New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-16
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Rutgers College has 14f stuients-and fresh
man class o. 50 members.
Hamilton College has now an attendance Oh <o-
students and freshman class OF o9-tle iaises' !"
the history OF the college,
Mr.. ]. w. Mackey. OF California, has promised
Howdon an endowment of SOC. 900 and Mrs. Stone,
Of Maiden. who has already bestowed SO much money
upon The institution, has given an adiitiohai @oo'"'
Athens is giving much attention to common
school education. Ii has a Polytechnic School, ana
fine astronomical observatory aud the Nationai
University haa III y-two professors and LOO Stu-
den from Greece and all parts OF Continental Luz
rope
Tie bird year Of the Johns Hopkins looloeicai
Investigations has been useful one. The labor
atory was established at Beaufort, n. G.. and tne
locality proved TO be- excellent one ior study
ans sneeies of animals were found there ana espec-
ally Valuable results obtained IN the exaniha-
ton OF crustacea.
There is much complaint in Texas because While
Governor Roberts "p0nts with pride" TO tue cash
balauce of the State funds he parades, the schooi
systein is IN the worst possible state The Charleston
hs,rs declares that few children but those whose
parents both able and wiling to pay tuition 10
institutions are receiving instruction.
The last general educational report shows that
Massachusetts, of all tie States, has the highest
Percentage OF population of school age enrolled IN
the schools and also the largest average daily at
tendance. Massachusetts also shows the greatest
difference ia the salaries gwen 10 male ana female
telchcrs The former receive 30 o. tue ia''er
S33 Oh
The new arrangements of tie Louisiana state
University provide for classical and scientific
course of five years cach including one year OF pre-
paratory teaching; also for an agricultural and
mechanical course of three years EACH including
similar preparation. plan for training ship t0r
Dauticai instruction Is nebtioHeu AZ cohIeS'Oh Win
Tho university.
The Girls Seminary at Mortified, established by
Mr. Moody is full-it has a hundred pupils. Appli-
cations for Abundance many that house
twice the size of the present one could be filled at
once. The lid an girls are making great progress;
they work well md excel in several studies, and are
especially fond OF music. They are both doclie ana
happy. they 10 become teachers among thelI
own people Tho great need OF this seminary Is SAID
To be library.
DIR. William Pepper has been nominated TO the
provostshp of the University of Pennsylvania. 1t
is reported that Ill the future this Office is TO be
made more supervisory in character than ii has
been More of tn, details to be confided TO the
yce-prOvOst and the provost Is to superintend the
general interests of the institution. IL IS stated
1hat ex Provost Charles j. Stile is 10 remain emeri-
professor OF history. and will give bus usual lee
lures upon that subject. Dr. Pepper, II lie accepts
The ofce will stall act as profess IN the medical
department. The university Is described as bong
In excellent condition. There are forty free schoI-
ans ftom the public schools in the TOwne Scientific
School.
The Oxford professors are much fretted by the
proposed statutes providing thatthcy shall doa little
more work i'll the way of instruction. core
spondent of The Acadcay reminds them that teach
ing is one of the touchstones for securing genu
in. research. and that they should take heart from
Germany. at cannot be supposed" he adds,
"that English professors are incapable Of the tasks
accomplished by their brethren in Berlin If
M0rmsen, Zeller Heimholtz and NiTcbOw can write
a. they do, with amount OF lecture-w0Tk Tar eX-
ceeiing that proposed by the Oxford University
Commissioners, there Is ground 20 nope that what
las hitherto not wholly through It's own fanIt, been
nearly the ldlest professoriate in Chrisendom, VIII
again. with position of a real educational force
make Oxford power IN the intellectual world"
The absurd fashion in which the average school
board lets education alone and discusses eXtTaneous
matters is illustrated by The AeqrGucortb Times
"Reportsr it says have been made TO the present
board urging the cleaning out # WELL involving
all expense of So or less, the discussion OF which
cupied whole OF the board. Another report
made about few yards of plaster under discus
sion over SIX months, which, after law suit, was
finally settled. but the report III question from the
superintendent showing the fatal defects III our
present course of study was quietly and without
word OF debate ordered filed" Probably q sliGhtTe-
+ rm i'll this way of conducting school business will
come with the active service of mothers upon
schoOl-b0arls. The training Of her children will
seem 10 unreasonable Woman OF at least equal CON
sequence with the saving Of "a few dollars IL
plaster rs bill.
At the recent meeting in Cleveland of the repre-
sentatiyes Of the various Hgh Schools of Northeast
ern Ohio a long discussion was held as TO
methods u instruction As to the relative eritS of
teaching by lectures and by textbooks, Mr. HaT-
vey of Pancsville, said that he never used text
book in teaching physical geography. lie taught
the subject by lectures purely and obtained ex-
aininatIOns of higher per centage. Professor
Ii nsdae. of Hiram College, said that be would not
exclude the Textbooks but he approved the lecture
system. Subject and aptitude must be considered.
Ills experience with teachers that every one
had one study, perhaps more. in which he took
special interest aud could teach to better advan-
tags Physiology, physical geography and political
economy should be taught by lectures. Pro
fessor Hiusdnle added, " The average teacher, l
think, would succeed in the studies mentioned.
Poor and medium teachers will get along better
with textbooks can teach some studies by means
of lectures better than by textbooks" Mr.. Harvey
said that physical geography and political economy
should he taught by lectures. Mr.. Kickoff said that
physical geography taught III Cleveland.
Those assembled cOncIiTred IN the opinion that four
years was necessary for full course III a high
school, aud like term for an exclusively English
course.