New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-11
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

There are at present 144 students at Union
College.
The public school money apportionment In
Tennessee this year amounts to q total OF $7537o'
During the past month the debt OF chicago
University has been reduced by subscription OF slZ'
600.
The University of California is formally re-
ported by its alumni to be thoroughly suecesS III s
practical instruction.
The question of abolishing the kindergar-
tens is still under consideration in St. Louis the school
board committees discussing it with many words
The Boston School Committee gave hear
ing last week to the advocates OF industrial education
The apparatus and tools of of the industrial schools
were offered to the committee for the purpose OF eha-
bling them, by practical application, under their own
immediate supervision OF the system OF educaton no"
pursued there determine their decision as TO wheer
the system shall incorporated into the course OF III
structon in the Public Schools Of Boston In tbs par
teuar school, it stated the amount expended III one
year in educating thirytwO boys in practical industry
was only $3.50 The principal OF one OF the grammar
schools said among other things that industrial euuca
ton would greatly benefit the health of boys adding
that in his school he had many lads who lie be-
heved, would be benefited by the relief from mental
work afforded in mechanical pursuits.
The salaries of the Philadelphia public school
teachers are small compared with those given in other
cities and the late reduction of per cent makes the
fall considerably below the amounts appropriated Oy
other municipalities. The lowest salaries arc IN the pr-
mary schools where the third assistants and all below
that grade receive but 1885 second assistants are PAID
$3.50; first assistants $453, and principals only 5000
In the secondary school third assistants and all below
receive S459 second assistants 1885, first assistants
R5O7 and principals SG15 The teachers are thus graded
IN girls grammar schools Fourth assistants ana all
below 1888: third assistants $615, and principals
Vfania
schools are exactly like those Of the teachers in the
female grammar schools, while the male principals re-
ceive exactly double the salaries Of the female princ
pals In two sections the boys grammar schools are
presided by ladies VINO paid the salary fixed for
men, and the labor performed by the latter not greater
than of the females The duties of the latter are
much the same and the results are expected from
them.
At the meeting, last week, OF the classical
and high school teachers Of Massachusetts, one OF the
speakers said that scholar should not attend to more
than three or four subjects in the period mod
eratelysized town to establish high school Per-
haps not than ten scholars who are ae-
ually fitted TO take up the studies The authorities,
therefore, encroach the grammar schools and the
pupils do not come into the love Of intellectual le'
hey study the words Of the book, but the ideas are
sealed to them. In the end they merely remember
mass OF things but distinctly nothing 1t is better to
cling to one and do that WELL than TO have such
confusion of ideas In the school we want to consider
It's teaching force that each instructor can make the
most Of himself herself TO the pupils The present
system tends TO deaden the mind and to give them dis
taste Of study in the future Another speaker declared
that "the multiplicity of studies in the country is
Ereat evil in the cities. We have put the cart
before horse for in the grammar schools the subject
should be augmented and the high schools decidedly
essened Weshoud endeavorto augment the mind III the
schools and to discipline 1t in the high schools II
haan he q hands
Of the results They should endeavOr TO influence the
committee relation to the courses of studies to be
pursued In the city things different, for We have
but little TO say here