New-York tribune., 1878-12-26
NOTES On EDUCATION.
,r;n;,v co,Ieoe has now 100 students.

Trinity College has now 1O9 students.
The Harvard mid-year examination will be-
gin on February g. and continue about sixteen days
st. Louis Is reported to pay 100000 for
the teaching Of the German language in her schools
Madison University has 241 students-the
largest number instructed in twentyeight years
The total cost per capita on average daily
attendance in the Indiana public schools is now S14 S2
There are now 12S women in the different
departments OF Michigan Universlty-tnfty-nVe more
than there were last year.
Maine pays her women teachers smaller
solaie than any other OF the States They receive only
s17 O4 month against the S35 As of the male teach
era Most OF the Southern States give male and female
teachers exactly the salaries, do also all the
Indian schools in the different Territories.
ain whatever we dO," says Professor Rob-
erts OF the Missouri State Normal School, let US teach
our pupils to think! Get them of those miserable
crutches called rules gently their faces from be
tween the OF the textbook and show them that
there is power In the mind stronger than the printed
page"
A council of the friends and patrons OF
Syracuse University held IN Syracuse last week
Plans for raising funds for the institution were adopted
and over $1,000 subscribed. IL was proposed 10
appeal to the wealthy women OF the State to endow
with 100000 prOfessorshp In the College OF Liberal
Arts, TO be filled by woman.
is a new department lately established in Hamilton
College frat occupant of tho char is to be PROBES
sOr A. j. Kelsey, principal OF the state Normal
School at Plymouth n. II. Professor Root, who has
been teaching natural history in the college, VIII now
devote himself TO instruction mathematics and
mineraOgy alone 1t is proposed to establish
also a department of metallurgy and mining ell
gneerng to be conducted by Professor A. ii. Chester
The school census OF Illinois shows a total num-
Der Of 500 500 chdren the number pupils enrolled -
7OG 1873 The number OF minors in the Sateis 1.49G334
There are 23,3lG teachers III the state, $40 graded
schools 12S high schools, l,1li ungraded schools and
$50 private schools There are Al ,40G pupils in the
private schools. The total amOuu, OF expenditures for
the past year 7,j2G,IO9 26-Of which sum si77O
O3G 60 was paid to the teachers The average monthly
wages of male teachers were SJ4 or OF female teachers
S3OsO
Superintendent Wickersham, of Pcnnsylya-
ma has prepared plan Of compulsory education which
is TO bc presented in the shape Of bill to the LeSsld-
turc that state It's chief provision Is one FOR the es
tabshmcnt for rendless children where they
will be properly cared for Instructed In the rudmcnls
of kuowcdec trained in habit OF industry and morality
and which they shall be placed In private families
whenever proper persons can De found 10 receive hn
II IL proposed that these institutions shall be under
the supcrntcudcnCe OF the Guardians OF the Poor or
the Commissioners OF the several counties, aud That
they snail be organized upon petition OF oneha Of the
Jures the petitions ei,hcr to be Endorsed by the
Judges OF he proper Court.
The University of Pennsylvania has $40
students and is IN a hourishiug condition. The
medical department has the largest number ~ stu
dents-3i3. The Towne Scientific School offers
a postgraduate course two years IN length, and
giving tho degree OF Master OF Science at the
conclusion. Women are admitted TO the lectures
on Modern History given TO the Seniors; to those on
General Chemistry given to the sophomOres and Fresh
men to the lectures Physics, given 10 the sopho-
mores, TO the instruction In Analytical Chemistry,
Given to the Juniors and Seniors in tie laboratories;
aud 10 the instruction IN the science Of music. The in
come Of the Bloomfield Moore fund s appropriated 10
enable those women mot exceeding six In number In
any one year arc propose TO become. teachers
10 receive instruction in one or more OF the above
named subjects 10 do so without cost TO them.