New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-31
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Tho managers OF the san Francisco Young women
Christian Assc citation hope soon to be aoe 10 es'Ao
.en in connection with ther schoo ""'.
Et. cbdr from ave years OF age may be taught
nv ., mako beds set table, wash dishes and other simple
household duties with the exception OF COOKING
rn r,e. made by the recent National Convention OF
Preachers Of Madison Wis says The Philadelphia Press
" for enlarged means OF education for Indian children
atimey utterancc Inc capacity oi 'h0 'nu'"" '
for mental training Is longer doubtful quantity IL
has been demonstrated beyond all question by the prac'
work at the schools already established The teachao
~ AZ the negro IA not more clearly ascertsned than that
of the Indian and that point conceded, the duty OF 'e
Government is identical in respect 10 boih Classes IL
long ago became clear that the 100000 OF NEGROES III
The United states must be assimated INTO our popnla-
t"n nv educational forces and that wi hhod the ac
titles OF mental development from thcn Wouu pe ~
incites Progress toward conc sions IN respect
OF the 100000 Indians has Deen more '"'"'' ~ -
certain and irresistible"
Dr. Basil /. Gildersleeve. professor OF inc 'reoN
language and literature the Johns Hopkins unVtfsl'
hos beer engaged TO deliver summer course OF lectures
on Greek at the University of the South sewahee ie
The course begins on August l. The SUBJECT 10 Ut
cu.ssd this summer at Scwanee ls tne hi 9f bys
hrstophsnes" which WI constitute !nS , ~, ~ the
1ectnTas There vii probably b. estahlshed al nS
University summer school tue man H,yeo nI Nj her
will be tue promotion OF souhu Ic"'nNH "''
scholarship
Among the visitors the National Teachers
at Madison, Wis, Monsignor CapeL Upon oeihS re-
ouesied 10 say few words he appealed ia SNORT Speco
totbe teachers for thoroughness III the cac"hg o. Lsn
He:also made use OF the opportunity 10 Gsciah III d"
earnest manner that there were any evil intentions Oh
tbe mart Of Catholics agaiust public schools Ihese TWO
utterances" The Giobe- Democrat says ARE ID su"n-
contrast The rst should rot have been neceSs@!'!'
The nature of our educational trann- for many yo"s
has been such as to ins ST uon atien on TO d,uo s
other subject under heaven bat the Eng II ldnsud -
and therefore the exlor alton in quest on OF nc Wy
similar wa almost lmpcrs Ee hG ,or cranted vet
axxht mi I
such appears he the la % lhio nation IN tIciviv
rceaTd To- tbe public schools that he seemed to cons Der
this disclaimer, zen otherwise W0 III nav zen V "
place wa At tuat TIM under those
necessity"
In order to divorce as much possible, politics nom
the scAoolbook question California will be called upon II
November next upon a constitutional amendment
which provides that the state PRINT al TEXTBOOKS nel
self The ear rings Will get hold Of the state PRINT
inq Office does not be shared oy the friends OF le
scbme There is to ne but one printing Office; the super
iptenden Will be directly responsible TO the admlnsu"
ton: Board of Examiners WI. pass upon all Oils a
Controller viii hold the veto power state Board OF
Jdncalion is to be supervisory OF al! school matters
the TeSsaiure bicnnaiy VIII have fun authority to over
haul the printing departments tAe Stt'' WI pp - 81
paper ana type, and pay IT. primers ana ioceh -, &
faaries Testimony has already ueeh lahen a. 10 a.
cost OF printing, ink paper. engraving ana mahusCP
and the state authorities snow pretty "'0"i"''' "'"
outlay is necessary to issue oooS'
The school Committee of the Of Worcester, Mass
has made contract the supply Of text books to be
used in the public schools for the coming year "hch vi"
result in saving to scholars of S7ls9 o. or about
"a ner cent "a COMPARED with the money expended by
them last year Tor the same purpose Inc tO,H cosI o
The books at contract prices VIII De >llJ0o H. WueIe's
at the retail prices pad formerly oJ TIE pu!S '"0 'O'
would have been Sl9,l4o ~,
The procuc; OF chdrcu's fingers filed two large rooms
at the Teachers Convention in Madison Among the eX-
hibits was work done in schools in Philadelphia, san
Francisco New-York, Washington. Boston, Louisville,
INDIANAPOLIS Chicago Providence, La Porte and OF Nil
wauk.e and SIX other cities IN Wisconsin. The Cherokee
OrnhYu ASYLUM OF the Indian Territory had tdOe,
while one exhibit came from Geneva o"IlLcIIdhu' ana
another crossed the Pacific from Japan