New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-19
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Tho trustees Of Leicester Academy at Leicester, n",
~. orcirg for the centennial celebration OF 'he IN
sttntop on september 4, 1884. This Is one Vi 'o
academies in New England and many OF Jus Pupis "
become distinguished in every walk OF ne to send
p bnr names and addresses TO Ny Charles A. De''
Leicester. Mass 60. I'll,
rAo Commencement exercises OF Racine College VIII
take Mace on July 0. The college has recoVereu o H
shock Of DR. De Kovens death and under the Wso a'u
able leadership Of its president, the Rev Dr AoT1 tn
briskie Gray It is entering upon long caieoi VI
The Baltimore Sun in reviewing the past years worh
of the Schools Of AIT and Design at the MaryIau ln
tute calls attention to the need OF such Schools anu ~
eagerness with which the people avail themselves Vi
them The seven hundred and forty Students says
In the day and night schools OF the Maryland Institute
show how capable these schools are OF ming heeu anu
how pressing thatneed is. But what the lnsutu'e Is now
doing falls far short OF what 1t coud do II us pracuc
usefulness in the broad and varied domain of what fre
dent Gilman designated as handcraf we're extended
The material support that been given to our lnst
e schools has been so small hitherto that the wonder
the greater thew should have accomplished so c tb
such comparatively meagre resources In ooHs az he
drawings on the walls no could fail OF notlchg ihe
evident horoughness of the instruction when 9su eu
the students successive steps from the 1st a
In drawing and designing up to the higher stages oi mo
art and construction But the teachers have 6eeh t
barrassed for want OF many things that are Dsoue'
| essential to the proper conduct OF such SCHOOLS
According to the last school 162O2 children OF
school age In San Francisco did not attend any schoo
year. The Erening Call Of San Francisco declares 'a
the question now before the Department OF hducaon
I'm California is whether high schools or primary schoo
shall continue to exist. Either the primary Schools
SAYS or the advanced schools must suffer
ia an increase in the school fund Not only have new
schDOhouses to built but moro teachers must DC en-
| ployed The lower schools are already TOO crowueu'
Doubtless teachers salaries were adjusted ohheoass
of the work done, saving might be made IN the
rrl,,, Of dnllQ a.
each year on the grade of the certificate Two
do eoual work and with substantially the same results
yet draws salary than the otner on ne
of holding higher grade certificate II inc bolG wou
set itself resoiutey TO the work OF adjusting salaries &C
cording to the work DONE there would be greater U.S.
position to increase the school fund so as 10 meet t
needs Of ali school children. The advanced schools
would without doubt be continued IN ther PTh Sobnnl
cency IL the matter left 10 taxpayers Inc oenool
Department is ABOUT the last III which 700 rleu eooo
| my should be enforced"
The Tuskegee Normal School, in Tuskegee Ala, Which
was established in 1881 the education Of coored peo'
pe has entered upon successful career under we guu
ance of Professor b. T. Washington Industrial framing
is prominent feature of the course, and includes farm
ing brickmalng carpentry printing and Housekeeping
and sewing for the girls. To these blacksmthng' un
smithing, shoemaking painting and broom making Will
be added The institution has been aided by the Lesa
ture of Alabama the Slater fund and donations IRON
friends North and South. 1t holds $50 acres OF Iau
on which was erected Porter Hall in 1882 at Cost oil
$4,000. During the present summer a 1 Ir"wn os
made to erect building which VII De known AZ
Alabama Hall. II will cost about Slo,ooo' Vi "Hen
So 900 has already been raised
"A large number of old boys throughout the country
will be panied read the following, which appeared In
The Philadelphia Inquirer few days ago: "The Ury
House Boarding School for Boys, on line Road at the
Fox Chase yesterday closed finally as an Institution
of learning with the ending of the spring term The &C
ton in abandoning the school is due to the advancing
years and failing sight of Mrs Jane Crawford, the lady
who founded 1t in 1863 and who has managed solely
herself during the twentyone years of its existence
The Ury is Fan old homestead and an extremely
odd one in It appearance 1t stands some distance back
from the road where it is almost impossible TO see II
through the dense foliage. The grounds around are
ample, covering many acres OF shady lawn The
house has three stories but is scarcely more than
thirty feet in height and it looks lower than that
TO the eve The ceilings OF each floor range from six to
seven feet in height and its peculiarly this dwell
ing has been dubbed various times in history with
the appropriate nckname OF me
In the waning years of the seventeenth century The
walls outside and the pary,wsls within are two rect
view of solid protection against hurricanes, and prob
ability of its FASTING TO an age of iDmemoral date as
monument 10 the early settlers In that nelghoorhoou
The new collegiate normal course of the University Of
Kansas Is most excellent one, and IN other respects
the University shows cOmmendaOlc progress knowl-
edge of United States history of the require
ments for entrance An interesting plan Of non-aca-
demic work is thus announced in the last catalogue
Believing that the strength and value OF the UnlVer-
v is measured by service to the State at large, and
wishing to reach many of our citizens as possible In
helping and stimulating way the Faculty cordially invite
all who desire TO pursue special or general courses OF
reading and investigation and who for any reason can
not become closely connected with the University
TO correspond with those in charge Of such studies Sug-
eestons as to authorities arrangement OF topics prices
on hooks etc will be gladly given. All WHO are seeking
special information sefcuture and the highest lines
oil citizen life and influence should feel that by the gen
crosby of the State dyice and information are Freely
placed at their command Personal supervision, by cor
respondence will cheerully given to the work of read
ing clubs associations for study; and an occasional
member OF the Faculty can he secured,
when desired by such associations, on application"
Miss Annette schenck granddaughter of the late
Peter H. schenck, will open school for young women
and children at No. East Fiftyeighh-st, in this city,
on the first next October Besides thc-fdll course of
studies in the English branches music and the Ian
guagos an art department will form special feature OF
the school, Decorative painting drawing modelling In
terra-cota repouss6 and fine needewOrk will be taught
| by graduate OF the south KensingtOn Museum. Miss
| schenck herself has made close study Of the South
Kensingon school, and will have the Goben tapestry
stitch taught besides others Miss Schenck says OF her
| plaps: am receiving cordial support William NJ.
Evarts Barrett of the supreme Court eXJudge
the Rev Dr. Morgan, and others well known taking
personal interest IN the school, and assure me that the
plan will prove a success" kindergarten department
| will also be added.
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