New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-06
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

There are no students in the Cherokee National
49, Seminary. which is practical and prosperous
institution.
r,s ,ubiie schools Of South Carolina instructed
t., ,sar "a 1877 white and 9s,93S coiored pupis'
This is an increase Of 27,i2i over the large enron.
ment for the preceding year. From comparison oi
,hs enrolment with the data furnished by the GEN.
ems of 1850 1t appears that over 73 per cent Oh 'ne
White children and nearly 50 per cent OF the coored
children of the state between Tue ageS the nnhiic
s;vtecn wears were in attendance on lne Puoho
schools The average length OF the schooi stesion
was four months. The whole NUMBER Oh Ws se ond
annioved WAS 3. 494 of which 100 were white anu
900 were colored an increase since the last rePolt
81 81 The number of schools in operation was
3,269 an increase Oh 90
The standard for admission at Princeton mas been
roisoa nv the addition of a chapter in Harris
Rhetoric, four books of the AnaDass' instead Vi
three the second book of Euclid. and Quadratlcs OF
Two Unknown Quantities to the requirements lot
od,iss,on 70 the academic course After the present
,.oor the tuition in the academic course will be
800 instead of S75, as heretofore. The course IN
psychology has been changed by the addtPn OF
physiological psychology under Drs. OsDorh anu
Scott the former cOnfnlng himself To the ahNIoinJ
of the nervous system, and the latter TO the luho
tions of the brain and spinal cord The historical
course is to be greatly strengthened by FroiessTI[
sloane In the sophomore year one eNeISlSc WI
will be taken up with the Outlines OF GHItcrS"nj
History. Freemians General Sketch OF History
being used text book ana ec'u,eS, m" re-
and discussions being introduced as occ3lslon IT,
ouires In the junior year thcre WIN 9o ;,ot;oro
cses week occupied with lectures ana it5
on the {" transitional EpOChs of history, WIN
snecal reference to the science OF ponies anu ny
nrooress of civilization. For the seniors theIe VII, VIII
be one eXeICS99 The Rise and Growth of Euro
pean Colonies in North America ana the CaSIS ~
the War of Independence" ~ It;tt;onS
II has been proposed at Princeton TO make course
in the gymnasium compulsory.
That women appreciate the advantages of the
HIGHER education is proved bv the fashion IN which
they flock to Smith College. There are many more
students than can be accommodated III INC co''"s'
The great defect in city schools sad Dr
Killings i'm recent lecture at Baltimore, Is Ill ven
1ilation. Each student should have thirty cubic
feet Of air per minute which, with proper airing OF
the room during intermisSons, will keep the air
nure TO introduce this amount of air steadily INTO
n room containing forty OF fifty children and so DIS
trbute il that each child shall get his share without
unpleasant draughts, requires speGla! al IA @
aud careful SUPERVISION IL Is eN luont ''' ~ t%,s
allow the same amount of ar TO escape anu ~ 1Is
carries oil heat il will require much more luei ~
warm a we-ventilated room than one Where Ine
least possible amount of cold ar Is adnltte' anu d
scboo boards usually jndge of the merits OF heat
ing and vcntilatng apparatus ana 81 lie Jal'oI Wy
the amount of fuel used, II can be seen that III i"
cases the better the ventilation tie less 'h'y are
likely TO be pleased
There is much good sense in the declaration OF
The Bctmoc Day. that it is not simply necessary to
fit bows and girls for some vocation that VIII give
them a living, but that the real object OF educatoh
is to teach them how they will be able to hnd en-
iovnent and coutentlncnt in life; and if this is
rightly done if the virtues OF industry, OF honesty
and of fidelity are thoroughly enforced and lncnlea-
tod there will be no need of either special or IecI-
nical educatiOn-the practical education when al
need and which gives strength and ability TO peo-
Ill h.NA
Exclusively technical are what IS needed nor 'hS9
mngling in one of the industrial ANA read az
elements. The public school course Is aneaoS 50
crow ted that nothing is taught properly.
An international Educational Association has
bcen announced: it has been formed by various
well-known persons in the East and West for the
institution in Italy of college for young women.
Therein. il will be remembered, young women who
wish to study music, painting OF me mouelh iahg,
uars are to be received and cared Tor at reasonable
prices 1t is proposed TO establish thIB colicsfE III
Florence Immediately, and subscriptions are catleu
Tor
The Chicago Manual Training School Will be
onened 70 pupils early in the coming year. This
school will differ from the High School i'll Omlttng
from, its required studies foreign and ancient Ian
puares in giving prominence to mechanical drawing
and particularly in aflordng scientific instruction
and actual practice in the and use OF tools
Throughout the course, one hour per day. or more
will be given to drawing and not less than two
hours per day to shopwork The remainder of the
school dav will be devoted 10 study and recitation
Before graduating, each pupil will be required to
construct a machine from drawings and patterns
made by himself. diploma will I've given on grad
nation Candidates for admission 10 the first year
must be at least fourteen years OF age ana must
present sufficient evidence ~ good moral character
They must pass q satisfactory examination III read
ing spelling Writing. geography, English compost
tion and the fundamental operations OF arithmetic
asapplied to integers, common and decimal fractions,
and denOmnate numbers. Ability TO use the English
language correctly Is especially desired Pupils fur
enisR their own books drawing instruments and ma
tera,, aprons oversls and pocket tools. shop tools
are provided by the School. The atmosphere of the
School must be one of moral purity and earnest
work No pupil will be retained whose habits are
immoral or idle whose presence is for any reason
nm iuinry to his fellows The School does not teach
trades Its aim is more cOmprehensivc-it lays the
foundation for many +TadeS and at the same time
recognizes the value of intellectual discipline.