New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-10
TIE SCHOOL At PENIKFSE.

CAUSE or IT'S ABANDONMENT THE PRESENT YEAR.
INErFECTUM EFFORTS To EEoRGANIzE IT
PLANS OF MIR. AGAssIZ.
[FRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT TRIBUNE.l
BosroN. June 1.-THE abandonment OF the
Anderson School OF Natural History at Pcnikcse has been
Of regret to many friends of education ana the
advancement of science all tho country, but there
is every believe that IL l. all for the best and
that the suspension of the school for the present season
will lead IN the future TO something better, Tor Mr.
Agassiz will not allow Undertaking OF which his ,ater
had such hopes fail for want Of willing hands to carry
il Want of support Is what Mr. AgassH pcrnits I"
he considered for the closing Of the school
This j. undoubtedly true but there other causes back
OF and anterior this When Mr. Anderson announced
his purpose three years Prof Agassz with all Ills
entered into the project ana sinost
dragged in Thomas q. Cary to act rs Treasurer. Mr.
Cary demonstrated In vain that as Trustee OF the Museum
of Comparative Zoology all his time taken up and lie
was unwilling attempt the very unsatisfactory and
useless effort be in two places at once. Prof Aga~sz
insisted. however and Mr. Cary accepted the situation
Almost his first duty to advance $4,000, without any
security, for six months, IN order That he bindings might
De bnilt and this he charged no interest. The
occasion for his assuming this unexpected responsibility
was that Andersons money gift in the shape OF
bonds, which Mr.. Cary had too much regard for the instr
tuition sacrifice during the panic and they could not be
negotiated until November when they nctted little over
S'47 900.
Mr. Cary, boiling the purse strings. saw that as Prof
Ag,ssz hal began that would DO worry soon spent,
aud he told Mr.. Anderson who said simply, All right
let him 20 ahead" and the great teacher did, think
ing only the work he doing for science. The his
tory first year well known Tho enterprise wasnew
and attractive Penkese pleasant place in which to
spend the summ'r. especially for INDECENT teachers,
AM, so many ready learn IL il tre bu also ready
To enjoy the pleasures OF summer vacation Mt the sea
side. They studied as well could be expected, but
many left the term through the living ex-
peuscs were reduced and the receipts fell or The
result WAS what was oxpectcd-a deficit. Then, too.
pairs necessity aud the buildings needed constant
care They could not be left alone during the Winter
The alterations and other necessary expenses including
n small deficit, mil' expnsc OF about $4,000, which
Mr An ierson finally paid but gave Mr. Agassiz AMI Mr.
Cary understand that his interest in the school had
fallen or very much after the death OF Prof. Agassz.
Mr. is,iz not willing to give up without an enort
and by personal solicitation among his friends secured
about = 900 that he felt warranted in attempting 10
carry it on II he could get 80 pupils who would pay each
$50 in fees III his circular OF pril 81 he said: Even
with proposed charges there will bc considerable
deficit las the last year, t0b met by The friends
OF Penkee school, the position OF the island entail
ingexpenses which lvored locality wonld not rem
der necessary will reduce the price OF board
10 the lowest possible terms. The result was certainly
dscoura 2. hardly disappointing, for MIR. Agissz
had little nope OF sufficient applications ut the necessarily
high rates. H. had asked the cooperation OF the different
state Boards of Eiuc1ton, hut not Oun took Interest
enough IN single student. Never theless he
promptly MAY y issucl circular II Wing the following
scheme for the Summers work, which differs little from
that Of last year. except that there to be no botany
The session of $50 July =, and ends August
2 hir. r. Intla'n ana pr; H. ~. "h n WIZ r nay
ar r an Prof. t. ). Morse will take charge o! the de-
parfurnt of Invertebrates Mr. l.. r. Bicsnol viii have
charge OF the instruction Microscopy The course Of
studies will cons. formerly. mainly OF laboratory
work with daily lectures Lectures on general subjects
will be given By Prof Morse, Prof Wilder Nr Putnam,
give of lectures Insects Injurious TO- Ieget;i-
lion. Mr. W. Garnan viii have charge Of the labor 20
ris Nj Putnam and Dr. Packard hayo kindly consented
tn act as during their stay .hc si1Dd Ms-rS.
P,nain Morse, and Bcknell will be- the island during
July; MessIs. Packard and Wilder during August.
The time for answers was limited to the end or the
month but before that time il patent that school
would not keep. and a third circular was issued
noumclng its suspension.
Friends or learning everywhere who have regretted the
sudden end OF The Anderson school will be glad TO
know Mr. Agassz is determined not to let an instit-
ton from which his father hoped much fail am not
in his confidence do think he has yet determined
what another year, but think it probable that the
Legislature Will he asked Ia authorize tho sale Of
Penikcsc This elephant being disposed ~ site can be
rot mt nominal III Woods iUic. Prot. Batrds
Smithsonian Institution, or i'll some other accessible
spot The difficulty Of getting to Penikese WIS 80 great
~. almost to double the living EXPENSES Everything had
a brought ty tug AMI each trip cost SO or 'IO nor
island less expense Thcrcsut was the living expenses
pino,rted 81 a week. Prof. Shaler Will camp ont
with his geological school and furnish mnles
about 81. Mr. Agassiz does not sec dOw-iartrn at
the turn In affairs every to believe
mat there will he Agr,s-z school OF Natural
History which shall be successful than the Anderson
school could have been.