New-York tribune., 1885-01-01
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

IN the publc schools of Sweden four hours week ao
devoted to instruction In the mechanical arts
About hundred of the public school teachers OF Texae
visited the chief objects OF interest In the
Exposition week. Commissioner Eaton made an aa.
dress before them calling their attention 70 ne Vs"o
the Exposition o. an educator. -,
The Yale Alumni of Buffalo. N. Y. and vicinity VIII
eat a dinner together on the 9th of this month.
me Indianapolis Journal hits OF one or two minor
evils connected with the meetings Of educational assoc
atoms. Speaking Of approaching state teachers
meeting II says There Will be the usual Duncomoe
and pedenhy, inseparable from such ASSOCIATIONS.
Most of the male teachers win be known as proiessors
There will be windy discussion ana many 'eoio
ana hobbies will receive their annual tro''ihg o"' nu
airing But the old reabes will be there, conservative
and thoughtful, and many young college OF nor
NAL school graduate will take his seat much more quley
and loss inflated than The book agent VIII DC
.shoS SSpp prnspa WITH his Sheer
caSty takes him to the hotel feeds him. smokes MN,
house of perhaps 80 cents volume ana hnay suceee s
in dspacing good Textbook for the new new ha the
the agent, and at cost to the county u n'io '""
teachers or superintendents salary. 49,
"The Cumberland Farm School," says The Nashra9e
American was founded several years ago by MISS H. L.
Morgan formerly Of New-York who has been success
fnl teacher at Knoxville, Columbia and IN this CITY.
She saw that under our present inefficient system OF
public schools the sparsey settled sections OF the
state could enjoy the meagre Dement'S derVeu
frem that system by the densely populated portions.
Attracted by the heahul air and charming scenery OF
what are known the Cumberland Table-Lands she re-
solved to devote herself to building up school IN tne
benefits of which children and youth Of that region
might education In Its largest ana WIDEST
sense being the chief object In view. Miss Morgahs
early struggles were OF the dlscouragng nature;
HELM came slowly; than IL seemed tnat ner
labor of love must abandoned as hopeless But Tor
the outside aid already mentioned she could not nave
gained a foothod This she has at last succeeded IN
doing-and barely this. Her merits should nave lhe
hearty sympathy and cooperation OF every iTien 1i
Tam
her immediate vicinity already beginning 10 appe
ciate her work They propose to ask the Leglsae 10
petition with this object view has already been pre-
pared If they do not obtain the approprton, IN ~ t 10
6oped that they will least be able to draw attention 10
the school in such way to enlist more liberal pup
lie support than it has hitherto received"
Says The Macon (Ga) Telegraph, 1.-THE question OF
whether or no the chewing of in schools ana col
eges affects the pupil as studies has been mooed
one since gum chewing became so popular II was iet
for Macon school teacher to put the matter toa test anu
determine question. On Friday afternoon as GER
tain school being dismissed, she gave ont that te
the in arithmetic, composed oftwelve bright pus
of both sexes would be divided on the following MOD
day Six of the pupils provide themselves with
moderate allowance OF frstclass chewing gum; the
other six were to be gumless. Accordingly on MONDAY
morning there were six bright scholars armed to
the teeth with chewing gum. Their jaws were
working like 40 many steam t1phammers' ana
they were eager for the fray. From the arithmetic he
teacher selected twenty-nine problems and lneh tne
class buckled down I, business Inc other schohrs
etopped nudgng other and looked over ther geOs
raphies and grammars at the dozen youngsters VINO
were decide very important educatlohh quVs,,oi
The teacher began to throw the mathematics pIopes
into the class like many Javelins Inc t0duhasne
warded OFF the blows and held their ground Before nan
fe problems were given 1t evident to the school
that the Olu-troubiers had more gum III then an .s
had been given credit for Finally the twenty nhe proo
found that the ohewers Of gum had correctly
fwentv-one while the gumess six had only eight ihls
win probably work revolution in schools 50 far as
chewng-gum is concerned