2. By the regulations of the board of normal school regents the following terms of admission have been fixed upon :

1. Each assembly district in the state shall be entitled to six representatives in the normal schools, and in case vacancies exist in the representation to which any assembly district is entitled, such vacancies may be filled by the president and secretary of the board of regents.

2. Candidates for admission shall be nominated by the county Superintendent of the county (or if the county superintendent has not jurisdiction, then the nomination shall be made by the city superintendent of the city), in which such candidates may reside, and they shall be at least sixteen years of age, of sound bodily health and good moral character. Each person so nominated, shall receive a ticket setting forth his name, age, health and character, and a duplicate of such certificate shall be immediately sent by mail, by the superintendent, to the secretary of the board.

3. Upon the presentation of such certificate to the principal of a state normal school, the candidate shall be examined under the direction of the principal of said school, in the branches required by law for a third grade certificate, except history, and theory and practice of teaching, and if found qualified to enter the normal school in respect to learning, he may be admitted, after furnishing such evidence as the said principal may require, of good health and good moral character, and after subscribing the following declaration :

“I, . . do hereby declare that my purpose in entering the state normal school is to fit myself for the profession of teaching, and that it is my intention to engage in teaching in the schools of this state."

4. No person shall be entitled to a diploma who has not been a member of the school in which such diploma is granted, at least one year, nor who is less than nineteen years of age; and a certificate of attendance may be granted by the principal of a normal school to any person who shall have been a member of such school for one term, provided, that in his judgment such certificate is deserved.

Upon presenting the nomination at the school the candidate is examined, and if found qualified, admitted. If his present qualifications are not found sufficient and if the faculty of the school believe that one term's instruction will fit him to enter, he is placed in the preparatory department.

3. The full course of study and training has not yet been determined upon. It will be adapted to the wants of the state, and designed to make good teachers by developing those faculties necessary to produce good men and women, as well, by special training and culture.

4. A model or experimental school is organized in connection with

the normal school, under the charge of teachers of ability and experience. In this, all students of the normal school will be required, before graduation, to teach and train, putting into practice and thoroughly testing the theories learned, and subjecting themselves to the criticisms of teachers and pupils.

A limited number of "academic students" (those not designing to teach) are now admitted, reciting either in the normal or model classes, as best may suit their advancement in study.

5. During the first term, there were in attendance upon the model school 38 pupils; and in the model and normal schools 19, who are more properly classified as "academic."

6. The faculty is at present constituted as follows:

CHARLES H. ALLEN, Principal.

JACOB WERNLI, Assistant Principal.

GEORGE. M. GUERNSEY, Professor of Mathematics.

FANNY S. JOSLYN, Teacher of Geography, History and Physiology.
ESTHER M. SPRAGUE, Principal of Model Department.

7. Annexed is a catalogue of students and preparatory students for the first term.

8. Pupils in the model school are charged a tuition of from $3 to $5. per term.

9. The estimated expenses of a year's attendance at the normal school are as follows:

10. When the Platteville academy passed to the state for the purpose of a state normal school, the "Eastman library," the "Philozetean library," with the apparatus and cabinet, became the property of the school. A thriving literary society is now in operation, and through its influence a course of lectures is being delivered before the school and citizens. All of which is respectfully submitted,

CHARLES H. ALLEN,

Principal.

WE shall be obliged to our friends from diflereut parts of the State

if they will forward educational news to us.

Educational Intelligence.

THE great event since our last summary is Mr. Peabody's gift to the youth of the South and Southwest, amounting to $2,100,000— $1,000,000 in cash and $1,100,000 in unrepudiated Mississippi bonds. This fund is placed in charge of fifteen trustees, of which Hon. R. C. Winthrop, of Mass., is chairman. The income is to be distributed, without distinction, to all requiring education el assistance. This mu nificent gift has awakened little or no gratitude in the south, while not a few of the leading southern papers have protested with characteristie vehemence because a majority of the trustees are northern men, and because the blacks are admitted to a participation of the benefits of the fund. The Chronicle and Sentinel, Atlanta (Ga.), says: "We do say that the selection of more than two-thirds of the trustees from other sections than those which are to receive the benefits of the donation, is a gratuitous insult to the honor, intelligence, and manhood of the Southern and Southwestern States. One or two things is certain to our minds. Either this is a deep-laid scheme of the Northern negroworshipers to take possession of the youth of the Southern States, in order to train their minds to the belief that the great struggle through which we have passed, was a visitation of Providence on the sins of their fathers, or that Geo. Peabody thinks that there is not enough of intelligenes and virtue in the south to take charge of and properly invest the funds which he desires to donate." Such exponents of southern chivalry remind one of Sterne's beatitude,. "Blessed are they that have a good conceit of themselves, for they shall never be put to shame." The anti-flogging excitement has run its race, Investigation has shown that accounts were exaggerated, and that excessive punishment is rare. The bill establishing a National Department of Education has passed the senate. NEW YORK.-Hamilton College has received $30,000 for its observatory. Brooklyn has 38 school-buildings, of which 35 are for white children. There are seats for 78,260 pupils; accommodation for as many more is required. The estimated cost of the new buildings necessary is $500.000. NEW YORK CITY. A bill has been introduced into the legislature, providing for the establishment of a free German-American Institute in this city, under the care of the Board of Education. The buildings are to be

