New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-09
NOTES ON EDUC, ALTON.

pupils. Of the Pittsburgh Female College by Its au-
t-orities,
& Prof. Douglass c. Griffin, A. NJ. graduate |
of Dartmouth has been elected Professor at Alcorn
UniverSt
The Rev. Lcmuol Moss, D. D., has been
made President of Chicago University, with yearly
salary of 5000.
At Wooster College, Ohio, the feminine stu
dents said equal the masculine ones in mathematics
as well as N languages.
1t has been concluded to establish the pro-
posed South Western University at jackson, tennessee
The building win be begun in September
The Hon. Horatio Seymour is to give
brief address at the annual meeting OF the NeWAoIA
stste Teachers Association. July %, 20, and 80.
Lawrence University, Wisconsin, has just
bestowed an LID upon Mr.. George Ripley NeW-Hork'
and a d. d. upon the Rev. ]. o. Peck OF chicago
The Boston School Committee last week
elected Mr. Edwin p graduate OF Harvard to
the post of Master Of the Boys High School OF that city,
A movement has been begun in Michigan TO
collect $4,000 to endow the Michigan Female Seminary
that sum TO be called the Fisher Fund.-" in honor OF
the Principal Of the institution
At the meeting last week of the Western
Advisory Committee Of the National Baptist Educational
Commission, Il stated that the property OF Bip-
TIT semiuaries is worth s15Olo0o. The amount they
need is altogether $2.690oo0.
The preudces of the Boston School Com
mittee die hard When one Of its members rose the
other evening to read the legislative act permitting
women to occupy the Board, his amia0le col
leagues made many objections.
The Tennessee State School Superintendent
has withdrawn advice school directors to make no
new contracts with teachers. The Civil Rights bill not
having passed Tennessee schools will as usual
number Of Teachers Institutes will shortly be held in
the state.
The Rev. John w. I cke, d. D., pastor of
the Walst Methodist Church. Jerseyvile, Ind, who
was recently unanimously elected TO the presidency OF
McKendree College, at Lebanon ILL.,. has accepted the
position and Will at early dag enter upon the dis
charge OF his duties.
Speaking of the,success of the States students
this year The Wilmington DELI Commercial complains
that many OF Delagare's clever young men go to
other States seeking larger field for their abors and
one where conditions OF success are less restricted
by autoquated State laws.
II is mentioned with disapprObation by
The LOUISVILLE Commercial that the Committee examn-
ing applicants for teachers positions in the public
schools exacted the same qualifications from colored
teachers as from white the former being paid
much less than the latter in the same grades.
The Springfield Qll.) Journal says in an in
volved style that it understood that majority of
the school Of this city has decided that female
teachers preferable to and quite as competent. II
not more control the Young and uuruy boys Of the
city, and train them for the business pursuits OF fe
than male teachers"
The Southern Illinois Normal University
was dedicated tremendously July l. The Faculty is
constituted as follows: Robert Allyn. President; Pro
fessors-Cyrus Thomas Charles ". Jerome, Enoch A.
eastman. b. Parkmau, James II. BrOwnlee, G. +.
Poster, Alden C. Hillman Martha Buck, and Kate
Henry.
Berkeley not providing residences for the
students Of The University OF California Committee OF
the Regents has arranged for ae building cottages,
each accommodating p students. detached building
r. To contain kitchen and dining halls and the cost to
student Will be, il is thought not more than so
year.
The Vassar Junior Class in Geology has
Just taken It's annual excursion under the charge of
Prof orion This year visited Howc's Cave, Albany,
ana Trenton Falls observing whatever interesting geo
logical facts il could fnd. In Albany they went 10
The legislative halls, where they kindly received
by the Governor.
Quincy College, Illinois, is to be reOpened
this Fall with favorable prospects. Arrangements have
been made Tor suspendlng johnson College OF Macon
CITY No. and transferring its proceeds together with
all subscriptions, which twl amount TO nearly $4,000
20 Quincy Prof f. W. Hall OF New York who has lately
been President OF johnson College Macon City, has
been elected President
The Memphis appeal says that the success of
the feminine school teachers in that city has made the
sex the favorIte one in instruction II declares that
"prt judices which once Omnipotent, and which
promised be immortal have faded away, and the in
tegent soutberner fears that his children will
danger of ruin for life because they taught by
beautiful young ladies, bcspectacled women from
Boston"
Tennessee has eight universities and fifty
colleges OHIO universities and thiFty-three
colleges; universities thirtyseven col
Ieges and the little State of Maryland two universities
Dom, ,fao
ton for she has no universities and thirty
three colleges. The Erie Dispatch thinks most Of these
su2erGuous dividing to the disadvantage OF students
the public resources
Prof. Clark Seelye IN his address at Abbot
Academy. Andover, made plea for the instruction Of
women, SHOWING" the report SAYS "that il we give
best education TO TO ut them for the learned
professions much more should we give II to women
upon whom more than all preachers depends the care
Of human souls upon whom, more than all physicians
depends the health Of the human bodies; upon whom
than upon all lawyers depend those conceptions
OF law and which the foundations OF Justice"
A correspondent of The Providence Journal
mentioning the extravagant ideas OF young feminine
graduates says that not long graduate OF OF
the famous schools IN the land, upon anniyeT
gary, was asked TO the school for day aud
read an essay upon important topic The essay was
rarely beautiful and Inspiring On their way from the
hal one OF the listeners asked another. Was not that
finer Yes replied her friend. but what mean little
trail wore. Fancy a remarking al the close Of
lecture by Geo. wm. Curtis 1t fine. but his
tail was too short by inch aud half"
The Board of Visitors Of the Indiana State
University report that the experiment Of cOeduoauOu In
that Institution proved TO DO entirely successful
They say: