New-York tribune., 1873-12-25
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

rroiesorship of Ancient Languages ln ST. Lawrence
Usverslty.
The Industrial University at Champaign. H.,
4. irving energetically but unsuecessfuhy 10 hnu
professor OF agriculture
The Pittsburgh Conservatory OF Music rs TO
be conducted hereafter in connection with the f''S
burgh Female CoiIePe'
Sir Titus Salt and Sir A. Fairbairn nave
each contributed 5000 toward es,ablishinga College OF
Science in Yorkshire. England.
Mr.. w. j. Roberts of Detroit has won the
Ir,nity College gold medal for prize Grafton Ihe sill
yer medal was awarded 70 r Burlington OF kitanning'
Penn.
The Goth annual meeting of the Massachu-
-c,,s Teachers Association will held in the High
schoo Building waDut-st, Worcester, Dec 20 So and
81, 1873
Mrs. Harriet c. Wood OF New-York has
pr.sented to The library of Hamilton College fifteen
volumes Of documents relating the colonial history OF
Sew-York
The New-York State Normal School at
Albany is prospering. The normal department opened
with something 500 students and the model ana
primary department with about lo0
John Scott Miller, A. g., has been appointed
proctor; Albert Lamb Lincoln. A. b., instructor IN
Jatin; and Reginald HeDer Fitz NJ. d., Assistant
Professor Of Pathological Anatomy at Harvard
monthly educational journal under the auspices OF the
Tennessee Teachers Association, and the official author
ity Of the State superintendent OF Public instruction
The Rev. John Binney is said To be about
irving up his pastorate of Christ Church IN Norwich
Conn TO accept professorshp at the Berkeley Dvnlty
School at Middietown. He has been in Norwich Tor
three years.
Prof John ". LangSton, one OF the Oldest
eolored lawyers the country, has entered upon MS
duties AZ provisional President OF Howard University
At Washington. the trustees holding Gen howards
nomination Under consideration.
The NelC- Rarcn Journal and Courier says
that the lack of students really what is killing two
thirds of onr Western collegiate institutions Until the
Western States thicy settled. or twohrds OF
the Western colleges to exist there Is mo- pos
sbilty of 6rstcass institution OF learning II tGat re-
giOn.
A new college society, entitled Die Hollis
Iassirunde been formed at Harvard. the member
ship of which has limited to the Senior class The
large central the Agassz museum intended Tor
the reception of mounted specimens. IS nearly com
pl.ted Two other rooms for the purpose are 10
be added.
At recent meeting of the Yale Corporation
II was voted TO break ground in the Spring for the new
chapel and Peabody Museum. The former viii he To-
Gated in between Duree ard Farnam Hans
fronting the campus. 1t was voted TO commemorate
the graduates who ded IN the war by memorial windows
In the new chapel. The old chapel viii be remodeled
and turned into lecture and recitation rooms
Bv vote of the trustees Of 0hvct College,
the Executive Committee is authorized at lts dia-
cretion 10 remit the tuition Of deserving young men Of
sny evangelical denomination wbe are preparing Tor
the Christian ministry such favor not extending TO the
incidental charge, 10 room rent or tuition IN any
sfudy outside the regular Tuition Is remtted
10 the daughters Of home or ioregn missionaries
The annual Berkeley sermon will be preached
IN Yale College chapel during the early part Of next
term The first will be held on Jan H. and the
others VIII follow upon the FIVE succeeding evenings
The preachers so far secured, Will be as follows;
Jan H. Bishop Williams OF Connecticut; 1sth the Rev.
W A. snively of Albany, y. y; 75th the Rev W. r.
Huntington OF Worcester Mass; Feb. G. the Rev phil
lips Brooks Boston, Mass 15h, Bishop Coke OF west
srn New-york The appointment for Feb. has not yet
been filed. but will be announced III due uine'
The Baltimore Sun says that "even IN
WashIngto the headquarters Of experimental pnild-
tbropy the coored population have been persuaded by
the very nature Of the that it Is not expedent to
atenpt mixed schools. The state Of feeling on THIS
snbect must be recognized fact by anything that
deserves the name Of practical satesmanshp The as
soeialon children in schools viii be controlled Dy
their parents and by The public sentiment OF their re-
speetve localities. Any law which runs contrary to
this will become a dead letter the statute book. Is
can only have the effect OF breaking up the public
schools in those sections where it is disapproyed"
James Freeman Clarke writes concerning the
need of some improvement in the textbooks for our pub
lie schools that the selection now depends on the SUI
perior business Of one or another pu0sher The
sInarest man pushes IN bis books, good OF bad was
An the State Board Of Education IN Massachusetts, lot
several years, and proposed IN that Board that we
should appoint a pody best scholars in the whole
community 20 select list OF school hooks, the names
and description of which should publish in circular
and send to all teachers and school committees in the
State But the majority Of the Board declared that II
we did this the publishers would have our Board abo
,sbed IN year. told them could not de III better
cause, but they did not see it,
Seyenty-fve students have entered the Mas
.achusetts Normal Art school More than hall o. this
number are ladies' The Director of the School, Mr.
Walter Smith, saws, concerning them, that "if it be
found that the is too severe for women
and they have fan of the ranks TO save them
selves them that will be their own act and deed ana
not Re thrust upon them by Others one can complain
and the world will he grateful that one phase OF this
Interesting subject has been fairly tested and fairy
solved The advocates OF womens rights
have I believe never asked than far field
md no favor and here they have 1t most completely
For my part, experience has educated me upon TINS
question. and have never had lot nor part IN any
sebeme hch deliberately ignored III one-hai the human
race faculties Of The value which are proved 10
exist and await development; and have seen nothing
az this country change opinion, bu' very much 10
confirm H."
Professor w. ID. Whitney Of Yale SAYS that no
small number OF persons this country are beginning
every wear the study saBskr. aud to any one who
takes up the stndy bmsef without teacher he IS ac
eustomed 10 recommend Nnliams's Grammar, because
u 4. more ineligible and easily managed IMAM MAX
MHIer's For reading he kuggests that the student
eau hardly do better than 10 take Bopps "Nalus "a
story extracted from the great epe poem called the
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