New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-12
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Louisiana appropriates 100000 this year
for the support OF the pubic schools
Secretary Northrop of Conr .ecticut saws that
the study OF English literature gradually suppantinS
the taste fer French in taat Sta<p.
Prof. Huntington of Hamilton College has
been elected to the profsorship OF Mathematics and
Natural Philosophy in Rutgers College.
The little City Of Petaluma, California, keeps
Q separate school for four colored pupils Whch tHur
cost the city 1928 year against Sl2 for corresponding
grades in the white schools.
A British NJ. p recently travelling in tins
country examining by the way the public schools IT.
marked rcerclfully that In case ola ne meet WIZ"
pupil who expected to follow tho occupation Oh ms
father # the latter was employed III mechanical puI'
suit
In Pennsylvania school the pupils are
Obliged to waste their time IN learning descriptions Oh
the formation OF letters As Mr. Squeers says, when
the boy knows tins cut OF book, ne goes ana does IT,
though at first appearance 1t might be expecteo " i
tn some Chinese characters.
The average yearly expenditure of students
Mt Lafayette College Pennsylvania, IS stated TO DC sou
and the estimate is based the supposition that the
student makes no sacrifice Of real college benefits or OIL
necessary personal comforts :; that he is IN goodah
regular standing IN OF tue literary societies. OF
member OF one the college raternitics that he buys
age of the students and boards in CLUB at WcA some
of The wealthiest studens (who could afford TO pay the
highest Prces prefer to board Thls is less average
amount than is expended in the other large colleges
This bit of good sense is from The National
Teachers Monthly: Many years are frequently 81 III ID
studying the French and German and yet We nave among
American youth very few good scholars III th'se H'-
guages 1t for lack OF time and effort put because
effort is instructed. and consequently time IS ms
speut Young lady Of rather moderate natural AMI
inv was able to speak read and wIite with ease ana COT
recness the French English, and German at the age o
Is The acquisition OF all these languages STUDIED al
the same tme cost very little labOlious effort Her
father always spoke and read the French her mOhci
the German and English she learned at school Her III
sructon natural, and consequently correct ana sue
cessul. II Ike manner we unite prec pl Win piac-
tce In both elementary and higher instruction, we may
always be equally successful"
The following bylaw has been adopted for
the ruling of the Philadelphia schools: ITO obtain
principals certificate tha applicant must, upon exauih"
ton obtain general scholarship OF not less
than 75-lOO being tie maximum-in the following GUY
rieulum Reading, spelling, definitions and ctymoOgy
grammar and parsng, COMPOSITION Penmanship &C.
ography general history and Constitution OF the U'ed
States arithmetic, algebra through quadr"lcs m'su
t,on geometry, English literature rhetoric logic Theory
of music linear drawing The holder OF principals Ger
tfcae shall De eligible Immediately TO any position OK
cent that of principal one two, and three years eXpe
rience respectively emitting the holder snccesslVciy I"
the incpalslhp Of primary secondary ana grammar
school assistants certificate the applicant
must obtain general average of not less than 90 III tc
subects above named The holder OF assistants Ger
tfcae shall after years experience, he eligible To
the prncpalshp OF secondary or primary school Inc
present holders Of certificates may exchange ia tue Io
loving manner Those Of the ast grade for principals
certificates aud second grade 70: assistants cethcaIe'
Holders OF third ana fourth grade certificates are eligible
al o
secondary school"
Superintendent Marble of Worcester puts
the salary question aptly thus "The difference between
ordinary teaching and the best, is hardly ever fuJ ar
preoated by those most familiar with both and by
many it Is appreciated at all suppose mat our
teachers reach an average excellence high that
In most fortunate city in the land; suppose now
that all the teachers in study arithmetic for e1
ample were to be by the most accomplished master
of that subject instead of by the regular teacher; it
not too much say, the children could III one term
learn all which they now acquire in year. The same
true school studies Teachers OF thls
ideal kind are rare AID in proportion they approx
mate to tint standard they will command larger salaries
Such ideal teachers at four times the ordinary salary,
would be cheaper, threcfOurtGs OF tie pupils
time threcourthe Of tie fuel hree-fourths of the
cost Of schoolouses, would be saved. Each fourth OF
tie school children might then attend school In the four
successive teriGs OF ~ year. what CONJUNCTION TINS
PROPOSITION voald mako II put in practice-a school
master al 900 per yearl and primary schooi-mis
tress at 81 OO0l Lex suppose that this practice
Is Advocated there danger that it will be adopted
Is this proposition prcpVs,erouS after ALL II teachers