New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-10
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

I'm. Civ. Professor Of Political Economy In Johns
HopA,ns University. aided by two of his advanced
pupils IL prepariuga History of American Poiitcai
fcouomy.s The list Of books written by Johns
Hopkins men ~ already quite large. Several OF
the srec,ai studies" now In progress by advanced
students will be prepared for publication. In the
biological department OF the University. courses OF
lectures will soon be delivered on "The Metamor'
phosis 81 Insects" Tho Embryology Of Insects
and "The Relationship between Vertebrates and
Invertebrates.'
writer In The Bosyn advertiser complains that
teachers In that state - frequently removed with.
out Just cause aud he calls for the abrogstion OF
che practice Of electing teachers for single year
"Iet this annual humiliation" he says, TINS
erippline anxiety, and this liability Of keen and
cruel inlusttee. cease. Let teachers be elected 10
serve during efficiency aud good behavior Let
ma have no possibility Of this worse than Greek
ostracism in Massachusetts,
philsdelph,s appears To be fully reused 20 the
necessity Of industrial education. President steel
of the Board Of Education, IN his annual address
the other day said that industrial school IA now
one Of the greatest needs Of that city There should
he saeh n schooi he thought, capable OF accommo-
DATING 1000 students. The wolk-rooms should be
ample aud provided with machinery for tho manipu-
lation Of metal. wood and textile fabrics. All the
scieaces that apply 60 the manipulation OF these
a,eran into articles of use in daily life should
be taught Ia eonnectsn with their immediate prac-
teal application. from the generation of steam TO
The mixing of dyes. Such a school would be an in
estimable blessing 10 the youth of the city, aud
v,ould eventually pay ten-fod its cost IN its intu
ence mon our vast local industries The city can
not afford to neglect or postpone provision for a
school Of this character IL probably would not be
possible 10 fnd a city in Europe with half the in
dustries of Philadelphia without one or more such
schools The pabc must depend on this depart
p,ent for the suggestion and plan for such SCHOOL,
and there IL little doubt the proposition will receive
cordial support from the people
The public school library of St. Louis is well
filled with good aud useful books, both English and
American, and large number Of pupils Use 1t.
A conference of the school superintendent Of
Virginia will he held in Richmond next Tuesday.
Among the speakers will be General Eaton, the Rev.
pr.JL. NJ Curry aud Professor Newell
There arc $50 Colleges and Universities in the
United States. Of which only tweuty-four have
more than 200 students and only seven
teen have more than twenty teachers.
large number of these colleges furnish no
better an education than can be obtained
IN high school of the FIRST class. One university
I'm this country has three professors and twelve
students: aud another has two professors and
eighteen students. These professors can take the
college home with them ut night, and thus prevent
Il from getting into mischief.
One-third Of the building which will ultimately
he the University of Texas is completed. When its
building is entirely finished 1t will need only two
things 20 constituted great school-gcod teachers
and good pupils-and the latter will come If the
former are provided. There are now 100 young
men from Texas pursuing q collegiate course in in
stitutions outside of Texas. Ii should be the aim
of the home university TO attract such young men
by the thOroughneSs and excellence OF Its course OF
studies.