New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-18
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

County, New York, one OF the speakers eusseo'eu
novel method Of subdung unrufy boys nameiv'
70 introduce some simple chemical experiments in'o
the schools and to put the bad bows IN chsree u
them. Tho wisdom Of this suggestion VIII Se
doubted by most teachers. 1t wonid be hardy ste
to ,ntrust even the average good boy VIII u~h h
GUS OK posves, unless tie object was u o"in "o"N
the scho 'l-honse.
The Boston Post would like to see evening schools
established in all the towns and villages OF 'ne
State. I've know young men," it says. grow
ing I'D in ignorance In country places, not because
they prefer il but because they cannot afford work
ing time for instruction, and there are no oppornni
ties to use any other 10 this class-and IL CONSISTS
of thOusands-the evening schooi "ouiu pe al in
The sar e want is felt in Pennsylvania.
The Wilkesbarre Ncwsdealer. speaking of bill for
heestablishment of evening Neutrality-suspicious.
says: There is no good reason why the boys ana
girls who toll in mine and factory during the day.
adding to the wealth and development OF the state
by the sweat Of their brows, should be debarred
from obtaining an elementary education, while
those more favoraby situated enjoy all the beuefts
of the common school system. Indeed, 1t is the
former class who stand most in need Il an educa-
ton to help in Tightening their hard lot in lie.
Legislators NAV not know that unrelnlttlng unscu-
lar labor from IN the morning TO In the evening"
year in and year out has strong tendency 20 Dru;
tallze human being. but such is really the Iacl.
The Filmington Ne,cs is disposed TO throw aside
schools, holding that the of good English IS
taught by usage. The daily habit of the pupil IS
yerything Unless that ia reached In some way by
the teacher no amount of technical grammatical
rules will avail. This discussion about the multi
ity OF grammars as ordinarily taught mas recently
become very general throughout the country.
According to The Inter Ocean, tho appointment OF
women as school superintendents in Illinois has
been notably successful. They bring painstaking
care and thoroughness to their work mob always
shown by their masculine colleagues.
The University of Little Rock, Ark, founded I'M
der the auspices of the educational society OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, is about to open it's
doors The Governor Mavor and other leading
citizens of both parties have contributed toward
its establishment.
The annual report Of the State Agricultural Col
lege of Maine has Just been published, and shows
that the institution is in fourishing condition
During the coming year. the president says tne
State must provide better Accommodations OF thls
work must be given up The necessities OF the COL
lege for the next are tabulated as follows:
To paw the debt incurred during the past two years.
$4,000; for instruction, $1,000 per year So.Oooi
"a build and equip shop So, $685. for gas appars-
tus. 81, 900; experiments. $3.50 per year 5000;
appara ms for the several departments, $500; re-
Of trustees $500; total, $4,000. Six thousand
dollars of this sum is TO provide for wants that
should have been provided for years ago.
Tn Ohio the question of equalizing the taxation
for commonschool purposes is being generally agl-
tated. AS the law stands now some cGnnsles are
obliged to pay more than they receive whlle other
poorer counties draw more than they pay.
The papers of Denver, Col, have recently pub
lisbed review of the public and private schools OF
that city for the past year, which exhibits some
gratifying results. Indeed. the school system
throughout the State IS excellent. In common
with other new Western States Colorado has re-
served portion of the public lands for the schools,
hut as most of this land Is sterile. 1t has not yet
proved to be of much benefit The State however pro-
yides for the annual levy Of county tax for school
purposes of not less than two nor more than hve
mill this with the proceeds of penal fines, consti-
tutes the county school fund. To this is added
whatever may be received from the State fund,
which during the past two years. has amounted TO
s5 cents per capita of the school population Under
this system the schools of the State are steadiyn-
creasing in number and efficiency. Nine hnnoreo
teachers are required annually to supply the schools
of Colorado, and these, as rule, are teachers OF
ability and experience. wages III uhgra9ed SCHOOLS
range from $50 to $50 per month, ana IN gpaogsa
schools from $50 to $3.50 per MONTH. Inc supply
of teachers largely exceeds the demand: folowihs
Is statement of the increase In the different edu-
cSease in school population, s,404; increase in
school districts. 57 increase IN school houses ooi
increase teachers employed oo lncleaso ~ ca
rollment b.73S: increase In average daily attend
snce $3.50
DIR Clinton Cushing recently lectured at Fan
Franci,co on the education of women. Among other
things he said that tho schools of the country
arc 10 be blamed for the ill-health of many women
Children should not be restrained their animal
spirits should have full vent. Girls are naturally
more studious than boys; they attend more closely
to their books. A girl will do more to please
teacher or parent than boy. Up to the age OF
twelve. bows and girls are remarkably alike. About
l.. The OrQaniza-
ton of the girl then begins to assert ITSELF Nothing
shonld bs done to check its development. From
hont the age of ten or twelve, for the next six or
seven years, the change from grlhood 10 woman
hood occnrs. Iu this period school books ana cares
sbould not crush the health Of the girl She should
not be allowed to attend scnool more imam SIX
onths in the year IN tine otner SIX iSor fe
and bo instructed In the important mysteries OF
bread-makiug and housekeeping; The struggles OF
the systens of examination and promotion should
be dscountenanced.
The superiutrndent of Public instruction for In
diana reports that during the past there were
800 school buildings erected, and that the total
number now reaches 1856, the cost OF which ag-
rregates S3O5,459. Between the years 1866 and
1892 he says Z" the whole number OF new houses
erected was $3.50, yet the whole increase in the
number of houses is but 1926 showing that new
houses were erected to replace those which had
first been built. careful investigation, covering
q neriod of thirty years. shows that the energy Of
che State was for the first thirteen years largely
exnended In the erection Of school buildings, and
that during the past seventeen years ITS energy has
b.en taxed TO rebuild the fragile structures at first
erected. and to build the necessary new houses.
Wesbail never reach q time when II will not be
necessary 30 erect new buildings IN order 10 accom-
nodate ourselves 10 the Increase In the population,
but we have evidently passed the crisis IN supply
INC the mechanical appliances necessary to pub
i,c.chool system and now IL Is hoped that We have
reached peri d when a more liberal expenditure
can he made in supplying that which alone can
MAKE an investment OF S12 900 900 in school prop
erty really profitable. viz. the placing OF q compe-
tent teacher in each sch0oroom."