New-York tribune., 1880-01-08
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Iowa State University has SIG students
The State Normal School has lSs.
In some of the counties in Colorado the pu-
pills in the public schools obliged to 90 from TWO 10
six miles to school.
The California teachers have requested the
State superinte ndent to take steps to have char o
pedagodcs established at the State University
The public school for cOlored children III
Dubuque discontinued in 1877 aud colored pupils
ore now admitted to the other schools
There is Just now much discussion over the
teaching German in the public schools OF CleNeaHu
divers citizens being disposed initiate he example OF
Chicago and discard the study.
The teachers in the primary departments OF
the nine Leadvo schools receive $50 per MONTH ana
those in the intermediate departments get S'o' 1hc
schools are excellent III work and spirit
II is stated that since 1870 Mississippi has
speut upon Alcorn University and the two c0loied
normal schools the sum Of S290,700 TINS Is exclusive
Of the expenditures for the colored public schools
A committee of Wisconsin teachers recon-
mend that no state certificate granted TO any per
son except upon examination. and then not nnt aieF
he has successfully taught for at least five years
In Michigan University 219 students are
taking Greek Among the English studies history Is
very popuar; 1t Is taken by All students wme Only
1872 have mathematics during the second semester
The Massachusetts, State Board of Education
has lately been investigating the matter OF Dsirct ou
perintendency. aud all the answers to inquiries a"-
dressed to other States have shown the satisfactory re
suit Of such supervision
Superintendent Stone of Springfield, Mass
has obtained good results from written tests deahOeu
on the SPUR of the moment public school pupils II
is an excellent way of iuigincof the penmarsp ana u
the intellectual readiness and accuracy Of the pupil
The Indiana teachers propose to organize
mutual benefit association as there Is no pIepaT""on
nv the state or otherwise for the support OF superan
uuated teachers or who have been broken down
by earnest and faithful work in the schoolroom'
The reported school population of Kansas is
s1I3lO; the enrolment in the public schools during
the past year was 2Os 400 and the total attendance
was 1896 There were G.7O7 teachers empoyou
The school revenues amounted TO 5000 W. anu
the expenditures to 81 $l,j9079l 80
One speaker at the recent meeting Oh the
Maine Teachers Association said wisely that the us
cinne of each pupil should be matter OF personal study
by the teacher, aud that the motives for VIOLATION o
school law should ascertaned that justice as exact
as possible might Oe administered Another speaAoI
advocated the system Of putting pupils on theh nohor
for good behavior.
The San Francisco School Board has reduced
the salaries of the primary teachers and much ndsh
ton is expressed by taxpayers by teachers and by he
press The Republican County Committee took up the
matter and adopted for transmission to the schooi
Board pointing out how the expenses OF the
department might be reduced without taxing OH INC
hard earnings of the primary teachers.
President Eliot last week addressed the
Massachusetts, Teachers Association in advocacy OF
long tenure of Office by teachers this long tenure I'M
ying selection with strict examinations ana
probationary service. He also asked for retirement
of teachers on pensions annuities with aDsoue Sc
curty against reduction of salaries thns freeing inc
teachers from anxiety, and leaving them 20 deVoe al
tbcir powers to their work TIE Association unail-
fcr ripp NJ n
Education.
That many of the teachers of Philadelphia
are grievousy overworked and grevousy uuderpad Is
the statement OF The Telegraph of that city 1t is un
reasonable to expect" it adds, that woman who'
after tosome day in the schooroon, Is compelled 10
sit up until nearly midnight with examination papers
averages and all that OF thing. viii take the ve
est sort of interest in higher educational methods or in
ANYTHING else but the badcst and barrenet routine AS
our school system present organized not only no
announcement held out TO the teachers to interest
themselves the science of teaching but they are SUD
jected to the most enormous dscouragemeh'S' IL -
uroposed in Phi phia teaching licenses only
for short term at first, and to provide system OF
determination to test the teachers capacity.
The discipline of the Quincy Schools, as ex-
plained by Mr.. Slade, of the Committee rather as
tonishos the teachers used to the old mechanical
methods But" says old teacher slttlng upon the
platform visiting the Quincy schools 10 ma out
what under the sun II Is tNdl ptOpc
and newspapers discussing this is very noisy Fre-
ciselv madam this is a workshop, not funeral You
can't have beehive without buzz" And, continues
the critic, THAT little boy in the PLAID jacket Wills
pered to the little girl in white" "Quite likely madam;
we can readily find an excuse for orighteyed' curly
headed rosy checked little boys who wW whisper TO
little girls in white. We once had tendency In that
direction ourselves. and do not any occasion
for pounding him or shaking him, or standing him IN
the corner, putting him iu dark closet OF even
appearlng to notice II at ALL" Teachers make great
advance in school government when they learn how
not to see
Al the meeting last week of the Michigan
Teachers Association Of the school superintendent
declared that Of late there has been falling of in the
number of boys graduating from the high schools
of the state the being about five girls TO one
bow showing that the women are becoming better edu
Gated than the He regretted that too many boys
were leaving school without good excuse OF poverty
or necessity of work; it simply their own inherent
Iazness Another speaker advocated a law providing
that pupis when prepared should be sent from the dis
trct schools graded school, This could be donc he
said by several districts uniting and locating gram
mar school in township, and by dividing the eS-
pepse providing Jace for advanced pupils Professor
George Of the State Normal School, said that the great
trouble with the rural schools the tendency on the
part township schoOlboards to engage incompetent
teachers those boards having the peculiar idea that as
none but little children attend the schools any teacher
who could keep them together was good enough for
purpose Professor Hcnnequin OF Michigan University,
road n paper during the meeting advocating among
other things, compulsory teaching OF french ana
German in the schools observing that America is BENG
peopled by Germans and French who are crossing TIE
ocean in thousands every II is doubtful II Amer
cans will soon consent to make foreign languages obi
gatory In schools where there IS still so nucn 10 DC
dome in improving the methods OF English teaching
thorough English education is the thing needed
first in an English speaking country
One of the Indiana teachers at the meeting