New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-03
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Theological seminary Nv
students.
1,;s -,nosod n ab dish the evening high schools
III Boston.
AtUorvard last year. the Chinese course cost
81 'OG2 Is =; the fees received amounted to sc.
Thore is n movement III indianapolis to cnt down
tbe course of study and shorten the hours III the
nnbc schools Oh tie ground of the oyerwork OF tue
pupils. =,
The Maine State College of Agriculture ana Me-
chanic Arts has been in operation f0r t"e'o S'"i'
and has graduated 134 students ne Soc coeH' -
SAID to have perma cnt fund OF 910i'oOO W.
The teachers in the public schools OF New-Orleans
are sa,d to be in actual want They have received
moi ono cent of their salaries Tie DmOrdt declares
since last july One reason OF tla Gsgracctu sateol
affairs is SAID to he that the citizens DO NOT pay 'eA
81 poll tax.
The Boston School Committee has heen Obliged 10
ask the CITY Council for funds to carry on the
schools during the remainder OF the hnanciai year
Tn. Council 80 reduced the estimates last wlnt
that by the first of the coming month there VIII d"
no money Tor salaries.
1t is proposed to transfer tie good WILL library
museum, aud all useful appliances OF A"ti"ch COR
le2e at Yellow Springs to the Ohio state OhNSi''N
at Columbus, aud to sell the buildings ana "'ne
property OF the college TO the State 10 DC use" DIS
benevolent institution.
The Massachusetts Legislature has received Pc
titlon from 353 Boston teachers asking Iof Ia"
allowing school committees to elect teachers Tor "A
term of years or during good behavior The HoSion
Post advocates election !or term OF ten Years "th
preliminary year Oh PROBATION.
meeting has just been held at Harvard t" or
gaulze Harvard Legis aure," the object OF winch
will DO to discuss questions in a parliamentary
form to obtain knowledge of practical LEGISLATION
and to have some experience in comihttee WotN.
There Will be two officers speaker ana Cieli anu
every member Will have place On CUinmi'tcV'
TINS Is not u bad idea for univ rSlty Ol DuuuhH
Senators.
The State of Virginia is in arrears to it's School
Fund to the extent of S127, 511 As whlch amount
is exclusive of interest due for several past
The interest brings it up to $l6O,000. Inc Hh1tWg
IneliJencer says with truth that the state la" Ii"
business to be a borrower from the School Fund.
That fund should be sacred and invIolabe as IL Was
intended to be III its organH itiOn Inc Cois''. u
tiOn of the state expressly forblds The use Oh me ~
come to Ee applied to any other purpose IMAM puOlc
instruction.
The freshness Of most of the subjects Just given
out by the Yale faculty for the prize essays Of the
Sophomores' second term Is much TO be commended.
THE TRIBUNE for long time has suggested the
Abolition of the antIquated subjects offered in col
leges The subjects just announced arc as follows
/. The Indians-What shall be done with them
g FOOLS Errand-A Criticism. 3. Tom Moore's
Lyrics. l. De Quincey's Theory of Greek Tragedy.
3 General Runert f. Lee. g. Christopher North
ana his Friends. z. st. Paul. 3. DIR. johnson In
(o,igiuall. 10. American HUniOr. IL. True Am
btI0n. t. Physical and Mental Culture. OF liar
moIi1us Development
The school population Of Illinois, according to the
last school census was lO1U,S11, and the Whole
humber of pupils enrolled last year was 3G4.0i1
The State has IL 800 public schools and 22,2j5
teachers Male teachers receive an average monthly
salary of $4l 81 female teachers average salary
of S51 80. Private schools last year attended
b, 6uI 40 pupils. who instructed by 1,137
teachers, Inc CELEBRATES " of the State LGinn"r
only 4.Ui5. The total receipts Tor the schoos
were $9J31. 700 "A, and the total expenditures
S7.53lo41. The cost pei capita upon average daily
attendance $40 ". The permanent pubiIc
instruction. fund of the State amounts TO
Sy.36S.is0 SO. There are ITO hlgh schools. winch
last yeaI graduated ga punls. The bonded school
debt amounts to % iJ6,3O4 IL.
The report of State Superintendent IIaisley of
Florida shows that TIE condition of the common
schools i'll that State is encouraging. In spite OF
revenue diminished by tie reduction Ut the county
tax greater number of schools have been operated
In the past two years. The total number of schools
reported during tue past year-1, 131-shOws an IN
crease Of 2i4 the last three The aggregate
ATTENDANCE was 1895. The total amount expended
for school purposes WAS $l14.S95 81 There were
CTS male and ago fcrialc teachers employed, with
average salaries ranging III the different counties
from ST. to so a month. This last average OF 50
was earned i'll Suwanncc County. The reduction OF
the county tax has necessarily decreased the average
length of term. The Peabody fund has pr"vd' ID
the State with ten scholarships in the N0rn,,
yartment of Nashville University. The plan adop,cd
four years ago Of allowing county authOrl-
ties TO select the textbooks has not worked
we'll and the Superintendent recommends that text
b1uIs should DO uniform over the State and shOu d
b. selected by the Board OF Education or 10y prop
ely appointed commissioner. Mr. liaHleY cont
plains that III Fl, rida such little Importance Is at
tached to the Office OF County Superintendent that
men have sometimes been selected without any ret
erence t. their iue>s tor the position. he schools
OF course, have suffered from tins. Florida has
never lad any teachers Institutes Enti within the
past tive years. Those that AT last were organic
were very successful. Normal College il much
wanted. The Superintendent recommends that, III
counties where the c0lored element IL large. both
races he represented on the County school Board
He reports that the previous uuirlcndly feeling IN
the State against the public schools has III great
measure given way 10 Il strong sentiment III their
favor.