New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-16
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

"A Corro.rondence University is TO he established in
Chicago its faculty to consist OF varous specialists in
wall known colleges The organ OF the University Is 10
he entitled The Correspondence University Journal
and il will deal with the kindergarten inc
common school, the high school. and the col
lege Each number viii contain articles from the
heads Of the various departments giving outlines Of the
work of the month TO he done hy the s,udsh'S. q,
analyses and suggestions bearing on such "orh Nv.
the journal will Ice expected to lie taken OF AZ es'
read by every person cSnncc'oN IN M" w G. Elliott.
a. Anderson and Andrews. Professor a. u. bci'; W,
Harris and H. A. liinsdale will he among tho con-
trihutois
Sir John Lubbock says that no {" certain age III tue
education OF the yourgSay sixteen % seFcn'e'h-h'
should plead for a wide basis o education. Al later
stage the subject. should be gradually restricted and
,houeh il was surely desirable throughout life 10
follow the main results of huuan labor siudy "h'!
Wrought still the time had then. no doubt. arfIel
when concentration became pre-cliinentl hoi ant
Al the recent pubic school examinations in England
i, was found that while the percentage OF passes III
Scripure and Greek in 1854 is identical With the aver
asc Tor the preceding four years elementary 'ns'h'
matcs shows slight improvement, and Latin anu
French a substantial gain But there Is great ishI
OF in the higher mathematics and somewhat ''.s one
in Encjsh and history The broad conclusion there
fore 70 be drawn from these details Is 'ha'' VIM
languages with the exception OF EDSu-h are h,hiE
hetfcr tauebt and while scientific subjects, where
sstcn m are taught with considerable success very
slow progress IL made with Inc ma'ne1h""VS "'''"O
elementary or advanced
There are no native Americans who value historical
associations who will DO, gricye over IKE closing c 'c
old College of William and Mary. Nearly all the en-
,owments Of the college were lost through inudicon'
jnvesments and the fortunes of war This Is pr9sae
ace bnt II would well become the South to build up
Saiu the institution which educated some OF the most
celebrated OF her sons.
Dean TYSON OF the medical faculty OF the University
Of. PENNSYLVANIA, SAYS: - boy should know oe-
fore coming to college what biz profession VIII ne 10
meet the demands of professional lie IN our uoN We
must either take time for the preparatory euu'd-
,ion in college. or time mus, he taken from that
f,rmcrlv gwen to classics and mathematics ihe best
sling If course would he 81 take more time for
college ssy six wears instead of four lhs mlSht MAKE
~ o. thorough aud well cduca,ed as the "ermanS
hut this can hardly be eypccted save IN r'.cpUvn"
instance in the hurry and mpstcncc oi American
life
The pupiteachers in English schools can hardly be
considered fortunate beings One OF them soys that
the regular hours of school work arc from a. w. unu
pp M with bare hour ior dinner at midday hu'
before going to school the pupil teachers have TO pre-
narc tbc,r avn Lessons aud another hour of toll may
I've added for that On returning home they have All
other batch of Lessons 60 get through aud IN ordinary
cases these will no, he accomplished until qno tate a'
night, On Friday extra work I" gwen ""' =" ~ w w
cupy tho Saturday holiday, and thus not m"'n'n' Is
allowed for recreation from weeks end 10 week emu
OF ,ourse many break down and have "a give mp The
a. "a hoconi,g t,achrrs Others oi tougher uhrc
mass through the ordeal but later ON the terrible sfau
TELLS upon their constitutions. and We zee 'h' icN'
In the number of teachers who. alter desperate
struggles have 20 give mp tho profession whoh mas
cost them 81 dearly MIR, Mundcla lately pronounced
that Twenty-Five hours week should he inc h"t'n''
attendance required OF pupil.iea"hers ana ne ''"'
ened 10 fine any school where II was exceeded
The Evening High School of Boston expects To IN
struct 1000 pupils this review oi the regis
Ter shows that very large percentage of the members
are graduates of grammar and high schools who are
following some special study 10 better fit thelnsiVc'
Tor their chosen vacations. Some 40 per eeI OF INC
school are ladies' several of whom, particularly IN INC
French German and Latin classes are teachers III the
day schools