Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-12
NOTES ON EDUCATION.


NOTES ON EDUCATION.
There are forty-two night schools in
Philadelphia, with a registered attendance
OF 300 pupils.
In Texas during the past year greater
quantity of school land has been sold than
during the six preceding years.
The Maryland School Fund has just been
distributed to the amount of 1924, 500. The
colored schools get out of this sum S24, 500.
Political economy is studied practically
at Johns Hopkins. The class is now en-
gagged upon the report for 1880 of the Sec.
rotary of the Treasury.
The School Board of Worcester, Mass,
transacts its business tremendously and
promptly, the female members introducing
no disturbing element whatever.
There are u, $50 pupils enrolled in the
Milwaukee schools there is an average
daily attendance of ii, 9l3, and S, lis
study German. In the st. Louis public
schools 20, 7S5 are studying German.
Mr.. Muendella, NJ P, has a good idea
of what the work of education should be.
He advises teachers not to be bound down
by codes of percentages, but to endeavor
to form character as well as intellect.
The Maine Pedagogical Society has rec.
commended the general adoption of the
system of free textbooks for public schools
ready have them. The establishment of a
State Beard of Education and of free high
schools was also recommended by the So
ciety.
In regard to the teaching of primary
geography an Ohio teacher said the other
day that it should be taught before going
into the book. He does not permit his
pupils TO use the book before they are eight
or nine years old. He teaches them the
points of the compass, transferring them to
table or the floor, and illustrates the
movement of the earth with an apple or a
ball.
1t is proposed to enlarge the scope of the
Cincinnati Mechanics Institute by the or
ganization of Department of Science and
Arts. The Institute has been at work for
about half century. 1t has fiourishipg
school of design with more than go pupils,
good scientific library and apparatus. and
a reasonable income. 1t will be rearranged
upon the principles of the Franklin Insti-
tute in Philadelphia.
Boston is to have new magazine, the
LiteraturJreuad, which will be published
monthly in the German language and in
Roman characters. Its purpose is to give
assistance to American students who are
studying German. The matter will include
short stories, biographical sketches, re-
views, ETC., and the editorial depar tment
will answer the questions of subscribers in
relation to German grammar and etymol.
ogy.
The course of instruction in the proposed
French Colleges for girls will be as follows
Morals the French language, reading
aloud, and one living language ancient
and modern literature geography and
cosmography the history of France and
an outline of general history arithmetic,
the elements of geography chemistry,
physics and natural history hygienics
domestic economy needle-work elements
of law; drawing; music ; gymnastics.
An indignation meeting of several hun
dred colored citizens of Baltimore was held
there the other evening to protest against
the action of the School Board in refusing
to employ colored teachers. The discus.
sion brought out curious fact in regard
to two colored schools IN charge of white
teachers. The ample front entrances are
reserved for the use of the teachers, who
enter and issue thence in solitary state,
while all the colored pupils are obliged to
find ingress and egress through narrow and
filthy alleys The exceeding absurdity of
this performance does not seem to strike
the Baltimoreans.
It has been finally decided to remove the
Western Reserve College to Cleveland,
where it will be united to the Case School
of Applied Science under the name of
Western Reserve University. The only
condition imposed is that the citizens of
Cleveland shall furnish the site for the pro.
posed University. When this condition is
complied with the college will have an en-
dowment, including its present one Of
500 600, which, added to that of the Case
School of Applied Science, amounting to
about a million and quarter will give
the University the magnificent endowment
of nearly $1,000 900.
The necessity of teaching school children
something Of the current history Of the
world is insisted upon with much good
sense by the Detroit Free Press. The
school boys and girls of to-day, 1t says,
know infinitely more of the Wars OF the
Roses and the American Revolution than
of the Afghan war or the Franco-Prussian |
war, or even the war of the rebellion. VI |
the threatened war in the East they know |
nothing and it is part of the present |
system that they shall know nothing.
Yet, with liberal use of the daily paper |
in place of the reading books now IN vogue,
both boys and girls could get better idea
of the science of government, especially as
it is to-day, and would be better informed.
Public education in Pennsylvania IS |
fourishinp. There are now 1887 graded |
schools in the State, with an enrolment OF |
937. $40 pupils and an average attendance !
of 6Ol. 627. The school expenditures dur |
ing the past year amounted to S7.4S2,- !
577 u. The total indebtedness of all the |
school districts of the State, cities included, |
was 50. GAS, 496 S4, and at the end of the |
year there remained in the school board |
treasures 81, 425, 2l3 l6. There is so much |
delay in the payment of the Legislatures
annual appropriation OF s., ZOO, 600 that |
loss has been caused to the schools of about |
$4,000 annually for interest and discount. |
Pennsylvania schools are said to have made |
remarkable progress since the war.
The Pilgrim suit is one of the most popu-
lar OF street suits. In corduroy, shades of |
gray or brown, with silver gray plush, |
make stylish suit, little scarlet, pale |
blue or maroon satin appearing in the hood |
and cordings. An aims pocket, added TO |