New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

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r,ore arc so women enrolled students in the Uni
versity of Michigan.
Tho University Convention OF this State last year az
pointed a committee TO take into CONSIDERATION ."o
osston how best to the cause OF classical edu
a,, The committee has decided TO adopt the follow
,n plan as best adapted 10 meet the end III vew Namely
70 request all the leading educators OF the couhu! 10
Give briefly their opinions as to the Vaue Oh elasGa
Education preparation Tor hlc these IcPIcs 70 po
smSodied in n report 10 be presented 10y the committee
M the next meeting OF the convocatloh 10 oe helu ~
Circulation The secretary of the committee is d. u
tarr, Glens FAILS, " L.
The Massachusetts, Agricultural College at Amherst Is
situated Oh a commanding site, and owns me Ilh %
ss3 acres Candidates for the freshman class must NC
fifteen years OF age and pass satisfactory eA'i"on
ia English grammar. geography, arithmetic aiseoi"
through simple equations, and the history OF te Onou
States Examinations for admission VII De heIu on H
"a and september p az .ae SUe9 ,ed and useful men
in whatever employment they may ehs2sv bo wish to
this special facilities are IuhlSHeu Vi''0 WI" VIZ"
follow agricultural pursuits
If costs about 900 year 10 educate boy at Elton
college 5000 at Harrow, aud 5000 at kugoy Ohar'er
House and Marlborough respectively
Tho British ROYAL Commission on Technical Educato
has lust ade an interesting report IN which the Hollow
ing recommendations made; % That rudmen'ary
ora wing be Incorporated with Writing as an elementary
subject In all schools and that instruction In drawing be
continued right up through all the Standards drawing
from casts and models being part of the work 2 mat
proficiency the of tools for working In WOOD ana
iron be paid for by the education department as spec
subject and that grants made to schools IN aid OF col
lections suitable school museums. 3 That In rural
schools instruction in the principles and facts Of ag1-
culture made obligatory IN the upper standards VA
That no child under fourteen years be allowed ito woTK
rs full-umcr in factories or workshops until ne mas
school boards shall have power to maintain classes oi
artisans the science and art department ol Ihat
ha
secondary and technical Instruction 90 Ihat SCHOOLS
departments OF schools be established 10y tne charity
commissioners in which the study OF natural science
drawing mathematics and modern languages Shall ahc
the place of Latin and 'rcek ihSr oead S icnl
tural schools and colleges. CD lhat museums oil az
science and Psychological collections be opened 70 tHe
nnbc on sundays The Commissioners also state that IN
the of construction aud the staple as
whole the British people maintain their position ~ the
head of the industrial wolld
Mr. Baker the superintendent Of Public Instruction In
Texas has called a meeting of sthe principals OF white
normal schools in San Antonio for the 2oth OF
this month The principals OF coorcd schools however,
are not invited which prompts the merited criticism OF
The Galveston Neos mo good reason 1t says, exists
for excluding principals of the coOred normal schools
from meeting nasmuch Its object is stated to be
10 suggest programme for summer normal schools IL
is presumed that the principals of white normal schools
are invited to make suggestions because OF their valuable
experience IN conducting their schools. Why have not
the principals OF the normal schools also acquired
valuable experienced 1t is well enough and indeed 1t is
that there should be separate schools for
whites blacks; but when convention OF teachers Is
called line is scarcely necessary or adVsaDlc
There ought little OF partisan aud race ptuulce
in such matters as possible The cO0red men who have
rtied themselves TO teach and especially white and
teach teachers as principals
of coOred normal schools ought not TO DC discouraged ny
any such determinations this The administration
of the department public instruction positively dls
eliminates against class of white and colored men Tue
most worthy IN their way In this country and class en-
gaged In the most important and most necessary WORK
that requires preparing 10 secure good gov
eminent in the future"
The American Institute Of Christian Philosophy will
mold summer school Key East N j., In July, and at
Richneld Springs In August. Sermons will be preached
follows Tuesday, July 10, the Rev. Dr. Jesse b. Thomas
OF Brooklyn Wednesday, Juyl Professor Noah kDavis
IL d. of the University OF Virginia; Friday, July Is,
Babu Ram Chandra Bose. of Lucknow. India; Saturday.
July 49, President W. X Pendleton, IL D. of Bethany
College Virginia The anniversary of the institute Will
be COMMUNICATED Thursday July II, when the an
nual address Will be delivered by the Rev. DR.. Deems
In Richaeld Springs the following sermons will be
preached Wednesday, August 20, Professor Francis L.
Patton IL D. Princeton theological Seminary; Thurs
dav August p, Professor Wilbur f. Tilet Vanderbilt
University; Friday August % Professor Hcrrick John
son, Of the Chicago Theological seminary saturday
MONDAY August %. President Charles f. Deems, Ii.
u of the institute; Tuesday. August 26, the Rev d.
KtTKl-, Editor OF Tie Literary ChUchm0h; Wednesday,
August - Bishop Randolph :. Foster of Boston, and
THURSDAY August 2s Professor Willis j. Beecher,
Auburn Theological Seminary.