New-York tribune., 1880-06-17
NOTES ON EDUCATION.


The Missouri State University has 500 atudents
Twelve Young gentlemen bavc just been graou
ated by the University OF Tennessee
The American Pathological Association VIII hoid
its annual session at Philadelphia July Ao'
The Harvard Divinity School Fund for IN New fro-
fessOrshipe has reached the sum OF @l l1o' VO'
Twentv-tvo Young women tried the Harvard pre-
,,r,;narv examination this season. and two the maj
examination.
DIR. Gregory has resigned his post in the ILLINOIS
Industrial University. The institution haA JuS0
graduated twenty students
Hiram College. OhiO-the college of which Cen
eral Garfield was once president, and Of which ne
is now a trustee-has 2O9 students.
Mr. Henry Winkey, of philadelphia, has given
$4,000 to Phillips Exeter Academy. he gave
similar sum to the school two years ago.
Mr. Charles Francis Adams, jr., as member OF
+ho Massachusetts, State Board of Education. VIII
undoubtedly continue his good work begun at
Quincy.
Mr.. Charles NJ Little, late of the Sheffield Scien-
rife School has been offered the post OF instructor
in mathematics and in ANALYTICAL and agricultural
chemistry at Nebraska UnlverMty'
The North Carolina University Normal School has
onened this season with seventeen instructors and
n good prospect of an efficient session. IL IS dolnR
All excellent work for the schools OF the otale'
A new building for library and art gallery is
inst being built at the University of California IL
ia ia cost $50 OOO and the library will hold 5OuOOO
volumes. The university has just graduated lorty-
four students.
The Cincinnati School Of Design IS reported 70 DC
both prosperous and deserving. The recent exhoi-
fion of works by the pupils was excellent. MISS
Elizabeth Nourse received the gold meual loI t''c
best original crayoD drawing.
During the past Winter there were at the twenty
German universities the goodly number OF 2ol|Z
students The University of Berlin had the larGest
number-3,G0S. The philosOphlcal departments
attracted the largest number, S.624.
A good proportion of the sixty-nine applicants
ree.nty examined for entrance to the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology passed successfully. lhc
number applying was larger than at any previous
Spring examination and others are expecrGd @ TO DC
admitted at the Autumn examinations the sum
dard of admission is very hlgn
Three hundred and eighty-five girls applied for
the Oxford senior examination this season. and 333
for the iunior examinations In addition to the
ordinary examination of boys and glrls another cX'
animation for young women over eighteen wears ou
began at the same time, thrty.hve Offering Them
selves for the preliminary examination
The method of teaching used by Professor Henry
Adams in his historical courses at Harvard has been
adopted By some of the instructors in Otner depart
ments. and has been particularly successful in
pbysics and in German. Under this system each
student is made undertake special and eXhaus-
tive study OF part or the WOrK OF tuS cOusc'
and TO lecture TO the class upon that llrt.
A committee of the Boston School b lard have ar
ranged plan forpcnsionnc old aud intirmteachers.
Tbev suggest the creation of fund 80 be under the
charge Of the committee on accounts; and any
teacher who in $50 has completed Twenty-Five years
service and any teacher not vet torty-iive years
of age whose term of service dates from the present
year. JON the association. II is proposed 10 ere
ate an annual peGsion of from 500 TO $500 for each
teacher joining the association. the amount to be
determined by the rate paid TO each teacher, SAID
rate to be determined upon hereafter.
The Foster School for younG women at Clifton
Springs, n. Y.-a school which specially dstin-
guishcd by the great care taken in looking after the
health of the pupils-has just closed for the Summer
vacation after prosperous year. As far as possible
DIR. Foster and an assistant physician. lady. ac-
quaint themselves with the constitutional inherit
tance the physical condition and tendencies ofthe
students. They appoint for each such a health
regime as will tend to confirm the strong and
strengthen the weak The president. in consnlta-
tlnn with these, determines the number of daily
studies. The amount OF study may be Increased or
diminished, after subsequent examination. Special
instruction in anatomy, physiology and hygiene Is
n given by lectures illustrated by charts and plastic
anatomy.
Philadelphia has 472 public schools. instructmg
1867 pupils by means of 300 teachers, only II
of whom are men. The value of the school prop
erty owned and in use by the city is nearly
Sc 600 600. The president of the Department of
Public Education feels the absurdty ana injustice
of the reduction in the teachers salaries. He
"The pay allowed is not above labOrer'S wages
1t is not believed that the teachers in schools
will at once abandon their positions because of
such meagre mpensatiOn, hut it must lead the
more enterprisng and capable 10 seek employment
elsewhere, and deter persons with aspirations and
ability from preparing for accepting the post
tor" Where New-IOrfI paws average salary Of
SSH II Philadelphia pays $4S6 10. the work Of
teaching is probably as hard i'll Philadelphia as i'll
NcwYork.
The large sum of $3.50 900 has been added to the
permanent endowment Of the University Of R0cheS-
ter within the last ten months. The movement
which has resulted successfully was begun by the
gift of $50, 600 TO the institution from wealthy
lawyer of this city, On condition that q similar
amount should he raised by subscription. This was
quickly accomplished. Then gift of $4,000, to
be set aside fund to aid in the education of the
sons of ministers, was offered provided 100000
more could he obtained. This too, has now been
done. and 100000 of the endowment has been paid
in and invested This places the University OH a
sound financial footing, and is an admirable crown
ing achievement of the twenty live years and more
ofservce given ~ the University by President Mar
tin B. Anderson, until lately member of the State
Board of Charities The University has ample
grounds and buildings, excellent apparatus and is
worthy of It's prosperity.