New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-29
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Amherst Agricultural College has sixty-nihe
students.
The subject for the prize essay IN the Senior
,lass Al C,sufnba ia announced " Tie Life and the
Character ofAsron BUR-
The freshman class at the Institute of Tech
noiov larger has been for several years; 'e
total number o. students is 267
There are 1,772 pupils in the colored schools
Of Mobile, and these shoots are said TO he IN eAeenrn'
condition and very serviceable
The salaries Of Che Philadelphia teachers have
been reduced ten per cent, This makes SAVING oil
SI2G.S74 ON the yearly estimate
New-York tends toward Yale. Next to Con-
noctcut-which sends 400 men-the largest number Of
her students, 2o9 come lom this state.
Each Of the twcnty-tvo districts OF the Sand
wich Islands has its own school board The schoo! IN
come Of the Kingdom last year $4,000 and its ex-
penscs about $4,000.
An evening drawing school for mechanics,
IL Cleveland TO have four classcOne FOR mechanics
one for carpetois one for sheetmetas aud one for the
study the oG hand representation Of mechanical forms
The service of women on the Boston School
Board is stated 10 have been thoroughly excellent ana
efficient They have been intIUsted with varied ana
important duties from which they did not shrink and
their performance Of these duties showed tact ana
wisdom
DR.. Martyr Paino's beQuest to Harvard is to
be used thus: 81 500 90 De DIVIDED among sixteen scho-
arshps four each class 10 be known as Robert treat
Pnine Scholarships $500 TO be devoted 10 prizes TOT
ESSAYS on various subjects ard the rest Sl7oO to 20 to
tie library Tor books and $500 as an accommodating
fund
The higher education of women prospers at
Cambridge some new rooms have been added TO owl
ham han and house has been opened, called Nor
witch House which is already fun More than sixty stu
dents are thus pursuing their work under tho care Of the
Cambridge Association. The buildings at Girton
College are also hlltd.
Wisconsin now holds 1,56S, 655.02 acres of
school ana university lands During the past fiscal year
42OG4 81 acres were sold. The amount OF interest
moneys rcceiy ed from the several productive funds com
prsug certificates Of sales, loans certificates Of ndeO
oduess AID bonds. during The year. S2-34s5 64 be
sides Ss23 So received from Tie drainage iunu.
An animated discussion was held by the
NewHayen Board OF Education the other CAV, IL refer
euce the question Of continuing religious exercises in
the public schools. The majority OF the Board appeared
o. favor the abolition Of such exercises. and the SUBJECT
was puucd until the meeting. General Walker
one OF the members Of the Board, said that he remem
bored very well effect Of morning prayers at COLLEGE
Tie service WAS in fact, baspbemOus farce. Another
member ~ ia that the Board should write prayer and
print IT, aud give II 10 the teachers pray, they would
not pray it willingly OF deyOtonaliy.
President Angel, of Michigan University,
saws that the proportion of female 10 male students
scarcely changes from year TO year; the women form
little less than per cent. of the whole number. lie
adds: It Is gratifying to see how readily the moro
gifted young women who graduated here especially
those VINO Eaye taken the full classical course have
ceyed conspicuous positions teachers in high schools
somnaries OF the advanced grade, and colleges for
women" Women are now admitted TO the Medical De-
partnent upon the same conditions that required OF
men The course Of instruction is given separately how
even the two classes being brought together III the
lecure-roons except the department Of general chem
stry. Ample provision has been made for the vom1ns
Glasses IN the way OF lectureroOm Cssectngrooms. etc
The examinations of applicants for New-1Ork
State cert dcatCs Will be held p the 2Oth dIY
Of December next. at the Normal Schools IN Albany
Brockport Buffalo. Cortland, Ffedonia, GenescO New
York. Oswcgo and Posdam Candidates must he present
at tie beginning OF the examination, produce testimO
mails of character, and must have had at least three
Yeas experience teachers They must pass thorough
examination I'm r'aduc spelling, writing, grammar and
analysis geography. outlines Of American history arith-
mcc. elementary algebra plane geometry and cOmpo-
ston. Trey will also De expected TO have &c cral
know edcC Of bookecping rhetoric the natural sceHc,s,
linear and perspective drawing general history, general
literature. methods school economy, civil government
aud school law In place OF geometry, candidates NAV
offer themselves, II they choose for examination IN
Latin. as far az three books % CFsar.