New-York tribune., 1876-08-07
STUDY AFTER SCHOOL DAYS.

Rosroy. Aug. 2-TAc annual n'ce'.HS oA
The sosisty to En- oUIace studies at Bono h''
been held here, not VITA nuea h"ufiSi' "i '",'''
IN accor,lauce with tho sp.fil of inc s''''' ..
a,d pon,ey a way that Il was noHunounced oeloi'""'
or discussed afterward in the PAYERS h"t only III my
,b.r of interested homes Ii will be rcMem"'t-t u'''
,bs eociety-uofclcd think after a London e"Py
started three or lar years ago iy sH'hh o'Hu''''
ladies who -, sG0rd help 10y Jni'eous anu N-'
,,,r,.lol u U sc ills WHO wished after the ci"se o1
their school life, 10 carry on sSsti'"'io o.
wel-con-idcscd courses OF study Ni'fo"' g,
conr.e 70 teachers. There arc many gfi' WHO
their school dsys with regret; tacy H@N' 'ot'', -,
for study and ha',t reading wiich they T'uio '"S |
.tiyate further; but they cannot Refn"! "N'r -
tu,ors. they may not have wise friend % "'' -
can turn and crcuuls forbid thcf eu'''Ht '.y
~, Il schools or ayailing Themselves o' o't
,z,,jops of learning This society comes iof""'" "
nracfical plan, by which girl, appblhs F" Va, % 80
Is brought into CORE sp0ndence with one o. 'h' N"i
zee and then 10y a simple system oI e''''- '1
oris is yised as to reading, examined as 10 h'I
ss ard ubove all made 10 feel the personal sym
natlv Of a wise friend. the fee Of 81 EAR 10 c'''
netty expenses the only requirement beyo'"
pirpose 90 devote certain portion OF ever! N''S -
rlosc study aud the entire organization j. o 'i'
freest kind. One meeting year OhlS Is ne' "a 80
formal social character and 1t IL of what heia - 'u
recent third annual meeting that would spe"'
The meeting was held il private house IA INC mon
n, and WAS composed OF members Oh the 1oh'''''''
and students; the afternoon, oi the s""' p''''
with the addition of few invited guests Known ~ ''
interested in the plans Of the Society Dr. : o'
,or,cerIv President of Trinity College, Hart rd ana te
ntv Master of the Girls High school in Boston pre-
.ided "a Chairman Of the Society, aud read TIE interest
tug annual reuort Two essays by studenta one Oh LII
vsh Literature during the period OF the hes0oiS"o
and one on Glaciers read few words o' ''couE
arement we're given by two or three guests ana ' ""s
AN There were no degrees conferred and no foii oi
9TH in Z pt
exciting ant cpaOn competition ON the part
Of the students believe some sort OF eerJHeae was
given In the morning to tee several students '' i 'Ho
meeting which attended could De called pUuc' nc"
definition would be required for tie private one Whc
preceded.
The interest taken in the work nav be inferred nom
the fact that there sixty students present sh some
of these had come from points a. remote as Bangor ana
Washington Tor the system Of correspondence eulloyeu
By the Society makes it equally possible 1og one 10 nc
member and receive 10 advantages whether NV4hf III
Boston or in the most seciuded village IN the '0'ny
Indeed is probable that The greater parto the students
Oh the list have and itshkely that they never
will see the friends who have patiently guided ,hen IN
their reading answered their qeesIons, ana tsiel 'r
attaiuments There we're o9S students paying tic all
nual fee for this Third Term Just COMPLETED d the'e
were scattered in 162 place. in 2s States AMI Sn"da
the most distant being In Colorado and Louisiana. Ol
these 29S students 2O1 81 cent have done sa7-
factory work, 35 taking highest rank a heVlhS
marked leo second rank, oJ lhiu Idhh, ""'
OF the remainder per have shown good reason Tor
inability to fulfill tine requirements and q per cent IN
eludes those who have worked indherently or faiec
without explanation. As the connection ~ eniircy
voluntary and the incentives OILY such az aple"s 20
ones love of learning the result is certainly renaIka-
bic one.
This number 2os very large advance upon that OF
previous years ing grcaterpublcity given 10 the
society's operations through the press, chiefly IN TIE
TRIBUNE aud the AuGahc IORtiy tie Increase has per
mitted wider range OF observation and II the standard
Of examination has been maintained the percentage o'
satisfactory work is suguary close upon that OF the
previous year. when 90 only were enrolled and
there WAS 20 per cent Of satisfactory work ~ fan to
indigo that the 80 names represented persons who were
brought into the society through personal acquaintance
with the cultivated ladies who direct IT, The average III
hotb wears is better au during rst when there were
a. names aud 90 per of satisfactory WORK was done
An INQUIRY was made to the amount OF sine given 10y
the students to their work, and among hundred indus
trous students the average time ahout eight hours
week the largest amount given by one being about
Eve hours daily. and the least TWO hours weekly
The choice OF studies remains before and the report
shows that History selected by 1877, OF whom go
perseverel; English literature selected By lis. OK
whom 81 perseyeIcd; Science was selected by Al, oi
whom perseverel Art selected by Sc, of whom y
pcrscyered German selected by 49, OF whom II
persevered French was selected BY TO- OF whom per-
severed.
Tho relative ponulartY OF the several studies remains
the same AZ last year. except that Art has risen from the
sixth 10 the fourth place Some interesting facts were
given a. 10 the influence OF these studies beyond the per-
sons directly enrolled Thus reading clubs we're formed
where history for instance, taken up ana the several
members extended their researches into collateral
suhects Of geography and manners. The ladies IN
Michigan took respectively Z0Gi0gy and Physical Ge-
ograDy and each made her study OF service 70 large
number of local students; the who took zoology
carving on q class Of l2S members upon the same
iftg we IA
ept branches in sceHce specimens sent for chem
ica analysis in art The Portfolio was sent IN turn 10
various members and lending library established the
students paviug two cents day for the use OF book
and meeting the expense OF returning 70 the secreiary
Thesudy of English prose literature has received especial
attention under advice OF the Committee and during the
rast year 2l studied HoOkers Ecclesiastical Polty 10
Baron's Essays 10 MtOn's Areopagitlca, while others
read DRYDEN and Addison The course laid down has
leen mainly IN the historical order and only three Of
the students followed far as to reach the nine
tcenth century.
The work outailed on the Committee Of ladies' having
the as Of the Society In charge must have been Of no
ordinary character and amount About 1900 reports
have made by the students and examined by the
Committee and rccn LOO and 800 letters written
by the Committee ssl direct reference 20 the Huies,
in addition to Che ..cfe5arys correspondence. It pot
surprising that tnc Committee should have added to its
number taking IA members residing In NewY York and
elsewhere widening thus its limits and dropping Its
local character Too much praise cannot be given to the
steadas aud faithful who have carried ON this
work. but they do not ask praise they only ask that me
work may be done honestly and thoroughly. Their pa
teuce and enthusiasm reflected M the growing inter
est shown in the Society and In the OF the
girls who attach themselves 70 IT, The advantages
too evident TO require illustration, but loOkeT0n can
scarcely fail to single out two as most noticeable: the
stimulus which the young student feels through sympa-