New-York tribune., 1877-05-31
NOTES ON EDUCATION.


There are 31G students in the University of
Wisconsin which instructs women as well as men.
Commencement at Williams occurs on July
l. and the examinations for admissions arc held ON
July g.
The alumni of Sheffield Scientific School are
10 have reunion at commencement time. large at
tendance Is expected.
The Yale class of '37 is 70 celebrate it, 4oth
Anniversary by meeting this Secretary Evarts,
ChiefJust.ce Waite and Minister Perrepont belonged
10 this class.
The school fund of Maine now amounts to
S423s0S The State paid for schools last year Si3l-
47s and the towns raised S65 7O5-Sl6l 33l moro than
Was required by law.
Boston has now seven special instructors in
music AZ cost of nearly $4,000 year for salaries
These instructors give from so 10 20 minutes per week to
the upper Of the grammar schools, much less
time to the lower classes uud very little TO the primary
schools.
Mr. Yatabe of Cornell Glass '76, recently
delivered an address japan Buddhism" in which
he ranked Christianity inferior religion and urged
upon his hearers higher aud more spiritual religion
than any now known. TIE American missionaries pres
ent replied to his arguments against Christianity
Rhode Islanders are endeavOring TO establish
State educational home for the support and education
OF large aud constantly increasing class OF children eit
without natural protectors through the poverty tem-
perancc crime death OF their parents bill proyd-
ing for such home and placing 1t nearly on the footing
OF free public school adopted during the recent
scssiOn of the Senate. bat defeated III the House
The Harvard Summer School of Geology
will open IN July az the Museum in Cambridge TWO
weeks Will be spent in Introductory work and daily e1-
cursons. The rest Of the term VIII be divided between
the Connecticut Valley Berkshire His, and either he
Heidelberg or Catskin Mountains Of New-York. The
number OF students will be limited TO so and only mcn
can be accepted Ii VIII he conducted by Prof shaer
and Assistant Prof ". NJ. Davis, ir
Superintendent Harrington of New-Bedford,
at The recent meeting Of the New-Engand school super
inendcuts, argued that the main dissatisfaction with the
public schools the grave in the public
mind that progress Of education could be measured
from hour and the twin error that any man who
can holl n textbook aud ask questions is ft to be
school committeeman. In the public mind there was no
recognition Of the great science Of education IL was re-
solved by the meeting: That all school superintendent
should within thor respective spheres OF activity ana
influence. recommend and promote instruction in the
metric system in all schools, both public and private
that all teachers should make themselves acquainted
with the system and that they shoad far practi-
cable give their pupils instruction il whenever re-
CURED or permitted TO do; that knowledge OF the
system should he made condition Of admission TO nigh
schools. coleg and technical schools that the system
should be taught IN al normal schools ana SCHOOLS lof
training teachers that all teachers institutes the i'm
portance and the method OF teaching the system
should be presented that know ledge Of the sJ stem
should Lc required OF all teachers condition OF ner
receiving "A certificate OF qualification for teaching.
The Cherokees, who number about $4,000,
have a nechboilood schools. high school for boys
ahd one girls. costing about $4,000 each with ae
commoGations for $50 pupils and an orphan as! luu,
where Of the 2GO orphans are clothed fod ana edu-
Gated There 20 also manual labor school and 1t Las
nuc farm attached. The Chcrobees eXpCnd nearly
e7i 1000 per aunum for education Most oi their teach
ers arc natives graduates Of their high schools or OF
schools IN the States The Creek population II 10000,
have y ghborhood schools two high schools ana one
institute for Young ladies' The Creek Council
propriatcd .G 600 additional high school building
for Greeks. and 900 for cOor,d lich school Tho
Choctaws number i7OJ0 have 81 ,Sboriooi schools
and four academies. one the NcwHope Seminary.
for young ladies' The Cickasws, with population OF
COCO have II ncghborhood schools and two excellent
leh schools The seminole the sacs and Foxes Ossgcs,
flawsees PottawaOmcs, and other tribes, have excel
lent schools. The nigh schools a built Of brick,
substantial aud permanent All are free 10 Indians. All
are full Of pupils English ia the only language taught
There are at the present time 80 Young men ana
women being educated at the expense Of the various ma
tons in the states La Grange Fulton, and Clinton
Mo- they rank in deporn ent and progress with The
nrst The may be said OF those IN Illinois, len
nessee, Ohio. Georgia Virginia and Texas