New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-05
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

NOTES On EDUCAIlON.
The salaries of the Amherst professors have
lately been reduced 10 per cent
The colored citizens of Nashville have pet-
toned the authorities for permission TO employ coiored
teachers in the colorcd schools
The North Carolina Legislature has appro-
priatcd $1,000 per annum for the maintenance OF
normal school for colorcd teachers.
The City of Charleston has now i've pupllc
schoos instructing about 600 pupils oncaf OF whom
are black The average attendance about 80 per cent
Under the present school system whites ana oacAs o
given the same educational advantages.
The Summer school Of biology of the Pea
body Academy at Salem will begin july g. and continue
six weeks. A lecture will be given each Monday tues
day Thursday and Friday at a. M each wednesday
being devoted dredging trip the remainder OF inc
time TO he given laboratory work. demonstrations ana
excursions as designed 20 make the course pac'cal
onc that teachers may learn the method OF study ana
teaching IN Natural History During the present Session
,pecial attention will given to entomology the study
OF spiders and erustacea. as well as the anatomy Vi
yertcbratas, tine preparations In the museum OF 'he
academy being utilized for this purpose summer
school for teachers will be opened al 'ho
state Normal School at West Chester Penn,
July IL The branches to be taught arc INDUSTRIAL
drawing elocuton. ard natural science. Prof Mark
Bailey OF Vale College aud Prof NJ '" Hairhs ON oi 'lc
University Michigan have been engaged TO take charge
of the departments OF Eocuion and Natural History
The Indian school at the Comanche Agency
has 65 pupils and If there were better accommodations
The number would be greater. The Indians themselves
take much interest in the school Dangerous Eagle
brother of the celebrated Big Tree. volunteered To De
monitor or warden. and not OnlY helped to maintain
order, but, what was equally important, sausheo sus
pc,ous parents that their children were well treated
Chief Clerk Galpin says "On my way from the Nova
and Comanche TO the Wichita Agency met Up an
Apache chief, with a wagOn-Oad of children VINO had
run away from the school two days before and whom ne
was returning to the school of his own WILL without any
request the agent or teachers TIE DehaVlor Oh
the scholars good; there is less OF gfuhDg anu
pOuting thar among white children. TIE scholars arc
quick To learn and excel especially in penmanshIp Al
the Wichita Agency there 80 scholars eDd more
could be had if there was for them The largest
and in many respects best Indian school was found
at the Cheyenne and ArpabOe Agency The schools at
the Kansas and Quapaw Agencies are in aiiouIlshihS
condition
There were in New-H Hampshire last year
249S ordinary schools, 45S graded schools Is town
high schools. 81 district high schools and So higher
English and language schools There were gil Schools
averaging II scholars less, and $50 schools avcrg-
inc six scholars or less. There III attendance
Bats boys and 81 .95l girls. There were III private
schools and not enrolled in the public schools ooSS
pupils There 4.15G children between inc ages OF
whole number of scholars and children thus reported
was 74747 The average daily attendance was 4sr17.
There has been in attendance of 1l13 Doys
and $50 gi.Is the past year This Is much larger
decrease than the annual average dGmuonfo the iast
% years and is mainly attributable TO the depressed
condition Of business affairs in the state As regards
compulsory attendance of pupils il Is found that the law
enacted for that purpose Is universally approved Al
though law has accomplished favorable results YET
1t eff ctivc only whore slight dSnc'nation TO attend
school prevails and generally ineffective where thce Is
disposition TO eyade it.
The Ncw-York State Association OF Com
missoncrs ana City superintendent adopted at their re-
cent meeting resolution recommending the alteration
Of the school laws 50 as 10 limit school age to and
Is years. The Committee Reorganization Endorsed
the following suggestions: % The Adjustment OF the
present district bOundarcs 2) the adjustment OF thc
present trustee SYSTEM and elections in each town oil
hoard of education, composed Of educated men from
rcnt parts OF the town. such board TO have power TO
buid schoohouscs make necessary repairs and 10
perform duties of present trustees 3) to eGualize the
burden Of taxation the pay the school expenses
OF the towns l the several boards Of education OF the
county TO appoint the school commissioners OF the
county an thus take this Office entirely out OF politics.
Tie following among the resolutions adopted:
Ecs5ired, That the normal schools should be main
tocd and supported b. the Stateas professional schools.
F,c5l,cd That in the opinion this Convention the
school district system has OuINcd It's highest us"uI-
ucss and Thai tbsre ia imperaivcy demanded change
That viii make the town or the county the unit for
school taxation and shall extend the benett OF system,
atcalN graded schools to the inhabitants "a The ruIai
Resoircd. That the Compulsory Education act should
be amended as to contain explicit provisions Tor tHe
care and education OF truant children $3.50
ReS0ired, That, while recognizing the eVlIs Wmch arse
from frequent changes in teXthookS We iee cGnnueh.
that series Of books published by the state would WORK
greater mischief by opening neW door 10 lOBDtly ana
corruption, with the danger OF fostering lhiellOfIU'