The weekly miner., 1879-11-11
EDUCATION AL NOTES.

Eaton College England, has established a
factory, a building of three floors, in which
various mechanical appliances are to be
erected, so that boys may be taught the
practical Use of tools.
For some months past there has been
lively discussion in Newton, Mass, of the
proposition to discontinue military drill in
the public schools. The School Board has
just settled the question for the present, by
vote Of 8 to ) not to discontinue.
A conceited student in Brown University
once told DR.. Wayland, the president, that he
thought it would be easy to make pr0v.'GbS
like those OF Solomon. The reply t.; nr.
Wayland was simply, snake few"
Harvard University has made the definite
announcement that any petentperson may
receive there, daily instruction inthe Chinese
[Mandalin) language. This experiment will
be watched with interest. 1t is not tried at
the cost of the university, but the money has
been raised by Mr.. Francis =. Knight, who
fully appreciates the importance of those hav-
ing any business relations with China being
acquainted with the mandalian language.
In 1877 Richmond, Va, had a school popu-
laticn Of 60, ,754 of whom only 5.55S were en-
rolled in the public schools. Now we read
that the totat enrolment is, this fall, 5,5S4
and 1,O59 applicants for admissions have been
turned away for want Of accommodations.
Even with this attendance, the scholars in the
primary grades are limited to halliday
schools. Il would seem that the school
accommodations of Richmond are Wofully
insufficient.
The Sanitary Engineer offers a reward of
$500 for the best plan OF a model school,
house. Our small boy Will work for that
price. His working model is not yet ready,
but we may state that his idea of model
schooi-hoUse is one in which tie teacher never
licks. where recess comes five times every
morning. vacation every other week, and
examinations never; where all studies are
elective and chewing gum is insisted upon:
where there is co-education of the sexes.
provided the girls are pretty, and where there
is no punishment for fellow save sending
him to sit by the girl to whom lie was caught
passing notes.-Ajbdny journal.
'.School children while sitting at their
studies in schno-hOuses ought to have warm
feet invariably. To sit fer a long time with
cold feet is sure to lead to some disease.
School house soughtto be well underpnned, so
that the floor coul! be kept warm, and conse-
quently warm feet. We are led to make the
above remark from our observations of
handsome frame school-h0use near Millport,
in Franklin, Tp., which sits on stones about
oiit iooC HiSl, "illle tIie oleth "lhuo "lllStit
under it with all their fury. The floor
certainly must be very coid."-OhiO Patriot.
The teacher is responsible forthe discipline
of his school, and for their progress. conduct,
and department Of his pupils. 1t is his i'm
perative duty to maintain good order, and to
require of his pupils faithful performance of
their duties. If he fails to do so, he is unfit
for his position. To enable him to discharge
these duties efieetually, he must necessarily
have the power to enforce prompt obedience
to his lawful commands. For this reason the
law gives him the power, i'll proper cases to
iniict corporal punishment upon refractory
pupils But there are cases of misconduct
for which such punishment is an inadequate
remedy. If the offender is incorrigible sus-
pension or expulsion is the only adequate
reniedy.-Decision ofthe Supreme Court Of
Wisconsin.