New-York tribune., 1876-04-06
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

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The entrance examinations at Harvard will be
held this year nom June 27 to July l, Inclusive.
The Seniors at Harvard must now earn 40
per cent each elective and 80 per cent on anotner
years WORK, in order 10 obtain degree
The cost per capita of instruction in the
Boston common schools is ~ 80 yearly. III Chcagoh
Is 81 ST. and in Cleveland only 80 cents
Syracuse University has a postgraduate
course extending two years. and Including 'feek'
LATIN Hebrew, French, German, chemistry physics
mathematics. geology, ana zoology
The Journal Of Education hopes that some
one of our higher colleges will soon have an enaoWea
eLsir for the theory and practice of teaching Ihat Is
one OF the good things that the future doubtless mas IN
store.
The Legislature of Wisconsin has levied an
annual tax one-tenth of mill on the valuation oi o
State and devoted tho proceeds to the university! Inc
immediate yield Of the tax Will be Si-ooo' lu'0n Is
10 be free.
Nebraska State University has new Chan-
ceor in the person OF the Hon. Edmund d. firelu'
formerly President Of Hllsdale College, Lieutenant
Governor OF Michigan and lately President OF the Pehn
sylvania state Normal School
The Irregular" medical authorities OF Mlchl-
gan University not yet reconciled 10 tue
ot tbomeopaty therein They have howeyer had the Soou
sense 10 lay On the table resolutions referring 10 'no S
establishment OF The Homeopathic N'"0SO'
The Province Of Nova Scotia has expended
for common school purposes during the past year Inc
O3s 81 tho average cost OF instruction per
canita being So 49, The entire sum expended Ill "i
branches of educational work was $70747O TO-
The following rule has been adopted by the
Roston school Committee "The morning exercises OF
all the schools shall begin with the reading by 'e
teacher OF port of Scripture, without noIe or com
tnent and no oEc, religious exercises shau 90 per
uitted i'll the sehoos'
The College of Liberal Arts of Boston Uni
versity is TO employ additional professor Nearly
$4,000 have been SUBSCRIBED FOR the UaVeTslty 10 Dc
come available when 100000 is reached Five or s1
boouosts have received during tie present year.
mono of which have been y S than $1,000
1t is proposed by tie faculties OF the Yale
scademical and scientific depatmensto to abbreVate 'he
number OF examinations by having only two terms
during the ycIrthe frs, tern 10 last from September" !"
about Christmas followed by three weeks vacation; the
second last until juno, Win recess Oh "eeA
without examinations at Easter.
After many attempts the students at Prince
fon have at last obtained the consent Of the faculty TO
establish college newspaper. II is 80 be published
every two weeks in addition the other college pub!l
cations The buildings now ge.ng mp at Frlnce'oh are
progressing rapidly. The Ge0 seminary building 10 10
devoted to recitation has been competed 10 'He
second story. Work has also been rcsuned upon the
new college GormitoIy Tho new hotel has been pshed
forward SO rapidly that IT viii undoubtedly be ready for
occupancy by time, when many strangers
are expected.
The School Superintendent of Portland, Ore
eon touches a gIievous abuse when I've says IN h!S
,o "Opc Of the crying eys Of the Ca is the horde Of
textbooks succeeding each other Ike tho Goths and
Vandas; series of Biographies glsumars, and arith
eties six deep and graded until sradit0n s mis-
roroer We are no advocate O. tho socaed 'CIal sys
tem and believe thoroughly ia good textbooks in the
hands OF good teachers bat the schools Of the whole
land arc now OF the Of publishers whose interest
requires the books at he highest prizes FOR the least
number Of children"
Here is bit of parental good sense from
The PAiadeIphsa Ledger II is then fataI mistake
in every point Of view, 10 supply young man with
large sums Of money while he is acquiring an education
II 4, AN unkndness to him. for it 10 annung the object
I'm pursuit and uniting lin to become worthy ana
useful citizen 1t unkineueSs to the family II Their
means are limited, or their comfort, nust TO cutaiied
for the indulgence Of member Most OF I'll is II IN
injury 10 the cause OF education itself by converting
into aTstocracy which repels all talent however
promising that not accompanied by the credentials OF
wealth"
Wisconsin has subscribed about So, 900 for the
establishment Of the proposed National German Engsh
Teachers' Seminary. AT a recent meeting in Milwaukee
delegates elected to convention for its Organization
They were instructed TO vote for organization OF
reported and to vote favor OF establishing the
institution in the city that shall give the best grounds
buildings outfit, and apparatus. They were also IL
strUeted TO take steps to secure national charter ana
70 see that be made rule that majority OF INC boare
OF trustees shall residents Of the city town ia which
the institution is placed.
The State Senate Committee on the CaliiOr-
MIA Univerity have consented TO only OF the large
eppropriacns asked forthat which 10 To be applied 10
the needs Of the College Of Mining and Mechanic Arts
Their report concludes as follows I'VE Of tie opinion
that the interest ON the grant from the United States TO
tie University should be appropriated by the Board OF
Regents the purposs Of paying Instructors and INCL
dental expenses In the departments OF Agriculture Ne
clanic Arts and Mining. and In csse said money more
than sufficient that al aceumulstions OF said s be n-
vested for the benefit Of these COLLEGES In accordance
with the provisions OF tie grant CT Congress"
Williams College is to have double repre-
sontaton at the Centennial connection with tire Ma
tIona Burean Of and ass with the State Board
OF Education There s to be SET Uniform n binding, OF
all the books recently published By members OF the
faculty and closoy connected with the college In
the list will be ePresdens EopkIrss Outline Study OF
Man" "Iaw Of Love-" etc; President Chadbourne's
"I1ctures ON Natural History" and Instinct in AMI
mais and Men ;"Trof PerTy's Elements Of Political
Economy :" Prof. Tenney's Manual OF Zoology" and
elements Of Zoology" President Bssccms Philosophy
Of Rhetoric" Philosophy OF Religion, and other WOKE;
prd DE- Durfee's various historical publications relating
10 the college and its graduates
Divers Of tho Lowell mills are now executing
IN cotton prints and carpets designs prepared during the
past year by pupils of the Lowell Free Industrial Art
Echoo The bcsinners mechanical and architectural
classes have conducted with view Of conveying
instruction eeomec drawing AID in the description
Of geometry throsgh the ordinary working drawings
used by mechanics For instance detail Of piece OF
machinery cannot be made without the use OF certain