New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-15
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

.r. .,.o, r,r,rersitv-when shall II bet Where
Aha II he What shall 1t be T. Is the title OF an
ing essay recently prepared by Professor .onn '"
Burgess. PhD, Of Columbia College. Inc American
un,versitv he SAYS will come into being when 'nere
sha exist in the Nation surplus OF wealth to support IL
aaaopatev IL will I've at the centre OF wealth
and cnlture II will be private institution. supported
nv pryate donations. It's primary object VIII pc Ie u
covey of truth as well as the mos. perez. pe
Burgess does not think that this Ideal University VII
come into existence for some ume but nc is certain 'n'
IL Will ultimately come.
President White OF Cornell University. recently sara
that neither the attention the Faculty of Cornell UNI
yerslty nor his own attention had been called thus lar
during the entire college year to single nreacn OF u f
cpliue by the students" TO any offence OF any
which any faculty in the land wouid oee'n ~ Ho'S'
even TO reprimand student
Hobart College is generally congratulated on tne re-
ported acceptance Of its presidency by Dr T. ~ io
The Rochester Democrat says OF Dr. Potter Ills conue
to Geneva will be happy day FOR the coueso 'nV
located He has energy enthusiasm ana executive avn
,tv NJ the highest order lie has many influential
friends who believe in him and will open their purses ~
educational work under his direction lie mas at va
the qualities OF successful teacher ne -, as br eca
nj two g1eat names in the development OF -
ton m This state He is in full sympathy WIN tnS t1
logical bias OF the college OF winch nc Is W "o ' ~
Straight University in New Orleans is one OF the most
successful of the colleges established for coored students
Dean Hitchcock in speaking of the pupils recently sad
that their moral character is as good that of white
students in the circumstances They excel III e'
physics They are" he said natural theologahs anu
politicians In the exact sciences they are lacking W"
are not giving highest branches OF mathematics nS
ing n useless to attempt them. In drawing anu
fhev live especia satisfaction. IL has been Claimed au
fhe negro initiative not inventive. would IKE you W
notice these original designs by the first class IN draw
ING You see they 20 possess some lhNehton.. =. vi
they may never be race OF lhNeh'ois' '' ''
win be poets and musicians.
The present school law of the State OF pennsylvania
has heen in operation for thirty years,
secretary Teller" says The fhttade{Ph'a Ledge'
has struck the true idea that what needed Tor the euu
cation OF Indian boys quite much as the aphaoc Is
10 get them TO see that bandwork on the farm Is Whoe
some and manly and is not OF necessity the business VI
souaws II the Indian are to have their lands III
severaty they must this training too as the white
farmer East and West. has II that II Is mans "olA ~
milk the cows if il is wOman's 10 make the butter anu
bake the bread The former ideas OF the nOpe SAVAGE
that any kind hand labor is disgrace are not roueu
by the classics by the three RS but theS are
being efectually swept away by the wolk at the I'M
ehous and brck-helds, carpenters bench, forge anu
garden patches Hampton, Carlisle ana elsewhere II
we had Tennyson in this country he might paahtase
line ont Of Lady Clara We're tde We're 60 eacn tne
Indian boy ID milk does not read like poetry Dut IL Is
very good and sound doctrine in prose just at present