et apart as a free library and school for all males above the age of xteen, who are to be taught "in such branches of education as will nable them to read and write the English language correctly." It is ime that some step such as this should be taken to Americanize our Herman population; other cities would do well to follow this example. It is proposed to found a college or university in this city for the Jews of the United States. The project is advocated by the leading members of the Hebrew community. The schools for colored persons have been carefully remodeled. A normal school has been established and is attended by most of the teachers. There are five day and two evening schools. 2,000 children are enrolled in the day schools, but the average attendance is small, only 750. The average attendance in the evening is 141. The Children's Aid Society reports 13 industrial schools, with an attendance of 2,200, supported during 1866 at an expense of $18,395. Horatio N. Robinson, LL.D., the author of the well-known series of mathematical text-books, died at his residence at Elbridge, N.Y., January 19th, aged 61 years. Mr. Robinsou had been an invalid for many years. PENNSYLVANIA.-The agricultural college has 114 students. Philadelphia has now 77,164 children attending school. $862.238 were expended in 1866 by the Board of School Control. A bill has been offered in the legislature to change the mode of selecting this Board: to make the members appointive by the Court of Common Pleas and the District Court, instead of being selected by the people. The proposed change is cordially approved by the better classes in the city. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.-The city council of Washington, after long delay, have passed a bill pay to the trustees of colored schools $9,000, the amount due under the law for that purpose. The salaries of teachers in the same city are several · months in arrears. The free library contains about 6,000 volumes. MICHIGAN. During January, 21,234 acres of land were located at Traverse City, chiefly with Agricultural College script. The state university has 1,400 students; 500 in medicine and nearly as many in law. It is the largest in the country. MISSOURI.-The system of education is not fully perfected, but many schools are being organized throughout the state. The governor recommends a normal professorship in the State University, to be supported out of the public funds: also an increase of the university endowment, which is now only

$123,000; and the establishment of other educational institutions of high grade. ALABAMA.-The house of representatives have passed a bill to establish a system of public schools for whites and blacks; the schools for each will be separate. FLORIDA--In this state educational interests are at the lowest ebb. Few schools are in operation, and they are not well sustained. At its last session, the state senate passed a school law, but it was not acted upon by the lower house.

BRITISH AMERICA. The Council of Instruction for Lower Canada have ordered that military drill shall henceforth form part of the course of studies to be followed by the teacher-pupils of the Normal Schools. In Upper Canada the number of pupils attending school is 383,652. Only 43,105 children, of school age, fail to attend. New Brunswick has 763 schools, with 826 teachers and 27,417 pupils. The increase of schools during twelve years is very small in 1853 there were 718 schools, with 23,211 pupils. Teachers are divided into three grades. Males of the first class receive £31 10s. and females £27 10s. from the government. The province contains one college and a Training school, with Model school attached.

CHILI. Only one-third of the inhabitants can read and write. Government primary schools are in the ratio of one to every 1,700 of the population, and are sustained at a yearly expense of about $200.000. In the republic there are 14 public academies, 68 private institutions, one normal, one agricultural, two naval, and two engineering schools. GREAT BRITAIN.-A meeting held at the London University to consider the action of the Council which rejected Mr. Martineau's claims to the Professorship of Philosophy, on account of his religious opinions, terminated unsatisfactorily for the friends of Mr. Martineau. It was decided to make no attempt to disturb the appointment of Mr. Robinson. In Nottingham the proportion in 1864 who signed their marriage register with a mark, was, of males, 19.82 per cent., and of females 33.51 per cent.; in Leicester, 22.17 of the one and 35.14 of the other. Rev. John Hind, M.A., the astronomer is dead. Mr. Grant Duff, M.P., has been chosen Lord Rector of Aberdeen University. The attendance at Oxford University has varied greatly at different periods of its existence. In 1209 it had 3,000 students; in 1231, 30,000; the Plague reduced the number to 3,759 in 1359. In 1831 the number was only 1634, and in 1837, 5,229.