New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-17
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

this wear.
The report of the Retrenchment Committee
Of the Cincinnati Board of Education has been defeated
III the Board
The plan introduced in the Boston School
Board for furnishing school supplies TO pupils ard col
ectng the of the from parents and guardians
able TO pay, has been adopted
1t has been suggested in the Washington
School Board that the of all studies except read
ing, writing, spelling and arithmetic be left to the option
OF the parents of pupils the 9th, 9th. 9TH and sth
grades o; the public schools.
The Committee on School Revision of the
Boston School Board prepared orders providing for
change In the grade Of administers and ushers IN the
boys and mixed schools. by which saving OF Sl6ooo
could be effected. After animated discussion the
Board rejected the orders.
. A bill making education compulsory under
certain has passed the Illinois House, and
is thought certain that it will also pass the Senate The
Democrats have in past sessions defeated the measure
but this time it was introduced and advocated vgor
ously by Democrats.
The Regents of the University of this State
propose 10 hold hereafter annual cOmmencements in
connection with the University convocation. An ad-
dress upon educational subject will he given by
some distinguished scholar, and the principal nstitu
tions under the control Of the board will each senda
graduate 20 give an Grafton.
The Boston School Board asked for an ap-
preparation Of AIS 1873 for the expenses of the CON-
ing year. and Board Of Aldermen has reduced that
estimate 10 81 200 600 or S21s 1873 less than asked
1t is said that the teachers salaries must be reduced
third the Aldcrmen's estimate is retained inc
9rarel.r calls for a reduction in other departments,
saying; In the name OF common sense, let us not
make every reduction at the expense Of either tie
pOorly-reuneratcd teacher else at the expense OF
tho amount and quality Of the teaching"
~, tooobor NvrifnS IN THE M
tonal Journal OF Education describing an experiment in
the school room which to be successful. Instead
oi facing his pupils he has his desk behind them ana
thus oyerooks them TO great advantage The naughty
little not knowing when his eye is on them, dare
not whisper and play "They have" he says, $50 fle-
Quenty grief in attempting TO calculate chances,
that they have concluded to make virtue of necessity
and give up play in the school-room rs unavoidable,
costing than It comes to-" Another decided ad-
vantage OF this system is that II completely iSoates
classes rcng from the Test Of the SCHOOL, the recita-
ton benches being in front Of the teachers desk be
tween him and the school, and the backs Of the pupils
toward each other communication by look sign is out
Of the question. The only special rule made Is that
pupils shall not look around.
The "LOndOn livery companies" are about
10 organize central institution at which they viii
teach physics chemistry, mechanics and arts as applied
20 manufacturing Industries IN addition to this they
will establish, assist to establish local trade schools
At the central institution advanced teaching Will be
provided and only those will be admitted who can show
that they possessed of such knowledge OF science
and art as will enable them to profit the instruction
given is expected that this institute will provide
teachers for the local schools well a supply OF
thoroughly competent workmen, foremen, managers
and principals of manufactures If it should be found
that local effort is inadequate TO the establishment of
the trade Schools then the companies propose to set up
two schools models. Applicants for admission TO
these schools the of the central institu
tion that they have received sufficient elementary
reaching IN science 10 enable them to follow the
instruction; but that instruction will be Of lower
grade and especially adapted TO the requirements
of apprentices and workmen who wish to improve them
selves 1t Is further intended that considerable sum
of money shall devoted TO providing exhibitions for
mertorous students tenabe at the central htuton
and TO the assistance Of technical education going on in
various ways and in various parts Of the country.
A meeting of cOored citizens of Baltimore
has been held TO demand cOlored teachers in their
schools of their resolutions declares that prejudice
IS not yet dead eradcaed and until then we do not
believe that the sympathy or interest can be felt
by the white teacher for the colored pupil as that rea
lively felt the cOored teacher In behalf OF the cOored
scholar. Direct contact, equality OF circumstances,
social position with the social ntermxng of parent
teacher and scholar are more inspiring 10 all parties
than their negative. AS proof Of this we have evidence
10 our command in which many OF the teachers remind
their colored pupils that they interiors aud that
no law in Baltimore against the appointment OF coored
teachers the school board il is statedwi not make
such appointments One OF the speakers at the meeting
suggested that they should send to the board MrWam
Williams, q cOlOred BaltimOrcap, "who was he said
"educated and graduated Rome, and who can speak
ms many languages as any white IN the city. We
Will send him the board in the same manner in which
the white goes there ana then, the door IS not
opened, We viii know Inc reason %Gy II remains G,oseu
We bring Inducements Tor this man nom Rome,
England and America that he IL superior IN educal9n
TO teacher in the primary schools here ms Is Inc
proper stand for us TO take
A committee of the Massachusetts, AssOci-
ton Of Classical and High school Teachers appointed
20 consider the subject OF English Studies IN High
Schools and Academies, have just made their report
Their resolutions state that instruction IN English liter
azure aud language IN those schools is extremely unsat
ifactory and that entire absence OF any uni
formy recognized system Of teachings that present IA
cfes for such teaching make an Improvement entirely
possbe chief obstacle is the dearth of properly
qualified teachers, and that the main difficulty III the
way OF providing such teachers and organizing proper
English course, is the ANTICIPATED system OF entrance
examinations which is still insisted by our colleges.
They state further that this compulsory system OF prep
araton college dsOr.auzes the course Of study IN
our High Schools first, by requiring all candidates for
admission college TO speud very large part OF their
school life a commonly useless and ahortive study
OF the Greek language. Second. by making knowl-
edge of Greek essential qualification for the post OF
High School Master, thereby greatly narrowing the
range Of choice and often excluding the best
qualified for the office. Third by compelling them.
when chosen TO spend nearly the whole OF their time
and strength on the small minority OF their pupils who
are candidates fer admission college TO the great In
fury Of the education OF of their pupils The
committee hold that the time wasted on the fruit
less study OF Greek should be applied 10 English and
scientific courses and that while Latin should he re-
tained should DO made subordinate 10 the teaching Of
English They mako the additional assertions that the
ht Tfp
methods along the study Of Latin and Of one or
more foreign living languages would practically furnish