New-York tribune., 1876-10-26
NOTES ON EDUCATION.


The Boston school system is to be adopted
in japan.
Weslevap's Freshman Glass numbers 81 and
has two feminine students.
The pro rata distribution of the Texas sch0ol
fund will give about - s24s to each pupil.
The total invested funds of Harvard Uni
yersy amount to s3,l3e,2ls and the gross income 70
s21s,715.
Mr.. John Morley, the English writer, says
that the history OF any country can only DC ehee'u@y
and nteligcnty taught by treating 1t III its RELATION 10
the history Of the world.
The total receipts of Michigan University
for the pat year were S153664 OF There was on June
40 balance Of S24.O4G "a above expenses when was
more than expended, July l, for salares' ete
The late James Knox has beQueathed SSOooO
o, tho stae of Illinois for the establishment oi an ae-
outual college at or Knoxville provided the sum
NJ slo 600 additional Is raised wthin six months ana
n,cdeed 10 this object II this is not done the ssOoOO Is
10 he divided between Yale and Hamilton Colleges
The theological department of the University
OF the SOUTH at SewGnee, Tenn, viii be oiehed III
March, 1877 the faculty consisting OF the Rev George
F. Wilmer ID. D.. Professor Of Systematic Divinity the
Rev D. G. Haskius Professor Of Ecclesiastical History
and Dean and the Rev. W. p. Du Bose Professor o.
Hebrew, Execess aud HOmLetics.
At the recent meeting of the Connecticut
Teachers Association speaker suggested thSt tne
examination OF teachers be done by state SPerle'
ent or competent ASSISTANTS appointed by MN ia e"cn
county to he closen from those who have been most sue
cessfnI in teaching and that when tic examined Gave
once asscd satisfactorily they he allowed 20 teach any
where in the state daring NE OF good behavior
Two of the professors in Michigan UDiver-
sty have printed outlines Of their lectures gwen BEFORE
the students They printed in pamphlet form OF ls
parcs each with blank leaves bound in for the use Of the
student IN taking additional notes The matter printed
is simply that which has been heretofore dictated 10
classes who have been required 70 sPcad an Immense
amount of time IN copying, while large portion oi tie
lecture hour mas been consumed in the mere detaion
The President of Michigan University says OF
women students IN his recent annual report Iiesc are
Distributed as follows Medicine, 81; law, .; homeopa-
rhy .; literature, 60 The experience of tie last year
confirms the opinion we have been led 70 form ty the eN
pciielcc Of previous years, that women who come mere
in good health are able to complete cur collegiate or pro
fcsopal courses Of study without dctriment TO their
health IL j. worthy Of no-c that the num5er % women
I'm The university has varied very little during tie last
three years This fact may indicate that we are not 10
EXPECT .t present any further rapid increase in the pro
portion q women To men IA the university The great
majority q women WILL Ter the present, rio ably seek
AT least their collegiate education in schools and colleges
established for their alone. Bat VIC may wei be-
Nevc that hc opening Of TINS university and OF other
colleges 70 students of tOyh has furnished httL
fu! and powerful stimulus 70 those nstoupEs 10 I'M
prove The quality and widen the range OF Their work.
The San Francisco public schools have
81 OC1 pupils ard 574 teachers According tc tie re-
vised course of study. English grammar i taught orally
in all grades III the study Cf arithmetic TO book on tEe
slcct s allowed IN the hands Of pupils mp to the second
e1adc Tnc material of political geography has been
considerably Cur;Sied and the history OF tie United
st.tes VII be taught hereafter by topics. Tie revised
course provdes material for biographical sketches ol
emiucnt men. Superintendent Boiaudr says: Ibis
exercise cf fur;.-hi.- mGbJay Biographical '8e'ch "I
come great inu WI induce children % lGy rcIc A.
ten.ion 20 genera! reading at home and lag bi0"a
foundation tor better understanding Of historical
events Tie revised course provides further suitable
uU~lhcr Of poems 70 he wtmor1ed, Tcciiei and uoIs
posed Tie tauspaejion oi roeiEs leads TO thorough
understand! OF the aittcj matter, iestai allJS
mclt oi thoughts and sentiments expressed ana Z" an
,.h: o. tLc sycltlctcH sta>tasc Of the Hn-uage Il
fordcc oy other eXcrc.-r III t-e study OF language
Ncw-York City, with a population three
fines t ol Boston. spends UnaH s schools ouF twice
ss rth os does the modern h'tps The B1s,5, Corrcr
gives these items: salaries So New-Yok S2.7-o.15
in Boston last year. S126G.~c3 %; thus year, Sl2'l
900 In NcwY0rk the COST cf saoohoUses b, estimated
al St9l $50; school cX! crscs r"llCt0; tun"Hg 30,
;ruaut school, S1oo,C0o. i.e-e Is also aa lrm o.
slO50cO fst corporate school; sy'..n- sc-oo -al.t's
$4,000: bIobS. maps, tte.. -ia',ao'; tHe 9J"e'1;
reuts - coo; incidental yqeU-s and op9irS SG1"'0;
naut.-a. oaool S3j coo; Boe.d OF EduratoT -upern-
teYacat> ce+g. c1c $4,000; printing -tai.oney and
advcr. sis. $4,000; tIraHcy officers, $1,000 IN TIE
disiation salaries $3.50 900 are 70 the teach
eYs; Nor.nl College 'I0; i.uItorg S14j, 600; teach
er ans f.no.e Of colcrCf Sc'os $4,000 Some Of the
same cAase- ~ our scLoo- lt ycar WcIc as follows;
Salaries of officers. S3142s - Increased 10 S534"D;
scLool instructors - o@j,$75 school cxlses $II4-
7gl scl.L0scs (Which included repairs, alterations.
and olhe. cTpoEses bat Lot Ecv housc-) s.'t3a9 III
clndcd in these were alterations SI05457 ray ~ l1ni-
tors. s-C437; fuc!. So 9OC warming and ycnti!aus
apparatus S34.744: rent-. $l5,79. Ia the scOo. ox-
penscs we've S51s79 fvr too,s and States, S366~2iT
printing and stationery. S7-13 for philosophical and
Other Instruments New sch0oll0uses cost *2777t6."