New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-12
FAMOUS ENGLLsH SCHOOLS.
A LECTURE AT THE COOPER INSTITUTE BIZ GEORGE
A. PLIMPrON.


A. PLIMPrOS.
At Cooper Institute last night lecture was delivered
IN the grea. hall by George A. PhmptOn on " ain0us
English Schools" The address prousely illustrated
by stereopcon views MI Plimpt0n has recently spent
some months in England visiting the schools he talked
about The first part of the lecture historical and
the development Of the system Of English schools was
raceddown 1898, the Winchester school was
established Elton was founded IN 1910, r.. Pauls in
1909 and Rugby IN 1867. Passing then 10 modern
times, Mr. Plimpton described in Succession
the living and dressing which now Is the rule In
these places learning the Of study 1ethod OF
instruction Inducements study, discipline amusement,
tagging and sports In regard the OF study the
lecturer said:
Previous to the establishment Of the Winchester School
the studies grammar rhetoric and dialeetes music
arithmetic geometry and astrOnOmy These were ca4
rvums and quadryums Instead of these the FOUNDER
Winchester Introduces the Latin grammar and the pure
Latin authors The course O instruction Is essentially az
Latin and remains until about 1880 when Greek
Is introduced into the highest fern II Is IS s'i ~
that when Edward VI visited Winchester In loo2 ne
was presented with forty-twO Latin verses ana
copy Greek indicating that Greek up to t
date had made little progress JoIh ~ on M @
Harrow in 1851 prescribed the following as MS course o
study In the lower three forms, Latin GraIlmaI cicero
Cato Terrence, ONlG in the IoruI I9n, Sleo. 49,
Horace, prose and exercises and creek grammar
IN the nfth form. Virgil C@sar, cicero l1Ny De1lo
themes Socrates Heslod verses anu tlsnss II l.
after DDS years. the only change in the Harrow course
study is more Greek and writing. Again ID ls-S
after nearly nfty years, We una nloueih am
history. Euclid and vulgar fractions are introduced
the highest form. In 1897 mathematics
COMPULSORY. ana in 1851 modern languages are also
introduced into the MIR. Talbot Lord Lieutenant
OF Glanorganshire speaking OF his Harrow experience IN
1922 said " 1t IN my time absolute heree5 ior
master attempt teach anything but Greek ana ih
mathematics French not allowed III Il quite
true there French but he lived te Ire OF
dog; and writing and arithmetic masters
but whenever they appeared they were received Win
halooing and h0Oting."
The other schools their Of study experienced
the same changes and sbont the SAME time thal liar
row did. DR.. Arnold, at Rugby. was one OF he nIst 70
advocate the study Of something besides inc CLASSICS
The Of study at the present time as i a. SAe
classtcs are concerned, essentially tne STUNT.
But mathematics modern languages, EhgnsA hsooIy
and science have been added. There Il SUI N many
of the schools considerable prejudice against the
OF science OF the masters in science toid We as
when lie received his appointment the headIasier lOu
him he did whether bis boys learned
about he did want them 70 be Kept IN 0Fder Oh
Ths mar of the bows many Of the teachers Of science are
regarded 10 speak The ojeet OF All tntse
schools prepare for the university cxanaio
In addition " regular course VI study ID the sc"s
the boys are required to 90 considerable supplementary
work in history, IN easses and literature Ines stuuy
these subjects by themselves, in their own way ana arr
examined upon them Is feature which does not eAls'
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