New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-23
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.
ADVANCEMENT SHOWN ID
THE REPORT OF THE REGENTS
EXAMINERS

Albany Feb 22-The report OF the eNainl'"' 'v n.
department Of the State Board OF Regents loa
shows that 9l3. 40 question papers VIZ f,,
for usc in the examinations. and that DIV
containing 1863 different papers or l'oi'V"
no,ers were also required making a to'a' VI
ao IA c,a,,stics In the report of 1896 show a
roater volume OF work than for any other s'"'
IN the history Of the examination department.
Nearly 10000 answer papers were written anu ~ -,
10 soo 400 were received the department ana ra'"u
by university examiners -.
An examination of the statistics SHOWS an as'oii-
,h, ,,routb In the number of those taking classi-
On, studies In first-year Latin alone there was an
Increase i'm 1856 OF 30i The increase In Latin anu
Crook subjects shows conclusivey that inc present
system of clectiv, with balance courses, Ieaus
inevitably to increase In the popu'ar"' III
classical studies.
Tbere has been a growth in six years of Sc per
cent in the number of students completing the re-
aurements for admission to high-schoos' OF To-
per cent I'm the number completing high-schoo'
courses and of AS per cent In the number com
pletng high-school courses equivalent to gradua-
ton in 1889
The rcport saws: There has been a growth in
secondary education which is without a parallel
Since 1898 there has been growth OF 400. or o.
nearly IS per cent. I'm the number OF law students.
In 1895 there $3.50 law students in the 'nited
States New-York State. therefore, according TO
those figures has about q per cent OF all the law
stuJents in the United States Since 1898 there has
hcen an increase of $50. or nearly 10 per cent, in
the number OF medical students in WORK state
In 1895 there c2~7 medical students in the
United States. New-Ycrk therefore, according 10
these figures has nearly II per cent or such stu
dents Since 1898 there has been an increase or lsS
or OF more than 80 per cent, in the number or
dental students. In 1895 there were 54' dental
students i'm the United States. New-fork state
has about 10 ger cent OF this number or students
NETWORKS leadership I'm all that pertains 10
professional education cannot be questioned Sne
is serving more and more as a model in All parts or
tho limited States where efforts are made 10 ad-
vance the standards OF admission to professional
IN is singular that both in preliminary education
and in term OF professional study. dentistry ana
veterinary medicine stand higher than law. About
one-third of all the law schools in the United states
have declared for three years course for the
Lib degree and in this third are included two
thirds Of the degree comforting law schools in New
Work state II is strange that until quite recently
comparatvely little attention has been paid TO the
necessity for the better education OF the lawyer.
Schools OF medicine. dentistry and veterinary med-
cine require a course of three and four years. and
also n degree for admission to the licensing en-
Animation The LIB. degree IS not necessary
Tor admission to the bar. but ii should stand for
scholarship The recent action OF leading law
schools i'm the United states shows wonderful
growth I'm this direction