New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Massachusetts State Normal Schooi a'
aalem now has 240 students.
The cost per capita of public school instruc-
ton In Portland. Ore, is said to be S3l &c.
The Boston School Board is about TO eiect
AK supervisors instead of four, was proposed.
California now has in her treasury $1,27l,-
s56 05 school money, subject 20 npportionment.
The Wisconsin Legislature has ordered the
purchase of 600 OF Webster's Unabridged Dictionaries
for the public schools.
Russia has now eight universities, that OF
ST. Petersburg having 900 students III Is pIoposeu "
establish a ninth university at VeIonez.
The San Francisco School Board has invited
divers citizens who pcttoned for the adoption OF tue
Quincy in their city, TO meet the board ior INC
purpose Of mutual conference in regard to the matter
The Rochester primary teachers are dlssat-
isled with the new rule requiring them TO stay an nou
every day after their regular work Is done 10 urn III
reading and rhetoric pupils Of the higher er"ocs' LUG
Board has however, determined to Try inc pan sum
longer.
II is proposed to add a chair of the Theory
md Practice of Teaching the Kentucky Agricultural
and Mechanical College. and thus make OF u hoIin
school The COcrJo,eadi mentions that the teachers
In many districts and Of the state are ignorant
and incapable
y 1t is stated that the interior towns ana
counties of California paw only, as rule Tor actual
time employed in teaching, while the san Francisco
teachers are paid their salaries regularly during then
two months vacation.
The College of Agriculture Of the California
University VIII se1d out Eve or six graduates next tct
Professor Hgard asks for experimental stations o'oc
rating with the University these stations to b. p"ced
f. df,rCnt climatic regions OF the state 10 determine
the needs Of Cahlo!nia's varied climate.
woman has just been placed in an I'M
nortont educational position France. Ii IS Mile
Juliette DOdu, who has been appointed ~ NJ Jdies
Ferry DeegateGenera for the Inspection OF inc SchooS
established for the reception Of little children under SIX
years Of age Mile Dodu last year received inc tDDoh
Of the Legion Of Honor for splendid conduct during the
The University of Vermont admits to It's
academic aud scientific departments without eNaiH'a-
ton candidates who bring certificates Of grodn Jon
from preparatory schools whose courses OF study oy
meet tie requirements Of the University for admission
10 these departments. Students admitted DIV certificate
will be REGARDED as being probation during the hTst
term
The Superintendent of the Sacramento Schools
has complained to the Board Of Education tuat there
seems to he disposition among some OF the teachers to
ignore the Interests Of those children whose promotion
becomes matter Of doubt TO tho end that they may
have the credit OF promoting the largest possible num-
Der or percentages and that they are unwilling In act
much opposed to receiving into thelr classes children
whom they huk it would be difficult to promote ana
nre disposed to drop without due consideration OF the
chl's interests. lie asks cure, for semi
examinations for promotions He complains also that
some OF the teachers apply such unpleasant ephets as
Ounce and fool to their pupils, and that there
have where pupils have been forced TO leave
school because they unable to endure tao bitter
md scathing of the teacher The board passed
resolution tacy forbiddng teachers to use epithes
10 pupils.
Tn regard to Colonel Parker and his work,
The Boston Transcript very Justly says; The Quincy
System of public school instruction, rs IL has come not
unnaIurally yet somewhat inaccuraely, TO he called,
having passed through certain period OF abuse as an
innovang gmcrack, Is now being foutcd by the same
critics sneered at 1t nOveltyas an old story that
everybody knew and practsed years ago. 1t is much
that our compacent Amercanism has been aroused 10
a comprehension OF the truth that our common schools
are not ideal perfection aud enough I'm their very exist
ence to make the effee mOnarchies howl with dsmay
After this idea, well sOwn and watered by the very
wrath Of the oldashioned teachers and superlntend
ents disturbed their comfortable routine against tho
innovator who proposes TO make the teachers do good
share OF the work pat of upon the children has got
abroad then will the general demand for the now
schoomaster. the schoOlmarm, and the new style
OF teaching, ana then The NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE says,
away go ali the cutauddrcd machine superintendent,
ell the young roteeachers who out Of divers nor
Incapable presume to teach country schools FOR pocket
money"
At the recent meeting of the OlOndaga
County Farmers Club member complained that the
schools we're at o standst. He declared that children
now learned literally nothing of addition, substracOn
multiplication OF division in short, our whole school
system was absolutely wrong. Teachers institutes
amounted to absolutely nothing those who run them
knew nothing all about the work OF teaching teach
er The professors OF these Institutes elephants
whom all ought to They took $40 day, got on
some stale Jokes put the teachers In good humor, and
that was about all Another member thought the chill
dren in the agricultural community not as well
educated they should be, and third Mr.. Pratt,
The main trouble the small only winch farmers
were willing 10 pay for teachers They expected good
schools without much cos. Education cost money, and
!! farmers wished 1t they must be willing to pay teach
ers more than so cents week and board Said District
Attorney White: e heard man say in Camillus that
his taxes for schools than all his other taxes
Charles Pratt" Yes. and you have good schools ia
Camilus You doing something there" All tins
tank points toward the Quincy and therefore
encouraging. There is hint Of better teaching and bet
tcr pay the law permitting women voice IN school
matters # must be said that rule the wives OF
are moro deeply interested the schooling OF
their children aud willing pay for capacity and
theron ghness than the farmers themselves to whom
"poor teaching" being really musical in comparison