National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-18
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Kentucky Legislature has sustained the
State college tax for the coming year.
Tho I,bltc eoboo, I;,,ror, or @, 1or,. s,o,,, NJ,
uDiy ooo ioaIy ~ ot; LOUIS SHOWS an
''oie"So Vi '''VO 'oiunie' uur'ns INC i"s' year
some ol the PUBIC soh9o!n OF new Hsyeh, conn
nses nnG !; ~ saS ~ e y a N part Vi Tue eAer
eisuS' "hu ~ 10 saiu W "orh Meii'
The seventeen government universities of Italy
were attended by more than ll,OO0 students last
year hltogether ne he number receiving superior
instruction was l266O an increase OF 969 over the
previous year
Cardinal Manning has issued q pastoral letter to
his clergy. In which he complains of the fragrant
gulity, IN uetaining Satnohc chlldren Tor many
years IN Protestant schools
supern,endent Tesh. of Portland, Me-, calls for
the establishment of subprlmary schools for chill
dren between four and flve years of age in which
the kindergarten method shall be employed It
is a noticeable fact that kindergarten in some form
another is coming to the front as an educational
problem TO be solved.
At a late meeting of the school officers of lin.
coin, Neb, apaper read by L. D. Harris, advocat-
Ing the teaching of vocal music in schools, was
warmly indorsed by all present, aud a resolution
was adopted making vocal music one Of the
branches Of study In the schools. i was also de-
cided that the time has come to take n new de-
parture in the general methods of education, by
which the ideas OF the age shall have place in
all systems of teaching.
The State Superintendent Of Public Instruction
for California reports that not much more than
ome-half the children enumerated in the school
census attend the schools regularly. He calls for
me-
The Legislature, he says should either adopt the
compulsory plan, or else the heavy percentage of
parents who do not send their children to school
should not be allowed to be burden on the peo-
pie for thing that Is useless to their children.
aThe San Francisco Cal COMPLAINS Of rtbe over-
crowding of the nublIc schnnIs in tbat ntt,, n,
uses The saet as teSt from which to nrcoch % @ Su
mon to New York Ii saws that over . G00 ehildren
had to be turned away in New York last wear be.
cause there was no room for them; and more than
hints that the school fund has been misappiied by
political workers who slip into the board of edu..
cation. Let the Cal be more explicit and give us
names and papers.
Atn Iata ueeting of tho hoard Of oa,,oo,;.,, s
Nnneanolis MIMI Jnsnector nnnonhaina hT',o,, nS ~
" rnnor, an the sree tentiboeI eu Upprnhgn ahaae
he Heartily indarsed n citins NSu Ynrl ~ i WmiSh
nnd PhiInaainhIo no f,ynrni5e o~onnin, Ner"h, I'm,
workinn OF the system In New YorL Inc annTaI
cost npr nIinIl for free text bnoks s a ~ i phI
adelphia, eghty-five cents, and in Newark sixty.
two cents. He believes that the Introduction of
the system In Minneapolis and 81. Paul would
mark step forward IN education.
The wheelin0 JaisHjo,noer sovs tbot tbo ror,,a,
sohoos of the Snte are 10 he the objects of Sharn
attack in the Legisature II ia asserted tbat these
schools are AN incubus on The state and an I'M.
necessary draft on the funds of the peonio state
Senator Burbee lately made n speech in Witch he
said that on the present basis Il wonld take Inc,
SoG wears IN 6,rnisb teachers enr t6e noS S Jst
oT t6e State and that II tvnS cost 49, odn onS
10 do n .Aotion on the matter WAS STAYED off GSr
the present O'
Al, S9rIespon@1eS @ Oh tlG Alata eoliSttution scouts
the iIvu shet t,e 9ite ~ hthehs ls ~
n,,d tars oS Grr,ar oa % aa ~, "t'S e'V Sii.sei
aha glgte OF Iqrnei years hIe gone, the soilu re-
synT II III Sss mn enaowant of s5S 6nn G as
iand valued ot san n0N The a,,nvoi ca H.
~ 9oo ma onv deservJng vnIn@ rnan s raoai1 %
ms n free student The Students have ACCESS To ~
Gne ibraTy Hnd ioboratoTy md hoard is onI S,S
per month. inciudine room % oA'' Si-
Ott", ,a.,t. aS 80 -, .,,, =,
r an ONO 'eacher OF lofty years experience calls
I9l M reiurhis ~ Wy cpnIy schoois oi thht STATE
~ sn!s tnt tii9 nIe SnhgSu 700 OIleh IN
tne graneu scn9o,s Miiio, on the olner hhnd the
g gIaueu sCuoo,s i VI the oisSs Keep g9Ou tescheIs
mhel liuE Bet 'uen, ~ thereloIe ioHOMs thAt All
tme leniy goGu tohoneIs oi tle otae Btayltate To-
WAR Matu .e gIauGgu Iuiioos, ne e2hGiuueS ny saying
@ hnu Wy & Le'guy ~ aes o 90 'huun ~ m lI gneI wages,
nous" 'nat w @ 70 I neVgss as ~, employ
inc ss h ny thst he bNs oe o 10 70 ta 10y Wanuer
iHk slai, pu' .h"t no nus coliu 70 sthy, una make
~ us UuJeGt W stny' a' au ng WI soon develop