Show 0 11 I 1 I 1 i I 1 71 I 1 1 education to in london hii st Teler iburg corni on deace A curious change seems to be coin com ln ing ov over e r the of the russian aut allt la in the matter of public education at 0 n the former mania for spreading classical education among all ranks now no seems to be giving way to a desire to restrict it as much as possible tins this was already noticeable before M katkoff Katl Kat coff kofr tho the great mat champion of classicism passed ta anav finding by e experience x peri ence of tin system that tha t it docs does not diminish nihilism and increase the tile admiration of the rising generation gen ration for the autocratic power the ministry of public education is ia now going to do all it can to stay the influx of students of the tile poorer cl classes asses I 1 into nto he the university the way in which this is to be done is mido made dear clear by a circular just issued by the 31 minister to tile curators of all scholastic circuits the method is 0 of course tile usual arbitrary one aad and it may bo be confidently predicted that a very arv strong feeling ot of dies dissatisfaction atis will ill be caused by b it R among m on th the 0 o classes to bo be henceforth excl excluded lid from tile higher schools tho tile circular ir in question and others lately issued show that the classical gymnasia ga manasia are to be diminished in number dumber in in proportion ae as the objectionable classes aro are excluded of the course to bo tic pursued the following paragraph from the latest circular will give a very good idea the minister 1 I being being concerned for the improve improvement of the class of students in the gymnasia in 9 ia and pro gymnasia schools frind 1 find 1 it t necessary nece reary sary to restrict admission into there then establishments to those children who are under the carlof of persona persons a sufficient guarantee that tha t such chilgren children will be subject to the regular course of supervision at home and will be able to dispose of the requisite means for completing their studies therefore strictly observing this principle the gymnasia and pro gymnasia will henceforth refuse to receive as pupils tho the children of do domestic me tic servants nants so of cooks wash washerwoman washerwomen washer women cromen small shopkeepers and others of tho the like condition whose children with the exception perhaps of those gifted with w ith extraordinary capac capacities itle should not be raised from the circle to which they belong and bo be thereby led as long experience has shown to despise their parente parents to become discontented with their lot and irritated against the inevitable inequalities of existing social positions 1 I in order to carry carr out tins this view the directors of all gymnasia schools are to interrogate the parents of would bo be students as to their circumstances and to obtain information as to the mat maff rial and rind moral character of their family life it if the parc parents ts domestic and social conditions do n ilot not satisfy the above requirements their children will w ill not bo be admitted and other lower and easier schools wi will I 1 bo be indicated as more su suited cited to their station in life at the same time the directors of these schools are to have the right of excluding any student whose family life is such as to exercise a pernicious in influence upon ins ills school com companions anions tho the annual fee ie its alp also 0 O to t be is raised where here necessary to xa 4 which is certainly not dear the circular concludes it must be kept in view ica that the gymnasia m as ia and pro gymnasia are als schools which give access to the universities versi ties end and to the highest careers in in the service sen ico of the state and the public and that only children who learn well and whose morality leaves eaves nothing to be desired should bo be educated in in these establishments so that they may p produce r 0 well brought up and well intentioned n v oung young men of proved brov ed morality for whom the tile directors di rectors may mav be able to answer in the tile future not only before their superiors but also which is is even anore more important wore before their own conscience I 1 |