New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-31
NOTES on EDUCATION.

Maine wants State Board of Examiners for
teachers OF the public schools.
The Connecticut School Fund has distributed
for the support OF schoo's, between i'0o anu 30 '
total cum Of 81 39G,620.
Dartmouth has 246 students in the academ-
zeal der,m-nt 90 III the scicutitc, 10 IN me asrou-
, az u, the medical aud in the engineering school,
making a total Of 425
SIr. John Tetlow, graduate of Brown Uni
yersty and now Principal Of the Friends Academy, III
New Bedford has appointed Principal OF the Bos-
ton L1rn School for Girls
II is proposed that the pay of all teachers at
Michigan University who receive salary OF more man
81 100 shall lie reduced 10 per cent from ana aver W
present college year. The Executive Committee Oh ne
gents will report on the matter in March
DIR. Lyon Playfair says that in Ireland where
huge sum of money has been spent in Naloha' eu"'
ton only 43 per cent OF the population can rea" ana
write In Scotland the National schools nave IohG oeen
In advance Of those OF England and Ireland
The annual meeting of The New-1Ork state
Association of School Commissioners and CITY super
,rtcpdepts will be held in Utica February 10, 90
md 81 II is expected that Ex-Governor seymour ana
ex-commissioner John Kennedy will he amouG the
speakers.
The authorities of the Queens University in
medical students but are unable to do 50 because the
ordinary regulations require year OF study III one VI
tie affiliated Queens Colleges, and none Oh these Id"
as vet consented TO admit women to Instruction
The Illinois Supreme Court has just decided
that parents shall determine what Their cmoleh s""'
study Of the branches taught in the public Schools ana
that N going from grade to another or nom gram
mar to high school, if the pupil passes In any OF inc
studies IN which he is examined he may enter the upper
Oh md
studies III which he failed 10 pass.
Referring to Governor RobinsOn's belief that
This state is spending much money in education,
The Teo Herald saws that If the Governor had insisted
tbs, TINS money was expended without an intelligent
svste that great portion of IL was necessarily squa
dered and that the had when there ought TO
he thorough overbaung the methods of educational
management, no could have questioned DIS posoh
II must be said that The Herald Is not wrong
II is proposed to attempt, in the Massachu-
sets legislature readusmen of the state scho0 tax
The tendency Of the time is 10 accumulate wealth IN inc
largo towns and ces increase the expenses for educ
ZION about the same proportion but without increasing
the schools anywhere in the same ratio Whie INC
poorer towns grow poorer increase their school taxes
and decrease then schools. The latter course is hece
sary in order enable them to obtain any ' al
on the miserable pittsnces they can afford to give as SAL
aries Were the redistribution proposed to be carried
into effect tie large towns would have enough left to Sc
euro desirable teachers, while the smaller ones
eould afford to secure more valuable teachers and have
more weeks Of school per year.
There is still due to the South Carolina Schooi
Fund from the State, unpaid appropriations the sum
ofS1s4 7O4 IA but this sum is liable for past aue uas
and consequently cannot be used TO meet the large oe
fceuey for 1877 The report OF the State supernend
ent asks that change be made In the manner VI
electing County School Commissioners lie says that
some commissioners cannot write ordinary letter IN
teiebly and that the work the Office of the supeTn
tendent Of Education is seriously imreded because Tue
commissioners often unable to state in writing Inc
nont mon which they desire instruction. The school
trustees are appointed by the commissioners ana All us
bursemens Of the school fund made on the orders OF
the trustees of whom actually cannot wrc thei
names and are compelled to sign their crossmaIks 10
the orders The school population numbers 2Zs'lZ9
the total number attending school is 1023oO OF tniS
number So 952 being coored There are Z0'3 teachers
040 OF these being colOred The average monthly pay
Of male teachers last year S2S So and Of female
teachers 500 ST.