New-York tribune., 1883-06-14
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The controversy over the Johns Hopkins uniyer-
nty already referred to in these columns siih con-
Times. Judging from recent siaieihen. o' 'ii'
Lewis NJ Hopkins, nephew OF Johns hopAins' Inc
family ,s not entirely satisfied with the way I'd
which the institution has been managed. Ihe
university.D he says "has already cost between
81 600. 900 and S1,500000. The buildings cost
about 300 OOO and then there are the saiaries
the library, laboratories, apparatus. etc. In the
ast wear the salaries felowships, etc.. have taken
nearly 800 900 from the income. The annual re-
ceipts are about S225.000 and from this income
alone can the expenditures be made. What are the
results we have to show A splendid staff OF pro-
fessors and teachers. record OF honor for many
who have studied under them, aud high reputi-
tion for the university its president ana professors
in thus country and in many foreign countries. An
this admit Il is we'll enough as it goes; but
what has been attained is conteud by no means
commensurate with the enormous outlay. and OF
even more importance is the fact that we are not
as Was intended. educating our young men,. 90 iaI
as real good to our people IN tins ana nelghoorng
States is concerned, the McDonOgh SchoOl mas
been of greater benefit than the Johns Hopkins
University. There has been edueatlon-the ni ighess
educatlOn-but much too high. Mt Gilman Piihns h
have so far resulted In one or two ulscoEe py
one or two of has professors, which were, uouoe9s
appreciated by the most learned people heIe an, "r
abroad, and his plans have served 10 t of North
ern colleges who come here, secure PAYING teIioW
ships avail themselves OF all ,ne d ton secnrng
posit,ons elsewhere leave us. Win fortN,ohe pto
lessons and an income of S225.OOO we 1 snIun5u W
educating thousand instead OF TWO huhuie"'
There are three ourishing colleges IN the city OF
Winnipeg. Manitoba: st. Bonface, st. johns ana
Manitoba. They are united under the corporate
name of the University of Manitoba The principle
of the university is that each college shall do ts
own teaching and have full control of its internal
affairs: that the university shall fix It's curriculum,
conduct its own examinations, and confer all de-
grees Except in theology for the province degrees
IN theology conferred by the colleges. fr0Nl-
sion is made for admitting other colleges when they
apply.
The Sauveur College Of Languages viii hold its
eighth session this year at Amherst, Mass, from
July to August IL. This is an experiment III the
way of teaching languages by what is called the
Hcness-Sauyeur method, which 10 warmly coh-
meuded by many well-known educators.
bill which has Just passed the Michigan Legis-
lature requires All teachers in that State to pass an
examination in physlology and hygiene, with par
ticuar references to the effects OF alcoholic drinks,
stmuiants aud narcotics upon the human system.
The thirty ghth anniversary of the New York
State Teachers Association will be held at Lake
George III the parlors of the Fort William Henry
Hotel. on July g. and z. Papers on the following
subjects will be read "0ur Schools Wholly
State Charge" Vocal Music-Its Relations 10
Popular Education" !" Advanced Methodsln Primary
Teaching" "SchoOl Ethics" Thomas AT0old of
Rugby" an address on {" Memory" by Dr. NOrthrop,
of Connecticut and Educational Gains and
Needs by Professor J. Z. Greenough Principal
State Normal School PToyidence, X. !. The
National State Educational Association will meet
at Saratoga July 8, 10 and / aud the American
Institute of Instruction Will meet at Fabyan's, IN
the White Mountains, on July IL, II and l3 lhe
three events are SO timad to make it convenient
for ear hers
them all.
The Nelc- Harcn Palladium continues 10 urge the
advantages that would result from the introduction
of the kindergarten system of teaching in that city
but thus far little more than sentimental al interest
Ia the proposal has been shown by the citizens
At an examination of teachers recently fin one OF
the Western States, some strange answers were
made. One candidate, beng asked to name three
living poets, promptly CAV, the names of Shakes
peare Byron and Longfellow. Another asked
when Shakespeare Gied, and replied about twenty
years ago somewhere in " Injeanuy" Still another
thought that Secretary trellnghuysen was one U
them new patent machines
Mr. Charles IL Ham, of Chicago, calls attenti tion
in The Clepclagd Herald TO the fact that in the
Dwight School of Boston, under the direction
of its Ipaster, Mr. Paige the introduction OF the
common wood-cutting tools of the carpenter has
been entirely successful Professor Hagar, of the
Salem Normal School, tried the same experiment in
his schools in which all the pupils girls, and he
describes the results thus: TIE girls engaged III
the undertaking with alacrity, and followed itup
with ever-iDcreasng interest aud advantage. lt is
giving them health and strength and command OF
their nerves and muscles winch hey would be ike
)y 10 attain Otler way. When The time allotted
the hand-work arrives. there they may be found
busy bees bammering, pianIng, saving chIseliing
and all the rest, with devoted enthusiasm ] am
glad they ale learning to hammer. For any con-
siderable number of women To know low to handle
n a aS a
head s a phenomenon seldom witnessed"