New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-22
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

MI ON III ~ C~h
puofossor lanes Bryce is now giving his
course of lectures Roman Jurisprudence at johns
Hopkins.
penmonship il taught in the Philadelphia
hools after fashion which obges the pupils to com
NIT 10 memory and to recite rules on mp strokes
dorn strokes" etc. These rules they also obliged
20 write out IN their examination papers The .Fhddef-
Mir Tegraph in complaining of this needless waste OF
time and energy makes comments in which there 10
moro or less good sense The manner OF holding the pen
A. declares very secondary matter Let good copy
he insisted upon great extent as practicable ana
sensible, considering the ages ana experience
of the children under instruction and the best and most
agreeable method OF holding the writing instrument VIII
ne discovered by each child for itself This is the begin
ming and middle and end Of good penmanship nstruc-
ton and il is system which any intelligent
teacher who is nj all fit for his her position can follow
without the slightest difficulty. II Is of course system
which professional writing masters and the makers OF
penmanship textbooks do not approve for II they ap-
proved of It, and it be approved of by the people
who are responsible for the good conduct OF the schools
their occupation would be gone Considering, however,
that the schools exist for the benefit and profit OF
this or that set of teachers alleged teachers for the
benefit and profit of makers of textbooks their opinions
In the matter should not be permitted for moment to
stand in the way"
That the schools do not exist for the benefit
of book-nakers is statement which viii hardly be CON
sderrd reasonable by those gentlemen correspond
ent of The Cereand Herald complains that scloo-DookS
cost more to the and less to the MAKER na
they did in 1860 This cost is at present matter OF
widespread dissatisfaction and the Iapd multiplication
of them is equally condemned
If il plcasant to record that the spirit OF re-
form has entered the Philadelphia schools ana that the
Youngest of the pupils will longer be compelled to
memorze and recitc impossible for them to nm
derstand.
The salaries of teachers in the public schools
of Switzerland are absIrdy small American teachers
may bc consocd for what they consider inadequate pay
when they learn that the wage OF the Swiss
teachers about $3.50 year I'm some Of the primitive
cantons teachers are provided with fuel and lodgings
and that from May September when the children are
watchingthc cattle the Alps they earn tt!e money
Il other ways; hut even with al! these helps many teach
ers are wrrtchcdy poor; they live IN miserable novels
eat the coarse~t food. and If they have families can
hardly keep body aud soul together. In these crcnu-
stances il is no wonder that the pcdagogc profession Is
becoming unpopular in switzerland and unless some
thing be speedily done 10 improve the position OF teach
crs there will be none to be had or all the pro
fessions in the Confederation teaching is the worst pail
and none are well paid Tie noted tariff OF The Swiss
here leans over the verge OF meanncSS
There is a wise movement in Oakland. Cal, to-
ward the establishment Of a school OF industrial arts,
Gift of 81 80 900 having been made for that purpose"
A school for Indian children is 10 be opened
in Philadelphia.
This year Michigan University has received
by appropriation of the Legislature the sum of $500
next year it Will receive T212OO.
The st. Louis EepaLiicdR, complaining of the
introduction OF ornamental and useless branches in the
public schools. says There are nov, happily, apparent
signs Of q reaction thi, vita, question There Is ie-
son to hope that education az the public expense Will at
no distant day limited To the branches which are
necessary to intelligent citizenship and which may Ice
mastered by every boy and gil Who may enter the
schools"
The ChautauJua College OF Latin proposes 10
help those cncr.c,ic student, who after receiving prepa
ration for cucy have been unable 10 complete the col
lccc Latin com Sc The two years reading OF the aver
age college course will he extended by the thauauqua
pl to four ycar, half hour 10 hour per day
being considered sufficient to complete the college !
course The method provides for written translation
both from Latin into English and vice versa, with an
svers in Latin to Latin questions and IN English TO Eng
lsh questions cymolosy, syntax. synoayines history
etc The teacher in correspondence with tine pupil d-
reefs and advises and eorrecs his work The yearly fee
Is $40 PpcrS are to lie sent every two weeks each
new paper being accompanied by the preceding one cor
rected Monthly papers ana returns may b" substituted
II the fortnigty system should prove too wearing On
eomnction OF tie courSr students may receive GER
titcatc signed 10y Director Professor E2ar shum-
WAY of PoStam, y. Y. There VIII De entrance and !
yearly EXAMINATIONS certificate of graduation nom |
schools OF high standing being accepted ~ equivalent to
entrance examination. In connection with this course
college of Latin-iHEncl'-h will he pursued en-
bracng Roman antiquities history. etc, together with
standard TRANSACTIONS masterpiece, OF Latin lcid-
tuTc.
Williams College has now 27j students. The |
college authorities declare ta ta" hHi Il necessary to
precise their require ucnt for admission, ana that
Candidates are often deficient ~ The Wdmcnts OF IN
English education. vel as in the l1amnaS OF the
Latin and Greek languages aud often fail 70 acquire amy
clear perception gconrtIictl form" Al! the prepare
tory work tey add should he done in the thor
ough and the student DC trained 10 suc diligence
and eXactness daily he will be- able
pursue the prescribed college course with pleasure a
well as with profit The power 10 do work is Of much
more consequence than the Of work done. II is
advised students bc trained IL the reading of Latin
and Greek al sight"