New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-11
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Rev. John Cotton Smith having declined
the Presidency Kenyon College Ohio, exGov Cox has
been suggested for the tosiion
The Union College of Law at Chicago begins
tho third year Of is existence with 100 students Among
the instructors are Judges Truubull and Doolit'ie.
The Ladies' Hall, in connection with BALDWIN
University Beres Ohio has been begun Inc ounce
will be of brick and s dimensions viii be 30 by % rect
The Leavenworth, Kansas, Board of Educa-
ton las abolished the coored High School in that cy
but refuses admit coored children to the regular Sn
School
Exercises In military drill at Union College
have closed for this season. and lectures on military his
tory gymnasc exercises will ill up the vacancy
until Spring, when the drill win he resuiiitd
The statement that is now going the round
Of the press that Brown University has just finished
$1,000 library building il incorrect The building II Is
expected will coat $4,000 and it is only just begun
The trustees of the University of Pennsyl-
vsnia have offered scholarships in the Towne
Scientific School TO be annually competed Tor by tie
male pupils in the public schools OF the City OF Pha-
delpha.
The public schools in Bristol, R. l., contain
1000 scholars The books stationery, etc. are furnished
at the public expense the cost for each scholar ayerag-
ing about 81 % year THIS is the only city IN tine state
that continues this plan, IT having proved satisfactory
after AN experience Of five years.
The BaptiSts of Connecticut are making
strenuous eNertos to have their Centennial Endowment
Fund for their institution st sued reach 100000.
They have adopted plan for dollar subscriptions, and
hope TO thereby 81 from every member OF every
Baptist family in The school at suflicld Is
pleasantly situated and has vide reputation Every
Bapiis will have reason feel that he could not give
dollar where it would be usoj to more advantage.
According to the just issued Yale catalogue,
there ar 80 students in the Theological department
against 1903 last year; law, IS, against 81; philosophy
aud the arts 90, against 55; undergraduates, 5e2'
against 537 sheffield scientific, @24 against 2is. kong
total of lO4I. There 81 nstructOrs-an increase
Of two The Freshman Glass numbers $50, AMI is the
largest ever enrolled in the COLLEGE. Among Other new
senolarships is the soldiers memorial fellowship, with
an annual income Of 5000 founded by Mrs Ttcodosa d.
Wheeler Of New-Hayen. six thousand volumes have
been added TO the library during the year.
The course of study instituted at the Yale
Art school recently viii extend threc and viii
be arranged about as follows: First year: Drawing
From the fiat from the antique, from the living model
Perspective Descriptive geometry shadows and linear
perspective applications AMI exam. les. LeciWes-Ihe
elements Of FORM principles OF proportion Second year;
Draving-Tcchuca discipline. studies from the living
model. AnAtomy-The bones aud articWa!ions OF The
skeeton the muscles and movements of the body, tie
ANATOMY OF external forms. Pautns-rccnical disci-
Mine studies from ard sin lie Third year; Paint
tng-Techuical practice sudies from The living model
Conpostior-Studes in color and claroscurO, design
Le,tuTesOn the history tieOIt ana pidcJcc ~ ait'
Attention is called by The London Academy
70 tue neglect IA teaching English tie schools OF ti'.
country and it's remarks vii apply in assure t. our
country also IL says that with few exceptions the
schools discourage all svsenatc study Of English htcr-
ture ami still discourage the study Of tAr LANGUAGE
The fault is laid T. TIE universities, as the schools can'.
he expected 10 teach what the er-ities do not require
The Academy adds: There has been lOuestaud!' g
tradition thai the subjects Of English literature and IAN
euage shall be recognized possessing any c1in'
even o. the slightest. upon the distributors OF scholar
ships and the cain Is beginning 10 be- recognized.
only jpn ye~y slight and practically mo. eratvc mann J..
To give schol rships for really far knowledge Of Ia ~
Fu,ii.h. conNdrImg ts claims 10y Itself. without the
reqnisition If Greek. Latin mathematics by
Wv Of deaGening its attraction, would, tluS, do a
geat deal for the study and would much raise the
average degree Of excellence OF editors ard Teachers"