New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-14
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The University of Wooster, Ohio, has 4oo
uudents aud Is constantly raising its standard
The receipts of Amherst College last year
we're $50 OOO aud expenditures about $2ooo ies'
The total number of students now at laie
L. o2o OF this number the Sheffield Scientific School
has 1914
The enrolment of pupils in the evening
ohos nj San Francjseo Is $780, There are seven COM
mereisl classes containing about zoo studeDts Ihese
hools give special instruction to foreigners unable 10
speak English.
Public sewing schools are about to be opened
IN syracuse the sessions be held on Saturday aei
Moons The pupils not 10 be kept sewing mort INA"
twenty minutes time and when resting are 10 oo 'h
terained by singing There is TO be teacher 10 ever!
,x pupils and school are TO continue an nour
sndfa baf
The Rev. DR.. w. II. Plat, rector of Grace
Churb San Francisco has been appointed Professor OF
Legal Ethics In the new Hastings Law College con
peeted with the University OF California III is sd ~
he the first professionally of the kind ever es'aDsneu
Dr. Platt who has had large experience at the par
will give practical lectures on honor, truth aho integrity
In the profession.
The public schools of Eew-Jersey are very
Tue total OF school funds during the
past year was S1972.632 81. The school property Is
valued at Sc 800 1893 The total number OF pupils en-
rolled is 2O2 634-the number OF children not attending
school Is OG7 Male teachers $50 so month
and female teachers $50 Ian unreasonable difference
In salary II they do the same work equally we'll
The following subjects are appointed for the
third Junior forensics at Harvard: l. Are there any
differences between prose and poetry other than those
of rhythm and metrei Q. Can we detect any OF the
political ethical philosophical opinions OF Shakes
peare ia The OF bis characters or the consue
zion of his potsf g. Should the Bible be regarded as
single book or as literature A. In sOphoceSs play OF
AntigoDe what should CreOn have donel D. DO the
poltleal circumstances Of Germany favor literary de
yeiOpmentl 6. In comparing the characteristics OF
English and French novests there any exeelences
which can fairly be called nationals
The liturgical form OF worship proposed for
the New-Hayen schools does appear be satisac
tory TO the public Judging from the expressions Of opn
Ion. The Philadelphia Ledger says " Tie place for
children to receive religious instruction Is at home Or
II their homes without care in this respect thefe
are the agencies OF the Saturday ard sunday
schools open to all corners, and made very attractive 10
children The adoption OF separate ritual and dis
tpetve forms of prayers and hymns would but to
Introduce among the children partisan and sectarian
SPIRIT which the public schools are now absolutely
free snd the absence of which is excellent training for
the future citizen"
Mr.. Homer b. Sprague, writing concerning
written examinations and the evil Of examining IN
preparing for them says Let the class never know
when the examination is TO be held let the intervals
between the examinations vary-sometines two weeks,
sometimes three five seven. Where Rotations In any
branch Of study daily, there should, perhaps, be
from five to ten written examinations in year. The
uter uncertainty as to the time OF examination, it's
liability to occur any day. holds the student faithfully
10 his work for be must be in constant readiness TO
give an account OF his stewardship The heat which
burns up his body and brain when concentrated into
few days or hours is gentle and hcalthful warmth If diff
through several weeks. In his lessons he
learns slight nothing. omit nothing, be ignorant of
nothing leave nothing to chance"