New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-27
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

,Tbe-nrooramme for the Commencement ,oIs
=, +he Now Jersey State Normal ana M"uei So y,
a, trenton will be changed this coming Jun. -
stead of the class taking part as hett and other
VIII no man with music by a full brass oa'u'
rhare arc now about sixty Indian girls at che LIN
oI, Inst;t,t,on in Philadelphia. They area'.on'l'o
-, ,,.o1, h,,ovod and most of them are VhIis''i'
- 4aht in school one-half of the day. anu
ro ustrpcted in homework and sewing 1'i nrogTess
SSIf They are apt pupils and make IaPI e moved
in their studies, Inc INSTITUTE" wa
40 more convenient quarters
,r 7 NJ. Francis, the United States Minister ~
:, -, hos inst forwarded TO the state Depart
sont renort concerning the progress OF educa'ioh
:: por.,,al from which the following extracts are
.ol,s,. & Portugal has made conslderaDlc an" YIN
,nend,ble progress in educatonaI aehioN oiH. I'
1rring the past fifteen years. Auehoahoe d. w
,,r,r,ar\. schools is obligatory unless eNi,euoo %
lr.od that the children receive lnstIuc'Ioh "' MN
or reside nj q greater distance than TWO
from the public school In case Oh hoh-"''o
vithoutthe aboveNalid excuses parents VI =;
are subject 20 fine. The primary scnooi9 on .
.orasa for all children from six to twelve years Vi
,rbo cen+ros of superior education are Lisbon,
onorto and Coimbra. The University at Coiilo,"
hos faculties of law, theology, mathematics lheu'
- and philosophy OF national sciences In LiSoon
+bera are the polytechnic schools, the army "n"
navy medical and surgical schools, schoo, ci
,erior course of literature commercial anu M -
tral school general institute OF agriculture
academy of fine arts There exists ID e'oi9 I
of the kingdom institutions for eccleei"S'O ~
;no ST OportO there are polytechnic 49,
ooricpltural college and an academy Vi my me-
Mar Cintra there is also an agricultural 0oiios
With an governmental farm. No Trustworthy o'"
tics of the attendance OF children o cue seen state
H. hn Obt /
nonf that in lS75-lS76 before the aoopliol -; tho
EXISTING law enforcing attendance tno or hH6a a.
kingdom and adjacent lSlanus Us incorrect
Sending school This am assured was NOW, in
"a To my INQUIRIES regard to the huohpo i,or4
attendance | am told IN the proper o hiC"d Tlhicb
.nent that no statistics can De luInIsli;o tr,+b
ho o+ber than vague estimates Ii Is lruIil
boNever that the want Of scoolhouses 10 t; oIa
felt throughout the kingdom; that mos nf
MISUNDERSTANDING crowded and tnat in the CITY Vi liz i
IN, 9ha ,yant is panfully felt. However grauuailyi
hut too slowly it is feared buildings are
for this purpose TO meet the growing Necessary
Tho Artistic Society of this city has successful
classes in music, painting, aesthetics ana tne HUI
,rr languages The instructors OF these GLASSES "i0
tho hest that can be obtained IN their specI"l uop
ments. and the course of instruction Is uhuel 'n0
general supervision of the president oil te eo00'9
Dr.L A. Baralt, of Columbia College. NeAt yoai
II is intended to establish additional classes us
+orv dramatic art rhetoric, philosophy physical
.n,trrn etc the ultimate object being to make the
soc;stv n comprehensive university Tor ADULTS dnr
Artistic Society numbers among ITS heinoel iuS o.
nrominent artists musicians, actors hteIall anu anu
other professional people, and meets every ~ ~
weeks for the purpose of engaging IN genera me
hate on some topic pertaining TO the science oi US
thetcs. ,
writer in The Boston transcript states that tne
ladies', international College at Florence, Itaiy'
received with favor by the Italians ana
mention Of it is made by the best journals IN Iol
ence and Rome This institution was estaDiishcu u
imrart instruction III modern languages to American
ladies especially But the college is also appreciated
by the ladies of Italy There are already
with il some Italian ladies belonging to one OF the
first families in Italy, and applications nave oeen
made from Germany, Austria and even koulnah'a
and this. too, though scarcely four months nave
passed since the institution was opened win SUIT
able proyision for the accommodation OF puplls
there is little doubt but that within year ron
fiity TO n hundred could be received. III oluFu ~
make more ample provision for its needs-in urn III
fishing the building in procuring text-po4ks anu t ti
observation-disclosures are now being made 10 OBTAIN lev
thonsand dollars for this object 1here Is eN tL
,esson Ia believe that within one OF two years tA'
institution will be self-supportng.