New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-25
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

.ommodate 100 students is TO be built immediately
PHYSICS are hereafter TO be taught by text
book In Syracuse University Instead OF by Lecture "
formerly.
Rochester University has Freshman class OF
thirty-six members. The Sophomore class LAS '"o
additions and the Junior class five
Mr.. Henry Fairbancks of India, who was
stted AT Philips Academy has the Porter prize Tor
the best entrance examination al Amherst
The history of Maryland is read in oil the
grammar and Enelish-German schools IN Baltimore
How about the history OF other states III 'ie''
schools
The teaching of Latin has been discon-
tnued IVA the schools Of HalhaX y - ~ II N"S
bcd 70 he Injurious TO the giving therein o. sound
e. ish education.
Five thousand five hundred and oighty-iour
willie and colosoi children have been enrolled III ''
Richmond Va schools; lack OF accommodation MADE
IL Unnecessary 10 reject 1859.
About filty-sevcn freshmen have arrived at
Union. Tl.fty-oicht fom this State The Junior
clas- has nty members. tie senior thirty. Professor
Webster VIII take the juniors in Latin
Williams Freshman class numbers CT. The
Sophomore as. has two additions, d." 1mmor l. i"e
Senior 3 Tufts College he's a Freshman c'nss oil l.
MEMBER with an addition OF 10 the divinity school
There are forty-fve school districts in Brit
,s Columbia containing y-one schools ara
one high school. Tho average daily ATTENDANCE has
lately been S95. tlc cost Tor eacn pupil being sd o
DR.. Sargent, by virtuc Of his appointment
e. tho department OF iiygeue no Harvard haa ft'i DID,.
Tie Faculty and fu change O, f!s del 'rfient TIE
not lecture. bat VIII give Individual instruction an'-
advice ia Tie ~ lDnasiu-l.
DIR. Sears has provided fourteen free schoi-
nrsh.,s for colIcd students at Atlanta lriyerss' H.
possible, seven Young women ana ven .'nr i'e' VS.
. b. selected. Tire Scholarships nay De- hcd .'r'""
years and Will be awarded uion competitive e1flln--
ton
Massachusetts has done herself honor IL
placing upon her State Board % Ercnron iac'ca''
competent woman. Ms i. W. May, x Boston, has -,
been nominated and confirmed ~ member oi tnHt
Board Miss May. a- Ia uberof The Bosom school
BOARD has had q 0as elc valuable educational o1'c-
Iienoc
Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster.
Penn. has fortysevea Students Ia 1851 ae Frank
lin part the college wl celebrate ia nunofediA ann
yclsary Marshall part its hiuoth One of tne
professors Tie paper continuing tho lst OF sun-
sciptious written ia 1857 by benjamin ffsnHn. R'p-
ert Morris and others lOr the endowment O. ffunALu
COLLEGE.
Tile National Journal Of E9ucat'on says that
The ooer colleges oi Nc~-i hand It. -o O." al'
nit young women large numbers who cannot afford 10
wit The pleasure OF these learned corporations aIo
stulvng ia Vls-ar smith, wellesley and the superior
academies of NeE-ineiandi but not until these o4oes
COLLEGES have family made the OF equal education
md n has been deliberately cctcd by young women
can 1t I've SAIL that the question is more than opened
II is stated by Tie idrrt'ser OF Boston thai
The Harvard authorities stuGcusiy avoid any relations
with the movement Tor giving COLLEGIATE 'usnucnn %
young women. THE movement Is simply am effort
20 systcinai z, and extend The private instruction that
has always given hy Harvard instructors so To
bring those excellent adv IMAGES within the reach Of
young women More than fifty have applied for This ir
bffo hec
tins number SIX are expected % take four years
course nearly parallel 20 that required by Tie college Of
its male students Tor the degree OF 4. B.
A technical school for metallic industry will
shorty be opened Wostplalia. II vii give insruc
tion IN both scientific principles anl 10 practical sk.l
and supported partly by the state and partly by the
Districts Special technical schools properly managed
would be q source % uninixed good, especially In
country ike Americas and 1t would be much wiser in
the loud-vOiced advocates OF industrial education to
work for the establishment Of such schools than 20
strive as they do Tor the introduction Of technical work
into the already overloaded and superficial of
the public schools.
There is no question but that the teachers
IN our pulc schools should De better paid and there Is
also no question that educated. thorough, and liberal
service should he demanded from them At present
teachers cannot be severely blamed with the poor re-
wards held out TO them, they do not better prepare
themselves their work The matter for wonder Is,
slys The Tesrolh. OF Philadelphia. that teachcrsw
are az an qualified should b Chaiutd FOR such rates Of
nav and II IL certain hat service Of the schools
holds out the smallest possible inducements for mic-
gent aud capable and women to remain in II mo-
ncnt longer than the direst necessity compes"
Twenty-Five cents OF the 50 assessed upon
each 800 Of taxable property In Philadelphia are DC
voted 10 the surIor the schools. The school system
Is not CHEAP and " cOmplancdas in other cities and
towus-that II very far from being perfect. Il j.
stated and every thoughtful person knows, with too
much reason that its chief iauit is that IL ignores all
faculties except that memory, ana makes Of study
parroi-ise exercise. The L.q"rer with much Jus
nee describes tine light which the Philadelphia EXIT
biuon threw upon our school system The school De
partmens Of the United States Il -ays "itii scarcely
an execution demonstrated that the whole plan
based upon and carried 20 She cOpings unon the hook
slate globe, blackboard aud map. There was nothing
whatever IN oar exhibits there is nothing now IN
schoohou.cs 10 appeal 10 the mind except through the
memory The i'm giuaton through which so much may
be conveyed to Children the eye, the touch ami
are alike disresnrdcd' Thi, journal ask that
there NAV be FEWER tcxbook-ahouj which school au-
thoites are constantly at waiaud more OF tbs obi
winch arouse imagination
The committee nominated by the French
Chan Der 20 remodel the legislation respecting primary
i-iructlon has nearly finished H. report. II viii in
Produce several important innovations II WILL nist Of
all make primary instruction grafuit1us obligatory.
and tar.au--a great change for Catholic
trv The state will charge itself with the expense
public teacher will ne taken from the ranks OF rcig
ious orders under certain conditions authorized
lous orders vii &c permitted open schools.
All religious instruction 10y the masters IN the pubic
schoo.s Is p-ohihited; but such instruction may
be given between lessons should tie parents de-
sire H. The report proposes the same measures with
regard 10 religious instruction those which Great
ing such STIR an Belgium. II provides thar instruction
shall gwen the primary schools IN morals reading