New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-29

judged OF sufficient merit, viii he published unle.s
the judges think the essay offered worthy Of tbs
award, no prize will be given. its value is $50
The Baltimore Gazette agrees with Mr.. Gold
win Smith that school his stimuants OF
national vanity and mali@uify;" not on the same
grounds however. 1t is the Nsw.England histories
printed within the last ten years t1st The 0dzet objects
TO- as beng such that schooSlIstef would dare 10
use in Southern white schools. II goes TO say That
no Southern parent would teach her children from
their pages Better they should up 10 relative
Ignorance OF Lexington and Bunker HI, even Of then
own Yorktown and Entaw and Kings Mountain, than
be taught, England ia hcs, that ancient slave
owning crime rebellion against Injustice deadly
SIN and that Robert u Lee and stonewal Jackson 1--WE
speak only Of the heroic dead) Infamous traitors
This VIC repeat is the teaching Of the historical school
books OF to-day"
The closing entertainment Of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity in E.stou Pa was attended
by large audience OF tie students Of Lafayette College
and the ladies and gentlemen Of Easton. Mr. Whtelaw
Reid OF the Kappa Chapter, Miami University, presided,
and made the opening odoross. Ho alluded to TINS o.
the largest OF college fratcrntcs, and paid tribute 10
the many distinguished members now living, ana 70
Theodore Winthrop and Minor Millln among the dead.
He closed with the declaration Of the desire OF every
chapter to work only accord aud In subordnatlon 20
the college faculty, 10 dband whenever the faculty
require IL. The Hon. Wayne MsYeagh gave an extern
pore Grafton life In Coustantinople. Byrnberg
Porter Of NewYork read poem eDtitled =" The Egyp-
tian Minerva" The banquet was an agreeable conc u-
sion TO important convention IN the history "
the fraternity.
The Hon. George S. Hillard recently pre-
sided at meeting In Boston held to hear the statement
of william Craft Of Georgia with reference TO his
posed farm school for coored children. Mr. Graft said
that he was turned out of his first place by the prejudice
OF the from whom he leased the land aud the ku-
Klux burned down one school which was in full opera
ton and doing much good He was not discouraged,
however and hoped through the aid OF friends TO gVe
the freedmen good opportunity OF learning, not only
the branches Of study but the way in which 70
conduct farm proftably. The plan was TO utilize the
resources OF the land which the school stood and SO,
in year two, to make the school sef-supportng He
also said that 900 needed-0o for the land and
1000 FOR building up the house. Mr. Hillard was conn
dent that Mr.. Craft was no visionary and SAID that
were he q millionaire he would gladly support tho
school. Mr.. John L. Emmons. the Treasurer Of the
Soldiers Memorial Society in Boston, viii receive eontn
butIOng for the school,
The Massachusetts Normal Art School viii
open on Monday Nov. g. The immediate demand for
teachers for industrial drawing schools OF the State
will lead the school devote Itself at present 10 the
complete and practical training in the elementary saD
ects only The object OF the school Is OF course, to
qualify teachers and masters OF industrial art At the
opening there will be examination IN freehand draw
ing and only those who show aptitude aud some pro-
fciency In elementary drawing will be admitted Tho
number Of students for the first year VIII OF
necessity DO limited preference being gwen 10
the teachers Of drawing actually employed In
the public schools and in tho industrial evening
classes State the complement being made up Of
the most promising Of the candidates resident In the
State who declare their intention to become teachers or
drawing or IN Of deficiency the number of these
classes students other persons whether residents or
nonIesidonts, Will be admitted on the payment OF a
reasonable tuition The for the first year only s
at present determined. The term industrial drawing"
includes both instrumental aud freeh4nd drawing Tho
former Will be taught by lectures given by the profes-
sors OF the various subjects and the latter by ndi-
vidlal instruction given by the instructors who will
also superntend the artistic work In tho studio. Lee
lures will be given architecture and building con-
srucuon, machine drawing. photographic projection,
somerc projection projection OF shades and shadows,
geOmetric drawing, and perspective. The artistic
branches will comprise drawing, painting, and designing
At the end Of the term diploma examination Will DO
held. For permission 10 be examined for diploma the
student Will required submit "a exercises the sub
iecs being described in the list OF diploma works.
student failing to pass an examination In any subject
may present himself again at a future examination.
those subjects already passed being recorded in his
favor put he VIII receive the diploma OF the school
until all the subjects examination have been passed.