New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-18
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

California. which now has one eXcei'eh'
Normal school. is about to establish another
The Sheffield Scientific School now has Ii"
s,udents and Ia doing splendiily thorough WORK.
A bill has been introduced in the Kentucky
,ersa,ure proyding for the establishment OF two NOT
mai schools-one for white and the other Tor co'oreu
teachers.
Lieben's Civil Liberty is to be the required
study for Professor sumner at Yale next term Inc
topals win be International Law and Pomeroys 0on
stitutional Law.
A bill providing for compulsory education
has lust been passed by the Iowa Legislature Inc lot
fixture incurred by parent guardian for not senohg
child to school is $50
A petition signed by over 1900 women OF
CINCINNATI praying the OHIO Legislature to enact some
law which Will take the control Of the public schooS o"'
of the hands of ward politicians has been presented to
that body.
There are said to be 10000 children in
Chicago who get no schooling whatever and 7ooo ID Tue
schools for lack of proper accommodations Gun o'y
be taught half a day. This is not pleasant report OF
city which plides itself on " Western progress
The cost per capita fol instruction in tue
Philadelphia schools last year was SIS 80 Inc huInoer
of pupils enrolled was 1O3.567 the average attendance
was 3s1 The salaries OF the teachers per puph !"
average attendance are only $10 80 for the year.
Colonel F. w. Parker is a candidate for one
of the supervsOrsbps in Boston, and tls 10 DC hopcu
that the city Will be wise enough to vote MIN ln'o "
Mace where he can do so great work. Quincy being
started in the tight path can now manage us scuOoS
probaby without him and in Boston his force ana LIS
methods would be invaluable
A history which at once interests young peo-
nile and gives them definite and practical KNOWLEDGE ana
not mere varnIsh, book to be most deeply vaueu
and such book in the hands ola competent 'eacneF 10
Berards History tine United States. as revised by u
L. Bush 1t gives "a comprehensive view OF the course
of events in America not 0mtllng the pohucai o""ns0
which mark the larc decades
The Prussan Minister of Education COM
plains that the steady increase of crime and immortality
in the great towns Of Germany during the last ten
years has had an effect upon the teachers OF elementary
schools ana thai the tone of the class has degeheaeu
IN all the chief centres of industry except Berlin ne
thinks moreover that the teachers have been spoheu
Oy too much attention. politicians having Ved WIN eaeh
other in the attempt 10 win their support, and he ar-
hntes their decentralization also TO the increased acues
for drinking which have provided by recent egs-
atoa and which has njurOusy affected large sections
Of the community.
During n practical examination of the Quincy
schools correspondent Of The Philadelphia Ledger
asked The teachers II it didn't exhaust them 10 give OUT
10 much 10 their classes instead OF simply hearing rec-
taons The teachers answered that On the contrary.
attention 10 the book and going tae recitation by
rote They said too, that discipline was more easily
maintained than by the old system since the pupils are
busy ana interested and have room for Their activity;
the child reet is not afraid 10 talk TO its teacher
and il Is too busy whisper to its neghbors The rest
esspess and the Inqusveness of the children are used
to good account of being sterny repreSsed and
consequently finding vent IN naughtiness
Superintendent Lucky, of Pittsburg, in his
animal report makes excellent suggestions as to
the teachers work 1t is his opinion that the use of the
daily paper textbook in the hands of teacher can
not be overestmated. He advocates the teaching Of
spelling in connection with other branches, as means
of nteresog the pupil in the photography and pronun
citation of every new word he When studying
geography and history for instance In Pittsburg the
pupils are not satisfied with simply learning the name
Of country, river, place, but they will carefully
look after the spelling and pronunciation OF the word
The Ptsburg teachers bear testimony TO the great in
erest which the pupils take in their attempt TO master
the photography of all that they compelled to
use daily at home at school and on the play ground
The international Educational Congress, to
be held at Brussels during the Summer, Will last
six DAYS and will be attended by competent specialists
from all parts Of Europe The Congress will be divided
into six sections: primary instructions 2, middle
class instruction g. superior Instruction H. instruction
in special sublects o. popular instruction. lectures IL
braries museums G. school hygiene. The sections Will
discuss IN the morning. the more technical questions,
while the general meetings in the afternoon the fol
loving highly interesting questions have been fixed
for debate: l. What is the purpose that the leg
islaor ought pursue in the elaboration of the pro
gramme Of primary instruction Is this purpose to be
the acquisition of determined branches OF knowledge dt
counaissances determinGesl, the cultivation Of the
physical intellectual and moral faculties as whole
What the task of the primary school as regards th
political education of the people q Ought the pro
rramme of middlecass instruction 10 DC in accord Will
the special superior studies to which every pupil is des
tined or ought they be conceived with view to gen
eral culture the preliminary of all special stud
les What is in mddle-cass instruction the relative
Importance Of literary and scientific culture? 3. Ought
the purpose OF superior studies to be limited TO the &c
uuisiton OF professional aptitudes Should these stud
les considered also destined to spread in the su
peror classes the essential ideas OF all sciences. and
thus TO contribute to the general culture OF the nation
L. WHAT is the best organization TO be given to acade
mics or schools Of desgn to make art fulfil in thu
interest of the masses, its educational mission VIVA
progress has been realized In the methods Examina
lion of question from the point OF viewd of nsruc
ton IN the middleclass schools; b, III the primary
schools c. the technical or industrial schools Of al