New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-26
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The new sections of tho 1llinoSSchool law require
each county superintendent to hold annually
Teachers' Institute, continuing In session not less
than Ave davn Admission thereto shall be free to
all teachers holding regular certificates, but all
otbers wishing TO attend must pay fec OF 81.
Money IL appropriated BY the law for all necessary
expenses of the Institutes This will effect much
des,red change in the States educational system
but it is a pity that the law-makers did not add
a section requiring the State and County superin-
tenaents and State Board of Education to agree
upon some uniform system of study and discussion
to be pursued at the Institutes. Such gatherings
are too often entirely subordnated IN interest 10
the especial hobbies of the superlntendents VINO
control them. They should not be used as agencies
for promoting personal ambitions, or Tor pursuing
certain lines Of study to the neglect OF others nor
is five days session long enough tne TO h
the taking up of the details of any Drancn' inc
leading motive of the successful Institute must Dc
general interchange of ideas and experience As 70
methods and means OF instruction anu scnooi u''0i
pine.
Iowa has a Summer School of Natural Science.
which will be IN session from July 80 to August
IL.
The new University Association, OF milwaukee,,
Wis., has elected board Of officers and appointed
q committee to confer with oil heads of academies
and colleges throughout the Northwest, with a
view to securing their cooperation III tho unlVer-
siy project. Mr. Charles l.. Colby, president OF the
association, explains the character of the proposed
institution as follows " 1t will be no moro sects-
rian in character than Yale, Brown. Amherst or
Williams College. Tho condition that three-hfths
of the directors shall be Bsptsts is for the reason
that the greater part of the donations came from
that denomination, and afterward there will be no
contest as to which denomination shall have the
control The university will be access BILE TO every
person. irrespective of his her religious persua-
Sion. As far as this can be rendered agreeable TO
the Christian religion 1t Will have TO WORK on Tue
same principles as the Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation." fund OF 81 600. 900 IS now IN the nands
OF the association of which 500, 600 Will De IN
vested in buildings ETC., and the remainder pre-
served as the nucleus of an endowment fund.
The opinion widely prevails in Washington that
the colored schools that city will soon be abol-
ished and all schools made mixed" both as 10
scholars and teachers
The various summer schools of philosophy
eeem net 10 be highly esteemed by The NoUCdrk i'd
sertiser 1t thinks that their chief use Is to give
certain doctrlnaries chance to air their specula-
lions without being subjected to the close criticism
that might attend indoor winter lecture Then
the freedom of the lecturer begets corresponding
freedom In the nearer. Every one believes what he
or she peases, and school of philosophy leads 10
very discortant set Of opinions Each pupil be-
comes professor, and it will be noticed that al
though these gatherings have been continued many
years not system of any kind has bsen promul-
gated not a society formed with now central idea,
nothing to which humanity can cling as Il po1nt OF
hope iu the future and comfort in the present Not
one will look from nature up TO nature S Cod but
every one will look for creator as the novelist
did for his creations in the depths of his own con-
sciousness and the best philosopher will be he who
goes the deepest and finds the least"
According to recent report, there are in Berlin
1872 communal schools, with 1873 classes anG 12l,
O45 pupils In these instruction is entirely free.
There also about 5000 children in free private
schoOle making at least 124 900 children receiving
gratuitous instruction. Each communal pupil costs
The CITY about S12 annually. There are III the
communal schools 1872 rectOrs, OF principals, 1870
male teachers and 1,211 female teachers. The
past year Is twenty-five years.