New-York tribune., 1880-01-15
NOTES ON EDUCATION.


tghiy-six students.
IL is stated that there were 4,0OO children
sudyine German years In the Chicago schools
where only 800 taking the language now
Kenyon College has matriouating class OF
twenty seven bishops having first attended the matrlc
nlating ceremonies.
The appropriations for the present school
year in Boston are nearly exhausted, and mere money
has been asked for.
Nearly all the professors at Ann Arbor have
prepared a syllabus OF lectures with details WHO" hep
the students greatly outside reading accompany
ing the lectures.
The standard of the present freshman class
at Yale is said TO be unusually high Though seVer"i
wer conditioned of the class Of 23O at the Close oi
last term dropped
Provost Charles j. Stille has resigned Ills
Office In the University of Pennsylvania ana talks OF 60
ing abroad The Board OF Trustees are endeavorhs 10
prevail upon him TO reconsider his RESIGNATION.
AS education in drawing has lately been made
compulsory in France the means for acquiring ii are
being extended in every direction lhc city Of Pans mas
lust opened seven now schools OF design for girls only
The University of Berne has 400 students;
the University has 19l, and the Universy oi
Zurich s73 The medical school Of the last named III
sttution has twelve ladies studying In II.
Last years investigations in the Biological
Department OF johns Hopkins University have Just
been published in exceen: shape with Illustrations.
The subjects were important and the results are inter-
esting.
The California teachers have formally re-
solved that the examination Of teachers should DC
thorough and practical that all technical and eaten
anestions 10 show the smnrincss OF the examiners
should be avoided" They also protested against the
teaching OF languages other than English in tue sehOo
below the high school.
The School Superintendent of Sacramento
in his last annual report, makes an excellent protest
against the great evil OF too much teaching from the
text book He repeats the wellworn truisin that inc
great secret of successful teaching to make pupils
think ana reason for themselves. 1t is thing Wheh
cannot be said too often judging from the apparent i'm
possibility of getting it into the minds OF teachers
Governor Long, in his recent message to the
Massachusetts Legislature, reported that the efect Oh
the compulsory education law had been to increase he
average attendance per cent. He suggested that
they make an important change in the system 10y some
provision enabling every secure TO its schools
trained and yitaizing supclintendence so thorough
that no school shall fail below the general standard
There are about eighty lycGes i'll France and
over 800 colleges thefOrmer supported by the State
and latter by the municipalities The boys educatedm
the lyeees and colleges nearly ali bosrders ana as
their school life lasts for eight or six years respec-
lively the consequence is that they live during hls
time In n sort OF hafmonastic half-military con-
fuemen after which they are especially since the new
Army law, placed under military discipline for another
twelve months least and in some cases Tor hvc years
On the contrary. tho boys of the primary schools are
day pupils only and live at home.
That teachers do not sufficiently discuss
practical schoOroom questions in their meetings the
complaint of The journal, Of Indianapolis 1t mentions
as some OF the subjects which they should talk about
whether eable of stopping the enormous
change teachers which occurs every year: whether
the study Of methods which has grown up Of late years
and is osered by the Normal School, is not killing out
In teachers the acquisition Of learning; whether the
ways teacher knows Of teaching not often binding
the people his lack of thugs 10 each whether the
period of harmful reading through which most children
20 cannot be avoided.
At the recent meeting of the California
teachers Mr. Slade, OF the Quincy schoo! Committee
said that that town they dOnt believe in setting III
experienced teachers TO teaching the youngest chill
drcn they promote teachers to the primary depart
ment They do not allow any teacher to experiment on
that which is most tender and most easily injured.
IL lakes he said, double the capacity ingenuity, pa
tience and experience to teach child hye years ola
that IL does Of ten These statements are COM
mended those persons who persist IN saying that the
Quincy system has about 1t nothing which has not pre-
yiousy been in elsewhere In this country Every
where the beginners in the profession are put into
the primaries, and It is a manifest absurdty:
The Educational Board of Zurich has just
Issued very good code OF regulations for the private
schools the Canton No person is allowed 10 organize
such school without the express license OF the educa
onal authorities and before obtaining this license the
applicant is Obliged TO present exact plan OF the
scheme OF education; plan OF Toom building
and furniture; proof of capacity OF
the teacher teachers. and an engagement to
open the school the regular inspection Of the pub
lie educational authorities of the State, and the Com
nune or local School Board District The State Is de-
tcrmined IL Is said that instructOnshop shall
usurp the place OF genuine school. The law permits
the presidents of School Boards to make annual
animation of the pupils In every private school, and
the keepers or management of all such schools arc
bound TO send yearly report to the educational author
ities
Belgium has three Royal Conservatives of
Music receiving subsidies from the State The number
OF Communal Schools OF Music is large. Brabant
has IL, Hanaut 30. Flanders SO. The directors and
professors at the Royal Conservatives nominated
by the Government and the rfPtttears and monitors
are selected by the directors among the most apt pupils
competition in musical composition takes place every
second wear at Brussels. The competitors must write
niece Oh subject given 10 them by the jury, which
is composed OF members nominated by the Minis
ter Of Only Begans under thirty years Of
age who have passed preparatory examination before
the Jury admitted to compete. The first prize (Prx
de Rome) consists OF annual allowance OF 900 francs
for five years. with the obligation the prizeman 10
perfect himself during that time his art in Germany
Franco and Italy. A second prize gold medal 500
francs in value and an honorable mention-may also be
granted Nearly all the Belgian composers of mark
10 be found among the prizemen since 1s4l, in which
wear the first prizes given. In consequence of the
ipcf he fuufhe of