New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-30
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

q - ,ont.d :, 1877 and the years 1879 |
1880 and 1851 are the only years IN WIN" ''o A" |
&arnity agitation among the students naS oe'u
.erious annoyance the university anu 'hese "io
the Years of largest increase oil Students o"i'ni
..t,n9 in ss1 when the total enrolwtnt reached
or The slight falling of the next wear IN the
..aa,,v and special school there was continued
,,a, m tb. collese) was immediately subsequent TO
a. ,.,.;ug ,,f the standard of admission TO these
senartmerfs The truth is. that the rule IN quesc
ficn has doubtless caused both gam anu ,oss f
sfnseots ,unle having come to Purdue because OF
tbe a. s.enee Of the rule aud lew remained away
on account OF it. The balance has been ana VII, VII.
Increasingly be on the SIDE OF gain. Inc col,uEe
which leads all the colleges 10 tho West ~ the mum;
her of students has excluded college Ira'erni'i''
from the beginning
It,s,sid that the results of the recent examlha-
lions of women students ut Cambridge Ehs'""u,
are satisfactory, five having obtained hohoi' "ii'
two degrees. In the Mathematical ir'pos' Us
Perrin. of Girton College. occupied tho po''1'oD
Wraupler. In the Natural Science Irlpos, "NS
80 .t,dants oh1ained degrees; IN the Moral
Science Trpvs, three; in the Historian oo'n
rri,os fonr: and in the classical Irlpos' twoi'o
on,.n stnd.nts obi aimed either degrees OF honors
All the youno women had been prepared a' on'oH
or Newman Colleges.
The Louisville Commercial fsvors Oovesnmens ",u
20 this public schools in the South III iuio ~
claim il saws, that Federal AID for the scnooiS
WI
.action. Mors than twenty years ago the ooVefu-
mani created an endowment in every State ior an
.gricuItnra and mechanical college In the shape Oh
land grants which were accepted IN every ="
stan,e Much good has resulted from tleso n''''u
tjous and in no case has the General 0oVeininon'
ATTEMPTED any control of the expenditure oi t"e p
ceeds of its grants. Should an appropriation DO
made now for the benefit OF the cohilhon '0"oo.'
there Ia no reason to suppose that the government
trOl
further than to insist that the money De uSeu "a u
tbs various States rather than to reove these STATES
ot tbe,r regular expenditures for education" 1Re
TossriILe CoaTer-,Journal, on the other hahd' is
strongly opposed to such aid, "because" u says
the Southern people are not paupsrs ana can pay
<or xslltaurht public schools in every district IL
thav will The charge that this paper is opposed 10
nublic education is too palpably false ana me 10
p.,omapt mon The spirit of willingness TO pay iOr
common schools never be cuitlVate9 ~ Pi"1Sus
public education in the hands Oh Tue % cnTrent
nrnnogt,ons The people in each southern Siale
must Keep up their own schools Fsy aa1 coyeT
This more effectively every year. lhey can 0o'ei
the whole field If they choose
Thu course of study in the high schools Of Cleve-
land has been much slm2liied by dropping out 'he
.tudies of least practical Importance ana rearrang
ing the remainder
The PHILADELPHIA Ledger has some wholesome al
vice TO give to the large class of young people whose
scbool days are over and who begin TO appreciate
what they have lost by inattenticn or lack OF time
and onportunity "For these" 1T says, the near
approach of season that can be largely gwen over
70 study offers more or less opportunity to regain
,ost pronnd. Every young man and young woman
ran nv evening study, help along tho work OF
the public schools with or without the ala Oh IN
struetors 1t Is for them TO determine as the
scnocls are about to reopen. what subjects they
will take up and what time they will devote TO SELL
Improvement Although there are not as many
night schools in Philadelphia as should he NAM
tanned. there are several auxiliary INSTITUTIONS
which help young people 20 improve themselves at
,,srelv nominal COST The same conditions hold
good in this city. There are few young men whose
work is SO hard as to prevent them from oevotlhg
short portion of the evening " nTnrs vauabIe in
knowledge thus optaineu VIII pAo'0 "
later life.
A recent article in The North american RerteW
shors the great Importance of the primary schools
aOut of 100 boys and grlr," it says, " who go 10
the primary schools only about fifty 60 any further
mn the educational grade. About thirty advance
as far n, the gramn ar schools while not moro than
three of the original 100 whs began at tue bottom
of the ladder ever reach the top and enter the mgh
schools. The important fact which these STATISTICS
demonstrate is that about one-haf the children who
no 10 the public schools of this city enter upon their
Gfework with no more education than they can
nick no at the primary establishments, while OF the
remaining half 25 per cent leave school when. or
perhaps before, they have gone through the secohu
ary course The moral OF these facts Is SO pam
that there can be no uisputing it, Since twice rs
many pups attend the primary schools as go 10 any
cthrr DEPARTMENT and about oue-hau OF tnem 90
so~here else the primary schools deserve and de-
mand me largest share of attention. and their ell
cheney should be raised to the ngheS. s nnrS
sary in order to accomplish that result 10 cur,al
some of the expenses Of the othor ana hiehef
branches"
The CHICAGO Inter-Ocean attributes the uniform
su,cess of the Northwestern University largely to
it's fortunate location. evanston" 1t says, :" Is
temperapce town. The university charter in
fsrdcts the vending Of Intoxicating liquors within
fenr miles of the institution. and, If it did not the
overwhelming sentiment OF the 1000 citizens OF
this beautiful, peaceful and highly cultured Clty
of Homes Schools and CHURCHES woud NOT suHct
the opening of single saloon, hotel BAR billiard
hal, or house OF Ill repute'
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette advocates what
n calls the intuitive method or education.
sAmerica.r it says 4" boasts of its care for edu-
eating the people, bat it IN Europe that ideas are
making revolution in the old method, While IN
America we see little but increase of the old
u,etbod of irving to educate the mind apart from
the senses and of examining the memory in order to
.auca,e the mind The new method, which ia
called the intutive 10 to develop the mind IN the
natural way through the observation of the senses
instead of the old method of memorizing OF con-
crete facts. In true method of education the ig-
norant fear of too early development of the mind
of the child will disappear. In correct system
development cannot be too carly. The child is en-
titled TO be at least two years further advanced III
all his faculties at the age OF Six than he Is under
the orrsent system He is entitled to he pretty
veil provided with taste for knowledge and the
means for advancing in it at the ago OF twelve
He is entitled to be far better equipped in all bis
faculties for the battle OF life and for the further
pursuit OF knowledge at the end Of the school