New-York tribune., 1879-03-27
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

be efficient In their WORK
The governors of the University of Canter-
bury New-zealand. have founded Greek and Latin
to which they have attached the salary OF
$500 year.
The Regents of the University have just
TO nnety educational institutions OF
this Slate the total sum Of S27970 for services rem
dered IN the instruction Of common-schcol teachers
An "International Normal Educational Con-
ference s to be held Thousand Island Park fF"
August IL TO the 10th inclusive. The addresses on
educational matters will be given by teachers from ths
country and Canada
1t has been proposed in the California
Board of Education that the course OF study In t1e
public schools be revised, the ground thAt requires
too mich o. the pupils In two divisions OF the nrst
grade.
1t is proposed, in consideration OF the imam
cia difficulties State, to reduce the general rev.
epne contributions TO the Texas school fund from
100000 to S266 666 This will take 90 cents from the
per capita amount OF 50 IL.
President Angel says that one of the math-
emstcans OF Michigan University, known all over the
xUorld never went to school but weeks, and while
the oxen were resting at did HIS fret mathematical
work upon a plOughshare with piece of chalk
1t is proposed to make the ancient William
and Mary College Virginia part OF the University OF
the South at sewauee The plan provides for the reOr
nee University preserving its name and is separate
faculty subject only in general management TO the
trustees OF the university.
II is suggested that the public school pupils
OF Cincinnati shall give every year two concerts 'he
proceeds of which shall be applied to the foundation OF
scholarships in the College OF Music To these scholar
sbips specia commission Of the Board OF Education
will elect such pupils Of the intermediate ana mgh
sebools as shall show decided musical ability.
II is the complaint of The st. Louis Globe
Democrat that Missouri. with population Of over o
100000 has not single college, outside OF St. Louis
of even the third after the standard OF Eastern
schools There is nothing in tbs one would tDlhR' 10
make Missouri unhappy; there are already too many
colleges IN this country, and concentration OF forces III
higher education Is % wise thing.
Union College is quietly giving to women
the same sort Of instruction that has been offered by
Harvard class Of twenty-five young ladies have re-
Gently been studying geology under Tutor Baart aud
Professor Webster The latter gives pleasant account
of their progress which compares favoraDy wiih the
record Of Unions male students The same Glass; III
said, intend to take up metaphysics
That doctor or a lawyer gets for an
hours work what teacher receives for that OF week
Is the complaint Of The Canada School Journal and yet
the teacher has had spend nearly as much time IN
preparing for his profession doctor the lawyer
for THEIRS the capacities necessary In them are as
necessary to him. The Of the difference IN re-
runeraton Is this says The Journal: The teacher Is
the servant public the doctor and the lawyer are
its masters"
At Concord, n. H., last week many ladies
vote for members Of the Board OF Education. Ihey
approached the baotbox groups Of two. three or
more aud perfect respect shown to all by the inter-
estnd crowd surrounding them. The ladies who voted
included those Of the highest social position in the CITY
Dec slonally man aud wife 10 walk armin-
arm up the box and vote together Excellent ordcr
prevailed. Many supported the women's ticket.
and perhaps an equally large number of ladies voted
against It,
The following plan of reducing expenses and,
at the same timc retaining German instruction. has been
recommended by a committee of the St. LOUIS School
Board In certain designated schools one German
English teacher shall be placed in charge OF room on
each floor whose duty il will he 10 give German insruc-
ton on that floor addition to teaching her regular
classes in her ROOM While she is engaged in conducting
the German recitaons the teacher in whose room the
German class may be will conduct the regular class
recations in the room of the German-Engsh teacher.
OF examining in the schools The Baltimore
Bullein SAYS with good reason " The curriculum Of
the average primary and grammar schools has been
greatly expanded within the past few years. at the ex
pense we fear of the health of the pupil TO say moth
Ing OF the thOIOughness in training In the Old times,
when boys and girls made to stddy their lessons
or at any rate the greater portion OF them, in school,
the number of studies was necessarily restricted. and
the pupil was thus enabled do thoroughly all that he
undertook We fear that nowadays, while many
scholar may letter perfect in his parts he s enabled
10 assimate only the modcum of the intelec-
final nutrment which he literally forced TO swallow
day by day.
Connecticut, with a school population OF
13e 4O7 had during the past year. 130,937 children In
her schools or this number 100 attended private
schools The wages OF the female teachers during the
year were slightly increased, while those OF the male
teachers were reduced about cent They are still
stupdly unequal the average salary Of the male teach
ers $61 O3 per month and OF female teachers S36 90
The total expenses OF the public schools last year were
81 5oG477 O6 and the receipts 81 1,509,158 So.
Ffy-hve per of the pupils attend school daily IN
Winter and so per cent in Summer. There are 1907
students in the colleges Of the Sate OF this number Yale
has 1O22 Connecticut contributes 4G5 students to her
colleges.
A sensible little sermon on retrenchment In
school salaries preached by The Eren'n9 Jo"nd' OF
Chicago from this text "The Quincy Common COuncll
talks OF reducing the salaries school teachers arguing
that their pay is dspropOrtioDate TO that OF book
keepers and clefks" The Journal goes on to say II
the education of the bOokkeeper or clerk ali
that demanded OF teachers for city Schools then lei
the compensation be the same Bet 1t Is the custom
now 10 reduire teachers 10 submit TO examinations
which can only be passed after many years of close
study costing heavy OUTLAY OF time aud money. Clerks
and bOOkkeepers seldom take their positions except as
TO higher places in business professions
The good of the requires that teachers be en-
couraged to make teaching their life profession and
those who do should paid enough TO make living
something better than perpetual drag, which IL now
Is IN most cases. while fault finders still harp contln-
ually upon the old stringreductioD. Lower salaries
than are now paid TO teachers in most places means the
expulslon Of brains from the profession"
1t is reported that the teaching of sewing
IN the Boston schools is very successful Although In
struction is given to girl only two hours In every
s,,,o IN school ScDfeul-