New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-27
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Ths rsv Of special teachers in Chicago has been
Gxed Mt 81, 500.
Two or three more KiDdergartens are 70 De eStao-
lished IN Cincinnati.
The estimate for teachers salaries III ot' LOUIS
for the coming year, rs $a9o'oV0'
Tic New-York State Teachers Association WIZ
meet at Canandaigua this year, on TUESDAY, guy
% the sessions continuing until IuurSday eNepi'E'
A fund of nearly SIC, 900 has been raised for the
purpose of assisting neeessitcus young women /"
an ednetion at Oberlin. Commencement takes pace
NV, ,veol, there being 1914 persons TO be Pradu,
ated There are 514 young meB III the cOllege az"
435 young women.
The progressive course" Of the Woman's Med'-
cal College of Pennsylvania has been fouhd so GA
cellent that the authorities have determine" ~
make it obligatory upon all students eh'er."e wv
college after the year 1880. Students takvG
conrse are examined at the end OF the nrst @
thIs examination being inteudcd az W.. "a PiO-
srsss and of fituess for further medlcd studV'
Vhv anv person of good capacity should teach I'D
the Ney-Oreaas schools is ineOmprehensIbe' Unless
otriotism and self-saer6ce taken into account.
The schOol funds precariOus tnat tue tecDclS
have been obliged to accept certificates OF ndFpted-
es from the city, and in order to live to sell these
certificates for q mere song. Now 1t has been ae-
c;ded tn stou all expenses after July 81 to pay only
one noafh's vacation salary, and, If necessary 90
amen the schools for only seven months III tno w..
The teachers have been working WIN Wouoeri"i
patience tor many years.
The so-caIIed Harvard Examinations for women
are NOW being held in Cambridge, Rew-Yerk' Fhlla-
delnhia and Cincinnati. They began YESTERDAY
Special examinations will he held III Cambridge IN
the Summer and Autuuln-the FIRST on July l, q ana
q anu the second on September % ana 80 and
October l. ANY candidate may divide the july
ond gentember exanIi nations she Dleises between
the two times appointed OF the whole examination
NAV he passed at once. Special students VINO "'hh
IN lake only hi CHER studies are NOT required 10 pass
any Of these examinations having SATISFIED the III,
str,ctOrs of their ability to pursue theSe speci,
stndies with advantage The fee for the tHll wear
instruction is 5000; for single course IL IL o|o'
Mrs. Garrett Anderson the distinguished English
nbvsicial urged in q recent address the following
nractical suggestions as remedy for the complaints
made rs To the oveF0york in gir:s' schools: First
To get the elements of knowledge well and thor
ougbly taught at an early age, and not 20 urge tue
child to make up for early neglect by taking very
extensive range of SUBJECTS sOOa as she goes TO
good school Second-TO accept two and halt OF
three hours of class work as long enough AT one
tte for almost all children, and to provide TWO OF
three short intervals of rest-e. r., I'VE or zen
minutes in each hOur-durng even tins time'
Thiy,l-TO insist upon every girls school having
nIoyprouud. FOurth-TO aim at greatly reducing
The amount of writing IN the home work. Filth
10 reduce the number OF examinations, ana
especially to make them as discriminating Us pos
sibie and 10 apply them with great reserve TO the
children most likely to shine III them. SlXth-N0t
TO aim at completing the education by TIC aye Oh
eighteen.