New-York tribune., 1879-10-16
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

It Is sad by The Boston 7rdrel'er that the
rrotessor OF Chinese AZ Yale has not had student
yithin two years.
Smith College has now zoo students. Young
women who are not students are admitted to the
pr,vileges of thcsmusical course.
The percentage of attendance In the Chicago
public schools is 95.3 Drawing is studied by 2S4Zs
pupils; the German language py 2.l4S
Milwaukee has enrolled in her public schools
132s2 pupils the average daily attendance Is ll'oe'
G rman is studied by 7796 pupils. 6,2s2 being OF Ger
man parentage, and sos of American
At Harvard, 2O9 Freshmen have been ad-
mitted and SO more undergoing examination
Forty-nyc graduate are given this year. nseu
OF 81 last year. One hundred ana lour l'b""'
elective courses are given.
Miss Helen Taylor, the step-daughter OF
John Stuart MILL been member OF the Loh"o"
School Board for years ana the radicals OF 'he
Southwark Division propose 10 again reelec' her. a"
with her Mrs. Lucas, Johu Brighrs sister.
Five ladies will take the Greek instruction
provided m Cambridge by Harvard professors sA "e
10 take Latn, l 5snscrit English, = Gerhan' %
French 3 philosophy political economy, history :
music, 5 mathematics. physics. and botany io"'
have taken the 4 years and is the special courses.
The woman's prize list for next year, just
completed 10y the Cambridge England examiners shows
through college examination, but can win high hon0rs
Ten young women took scholarships, several beng dis
tinguished IN nearly every subject OF their particular
courses study and in some cases IN branches OF o'eI
courses They very unsssumng and modest ABOUT
IL loo" some students,"is stated. are surprised pS
their own success"
The course of instruction in Chinese VIII
ppen al Harvard next Weduedn aud will DC continued
daily during tern-iime The announcement OF 'he
faculty says that hours day Of WORK win the II"
structor aud from TO three hours day apart from
the instructor will be required In order 10 haAe s"i'
factory progress. UnmatrculdIed students are AZ
mfted 10 the course upon payment OF zee OF Sioo'
but the fee NAV remittcd promising students WLo
are unable 10 pay It, and WHO show serious purpose o'
acquiring the language Students will be received at
ay time during the year. Women are not perhlteu ~
enter the classes.
University College, London, Is to have sixty
lectures on architecture during the approaching ses
von-thirty ON architecture as fne ART ana ue"nns
With the history Of the various STYLES. and thny on
materials and construction An extra course VIII oe
xiven on Modern Practice" comprising such subjects
rs planning for special purposes the Ordinary rou'no
Of building operations. estimates, quantities. contracts
the conduct Of works. the adjustment OF accounts Pro
fes,onal charses the London Building Act. The model
bv-aws Light and air. litigation about contracts aud
buildings professional evidence arbltrations, dapid
tons surveys failure Of buildings valuations. aud mis-
ccllaneous professional duties
Ii Is reported that the British Government
Intends TO make important changes nex year In It's
policy with respect elementary education. Steps are
TO be taken toward the provision of complete system
of graded schools p thought that In preparation for
this an attempt Will be made 10 materially reduce the
grants paid 10 ordinary elementary schools and at tue
same time to encourage the establishment OF superior
class OF schools the children attending which should
nav hilher fees tnan are common, and receive a
more advauced education. AT tue same time proViso on
Is 10 ne made Tor enabling children attending The Ordi
nary schools who show special aptitude TO continue
their education these higher grade schools.
The annual Government grants to elemcn-
tary schools in England last TO <6375365; lie
grant for the current financial is estimated at l-
Tie less tnan II per capita. The average attendance
upon the Ensli-h and Welsh schools now amounts to
Scotland while the number OF scholars is 1873 cent.
the average attendance lO5 of the population. Mill
taly drill introduced by the code. Is sys-
teInatlcally taught. with or less satisfactory
results to the boys attending 1,243 day schools.
The Committee Education declares that IL Is glad to
note the large number OF women employed teachers
and preparing themselves Tor such employment; and II
adds: Women are at once the most suitable and the
most efficient teachers for al least two-,hrds ci the
children VINO attend tue schools" The salary
of cer.incated school-mascr in England S593
HAT Of "a schoo-mistress l. $500. About half the
TncsE teachers are provided with residences free of
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