New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-12
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

NOTES ON EDUCAlION.
The Rev. DR.. Pynchon has resigned tho presi-
lency of Trinity College, Hartford Conn., 10 take
effect July l, 1900
1tbas heen decided IN piitsbure Penn, that it is
allowable for persons over twenty-one years OF
90 20 ottcnd the night schools; accordingly. owing
70 the Increased attendance, there IL great lack oI
The ouestion Of coedueatiou, which was agitated
somevhat in this city last winter, is under discus
,jor by the authorities Of tho University OF Penu-
sylvana, and it is thought that some form Oh CO.
education will DO adopted IN that INSTITUTION
The orv of lack Of school accommodation is being
heard all over the country The Iimcs-DGnocrdf'
of New Orleans says that the public schools IN 'ha'
CITY omen this wear most auspiciously. with only
one feature to complain of-the accommodations
The atteudance is larger, the morale IS Deltet, u,
many OF the s(hOUl-h0uSes are sauy uolielo' .,
comfort, room. and satisfactory sanitary "'4""e'
uentS.
A Teachers, Institute met last week at Kingston
X 2 at which Professor NOrtbam explained a
novel method Of teaching history. Commenting on
this subject, The Kingston Freeman advocates the
reading of the morning newspaper in school, as INC
best way to teach contemporanecus history. III
GAYS: How easy and simple suob all exercise might
be made every intelligent teacher can understand
aud t.ere is no other subject in which such p-o-
found and unrclaxing interest can be excited
And who even among the IeVeIieis IN cIashiC lulo,
will not say that tie knOwluee thus acquired ~ OF
thousand times more value 10 Ihe PIlC.lcaa ,I" nan
of affairs than dozen histories OF the ages thaV
have lei. no trace upon the people or the clViiza
zion of our time except IN thS D gs 'N''' nave
handed down the record OF thelr deeus''
From the statistics reported by the Commissioner
OF Education for 1850. just published, it appears
that III 1871 twepty.ninc States reported
school population OF 9,G32, 969 while in 1850 tho
thirty-eight States and eight Territories reported
q total of 15,536,2sO. The number enrolled IN the
public schools. twenty States only reporting
for 1871 was 6393, 0S5, while for 1880 1t was
G7Si, 52l, all the States and Territories reporting
this item. Twenty-Five States reported the number
IN daily attendance IN 1871 as 3661 $50, while in
lSSC thiIty-fUur States aud oight Territories re-
ported il as 5,SOJ,3I2. In twenty SIX states inc
total number OF teachers was gwen rs iSu,Ooo IN
1871 and IN all tho States and Territories az
2s2 ii in 1880. divided in the former case INTO
GO 949 men and 1G3,143 women, and IN the latter
into 1909 men and 1850 women; only
ratey in the first year aud thIty-hve States and
eight Territories III The latter
"Flve or SIX years ago. says writer i'll Tie
Baltimore american, the School Board OF Boston
came to the conclusion that too much time was
wasted in the public schools on parsing ana anaIy-
sis. aud too little was given to composition and
language lessons There is strong tendency IN
The schools OF Baltimore to devote too much time
in the same way. 1t Is unnecessary to argue that
the 30 ser TO speak aud write the English language
correctly is what the Boys and girls shonld FIRST
acquire: all adusit the fact. IL IS well known
umuag the teachers that IN the majority OF the
Grammar schools children are taught diihcuIt pais-
ing who cannot write a respectable letter ana VINO
speak very incorrectly. Inc proper use OF
language should be the end sought; ouIy the SIM
pest parsing should be taught in She grammar
schools, and the time wasted devoted to
language lessons. The teachers claim that the
fault Iies III the character OF the examination cues
lions difficult passing being made tne test rather
nh he cll
Iectly. There is certainly need CT reform IN TINS
direction
large number OF the prominent educators OF the
country have united in mo vement TO establish an
educational paper to be known as Ihe A@ercoR
Teacher The prospectus plains the object Of tnis
journal, which VIII probably be published in
Boston, rs follows: Tie paper shall be cXclu-
sively devoted TO education. It's chief character
stics shall De entire freedom from all personal and
local controversies, Independence OF all influences
proceeding from boOk-publisheIs and recognition
oi the fact that education, being science as well
as an art needs to he studied science by those
who make teaching their profession. us held VIII
be the whole range of pedagogy, from the Klnuer-
garten to the university. Special features CT tIo
paper viii be: Original articles bS writer's Oh ac-
know edged competency; abstracts ana TRANSACTIONS
from foreign works on education; critical reviews
by specialists OF schOol-bCOks and works on eau
cation; dicests OF the proceedings OF teachers
meetings.; correspondence from prominent, edu-
Gators both in this country and abroad; ana gen
eTal educational Intelligence"
State Superintendent Of Education Dartt. of Yer
mont speaks as follows about the progress of edu-
cation in his report just published: " The work
Of the tTo years has been directed largely to awak-
enlng an interest the part OF the people in the
inlrro gemeut OF the common schools. BY the last
census there in Vermont 1888 people over
ten years OF age who could not read, and 1887
who could not write AS a whole the common
schools not accomplishing what the best ill.,
forests of the people and State demand. Among the
May causes for this neticiency are the following:
The number of native born children has decreased
the people havo gradually gathered around bu,i-
ness centres. aud many rural districts are thInly
populated; schools small. scholars young, real
estate deprecated taxes high. and the tendency of
the times is to employ cheap teachers; school
houses neglected and the work OF The district
schools is unsatisfactory. The sentiment OF all
persons interested ~ educational progress Is that we
need the same plain sound common sense applied to
school management which successful meu apply 10