New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-09
NOTES ON EDUCATION.
Yale has now 900 stndents.

l mere Is one young lauN III inc Stuiul SidSS
in anal, teal chemistry at syracuse University.
The Italian Government has decided to
send professors of Greek 10 Greece every year 10
study the modern language.
Among the students at Johns Hopkins Uni
versty this year there graduates Of Harvard,
four OF Yale, and several nom foreign universities.
Williams College has received from the late
judge Rice. OF Iowa, bequest of $4,000 OF which
$1,000 to be applied 10 the establishment Of
LATIN aud Greek prizes.
The academcal department of Louisiana
University be arged hy the establishment OF two
new profcssorshps OF Greek ana English literature
ana the other OF German.
The cost of the English elementary schools
last year was Si9577.25O. They instructed 3,l34"15
children. The French elementary schools. during
the same time. instructed 3.s25O0O, and cost
Sl363OOOO.
The London Society for the Extension OF
University Teaching oers local instruction tins season
In physology and the laws of health English htcra-
ture political economy ana English history. Professor
Morley reports the WORK has been extremely sue
cessiul.
Circulars giving teachers practical inStruc-
tion, IN regard To the venuatng and lighting OF thoT
school-rooms have been issued in st. LOUIS supern-
tendeut Harris has found such instructions necessary
for as ne declares nave come under his obsorva-
ton whore the teacher darkencd the room. anng that
sne had eyes, thinking that sufficient excuse Tor
''7 " - - ~
their work.
A correspondent of The BHfdl0 Express
COMPLAINS that the county school oih'lu- ''iS'"''
elect the law ordering them select every wear The
best pupils OF the public schools ana To- ""'-' '
p.lliye examination which shall d,t,rlnc who ainohS
these pupils shall be pefniiiti Z" 'n,'I "'" '"'
Ire - ,,,t ,cy do s, eo.. the pupils
-, tho ov,r,,,.t,ors lrf maj when oue ~ more
,us ,,,,Iv for t5e announcements they are readily
-, -, ,t ,.,,,.i,, ~ tbo.e who would have been
Oh, =, commit. far I'M, s,n,e
Dl. :;
Inc Sllh"'i" vi 'N"I''''''''N" gu NV
being raised CONSTANTLY h@@nS has '' '>'''''"
at'd much To- Tie hoN"r OF 'N' iu'''"''" a. '
TN SHY chiiish' ana i'" '''- '''''" - "
from all oar colo seS 'n' "'"'' '' '"'" "'"''
college boy Who submits a-i'-'" '' '.'''"'""' ' '+
mites al me hands OF oiN'I '"N- j. 90 ''''. u" "
after me- onr "i me phases "i "'"'"- u '' 900,
taking OF ir'sHh'n supp 'S'' .' ""'' "'"'' ~
restaurant wher' ne j. H'"' /" EN' '' f''' "r
expensive dinner fossi'N 'N''e No"D-s'''' NV va.
thi- many P'''''''"- W. 80 s
..,r a.
'VV"h""4 '""' ''''" III 10y
most rari I'D the i"hoS o' '"e l'S's, ''" ''"'
INSTITUTIONS manage" "H tue V'''H'' A"''' az ''' -
schools-with some sccht'h' srh"oiS-"hi'N are "''
connected Win the chur'h Inc upper Scu"''S "i' VIZ
Vlded INTO Ehhasi""S an" N''""'' '"' '"'''' "
giving inc uh" preparation l"' '"' u..'''is''''
report OF the lnN''''"iS ~ ''o i'"'i'" '''''
ucAu"n says 'n'' ''"'"'i'" 'n ''' '''" " ~
to logic ana a'ae''i'' 'NP''N'" """ '''s"' D" '"'
Latin language, aud - thr cicmcNis vi mathematics
ami natural phuosOuhy. OF the scmihaIles' III nave
no university classes al all AZ crtm AL uelI university
education INTO one year. - spread II over Two years
ano only So more or less arranged according TO the
three years university course prescribed by law"
No C,,I,n,l Archhisbon Of NIolines has
- 49, -, ,,r, ,r,..,s ,hot ,b,v arc ia
,nf, the tn,i m cannot give religious
instruction in the public schools. They are to prevent
the public from ffcqucnne ihem aud The teachers from
continuing To teach ia then ana l." l"in" the iV"P'o
their parishes wishing 10 becone teachers the entry id
the public normal SCHOOLS, inviting thcm 10 frequent tue
Catholic Norm Schools. The clergy have also been IN
eructed by the bishops to refuse aDS"ton To the par
ents Of all children Hequentng the puoc SCHOOLS 10
the teachers In them, ana to the pupS oil the norman
schools. In every parish al least one Caihoc primary
school is TO b" established Cathonc religious nsIuc-
ton by the priests being now prohibited the Govern
mcnt will have 10 make use OF the means mentioned III
the new school laws Tor securing Tor tue pupS or
whom u Is desired
II i comnlained i'm England that the pupils
secondary schools snfer IN various WAYS from the
1-,ivrs,tv examinations for scholarships The intel
ecual renut,on Of the schooi is foolshly held
d ,,,, =, - s,cess of the few OF the very cleverest
WIN seboarships The whole energies Of the estab-
lshment concentrated upon the picked champions
60 the neglect OF theI more commonplace COMPANIONS
Uuder the present Arrangement wnle the schools IN
few instances anticipate with injurious onoot e iu"o
tons of the ""iVeisi'ioT ne u''s ~ .,
O""p'"ou w u" ~ .. - -, -.
h''s'v' ." 'i' ''S' " '"' N
ass prove" ~ 'u7 -, m, 49,, -
nations ieqol'eu '"i pun "'e.0' '"." '"V
OF ion"ua'i"" "o'iS".i' AZ ~ $50 I ''
open 10 an coleIs amt mas 'a.''" i '' " VI p'i-
Natc academies ""'.' '''' UNIV" VI u '''" ~"
t"eNe are y s'eni"'''''' ~'0"''' Wv
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