New-York tribune., 1874-07-16
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The institution hitherto known as Wayland
University, at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. has become a
preparatory school Of Chicago University
The Northern Indiana Teacher recommends
70 It's professional readers they improve their
zion time by reading THE TRIBUNE Extras.
The eulogy on Sumner given before the
Faculty OF the South Carolina University by the coored
professor Y Greener is said 10 have been good aud
discriminating.
At Oberln College the feminine students
high standing IN the classes as do the young
men, And they said TO endure hard study without
losing health at all.
Detroit is one of the cities in which feminine
teachers in the public receive smaller salaries
than masculine teachers in the grade and with no
greater instructive capacity.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Smith, formerly Prcsi-
dent OF Marietta College, Ohio and recently in
Lane Theological Seminary has accepted the Presi-
dency OF Mlddlebury College.
The Hon. W. H. Battle has been made Pres
Gent OF lhe North Carolina Educational Association
Speeches on the subject Of education are 10 be given
throughout the State Immediately.
The Governor of Georgia has appointed
committee to form plan for uniting the colleges OF the
State into central university is feared that this
plan Will fan by Of denominational influences
A new Professorship of Physics and Astron-
omy has been established at Tsfts Colege-lkewise an
Assistant Chair in Chemistry, This last is filed by Mr..
Stephen Muot Ptman who has studied at Heidelberg,
with Prot. Bunsen, and at Berlin with Prot Lebig
The Rochester Democrat notes the fact that
three of the Hamilton College graduates have entered
Journalism and say that 1t is hopeful scn
that many journalists regard liberal education
necessary preliminary to their professional duties"
The iiterate whites are four times more
proportion to population in the South than
VI Tlxfp,.
which says, connection with this fact, that in Ala
barna for instance, with white population Of 523S4,
there are 92,O59 whites 10 years old who cannot
write.
The editor of The Macon telegraph reports
that the students in colored Atlanta
have proved that the negro learn and become
proficient in the branches embraced in the usual cur
rculum Of COLLEGES which unusual concession for
southerner TO make. The annual cost to every pup in
THE institution amounts in the aggregate to bat Sl7 per
month.
Acadia College, Nova Scotia, needs 100000.
The endowment of the college at present is $4,000 There
officers receiving salaries from 200 TO $500
year. The running expenses Of the college $500
year The annual deficits have been borne by voluntary
contributors heretofore. The chair OF Natural Science
IS for OF funds pay the incumbent;
$4,000 would suffice permanently to endow it.
The baltimore Gazette suggests to college
students that instead OF poDuclaus, tney invite III
erary men TO make Commencement speeches next June
the ground that most OF the political Commencement
Orations superior TO second-rae editorial in
frstelass newspaper and composed OF such platl
tudes aud stale that should dislike TO
readers with them as articles.
IN Bloomington, H.. has young society called
Ithe Womans Educational Association of Illinois Wes
leyan University. It's object is the endowment OF
wOmans prOfessorshp in the University and the raising
OF fund assist young women who are striving to
educate themselves, especially such are intending TO
become missionaries. over $4,000 has been raised
already. The total sum to be collected will be $4,000
The s. Joseph (Mo) Herdld gives the follow
ing speaking OF defective feminine education IN the
West: young lady just graduated by Western semi
nary happened to be in Washington and her attention
being called her escort to the unfinished shaft OF the
Washington Monument he made comparison between
the same and Bunker Hill Monument Bunker Hill!
MI G. =" exclaimed the graduate, :" wonder if lie was
relative Of the Rev Mr.. Samuel Hill who used 10 lee
ture us on conchoogy."
Mr. Carlos G.. Smith has been elected Presi-
dent Of the Alabama state University. The other chairs
are filed as follows: Prot W 6. Wyman, Professor OF
Ancient Languages; Prot. b. F. Meek, Professor OF
English Literature; Prot. W. A. Parker Professor Of
Modern Languages; Prot l.. A. Smith, Professor 81
Chemistry, Geology, and Mineralogy Prof II. 5. Whit
held Professor OF Mathematics; Prof Joshua Foster
Assistant Professor of Languages and Mathe mates; !;
Major McCorvey, CommandantOf Cadets.
That we might have an American system of
education is the aspiration of The PHsbtUgh Gazette
" We would eliminate from our system II says, the
Impractical and useless elements, aud mold and
change them that our plans OF instruction should as
simulate to the quIckuess precoey aud practcaness of
the American mind" II proceeds TO suggest that
prize offered for the best text book political econ
omy teaching the prOtectonst view and that IN giving
money colleges our people make it condition that
protectonst views be taught
The Springfield Mass Union wisely says to
youug graduates:
Whatever profession young man may choose, let
him take heed lest he merge his profession of in
his profession OF law, or medicine or J0nrnalismfr
whatever II be. man's profession should always p
incidental and subordinate 10 himself never the clb
thing TO he sald about hm. I6ere was once CYNICAL
Frenchman who recognizing thar he had made the mis-
tomb 10y way of epitaph Born man died grocer"
Don't let Il be sad Of you that horn man. you ded
tradesman matter what thetrade may be, LIBERAL or
mechanical.
AT the recent session of the Board of Re-
gents OF the Wisconsin Normal Schools strong effort
was made but without success to eliminate mental and
moral philosophy. astronomy. and zoology from the
Instead OF one tkree years course OF study
heretofore prescribed two have been adopted
OF four years TO include Lan, with such diploma
% heretofore, aud OF two years, which cern
cate is awarded which, after years successful teach
ting is equivalent 10 state teachers certificate for five
years TO teach the branches Included in the course
The Harvard authorities have appointed
Msrshmsn Edward Wordsworth A. NJ, instructor IN
mathematics for the ensuing academic year; Thomas
Dwight, NJ D.. instructor histology Messrs. Clarence
John Blake NJ d., John orne Greene, NJ D., Francis
Boot Greenough. NJ D., Edward wiggiesworth, NJ. d.,
James Read Chadwick, 81 d., James jackson Putnam,
n d. and Charles Pickering Putnam. NJ d. lecturers
tn the Medical School, aud the Board concurred therein