New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-25
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Harvard Annex for Women now has ABOUT
forty students
TIL. rcorpanzea Louisiana stat University has
nearly fifty students in attendance
Wellesley College has now more than 500
students. Ii has courses of five wears study III
music and art ana a library Il 10000 Volumes
Professor j. ID. steele is mentioned Is possible
candidate for the Office OIL the Board Of UnNcrsiY
Regents left vacant by the death OF Chancellor
Benedict
Cambrdgs and Oxford are still in a curious
state OF unceI ainty to compulsory Greek There
Is q general feeling that something must nc dOho
but no Que seems to know what to do
AT the recent meeting Of the New England
school supefiniendeuis Colonel Parkci's work III
Quincy found snch result SIS is implied IN the pas-
SAGE Of this resolution That the interests Oh the
pub'ic schools of New-i.ng and require NAV 'l'us
Ie committed TO The care OF cnicent S@i.ie0 sapc'
vision"
Iowa has in her public schools an average attend
ance of 2a5OOO and 21,o0p teachers. 1t Is com
rlained that the standard Of the teachers eXaTna-
tions IN the Slate is not sufficiently high and tlat
mo certificate. issued are 10 evidences Of real
abiity. iOwas school fund amounts TO more tA@li
So $780, 900
Trinity College Hartford. has abolished the an
nual examinations and made those at the end OF
each term FINAL. The examinations ut the close OF
the term will hereafter be upon the studies OF that
tern alone unless otherwise ordered 10y vote OF the
faculty The maximum mark for the examination
will be equal to the maximum for two months "Ork'
When the student IN any department has an average
ofnine MARKS for the Tecltations throughout inc
wear and also an average of nine iOr the CHRISTMAS
and Trinity examinations. his name VIII be ar
nounced az the close Of the wear as having p"'So'
the examinations of thar department with bonoIs.
Honors are hereafter 10 be gwen In the department.
OF modern iauS ages.
Superintendent Leach, of Providence, shows ex-
cellent sense when he says IN regard 10 eXamina-
tons for teachers that very large perCeutSgeo OF
correct answers in written examination to qucs-
tons in arithmetic. grammar, and geography affords
but slight evidence of ability to teach and govern
a school successfully. Mr.. Leach thinks that
schools should be so organ zed that the work Of the
candidates NAV be ted practically iii the school
room. Mr.. Leach complains, and with reason, mat
too many studies are crowded into the school coutSe,
and TOO much time IS spent IN learning technical
terms and dcfn ions that convey no eX3Ci ana dei-
niie meaning 10 pupils Corpora punishment he
says, Is least used IN the best schools ana ne men
tons with honest severity the abcmnab Die haDlb OF
fauit-hudinC which afcts some OF his teachers
MIR. Leaci's opinions are recommended for the cOn-
sIderatiOn OF other school super.ut' ndents
Superintendent Taylor. of San Francisco makes
curious statement in his recently presented report.
lie says In ths city tic teacher, irrespective OF
qualifications and experience, provided she OF he
to bear on the Board OF Education is almost sure
of the appointment The directors seem to forget
OF lose sight of line fact that they elected 10
watch over the interests of the schools and not 10
serve their friends and Themselves" The dishonOr
able stupidity Of such a method Of appointment
needs no comment; but it mast be said that city
government which paws its teachers less than any
other Of its cmployes except dsY lah"fefs, s,,ouo
he satisfied vita i@c0mpctcncy IN the SCHOOLS
Taxes very hleh, aud a great cHott has
been made to reduce cV, expenses IN
fortunately the reform Only reached the Sch00l De-
partnenf and there i'll stopped. Tie large salaries
OF those employed ia al! the Oiher dcpar mcRrS are
retained In all snr'0usness. II is hard 10 why
any man and woman OF proper intellectual capacity,
spirit and energy Should ever become & teacher.
There Is ite apprecie tiOn OF prom IehcS the sd!dI-
les gwen hardly provide decent Hyne. and unless
tie teacher half starves herself 10 her working
DAYS She put away nothing Tor the wants " the
IDLE days of Old age.
The Oxford Commissioners have drawn up some
new statutes for the government OF the University
which arc spreading dlsmay among the professors.
Hitherto those gentlemen have done very much as
they liked being qslite absolved from any necessity
of teaching Others than that implied in the giving
of n few lectures How few their duties have been
is shown by the reform suggested. winch calls upon
them 10 give in addition to their usual courses at
lea. one public lecture year, intended for wider
and more critical audience and, moreover, OF
the cud of each term to examine the
siudents who have attended these lectures.
The burden involves only eighty-four hours of work
during the year, aud provides FOO SIX months holl
day ; aud for the increased duties increased com
pensatiOn is to b. Il ven. That patty Ia England
which regards professors work as properly hat q
pure research. instead Of direct teaching, rs, Of
course IN connection but as the new statutes are
only inst end reasonable there ~ strong PROBABLE
itV that they Will become law Inc FGH HGtt Gazette
saws: The creates men Of learning M Germany,
with few exceptions. have been and are tic great
est teachers Germany, and they glory III the fact.
Il would be justice 70 the large and increasing
number OF learned men at Oxford To suppose that
they take the shallow and affected that II is n
loss Of dignity OF q waste of time increase by
direct teaching and personal converse whsteVer #
thought OF love OF knowledge Is TO be found among
the young men who surround them. Besides the !
obi CATION 10 instruct hers is direct ADVANTAGE 20
themselves. Ii just The necessity Of teaching Of
expressing himself readily IN lucid language, which
preserve The assiduous student from degeneTaIng
into the pedant."