New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-03
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The average pay of the Indianapolis teach
ers has been reduced. II now amounts to 1898 ~
special school for manual instruction has
been established Washington University St. LOUIS
The effort in the Boston School Committee
70 reduce the teachers salaries for the coming year mas
completely failed
Arkansas has school population OF 1885,
l67 but Of this number only 33741 persons are 'aus'
In the public schools.
Mr.. Gladstone has been making vigorous
plea for the more persistent and practical study Oh
natural history in the English schools
DIR. Edward Osenbrigger, of the University
NJ Zurich the nguisned lecturer and writer on
criminal law ana civil and criminal procedure ded Jast
month
The New-York State Teachers Convention
will be held at Penn Yam on the 10TH plan Tor super
vision aud the licensing Of teachers Will be presented
and discussed.
DR.. Leland, the Amherst graduate, who at
the request of the japanese Minister Of Education was
sent out 10 establish the gyDnastc system in the normal
school at Toxic has been very successful IN his eors
The Agricultural College at Amherst has
freshman class of eighty. twenty-five sophomores an"
fifteen juniors About thirty students have appAeo 10,
admission and larger number are expected as usual
at the beginning OF the FAN term.
The retIenchment movement In the I'm
cinuau Board Of Education has succeeded only go Ir
Is the abolition Of all the night schools Is eoncerhou
this will eject saving of about $4,000 year. INC
salaries OF teachers viii net be reduced.
President Porter, of Yale said at the COM
uepeement of Sheffield scientific School that he believed
IL the study the processes of nature; he had always
found men weaker in other departments OF intellectual
training If they were weak in their understanding OF
nature.
Amherst has Just received ninety-fve Of the
1o4 students applying for the June examinations
Eichtyseyen entered upon conditions and eight without
conditions The system of optional studies arranged
three years ago. has been improved this year with sls
factory results.
The examinations of applicants for State
certificates viii begin July %, at Albany Bnghamton'
Brooklyn. Buffalo, ElmIra, PalsbuIg, Syracuse and
Watertown. Candidates must produce testimonials OF
character and must have had at least three years.
experience as teachers
The prosnects Of Yassar for the coming
year are excellent Besdos the applicants for adj
mission 225 of students Of the past have de-
Shared their intention TO return al tho end Of vacation
Dr. Cadwels wise and genial rule has been emineEtly
successful aud Is greatly commended by the Board.
Miss Rice, the daughter of the Rev. DR..
Rice Of Springfield Mass, graduated st Wesleyan
University, Mlddetown this year. leading her class
composed chiefly Of young men. President Eliot. OF
Harvard who apparently shares what lie calls the
Worlds Ignorance concerning the capacity OF the sex
for elaborate education" should converse with this
young lady who has the brains with which to distance
90 many lords Of creation.
State Superintendent Slade, of Illinois, COM
plains that public school pupils too often the
words Of the book giving no attention 20 the mean
ing they convey. To illustrate the ignorance that re-
suits Mr.. Shade mentioned that when he supern-
r.. .r.,.I cT,g
In district school day which was the larger, ST.
Clair County or the State of Illinois. Every in the
class said the county great deal larger than the
statc.
The Atlanta UDiveTsity-an institution for
colored persons-nas remarkably successful in its
work. Ofits hfyone alumni fortytwO are professional
teachers three have become ce gymen, two study
ing theology and is studying law. The university
now has 2lO students, Dnety Of whom teach dur
ing vacation. They all show excellent capacity in the
usual branches Of higher education The Institution has
been singulary fortunate in the matter of gifts and
endowments, and It's influence in every particular
shows it to be worthy Of such help.
The last school report of Ohio gives the
school population Of that State 1011 063 and of this
number only 10 per cent were enrolled in the
schools and only 60 per cent were In average daily at
tendance. The mas 1879 school houses, and to
conduct the work 1902 teachers are necessary The
nctual employment Of % 301 teachers during last year
shows that Ohio induge too much in rapid rotation in
the teachers Office Only 25,sl7 pupils reported as
studying American history, and only 1890 took up
general history, while not was occupied with the
study of civil government. German is studied by 40,
A27 pupils and French by 46s The colored schools Of
the state instruct 9S29 pupils, and have 262 teachers
There appears to be practically no medical
school oxford University Tho Regus Professor Of
Medicine has for series of years held two other posts
~ 10 The JnHr nd
fessor of Clinical Medicine IN the University. During
nll the thirty years, it is stated, that Dr. Acland
combined these various posts he has given
lecture as Professor and never taught student
Clinical Professor. In the same way the rich endow-
mens at Christ Church of Dr. Lee, destined especially
for the support of the teacher Of human anatomy and
definitely directed to the teaching Of students Of
medicine, have been entirely diverted from the
pressy directed purpose Of their founder; while DR..
Roestone. the Professor of Human Physiology the
foundation of the Physician Luacre, has carefully
ranged his lectures exclude the teaching Of hui
man physiology from them. The indignation of the
medical profession GSlcStat things which has thus
been exposed mas found Ledt in petition which has
Just addressed to nc university signed by about
1000 medical men, and Pointing out the desrabilty of
restoring au efficient faculty Of medicine.
Oxford is about to show her sense Of the
greatness OF Engand's Indian Empire and the necessi
ties ofintending Indian civilians, by providing eju
cational machinery with an exclusive practical refer
enee to The requirements Of the India Office. She las
already reader or readers il Telugu and Tamil, and Is
about 20 appoint readers in Hindustan aud IN
lar Persian. The ibcrality OF fellow Of Of the
colleges has enabled the University TO carry out tao
scheme Of travelling studentships In archaeology far
as the appointment OF the fist candidate and the pro-
yding his expenses fOr three The recent cres
ton Of a separate sccBce degree supported diff
fcrent grounds by ereHt sections OF the University.
large majority OF those connected with the scientific
studies of the place sincerely anxious TO relieve
their students from the necessity OF learning mOdcum
OF Greek and 10 mark the claim OF science 10 be con-