New-York tribune., 1880-04-08
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

A class of twcnty-eiaht will be graduated t'om
Onion College this Summer.
A school apporiioameat OF P515,206 oo iS apou'
to be made in Missouri. The State has school pop-
ulatiOn of 7O2,153.
Atlanta will probably have the Peabody Normal
School. having already subscribed $4,000 OF the
required $2o.O00.
Secretary Hoilnesworth. of the Texas state
Board of Education, saws that Texas now nus
a school fund of $3, 500 OOO and an immense gnan-
tity OF schol amd. he adds 'hat nat 'hic ,rI soLos
So, ,O0O.000 and Guring that time l'ooo'ooo c"'''
dren were enrolled III the schools.
At the recent Cambridge local examination 'o"r
senior girls attained first class. each from diIc
ept town and schanl and all distinguished III Eng
l,sh studies. 1hirty-nine senior girls were m INC
second class. Among the JUNIOR girls 'h'r's TX
were in the first DIVISION. Only one meipcr w ~"
first c,as or girls attained to distinction III
mathematics.
The " Case School of Applied Science" has been
Incorporated at Cleveland. and fifteen clzens bave
been selected to administer the trust ett Tor the
purpose by the late Leonard Case. ] ne couIsr vi
the school will include mathematics physSS, en-
riueerIng mechanical and civil chemistry, ecolol-
ic geology mining aud metalluigy, natural hstorS'
drawing and modern languages.
Tux TRIBUNE, which has lone lahored to have the
value of practical and persistent moral instruction
in schools recognized by teachers, is always glad to
see other public tions following its cxanpie. lhe
National Journal of Education speaks wisely
when it saws: The man or woman VINO can
not staud before the children as daily ooect les
SON. IL practical religion, good morals anu gehIie
manners and has not the vitality anu tact 70 use
the events of the world around the chi,Gren lot
moral instruc ion; and to Gull from the Bible. ana
all GOOD books the appropriate passages 10 enforce
the iessOn is simply unfit for the post of 'carner'
Mr.. John Bright does not gotO hot-headcd lengths
in matters of education. He said recently that he
could not agree to making the British law with re-
gard to compulsory education more stringcnt lie
thought that the subject must be progrt ssve, am
that IN twenty years parents would l'c ONLY ANXIOUS
10 see their children III school. lie was against dti
scheues for making schOoimasters great c0rpora-
ton Ihev had great mon9ppHly Oh doc'nrS. Wio ti,
same, and trades union III the most gross chaIac
ter. He thought there was disposition on tue part
of the school-teachers to band themselves together
as trades union, instead of pursuing tnelr own IN
dividual duty their own sphere.
The classical professors III Kings and University
Colleges London, have begun movement TO pro-
vide for instruction in Greek art. and to utilize the
collections OF the British Museum with tai OBJECT.
Mr. C. T. Newton. G. B., has undertake. to deliver
the first course consisting of eigat lectures o'l
Greek Sculpture and painting, at the Bot1nica:
Theatre, University College, during The months UI
May and june next. commencine way D. M 'Ie ,'S 'ry
Museum and will have special retoreHce 10 'h'
works of art which can be stuffed tiicte' ihc CO.
uperation of the principal colleges an" sen "iS u
md near London will be invited and II III" ireSet
movement is we'll supported, 1t its hoped that much
may be done thereby to taciiitate ihe SYSTEM ne
study OF Greek art rs branch Oi classica! cduca-
ton.
Germany has 10000 schools, attended by
G.OOOOOO pupils; ber population num'eIS
42.OOO.00o. The school expenditure in tlat coun
try averages little less than 10 cents per heat of
the population. England, with population Of
$1,000 900, las $4,000 schools. attended by
100000 pupils, and costing an average of 40
cents rer head of the population. AnStrla-llungaA,
with 81 900 900 people, uStructs 3,000,00O rnpils
in 80 600 schnos, at an expense oil ahont 4O cents
81 600 GOO, has 7l.OO0 schools and 100000
pnpIls teaching them at an expense of 3S cents.
Snain has II 600, 900 nhabltants. 20 900 schools
and 600 900 pnp.ls, the expenditure averaging
81 cents per lead OF the nopulttion ItaiY. with
2s,Ooo.OoO roplc, 1900 schools and !, 900 Ooo
ulation. Russia. with 74,O00,00O of people, IN
strnciS 100000 pupils IN $1,000 scho'i>, at az
average expenditure per head OF tile population vi
about ccuis.
Four colored clergymen appeared the other even
ing before the Committee of tie Baltimore School
Board appointed to consider the subject of admit
ting colOred teachers to the work OF tie pnhlic
schoos. The Rev. Mr. HarGrave SAID that they only
asked that all lnnlering barriers that keep co'nred
teachers out of the schools be removed; they d!d
not ask thar colnred teachers he appointed Simply
because they were colored. but because tEcv would
move themselves capable of taking charge Of col
urcd glasses. Tie also said the knowledge that suc)'
n position was within their reach would he an IN.
cTut.y. to cOcred youth TO Improve. Dr. t'!oSs
sad that the COlOrcd race were tndcd'Orng to hi
importaut po- ions III society and teach ng Was
lnportant adjunct. H. OILY asked tair chancr for
colored persons at examinatlouS A member Of the
commit C asked whether they desired that colore,
teachers be placed in positions subordinate 10 white
prncipa!s or whether they wanted charge OF whole
schools The reply was that they askc'' that The
change he made gradually. MI. RlGdlck SAID lie
thought the greater sympathy existing between
coured teacher over cOlOTed scholars would advance
the refinement of the The committee adjourned
without taking final action.
An English school report, in discussing the value
o. teaching children to commit to memory words
they do not understand, gives the following Illus
tralion of the faults of such practice The pre-
csc words of the report are given. "Ihe children
had been accustomed to repeat the catechism dur
ing half an hour each day. in day school ana sun
day-schOOl; and they were called upon to write the
answers to two questions. This is what was writ
ten: My duty toads God is to bleed in him to
fearin and to loaf Withhold your arts Withhold my
mine Withhold my sold and with my serntb 10 wir-
CHIP and TO give thanks to put my old trast in llm
10 call upon him to Onner his old name and his
world and to him truly all the days of my hfe's
end. MY dooty lords my nabers to love him as
tiyself to do to all men as wed thOn shalt do and
TO inc to love onner and suke my farther and mother
to Onner aud bay the queen and all that are pet
in forty under her to smit myself to all my gov
mes teaches spiritual pastures and narstes TO ough-
nobody by would deed to be treu in jest III all
nv deelins TO beer no malls ated in arts 10
keep my ands from peckin and steel my turn from
evil speak and lawing and ISLANDERS not to civet or
desar othernans good but to learn labor trewly TO
get my own leaving aud to do my dOOty in that
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