New-York tribune., 1879-05-22
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The bill providing for uniform TEXTBOOKS
has passed the Michigan Legislature
Lincoln University has 100 students, out
needs immediate aid to go successfully 1t ASKS LOT
SlsI0o.
An English course to occupy only three
and intended for those who 10 go into ous
meas life Is proposed in the High school at Davenport
Iowa.
Several of the Fellows of Johns Hopkins
University offer private classical aud mathematical III
s,ructon in Baltimore from June to September 1t VIII
be conducted either singly or in classes.
Mrs. Fawcett is lecturing once week nj
Oxford 70 an audience OF ladies political economy
The association for the higher education OF women a'
oxford is busy collecting funds and pupils.
Mr.. Gregory, of the Illinois Industrial UNI
versv reports that the military system IN tnat UNI
yorsity has amply paid for all the trouble auehuinS "
maintenance and has produced only good efiee's'
Massachusetts, has $50 schools, with 3lO,-
600 pupils and $500 teachers on these sehooiS sno
spends every year s5,OoO.O0O The greatest want IN
tbe schools is said TO be skilled supervision Of teaching
II has been decided in Iowa that from the
branches taught in the High school the parent mas 'uo
hight 10 select the one wishes his child to take mp
bur that in ordinary cases the School Board has tue
power to enforce the study OF common branches
The Rev. A. ID. Mayo of Springfield, Mass
thinks that IL woud he instructive TO shut boys up ID
room with the morning paper and make them give al
they could remember of II in their own language aIe'
fifteen minutes reading The Rev. william RICE auus
TO Mr. Mayo's suggestion the statement that teachers
ought TO read good books in order 10 eui''"'e
literary taste / their pupils.
The University of Wooster. Ohio, has now
ass students y-threc OHIO counties being represented
in the catalogue. This is a fortunate institution; the
attendance in spite Of the "hard times during lhe
past few years has steadily increased When sPeclay
desired German IS substituted for Greek throughout
the entire course Coeducation pronounced success
in this college; the seventytwo young women are III
the same classes with the young men, ana mainNin
their position eXcellently
The seaside laboratory of Johns Hopkins
University will be conducted this Summer at CrsHeo'
or the eastern shore Of Chesapeake Bay. 1t VIII De
opened about June 20 viii be room for only
ten persons but those already acquainted win inc
methods of geological work he accepted as members
OF the party, and no formal instruction VIII DC sNe
One of the barces of tho Maryland Fish Commisson'
with building upon 1t 80 feet long, by 10 vlde VIII De
fded up a laboratory, with tables aduara' etc, Ior
ten persons and another barge with steterooms "iADe
used 10 a doTmitOry.
The complaint of The Baltimore Sun that
tbe rudmouts of sound. practical education are no
longer within the reach Of every child in the community
has much reason in it, That journal further that
the practica has been sacrificed to the ornamental ana
adds The children Of the poorer classes nave only
limited time in which TO school, ana THIS fact
seems 10 be lost sight OF by the school Board, Which
contempates educational course OF twelve or thr-
teen years. For such good sound. practical education
as the most OF boys need five or six years OF school
ing are sufficient if their attention is directed and CON
fined 10 the proper studies"
A committee of the Boston School Board
has recommended that the grammar and primary grades
OF the schools should be disconnected by leaving the IN
sruction schools to the Individual at
tenon Of their masters while the direction Of instuc-
non Of the primary schools Is transferred TO new
officer of .he School Committee 10 be called Director
of Primary Instruction" The committee recommends
further that the administration OF the primary schoOs
should be left to the grammar masters who should be
empowered to supervise the schOohOuses the order ana
discipline Of all the scholars and all other matters com
monty regarded ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wheh
necessary with the director.
From COCO pupils of the primary grades of
The Indianapolis schools no home study is required.
Only one child in forty below the high school studies
more than one and half hours daily outside the school
ROOM The City superintendent has lately been consult
iug the indianapolis physicians as 10 whether the chill
dren we're overwOrked or not Nearly al agreed that
the course of study imposed undue burdens. One
doctor said that if any work Is done by the puph at
home it should be recitation. No doubt the majority OF
parents will heartily indorse this opinion. At present
those who assist in home study have the hardest part Of
tle work the teacher listening comfortably to the reci
tatiOns.
There was an excellent innovation made at
recent meeting of Massachu setts Teachers Assoca-
ton in Springfield. 4 number of business men OF the
city were invited to appear and TO say what III their
opinion the defects Of the schools one OF them
thought that boys shoud be ready either for the High
School or for business the Of twelve or thirteen,
mi
for boy to enter business Otcethat being the aver
ace age of graduation from the High School He added
that he wished fOi two years course for boys intending
10 enter business lite. The City superintendent an
svered that this had been attempted, but 1t did not
work well. The number of books and studies In the
schools have, however been lately much reduced.
Mr.. Green's three little volumes of seec-
tions from known authors under the utle OF Readings
from English History" have been prepared to assist
clever plan of one the eminent OF English school
stresses MI says that she been in the habit
Of breaking from time the history lessons OF her
various classes by reading 10 them passages from the
greater historians Illustrative OF some eyentn the time
which they were studying and weaving these extracts
into a continuous story by few words at heir opening
and close The plan very simple and effective one,
m its success has proved for history has become pOpu-
lar with her scholars while the dry" parts of the
textbooks are mastered with far greater accuracy than
of old.
THE TRIBUNE has for long argued that the
way 10 get teachers is 70 offer good pay The
National Journal Of Education makes similar state
Ineut and holds that the problem OF instruction viii
sometime be solved In this fashion The best talent and
largest experience will be found IN primary grades
Of schools. Our best primary teachers and our best
high-schoo teachers Will receive equal salaries, and
these the maximum. sliding scale of salaries Will be
adopted based upon qualifications and experience
ranging from minimum for beginners, 10 the maximum
for the weliestabshed and successful Instructor
These salaries Will never be subject TO decrease dur
ING the term Of office OF any incumbent" The Journal
adds: IL isah high crime and misdemeanor for the
state 10 ask teachers TO expend their best energies IN