New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-02
NOTES on EDUCATION.

NOTES ON EDUCATlON.
The Ja,ancsc Consulate in London. acting under
,.c,ai instructions, is seeking information concerning
English school-books snitatie for in the primary
schoos of Japan. Ii is said that several Thousand
copies OF Websters Unabridged Dictionary are I'M
ported into Japan every year.
tits not pleasant TO hear that since Alaska has
become Territory of the United States the cause OF
education has langushed. native Alaskan lady,
now the wife of gentleman in San Francisco, gives
tho following dark sketch the present state OF affairs
in Alaska: with few others came TO this city
in 1858 on the bark Menshkoff Daring the first
part OF my stay here was kindly cared tor by faher
Agapus Honcharenko and others. l then met the
gentleman who is now my husband and have ived Id
this city since But even to this day think OF
the horrible state of things introduced by the Amer
leans 10 Alaska. With the exception OF one or TWO
widely separated mission schools, there are no edca-
tcna facilities offered to the NATIVES nns T psn
Bile instruction has never been revived and the rising
generation Is growing up dense ignorance not one
In hundred knowing how to read or write. Under
Russian rule the ucaon of none of he children was
neglected, but under American rule they go without
schooling Is it not sad commentary ON the ooasted
civilization OF this country r.
The sad experience of college graduate is again
going the rounds of the papers. This time he is a
most accomplished person. who after leaving college
with the highest honors tried in vain to earn an honest
livelihood, and was at last compelled to become
waiter in a ten-ceut "hash-house" in Chicago The
moral that is deduced from all this is that college
education 10 not only useless but positively injurious
in what is called the battle OF no at
all necessary for great many canes Ia me, anu no
in his proposes it rs the only short ana easy
road to success But liberal education never spoiled
any one who was not spoiled already. Given the
energy ability, tact and perseverance necessary to
achieve success. and good education only makes them
more powerful Now as always knowledge is power.
and now as always the greatest prizes In lie are
reserved for the who possess the greatest amount
of intelligence and wisdom.
The people are beginning to that college ruian-
Ism is about the same as ordinary ruianism. Says
writer in "The Schenectady Union: "The recent
action of the faculty OF Union College in resolving to
suspend indefinitely any student convicted in the
police court should meet with the hearty approval OF
all good citizens of Schenectady. We all like fun we
enjoy the presence OF the stuacnts e US yr
alike have been disgraced by the runaniy PROCEEDINGS
attendant upon the class parades crematons etc. etc
Tho college has lost respectability by It ana the
citizens have too long suffered patiently the violations
of law and order under the name OF students pranks
Why ehould rufianism li9ger in educational i 5.
lions long alter it has been expelled from decent
society Let the fac lty crush 1t out and our czens
will spplaud.'
President Warren, of the Boston University thinks
that sex isolation In education is survival OF the
same medieval ideas which created and sustained
monastcism Z" If the aim be-" he says " to narrow
human being to one small function. isolation will be
found helpful II the aim be the semidevelopment of
human being semi-isoaton is by all means desirable.
On the other hand. harmonious, allsded development
demands harmonious influences from every side
Masculine influence alone. feminine influence alone.
can never produce the broadcast aud competest
hnmanisc culture Only in the fully human society OF
men and women normal development of character
90 forward Where mental and moral improvement
Is the earnest common purpose, the refining and en-
n0bng influence of each sex upon the other ID assoca
ton can hardly be stmated 1t is eIevating
cxxlx forcav uhoca Dnrpu
Just begun to be recognized in the higher education
1t ia stated that there is no conflict of authority
between the overseers and the faculty of Harvard
University. relative TO the requirements for admission
to the freshman class. In fact the proposition to
eliminate Greek from the requisites for admission to
the University originated report made to the board
of oyerseers three years ago. 1t is believed that the
board of will eventually ratify the recent
action of the faculty.
Colonel Parker, who first developed the so-called
Quincy method" of teaching, is impressing his
individuality on the Normal School of Cook County, Ill.
He is successfully teaching the pupils intrusted to him
without the use Of and result they
learning to think, acqurement which Is TOO ei'eh
neglected in modern systems OF education
MANY teachers think that visitors in school-room
have bad effect on the pupils, and recommend that
the practice of admitting visitors be discontinued
At meeting of coored people held in Philadelphia
the other evening consider the ACCESSIBILITY of pro-
yiding industrial education for coored children, the
Rev. Dr. Crummell, colored Episcopal clergyman OF
Washington said " Among all the missionaries from
various countries at work in Africa have much
celebrity and and few do so effective work as the
mission aries from America Their great success is due
almost entirely to their practically They not only
preach tho Gospel to the natives but at the same time
give useful instructions in industrial education Ihey
Teach the use of manual labor place whenever possible
implements of agriculture and trade in the hands OF
the people and give them practical knowledge OF the
achievements Of civilization They thus arouse a
hearty appreciation Of labor the part OF the people
and open to them opportunities for livelihood almost
incalculable IN value. Experience in West Africa
shows that there is very serious relation between
Industrial education and the civilization and evange
zatou of the people Diversified industries are neces
sary for the progress of the coOred and when they
have practically demonstrated the ability and talent
they possess grand and glorious future will begin for
them"
The statement has recently gone abroad that wealthy
and fashionable people in this city do not send their
children to the public schools The statement is not
true On the contrary wealthy people are frequently
criticised for taking advantage OF the free schools
when they could well afford to send their children to
pay schools.