The New York herald., 1876-07-12
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
YEsTERDAYs PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL
EDUCATIONAL Observation-Disclosures AND Dis
cUssIoS ON THE COUNTRY SCHOOL PROBLEM,
ON EDUCATION IN BRAZIL AND STOCKHOLM.

CUssIoN ON THE COUNTRY SCHOOL PROBLEM,
ON EDUCATION IN BRAZIL AND STOCKHOLM.
BALTIMORE July H. ls7d
The National Educational Association assembled Mt
nine o'clock this morning: W. H. Phelps, President in
the chair.
The first business paper read by Professor Ed
ward Olney, OF the University OF Michigan entitled
"The Country School Problem" The paper treated OF
tho defects the country School system growing, in
great measure, out of the meagre salaries paid TO
teachers, which precludes competent and women
from taking hold OF positions which will give them
promises only to end their lives almshouse. The
matter is looked upon very serious, 1t can only
result in hall educated men and women for want OF
competent Instructors To reach to the point OF tho
desired education, which only be reached by tho
employment OF trained teachers appears to be in the
far future There are however, steps taking in some
OF the States to attain this end Another point dis
cussed by the paper il the un6caton OF the schools OF
every grade from the lowest collegiate IL also
proposes that the certificate OF school should be
passport to the next higher grade of school To the
rural schools there might be difficulty in the out
SET but placed in proper relation to the other schools
they will soon tako their proper place in the educa-
tional system This desirable work be p. detected
by the State boards Of education taking interest in
the subject and using their best energies for It's
pshment.
The paper considerably discussed by Messrs.
Smith, OF Ohio; Brown. OF Name and Professor Olney.
EDUCATION
DR.. Da Motta, Commissioner oil Educution or Brazil,
spoke OF the educational system OF his country. For
years IL had been an important question in that coun
try. They had no divisions of township or district,
but the primary education was under the
control OF the provinces The Governments
men in the country, and their future is
guaranteed according their time OF and their
educational qualifications Their primary education is
free and compulsory in tho cities, but in the country
that could be effected In the cities the proportion
Of iliterae children is every day decreasing. All
rich people have private teachers for their
children beside which there are many schools
supported by benevolent institutions. For the
n higher schools the teachers are examined examined
Latin, rhetoric philosophy and mathematics, unless
they have graduated from those schools whore the
SIX years Is required and scientific course of
FIVE years for the profession of the law, besides
civil ao D
and the law OF processes The Catholic religion is the
faith OF the State and people are required to study the
catechism but as the government is liberal IN that
spect those who are not OF that faith are dispensed
from that study. They have also mechanical, COM
mercia and military institutes and naval schools.
Br I'll Is following in the steps OF elder nations, and
her best efforts used to continually improve upon
the best methods OF American schools.
EDUCATION IN SWEDEN
n Mr.. Meyerbcrg Superintendent OF Schools in Stock
nom, Sweden spoke OF the educational system Of his
country and OF the introduction oil Professionalism into
Sweden in the fifteenth century. Before that time the
of tho free peasants were taught tho old and
the people were Ireo anu independent When GustnVus
Vassa became King he ordered the monks
to go among the people and instruct them.
Now instruction is compulsory for all chill
dren years of age. The teachers
independent class OF men, and they win rule for
their place Is n lie tenure, and good man will
take a place unless he is that he will keep IT.
Religious instruction in the schools is compulsory
cept that Catholic jewish children exempted
IRON such compulson.
The President announced the following Committee
on Resolution f. f. White, Of Indiana w.
II. RuIner, of Virginia: b. Malon Of Georgia; W. T.
cEov ufC IA ifppn md War; nf Ma
Adjourned to eight Z. NJ
The attendance today was larger than yesterday.