The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-16
PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.
CONFLICTING views on THE NEEDS OF
1BE CITY COLLE0E.

The Alumni Want Money for larger
OF the Institu,ioa Called In Question
fisai Examinations 10 the Normal Col.
i.ge viii be Omitted Ne.t June rs = Test.
At n meeting yesterday OF the Commissioners
OF Education sitting ne trustees Of the Normal
College and the City College. action was taken
on tho matter OF abolishing the yearly exam
nations in the Normal College. AS was re-
ported in THE Sun last week. a recommends
tion to that effect was made not long ago by
DR.. Hunter. tho President Of the College.
The Board decided yesterday by unnni-
nous vote that hereafter all promotions from
class to class shall be made without eSamina-
tons. The daily and monthly averages will
be the basis Of the teachers recommendation
for promotion. and the system OF examining
at the finals will lie avoided. 1t was found
that many OF tho most delicate and sensi-
tive OF the pupils broke down from the strain
OF the old system. Tho Board voted to test the
new plan for year. and II it proves satisfac-
tory they intend to make tho change rerma-
nent Commissioner Miles NJ. OBrien said that
he attributed the new order OF affairs In the
Normal College to the efforts OF THE SUN
against the pernicious system Of cram ming;
which was an evil IN itself. and which resulted
The vacancy caused BY the death o, DR., Jean
Homer was filled bv the unanimous election OF
mus s'sH5 seGsssSv M Tyss Fofh
eSe e tho city Q; New 3ork The nnthori thss
he n nrssens tosse Ssns :'s at
ton avenue and Twenty; third street Is no
longer adequate; and that new situa-
committee Of tho alumni have had the matter
in hand Of drawing up statement 81 the new
%s sS 81 FRI H. HHSqfk ah co.,
Charles KschHsa EdTasd Mnsdy
are s" packed so CLOSELY in the old building that
satisfactory MH d can be aGc C nnsn n
IRE or oh. asasn sna Sss e IN s 81
StST or srs Is 81 &c
56 'SS tsn VIII II. t E
| purchase a block between Madison and Fifth
would bs obtained to have q large campus and ndt
! complete college halls for 1000 or 2.5OC
students. gymnasium is also In the pro-
Commissioner Holt called up the question
| but opposition arose to Its consideration on
ing was ordered for the. second Wednesday
when It viii up sa .GT tba
| it was the purpose OF some members. whose
names he did not give. to oppose any removal
Of the college Or any bs.ys e was
| He produced tho latest report. showing that
1t cost So. 76O year for each OF the fifty sever
| graduates. He said that a measure would bt
| Introduced looking to the establishment o
| day high schools. to give boys a practica
business education. instead Of putting the col
'fFfs Sq sS's n sSs ss:
| the period from JAN l. 1892. to Nov. TO- The
| results are not materially different from those
| Of former years.
| months, or at the rate OF $14S.3227 10 year
| fifty seven pupils were graduated In June
propriation Of 81 $4,000 to its credit. and Will
| unexpended balances also TO its credit OF 81.
| lOi.57 from 1880. $325.45 from 1890. ant
| S4.757.1l from 1891. The main expenditure!
| for tho ten months covered by tho report were
| Salaries. S1O2. 527.3O: coal $1.O4352: tex
| books and books OF reference. S2.2U2.7O sta
| tionery. 81. lib. and repairs. $4,000.
| The college began the year with .43S pupil
| TENDER In that month 3l5 dropped out-22'
| from the sub-freshman class. go from tn
| freshman class. IS from the sophomore lass
| II from the junior. and from the senior class
| During tho first term 141 more left. 80 sub
| freshmen. % freshmen. 20 sophomores. ant
| - juniors. Ninety-four more dropped GU
| during tho second term. in about the sam
| proportions from the glasses. leaving only 50
| OF the original LAT. and Of these only s.
| graduated. Since June 7l3 more pupils hav'
| been admitted. making 1858 on the rolls Of
| SAINT IL