-one
lectures subjects viii be gwen and Loan EAh.-
biton Works Of Art viii be bed in the University
building during the Summer
Sheffield Scientific School is to have the fol-
lowing course Of lectures military science during the
current term First lecture, May 2, War Material, by
Major King United States Engineers. Second lecture,
Nav g. Strategy and Grand Tactics" by Capt Liver
more United States Engineers. Third lecture, May o.,
Permanent ForIifcaticns," by Lieut.. Bass, United
States Engineers Fourth lecture, May IL, "Torpedoe
by GEN Abbott United St,ies Engineers. Fifth lecture,
MAY 49, Field Font Geations" by Liout Rosse United
States Engineers. Sixth lecture, May IL, passage Of
Rivers and Military Bridges by Lslt syoonds, Uniioa
States Engineers.
President Eliot OF Harvard has determined
70 ,royide local examinations icr those young men
throughout the Middle ard Western States VINO are each
year deferred presenting themselves at the usuni
tfiC 10 Harvard