New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-19
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

William and Mary College has just held its
1Sith Commencement
The Normal School of the University OF
North Carolina has l3i pupils.
The Kindergarten system is partially used in
tho primary schools OF Washington
Those graduates Of Brown University who
live in Connecticut are about Alumni Asso-
citation.
OF the 2,OS2 Chinese children in San Fran
cisco 20 private schools. There are none in the
public Schools
The New Haven High School ia about to add
Greek to IT'S course of study This being The only thing
Necessary 10 make It a preparatory school for Yale
Worcester Free Institute has just graduated
class Of twentyhree This is about as large number
rs can be successfully trained with tho institutions pres
ent facilities.
The salaries of the teachers in the schools OF
Wilmington Del. will not be reduced the Board Of
Education has the rood n conclude that good
teachers arc no; 20 be secured for poor wages
The examinations for promotion from gram
mar and private schools TO the City COL
ege have lust been bed In Baltimore. OF the go cand-
dates examined ls3 passed full examination ana %
failed IN one study also promoted. making tie
total promoted 22l. Among the candidates were eight
from private schools. Of whom only two passed
The Maryland teachers viii shortly, Ivy COM
rnee formally request the faculty OF Johns Hopkins Uni-
versy consider and report whether or not II may De
for the public good toeG two Greek series Of textbooks
one series on English Greek and Latin classics. ana The
second on mathematics from the Primary school M 10
the University inclusive. and that they be so conven
ienty arranged and systematically graduated that each
page I'm every book complete in itself 70 that stage
Of progress.
The Aeta Columbiapa wants the trustees of
Columbia college 90 abolish the Greek and Ltin ofaohs
~ Commencement The plan of having ioar hours nj
Tendance daily required instead OF three has been pro
posed nud is now under consideration, but there is
strong probability that change viii be made OF least
for the present The graduation essays o. - arc pro
nounccd by President Barnard to be the beat which any
alass, as a body. have written. Tde maximum o)ta1-
ebc this year six hundred five per cent Of the
rnaxnum ali the marks for the previous three years
and half
The total expense of the schools in this City
last wear vas s837l 6gi In Boston, ~, cSl 6i3; in
philadelphia 81 OBJ G53; in 81. Louis, sli7i093; in
Chicago $3.50 800: in san Francisco. STOOl47; III Ba1
more s677 The expense per capita OF pu-
pill IN schools follows BlmOrc. 80 y; Boston,
$50 -: san Francisco $31 - NcvYork SOS 81; New
oslcane, SIS %; 81. Louis 81 AZ ItsbGrg, s27 II
Cincinnati. S2i -; Washington 500 80; Nashville
go ca Cleveland Ohio. SOB 30. Tle salary Of Prnci
pals Of grammar schools IS in Baltimore $500; hos
ton $1,000; in NewYork. 5000; III Brooklyn, $3.50
in st. Louis, Cleveland and Ncw-IIaven, $1,000 each
Mr.. W. Y. Harris said in his recent address
Mt the Massachusetts state Normal School II is IN eGu
cation other departments Of the business Of civil
society," In the long run. soil. preparation and brains
will e!l. The professional teacher WILL after awhile,
furnish the only standard and the makeshit teacher Will
be valued and rcmuneratod Ike the mako-sht shoe
maker or mechanic, lawyer doctor. And here II s
wei IN say perhaps that the educational laborers have
tls matter nj In their hands. Nav, mere than this
each ylul teacher has the matter in his own hanGs
80 far as ne interested. Tacre is hight above hight.
and the crowd Ia fonn oniy the lower terraces Tho
uppermost ranges well nigh uufrequened solitudeS.
Then. again the road 70 promotion is clear and well
marked How easy it is for the young man or woman,
fired with zeal t. add 70 and prep
naiion required for the contact of the daily recGtOns
study Of the great works Of human geniGs"
Superintendent Rogers, of New Orleans, re-
ports at result Of the recent examinations Of The
candidates admission into tic higher grade schools
less twenty per cent got through successfully lie
says that children have been admitted into The High
schools DURING the past few upon lOw standard Of
tanmeuts and in disregard OF longestaoshcl rules He
recommends a. That for the next annual session there be
no promotions from the Grammar II the High schools
t2 That pupils be required to remain two years in the
Principals % the Grammar schools before they can
be REGARDED as candidates for admission to the IIga
schools 3 That the grade OF the Grammar schools b.
raised by the introduction Of additional textbooks for
The Principals rst highest classes which books
shall continue the OF previous year. complete
High schools afford n thorough preparation, IL
desired sor an advanced course IN academic NAL
departments
Prof Alexander Winchell. talking of Uuiyers-
fly control ia the University C0nvoeation ~
Albany, recommended the retention Of corporate body
20 look after creation and OF cjow
fneut and the provision Of annual income. and al other
matters Of purely business character lie would dis
pense with ex-ofcio members. and wOuld admit alumni
To the teaching body he would coufl1e TIC absolute
control expenditures the election and dismissal OF
Instructors, the determination Of their compensation,
tie comforting OF an degrees and all other matters which
require Tor their coguzancc range OF knowledge which
may be styled scholastic peculiar suggestion. made
incidentally, was, In the Internal Administration,
tee faculty may sometimes exchange views with the
older students the great advantage o. the University
III comforting these new powers upon the teaching
body. it should be done with due restrictions. They
should he limited m their action By the Fundamental
idea OF the University; aud il is probable that the
privilege Of voting upon appropriations sloGd be re-
striced To ul professors OF not less than five years
standing.
There is an air Of dependency about The
Educational Weekly II thinks that the American cIiid
both home and 90 school IS pcrpet1,y stimulated by
false motives lie Is mado 20 believe that ne may yet be-
come President, Governor Member OF Congress, "a
though public position the passport honor aud
speciality alone He IL virtually taught. both by pre-
eept and example that he may acquire great fortune
as though weat, the chef end OF human existence
He IS frequently tainted with the query whether he
means ~ bs newer OF wood aud drawer OF water or
whether he wishes TO remain a farmer mechanic for
life MS though the labor o. the hand ana sweat Of tho
brow were the o. human evil, and the sSn aad seal
of human DEGRADATION. The average American gail IL IL
roPa-aby spoiled yet she scarcely reaches her teca
IN of