New-York tribune., 1879-01-30
NOTES ON EDUCATION.


course Of six lectures on International law.
The students of the Illinois Industrial UNI
,.rstv have organized q speine-reform ASSOCIATION
which is approved by the regent and faculty
Harvard now provides an instructor in sing
,r tor the students an extra fee Of 50 being asked
Two classes of about forty each have been formed
Hobart College, at Geneva, is reported to be
nj present very prosperousso prosperous that ne"
chemical laboratory is 10 be built and equipped IN 'e
Spring
OF the Western colleges, the University OF
Michigan has 353 students the University OF wooster
400 Oberlin .O15. Oho Wesleyan University 4'o' ah"
Iowa state University 275.
Provost Still6, of the University OF Penn
sylvana has been called upon 10 deliver publicly DIS
course of lectures his Class on the history Oh
Europe in the last century, and has consented 10 uo o
The per capita sum available for instruction
In Louisiana last year reported at only 'o4 Gents
that Is to say, enough TO pay teacher OF tfy pup
S22 so one month IN the year
Superintendent Cox, of Parkersburg. W. Va,
saws very seusbly, that OF all forms OF educaohai
waste the common method of studying our mother
tongue is about the worst Pupils are graduated from
our high schools and afterwards from college, ana at
both Taces do not learn so much LnGhsh as "ouiu
equip wellnurtured boy of fourteen
narents for information should properly be gwen
On school and Of telling little questiOneF TO hud out
for yourself" is heartily condemned by The Times OF
Denver Ii adds stupid ignorant. or lazy teacher'
~ sueh thing be- hides behind the truth that the beat
dse,plne REQUIRES the pupil solve the problems HIM
self and so, instead Of teaching, keeps school,"
Tn the lessons in millinery to be given at
Iasell Seminary. making, shaping and trimming are 10
be taught the materials be furnished by the teacher
and the results be the property OF the pupil III she
desires to M them the teacher VIII aid In disposng OF
Them Aier the praciiceessons, the pupil may. by fur
nishnc whaever materials she desires. make her own
Sprpg or Summer bonnet, at no extra cost LOT
the instruction and help of the teacher The cost OF
fhe course will be- for classes of three S14 each For
classes of SIX. $40 each
Boston University had during the past year
667 students III OF these being young women or
four new trustees chosen by the Board two were
women-Mrs. Augustus Bemmenway and Mrs Mary b.
Clafin The presidents annual report speaks favor
nbly Of a proposed aud much-dscussed agreement OF
The colleges Of New-Engand upon uniform set OF re-
0uistons for admission and upon uniform methou oi
examination so that the candidate passing the one
authorized examlnation anywhere should be able 10
enter any of the colleges
Mr.. Whittier, Mr. Garrison and the Rev. Dr.
Peabody wrote the Massachusetts Teachers AsSoca-
tion at its last netting letters opposing military drl III
schools Mr. Whitter's letter was as follows; - ear
nesy hope that The decision Of the Association may be
decidedly against this useless and 20 very large class
of the community, highly Objectionable feature. We
are s suffering from the effects OF the Development OF
the war spirit, the cheapenng OF human lie ana Tic
reckless use of deadly weapons God forbid that we
should continue 10 foster it,
There were in Ohio last September 1927
24s children of schooage The value of schoolhouses
III the State estimated at S21 329'S6i. The number
of teachers employed last year was 2339l the NUMBER
OF pupils enrolled was 740194 The years total re-
ceipts Of school money amounted TO S114SS's2l anu
The total expenditures werr S7995 12j. In township
districts hign school wages have increased at an aver
age of SI4 per month for males and Sl2 for female
teachers In city and village primary schools the aver
age of wages has increased about So per month, and IN
city and village high schools FROM 81 to SO per month
The Regents of the University of WiscOn-
ein established their meeting in January three new
professorships of astronomy, to which Professor
James c. Watson, OF the University OF Michigan, was
appointed a second prOfcssorshp of Greek, TO which
Professor A. H. Pattenga also of Michigan University
was appointed; and one OF Zoology. to which LdWald
A. Birge was appointed. They also filed two professor
ships; that of English Literature by The appointment
Of Professor j. c. Freeman, OF the University Of chi
cago; and that of Engineering, by the appointment OF
Mr.. Alien ID. Conover.
The salaries of the Cincinnati teachers have
made by the amended schedule-they may be left to
speak for themselves: Intermediate schoos-Female
assistants $780, with yearly increase OF 500, up 10
500; present salary. 5000 $500. Male teachers IN
positions OF female teachers, 5000, with yearly ln-
crease of $780, up to $780, present salary 500 up TO
$500 District schOos-Female assistants S4O0, with
yearly increase of $50 up 5000 presen salary $500
10 500 Male teachers 10 female teachers posltions,
$500 with yearly increase Of 500. up TO 500; no
change.
DR.. Sears has gone to Texas to confer with
the Legislature in regard applying part OF the Pea
body fund TO the establishment of school system IN
that State They have very few schools and these are
not particularly effective and are open only small part
of the year. During past year in l37 counties re-
ported there were 1858 schools organized ana main
taped for four months Tue school population of these
counties amounted to 16I, ,294 14G946 were enrolled
and % 9G3 did not attend school, The average salary
paid to teachers $685. and the total OF expenditures
for educational purposes S747,534. The total re-
ceipts were Ss59,4S4 OF the total population OF the
State six to eighteen years 80 per cent cannot
read.
The bill now before Congress apprOpriating
money derived from the sale Of public lands to educa-
tional purposes is opposed by The Hartford COdn on
the grounds that keeping school is not the business
OF the Government that it would call for Fed
eral department for the handling and the distribution Of
public money by who by their central authority and
command OF funds could interfere more or less In state
affairs and that IL would he the opening for kindred
schemes, among them a National University. which
would in the end centraze education in the hands Of
the Federal Government. The CoUrant adds: " The
argument is made in the House that the Government
owes this duty 10 the millions OF negroes II has freed
The Government owes nothing 70 them eXcept to pro-
tect exactly 1t protects all other citizens in the
enjoyment Of political rights within its constitutional
limits The Government is neither hospital, nor a
nursery, academy. II It has any surplus money
1t had better pay debts and reduce the Of
taxation
The abIOgatiOn of Greek as a compulsory
subject IN one the English university examinations
NniLrdnL HcrLnLn.