National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-21
NOTES ON EDUCATION.


posed for Iowa
Nebraska has Just apportloned sis9,3s0.70
among her public schools.
-svraouso rTniversitv has eoo students. The
college Of ne arts has a freshman class of sixty.
pror.,,,o,,, ,,t,,u, oe rh,,oa.,r,,,a havo ,,.,i
,,. ,h .a..a, - .. asaIst i ,ha nro,,Iza
ton of a chronological school,
n xui,...A,.. ,,.,. 40, -, ,,r,,
H., ,..a,'.,, 49, ns,''i a, ..a',s a., LII,
~ nis,ou, 70 od.oa,inn 1, ,,,n, s,a,o
'''' ..'''O's " s.u.'1 - '."'
TWO iree hinaergar'en training, scnoon nave
JUST peen esu'Dhsneu III Onlcago, "nicn opens
-, ~ f -, - -, ~ ~ ~
'''''e 0"s' ~ '''
twenty years ago nearly So'ooo men III .ne
nri.'sn army were returned wno oouu hei'nei
wrne nor reau. INC nu"oe' nus no" Deoi ~
uuccu 10 I'ueoVee ''V''
of the seventeen schools in the University OF
Virginia one is fully and three partially endowed
me yearly expenses Oh ssuuent tor tne Vi
nine months are si'aoo' Ihis Includes ooaru'
| The action 1.-THE Pittsbnrg board OF educauon'
increasing the teachers salaries, has been recon
| sidered, and the present salaries have been ad-
hered to, which s not altogether to the honor Of
| the board
The reforms recently introduced in the French
schools and colleges provide that memory shall not
be cultivated to the neglect Of other faculties and
thos viz ~ - '''-s ','NN
| VIII make pupils think Tor themselves.
| The University OF Pennsylvania PROMISES TO es-
| tablish fifty free scholarships for pupils of the
Philadelphia public schools, atan annual value Of
at least 1900 in consideration of the cltys sell
ing to them small plot of ground adjoining their
institution.
| 1T has heen nronosed nv the Albany BOARD of
| public Instrnctons IN make n rule that no pupil
| sbonld no detained afer school hours The prin-
has hn1d
meeting at which they declared such an action
unwise. They agreed that detention was a useful
punishment
tn avoid ybatever i'll results the association of
pupils at recess might have the school board of
Lincoln Neb. passed nm order early this year dis
| nensinv with recesses altogether and shortening
earb halliday SESSION nv the space oftime usually
given for iutermission. The plnn has worked we'll
IJaht exercises IN gymnastics at regular intervals
| nrevcnt dnllnass and yyeariness I'm The pupils
| ,,.,, 4. 10 A n ,,o,r ,,s,t,,,,,o,, a., ,ha
ns,,s,a.aI'. i,,ao.,,asa,oS ..,ya.s m ooIo,,coI
So,oI M ~, orc n, he ercc,ed
so"oo, N..e.s',,s, ~ ne H.. ~, NJ II
'-e 70" =. ,,s"., ~. a,,;o.,, co,,ano Nd
aus, " ~ -. ,,po, go, ~, 20 liz, 90
aeauvli'e lneoostea' nouooi, Wv. :, c,n,n,anS
n' ioni ~, 40, WV, ,.,I,,,,,o 1,,a d., TT
anu u,ii'eu WIZ s.e s,as ~ la 80 hooo,an
W. peilons mas oeen '"''''''N :" '"'>' ~ "'N'
ah in'u u''oi'
"A iaiger pfopo,ioi' VI tne popuia.ion ~ -, "
senooi IN putiuh 'nun III "rs p'.ie a.
ihere 10 no'ionsi W ~ n
IN whicn are lhclu1eu -'oio solioos, Will o'o-V
Pup,lo' Nea,,s oNo'.
uei VI oAS ~, =, 80.
NS"uhs Vt ~ tiu =. - p~,S ~ ~
" u, VIC tois o 10" ~ ~ ~ .,,.t e. -,s
tne Nyounsa 'na. ,,' :,
amu ieaain 30 '''o"s "O'' VII '''' 's"'''''0' VI
al
Maryland paid out for public school education
last year the sum OF sl,oOlOSoU' Inc Slhte mas
2o59 schools, ana an average attendance Oh fSiSs'
lhere are IN the s'ate lol,4os persons VINO are uh
ao,e 70 tesu VI Mie. lne aao.'' on
ooioreu scnools l'St year was 0i'l,cfho0' ING seS
reVury Oh the o'a'e oouiu vi euu0ao, "sNs - neip
ga DC oo'u'ieu iroli congress ~, ,uo hi''e'A.ss'
ne declares .a' sne y, III .ie
sevoral coulies SolIesponus seno'"'! " INC P'o'
portion OF coiorsu poPulnuon, n,.,.
inc associauoh o,sauineu ~ ~ ins'
spring 10 plo,noVo .iie eiioieuNs y, vuuo",o,i ~
tnat Guy lateiy heiu " heeuns anu tis'eileu "
report auNoca''ns 'ne appo,n'ine. v, u supeiiu
senaent ior .ne PuDllc scuoo,s' rhnaueIphla' win
ioo'on puPlis IN rhe schooiS 20 Mi'nou' uny TO
eponsioi. ~ ',,io y. noiu W,
dirao,ors hoIa ~ hont or rntIroaI Tho ossnc,o
ton 10 about 70 invite Colonel PARKER the organ
,,or n, Tho Quincy svste,r. IN visit pbiIadelnhia
, | "a Io,,,ro ~, ~ ,ra,ho1s
-ihe harNntu oVeisoeIs u. 'iie,i n'eeli'is ,is'
weeA ai'oWou 'tio u"i'.io"S w 'aNe ions o,iiue
III its upWatu ,naron, Peis' ucsrinE W si'e
iuhu LOT the ineuieul cuue"''o" vi women III .he
university "skeutne Piesiuehtunu'e i,o"swhe'hei
such iuha wouiu DC hecoPteu anu useu MS ue-
signeu' MAJORITY anu ihihori'y rePor's were SUD
mitted oy inc coinin't'ee IN cnafse' ana AMER
ions discussion ~ was voteu W 70 % 10 uuoP' VIZ
minority recomtheh uatioh "nic,, 10 accept
Iunu lne Incon,e VI whion si'aii ultimately w
aria,I,, is b.a,,n chance ,yb,ob ,yiI brir no,,
SiSa Ia Lonns 10 Tho Inh,o ola ,,ni,,"r,i,,
( 49, -,
, oi,ei nenuei' i.o, ,li 4a'ois oolPaIneo
that 'heie 10 behefal lsnu.lus w u,s oouniy y
hurry lnroush stuuents nieuioai e"ueet'o,
. iou"s oi, m' , 'io " WIZ
: auu they WIN nocA " u sohool "nicn WIN CIV
# lhem ueBreo ai'er snoI' poiiou vi s'uuy anu
slight examination whlcn they are almost cer'all
G Ihey can Pass successfully IN .nls way grcu
mutiludes Oh pr"cuuoners are sen' iorth not tnor
oushly htleu LOT tneir work. ana Ihe vonihuiit!
!. mas 10 suher 'ns consequence VI. ho,ihes up
PeaIs 10 men Oh wealth. 10 30 ehooW harVatu
iheulcai oePar'neh, th"t ~ uun oheI VIC hishes
ana Iuilest INSTRUCTION. WITHOUT ucPehu'hs upo'
II the stuuehts iees
The complaints OF the Pitsburg Gdsette In 70
gard TO school directors might with justice
orsn II asserts q are notoriousy negligent and In