New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-05
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Tn an article advocating technical education ihe
CHICAGO Erenimg Journal speaks wisely and wen Oh
the true scops of education. mus lar "say'
our educational system has spent all us energies
upou the education of the head and mas ailnoss
entirely neglected the education Oh the near' anu
the hand We are now beginning TO discover that
the moral nature of the pupil is in need OF cuitiva
ton quite as much the intellectual part OF hln'
.na that society has a greater stake in good ctl-
zenship aud correct moral department tnan IL mas
in a mans superior mental abilities add fiue scno-
lastic attainme3ts In other]words 1t is pet.or ior
the community to have good man IN IL tnau "
smart one: and 80 we have awakened az last 10
the ,sity OF expanding our octcs of morality
as well knowledge OF grammar nm u mare nrac
metic We have also learned that more p anS
teal course of framing IL needed for our boy anu
girls In order 10 Bt them Tor the actse nToos
life and this thought has inspired these geneiUus
citizens Of to a sssr urovng for an
defect in the present common-schooi sy''0" ', 'A
country"
II has been found that mauy Of the pupils OF the
unblic ,chools in Philadelphia are non residents
Although this Is technically violation of law
which provides that all pupils shall DO ae'aai
residents of the city, 1t is generally overiookeo
member of tho Board OF Education says tna' 'no
svmpathles of teachers with children VINO .h arc
strugalinu for an education often preVcht snom
from Informing on a child or making any INQUIRY
TO ascer tain if the rule is bang yioiatou; OF
are not bound to investigate the residence VI
child and in this way many cases slip 'hr"usn'
The rapid increase in the attendance at the pub
lie schools of Chicago has made necessary 'he
creation of new Office, to be known as the secona
a.s,stant snperintendency of schools. Dr. J'O'
Burroughs has just been elected to this ONCE
Ills ALWAYS interesting though not always easy TO
cat at the thought processes of children. Following
in thu wake of DIR. G. Stanley Hail. OF Boston, re-
porter in Omaha, Neb.. visited the public scnools
IN that city few days ago. and asked a NUMBER Oh
slmple questions. The answers which ne gives arc
B interesting. Three pupils we're found VINO tnougns
that the moon is made of green cheese; boy said
IL vas a mans face. while a dreamy little gfri
thought it was Gods face. The definitions OF the
use Of holiday included those: Because soldiers
were killed and We put flags on their graves" 10
put flowers on papa's and mammals graves DE-
cause the children were too tired 20 como W
schooln Because it was hot. because inc
teacher wanted TO 90 somewhere. In sno "'S'
grade the little boys said it was right 10 Keep
stiln eat breakfast" sdig caves." " help fatner'
while il was wrong to steal" run away, ana
sswearn The girls thought it mic" TO .earr
mon.vn swork for mamma" stake care OF the
h.hvn and naughty to talk in school," throw
stones.s or make mother nervous by noise" In
the second grade the religious idea rsemed to como
to the font. The boys liked to 60 to church, 10
Sunday school, and I" give to the poor; Ine girls
20 pet tickets ut Sunday school," and were evil
IDENTIFY little housekopers for they liked to "bfush
chairs" sweep 90 to the store" " keep clean,
1 nsna for ea Sa and Tell on each other tho
g en-. ID The grade rad much
snonsss were given. The boys would " rake the
and the s5' s .Ts getting . nd
Smilk the cow" One boy said 1t was wrong TO
pull up mas FLOW srs" and the girls SAID II wa: hos
right break dishes and onla sac ser softy
close doors without slamming, be i,dynke;
tho boys thought it improper to slap be sassy
or "pert one said 1t was a rigoaet to lit your
hat to a girl when. You see her" and another to
pick up things that girls drop
The success of the various manual training or
industrial schools which have been already eStab-
lished suggests The Sacramento Record Union the
desrability of some such institution in California
@Our industrial necessities" it says, "and the
probable manufacturing Importance OF this state.
suggest the idea that tho establishment of a school
in California comprising The scheme OF the kinder
parren the common school and the industrial
school. would be Of great advantage to the youth
of this State here the difficulties in the way OF
obtaining thorough mechanical instruction are
almost insurmountabe. and the avenues to trades
are few and very narrow. Indeed, no state In the
Union is In such need OF mecnanical framing
school as California II may DO said to be vital
cessity to the proper bringing-up OF the oncoming
generation OF boys. If we are to have such school,
for it's maintenance There is surplus wealth
sufficient In the state; there is willing wealth
sufficient to give Us technical scHooi OF high
order"
AOur Degraded schools-Ther Sad Condition
Gross Abuses and Incompetent Management-HIgh
Time for Thorough Overhaung." These were the
startling headlines of an article that appeared
fewdays ago in The Rome Sentinel of this State 1t
mentions the following as Al instance OF gross
careessness the part OF the teachers; As is fire.
ouently done elsewhere the pupils OF the schools
are given problems in arithmetic to solve at home
and bring back written out on paper the next
morning Last winter the pupils frequently COM
claimed that the teacher did not do this but that
immediately after their class dismissed, and be-
fore the teacher could have had any time to examine
the papers, the pupils would find them in the waste
basket This almost as the back OF the class
was turned. The practice was noised around the
school and another arithmetic teacher was credited
with the remark that hen she asked for the ex
ample papers she looked them over instead OF
throwing them into the waste basket indicating
that it was understood that such practice was
ried on. 1t was common talk among the pupils Of
the school. Parents who heard Of the proceedings
set to work TO test the extent to which the practice
was carried on. They provided pupils Will Dlank
paper folded up to hand in to the teacher arth-
anetic examples. This passed through the mlll
repeatedly, found in the waste basket Immediately
after the class and brought home. Each paper was
easily identified in the waste basket where it had
been thrown unopened, because the pupils name
the teacher was carrying this practice, blank or
bogus papers OF some kind were passed in by differ
ent pupils for two weeks in succession ana regu-
larly found in the waste basket. Among tho differ
cut kinds Of papers thus passed in Tor arithmetic
examples were granimer dagramming, Latin lesson
papers Greek papers, algebra examples and last
mt not least theatre bills The demoraIzing
effect of such practices upon children and their