New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-19
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Them is an average daily attendance OF l2es6 IN
the Milwaukee public schoois' "e'" " -
9.252 Of the pupils.
Tho school population of the District of Columbia
Is mentioned as 25447; the average daily a''enu-
ance in the public schools is 22,917.
There have been 1s4 women students at Michigan
University during 1882. or this NUMBER INV "eio
in tho literary department.
tits proposed in Chicago to Introduce text-pook
ON good behavior into tho public schools. Inc
School Board has not vet passed on the matter
The Baltimore School Board have resolved tha'
coored high school be provided ." al as cary ""'
rs practicable (which is somewhat indehh''e'
Iohns uonkins University has 40 new students
taking her postgraduate courses Inc 'os
-, l. ut of the university shows vigorous
growth.
III, ,,,,;o schools Of Charleston S. c., have de-
,,oanod With Surprising rapidty since the war; ana
The citizens take great pride in them Inc high
school of the city is taking an enviable rank
Tb. avepnr high school of Boston has remark
ohe attendance of 500 pupils 40 per cent OF theSe
are voung women A large proportion OF ooth inc
male ami female pupils are studying phonography
with the design Of making 1t useful IN coiln'i'''
life and business correspondence
The members of the Boston School BOARD are
unanimous In the opinion that 1t would De very ui
wise 10 return TO the old method OF teaching speli
ing but majority agree that if any change shouiu
be made it should be by composition, though Oh 'o
whole they consider that as spelling Is now ia "
transitory condition. 1t should remain unth INC TO
snlts have been asccrtained. minority OF the
board entertain the view that welprepareu
spelling book might be used to advantage
The wisdom of teaching children something pos
tive about our National Government ana lhStitu-
lions has long been recognized In this column ana
it is pleasant to that so judcious person as
the Rev. Edward L. Hale has made public similar
opinion. In q short address before the Bostonian
Society he SAID the other day: Now, say the
Declaration of independence should be framed and
hing up IN every schoolhouse in the United STATES
I saw that the Constitution of the United States
should be at the hand and in the head OF every
schoolboy in the United States"
It has been proposed, bus not yet decided, to es-
tablish a free kindergarten in Columbus Ohio
The female teachers of Springfield Mass, have
net,tioned for an increase of salary. The salaries
pad at present are as follows: High school, prln-
cipal So. 900; classical and scientific teachers,
81 700 each head lady assistant, $1,000; other
assistants $3.50; grades one, three, four and nve
$500 each grade two, $475 grade Six 300
grades seven and eight and primary principals
$3.50 each grade nine, $500; grahmar-schooi
principals 81 700; principal OF the Indian orcnaru
school, 81 100 primary assistants not In charge OF
q ROOM $3.50 and $500, temporary ASSISTANTS 90
per week; ungraded or district schools, S3oo ana
$3.50 according to the size of the school. Inc
music teacher receives $1,000, the drawing teacher
500 and the writing teacher 5000
The old marking system at Dartmouth, The
Boston Advertiser says, is to give way to
Ia of
mails. Heretofore excellence in any one
department has not been sufficient to gain a
commencement appointment; certain standard
pecesslaiug relative,v high rank in every depart
ment had TO be attained in order TO graduate with
honor In the future not only general scholarship
60 receive its due recognition, but the specialists
are to have their reward The commencement
speakers will be appointed by the faculty Oh the
basis of general scholarship for the entire college
course All students attaining average OF 80 per
cent of the maximum mark Tor the wnole course
will receive appointments, and Will be grouped into
classes in accordance with their relative rank Spe-
cal honors also are to be awarded for excellence IN
suecial studies These are of two grades" honor
able mention and =" final honors." The former will
he awarded for distinguished excellence chiefly III
the prescribed work of department, to all students
who attain mark of 90 per cent OF the maximum
in the course required, and fulfil such other
conditions as are fixed by the department. Their
names will be printed In the annual catalogue pub
lished next after the award Honorable men-
ton" may be obtained by the end OF sophomore Oh
Junior year, or at such times as the work OF gwen
department is completed " Final honors " Will be
awarded at the end of the senior year, for marked
proficiency III subjects of study The subjects are
ten in number namely Greek, Latin. German and
French, English philosophy. and political science,
mathematics. physics. astronomy, chemistry,
natural history. To procure this degree the students
must pass special examination and pursue courses
of collateral reading; they must also present theses
embodying the results of original researches, or
otherwise prove to the faculty their ability to pur-
sue independent research final honor sun'ma
cum laude will he awarded to any student who has,
in addition to the final honor taken in any subject,
received honorable men ton in the department to
which that subject belongs. his system Will go
into effect at once.