New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-09
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Chicago Manual Training School now mas At 'n'
opening of It's second year sxiy.ihrcc students Wh'
,cred last wear mud seventy who have just joined the
Junior class.
Agricultural sciencc classes TO he held In different
,a,,. ., oplon dnIinc the coming winter. An old far-
,,cr comnolns that It seems 10 him misappcnoh "'
pblic money 10 pay or two pounds Tor p"Ph }"
agriculture IN districts where not one IN 90" ''i"s
The instruction win ever bc In condition I" MIN" W"
II; and he adds: "This comes OF payments q" ''S""
agriculture Is 4 comparatively sujcc, I" ''"'n III"
without regard 10 It's utility teachers teach II "'ao
they can more easily payments than on "'n'' "'o
difficult hut more appropriate anlicctS'
Anew department, of engineering has nee"
nt uaycrfoid College A machine shop with 'ol
equipment has been provided ana incch'n''I' CIV" wv"
sanitary engineering viii he taught
While education IN Japan Il compulsory 'h''' j. "
definite and recognized margin allowed for good ana SUI
ccp, ,cusc For xampc home du;ics - In th" ease
~ parents who are IN and require help or n'''h""'''
seem con Sicrcd 70 have prior claim oven w INV S''
of singing aud gymnastics the latter branch appearing
to he placed ON level with mental oX"T'ise III '"P
pcrhars the excuses allowed considered pih' :"
"moras which are made necessary asuoJcot az i'"
ing and writing throughout every course or s'and"
from beginning 10 end. Moreover. vop car'iul '""'
alton il everywhere given 70 local requirements an" WV
l,flors Il drawing mp the programme of 'acn s''
school Apart from morale. r' mnnstics inc 'i'' '
uI
vnn, of uniformity Each syllabus IA drawn Mp by the
1oeni authorities within certain wiic limits ana then has
,o tcoey. the approval Of the Minister Of Education AFTER
careful cNnnination. There are annun examinations
Mammal trimming a 10 be- introduced IN the Toledo HIGH
School.
The lniy system ~ novdon Nhl'h nlms TO rlm' tn'
,oeet ~ ,oiiesc government motc Ia the minus 90 VIC
student mas bcrn proved visc and eurosfiup me r'''
yrnfs experiment
~ uiichton Browne, IN his ohitin tfr"tt on over
pressure IN the nish elementary srhoolT' fn'Si "ih'
di-utrefntine Effects 1T over pressure seem o hr orhib
,eVpnlrl fur the numWr ~ lnnatirs IN inrlhnn h'"'
land nnd Ireland has increased enormously of late lrh-
AMI n degree ont u nll proportion Ia TIE pulnlhoh"
ma, Ice s,rn f,in the following nsurc. The ratio ~
Innnilcs utr 900 ~ population has gone n from Isl
IN isa1 ~ Qii IN isT1 and to In 9s2 An inricar
~ tl1iO Ia The number ~ Registered lunntics Ia The
,btrr kingdoms ~ period ~ wenit years hrtohen4adr
,liedy greater prevalence ~ Insanity M the nopnh
lion. Fwne Of Che must inrlihc causes ~
,nnht,i disease have been greatly tlitnh.
ssfilea IA i,ot nrnteiluns 10 irrrn times especially
whom ~ tpnri,,pf that The Elementary ilh,aiii AT
,as resse,i iii 10 $50 aud has hui tnh applied WIN
sneL siIngenoi 40 ~ ainnhh W. otri iitss'r hh'l
ELL mnru fnoen date We netd hal Therefore Loeb ii
a,S bat faint Indications at s lanoo Ia lhr statistics
of insanity Tor some ynai We may hh sowing
the wiHd bat VS. must wait tig ihn WhliiNind' We May
le setting an processes which will ultimately eVohnaie
IN madness toeralS large seani hl' any al'H d"
interval of years, aud through such number al inter
mediate conditions as will make 1t difficult Ia trace out
the connection ween the effect aud It's cause Inc
rate of suicide, calculated the entire population
seems To- have been quntured In the last century The
revival suicide in almost every country OF Europe mas
conceded ina time with the modern extension or cduca-
lion. and suicides most numerous In the very
REGIONS where education s most widely diffused The
number of children under sixteen OF age In the list
of suicides although still comparatively small Is swell
ing annually"
The Corcoran School of Science and Art OF the Column
han University has just been opened in Washington
The Council Of University College Canada have FOR
Ynallv resolved TO admit to the lectures of that i'll
.ti,ution action taken In accordance with the
cmphaticay expressed will Of the Legislature Ana
Jlar, ard is still in the rear!
Chinese girl IIu King Eng is Studying the English
branches at the Ohio Wesleyan University she intends
10 become doctor the sake OF the women Oi her own
country.
The Lick Observatory will be fnished-with the eXcep-
lion Of the large telescope and the dome 10 contain it
next year As soon perfect discs of crown and
flint s are On hand the focal length Of the telescope
can I've calculated aud the size of the great dome deter
,nncd upon aud nothing can be done until TINS FOCAL
LENGTH is known trials have been made by the
NI.ssr. Fell PARIS cast perfect crown disc ana
delay of more than has been incurred through
,he difficulties and risks Of the operation II appears
that bcy have now cast two discs, which they expect
10 he suitable the purpose. They were expected to
shin one of the discs Clark sons early in October