New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-16
NOTES ON EDUCATION.
Amherst has now $50 students


woman in that state
An afternoon school in popular science ana nus
tory il about to be opened in Cincinnati III MI III
hold four sessions week for ten weeks anu Will oe
conducted by accomplished teachers.
The Pol, technic Society in Louisville has made
che price of admission TO its drawingclass very
ANAL. in order that mechanics may study an ar'
which NAV he useful in their trades.
The classical departments at Oxford still con-
@;nua to attract the largest number Of able men,
being hard run, however, by the matnehi shno1
school Natural science COMES next, ln1n 'uoi y
opy then history. an Last of all law IN wn.on o'
one first class was obtained during 'ne 9e"
The average number of pupils In at'enuan', y, -
the Ohio public schools last year was $40 80 80,
The school population numbered 1,o03,oo'' NV.
there was an tnrollmt ut of 744' 700 i"o ~
,astrrot;on ,er carita was ga 75. There were
90 ozo teacbefs employed 1887 OF whom were
xromsn The average salary Palu 10 soin" ~.
ers in district primary sch4 VH '%fv and village
teachers TJo SALARIES III '"0 wy
schools we've Target
If is complained in Pttsburg that the preseuV
.,.stam Of scrammimg" pupils for the hieh
school. ties down not only the pupil out .no
Teacher to "A skeletonzed form OF educatlon 'ii
is distasteful alike TO both. Teachers nave 20
train their pupils on the hue that VIII oe pursue"
in the High School examination 10 prepare
them SUITABLY for this. within the allot'eu t'"o'
everythlnu but bare fact IS eliminated Notu.nS
CON ba elaborated upon. no matter now lnlcIoNVt
mo The Children are held IN routlns iut ~
stnlv: the teacher has TO content hlmsen VIZ w.
ascertalning that the pupii mas nOt ~ re- trne
Ies.Un lie has little time to instruct ~ VIZ
ssnse of the erin and time 10 waste ~ eaoola'io
Tnon ANYTHING outside the limit OF the lesson
An edyrtIs now being made to enlarge and com,
,lete AN institution ior education In lndusuiai
calpcs ut Huntsville, Alaoama. 1t being more
esvecially for the benefit OF the colorcd cizehS us
resources are limited. The cOlooy has PurchaNeu
land adjacent to the CITY and IS now successfully
teaching the elements of al English ennealon u
nearly one hun lred pupils. 1t has developed 'no
cultivation of silk as specially since io'o' ""u
now nroposes 70 add horticulture. agriculture ana
mechanics to its course thus giving IA thorough
training in useful avocatons. and aaordine puphs
Ar opportunty to meet their expenses while obtain
inc an education The COLONY is represented ~
Colonel Samuel Il. Lowery, now III the NOtth VINO
il a membeG of the bar Of Alabama, ana was Ia'eb
admitted to practice III the supreme Court "I tuo
ITn,,ed States With proper buildings, furnished
the institution ought 10 Ge IN condlton 10 az
much good work, especially among the coioIeu
people.
OF the rural schools of this State The Albany
journal complains that the teaching is imperfect
ineomplete and hasty; the buildings are unlver-
sally DOOR and unhandy; the apparatus IS anti
onated and greatly insufficient; the teachers are
chosen without much regard for their qualihca-
tions and are paid so slight stipend ior thelr
services that schools taken for the winter us
means Of getting through until spring, when they
start in pursuit of something more TemuneratiVe'
Although the state pays out annually 9oo'oo" III
suppoIt Of school district Libraries for the pr'sn-
rnable purpose OF impartng general knowledge
and melting a taste for pure aud elevated Itera
tnrs that mark Is not reached sihal
part of that fund is really invested III poorly Sc
lected books which are not rea Dnt mos OF 1t Is
added to tue teachers salary lunu anu 81 I"''S oH
tIrely to satisfy It's purpose
Tho entire school revenue of Now Hampshire
Aurino the rast year was sos 1927 a. and the e1-
nepditure was $575.sOs Fourffths of this sum
went i'm the salaries OF teachers. The average cost
of instruction per capita is $14 0S. Male teach
ers receive $50 90 a month and female teachers
SD SEA ridiculous dsproportion. Many OF the
schools are so small and poor and are Ill opera
ton 20 snort time that they do little OF nothing
for the children. Seven hundred and hfty-thIee OF
them last year had. some twelve ana some Ices
than twelve pupils. and 80 numbered SIX OF Tess
than ak. The gradual revolution which has been
CONG on IN the industries of New England has
created a tendency OF the population TO the manu-
factuIIng and other business centres. This null
tui.s the children in such towns. but the schools
of the rural districts from opposite tendency,
are suffering constant depletion. Usually scho
ars and educational revenues fall on t09el her ana
a
many weeks sluandered on mex experienced, incom-
peIent cheap teachers through desiIe 10 Iengtheh
the terms. The SUPERINTENDENT OF Pubic lisIruc
tou suggests as remedy the abolition voi the dis
trict school and the establishment OF town
schools TO which children, hvng at dlsta hce'
shall be transported at the public expense.
The University of Pennsylvania has taken a
bss,tating course upon the admission of women
The trustees have passed a resolution calling
upon the faculties of Arts and Sciences TO propose
- nd "a sVsfp All OF
degrees npon women in both Departments Mr. b..
X. Price the Oldest me .Iber OF the Board, has
written liberal letter concerning its recent &C
tion in excluding women as tull students III Arts
@The loss" he declares, is greater TO the UniVer
slty than TO womel An Institution so con'erv'
atve as not to keep abreast with the most enght-
ened public opinion IS sure 10 suffer loss but
w have committed University TO the liability
of a sweet Christian revenge as we'll as exposed
ourselves to the charge of Inconsistency, We
have n DEPARTMENT ii science, embracing a wide
range of subjects. This is a growing department.
in which the profess ors must keep up with all
the scientific knowledge of the age. on the in.
crease and to their iastructon tho doors are v ide
open to women The department of Arts is on the
wane and not likely to grow except by the adnlis
sion of women. q. - ain an advocate tor women
TO have access to all business learning, science
and professions that can make them more useful to
themselves. more happy, more useful to society.
The waste of the capacity for women for useful
work and happiness beyond what they have been
pc rmtted by men is to me dreadful to think OF.
There seems to vast sin oil OMISSION The
university by its action in excluding women has
lost proposed gift of 100000.
A Russian lady mas just bestowed 10000 rcuhlos
upon her country wouon to be used in giving medl.
cal training to those DESTROYS of becoming hJsi-
clans There are nearly 600 middle schools for
girls IN Russia, attended by 10000 pupils
Since 1861 special courses have been opened for
the training of young women as teachers, while
facilities have been granted to women not only 10
Of the nd OF a w cdr