The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28
Educational.

re Rev. DR.. Field, of New London,
Ohio, has been elected professor OF
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The Jubilee singers are giving
concerts TO large houses in Berlin,
Germany, where they have Sung
for the imperial family.
Robert Browning, Matthew Ar
mold, Robert Lowe, and Professor
Tyndall ali declined the Rectorship
Of st. Andrews University.
Mr.. Ruskin's lectures st Oxford
this year are reported to be attend
cd chiefly by ladies' schools, which
crowd out members of the Univer-
sity.
Between 1912 and 1877, Princeton
has had but two professors of the
ology-Arcpiblald Alexander and
Charles Hodge.
The inauguration OF the third pro-
fessor Of theology, DIR. Archibald
Alexander Hodge, who has receiv-
ed instruction from both his prede-
cessOrs, was q great day in Prince
ton.
Too much encouragement cannot
be given those teachers who labor
to make their pupils intelligent as
well as knowing; who take every
opportunity to instruct them in
passing events, and cultivate q spir-
Il Of inquiry which will lead them
90 scqnaint themselves with the Nv
. ing present. ~
The New York World asserts
that "a bad school, like q bad fami-
ly, IL known by the amount of fog
ging In 1t. In proportion as the
rod 10 unknown, perfection Of dis,
cipline may be inferred, and good
order 10 the main requisite for rapid
progress in knowledge. A teacher
who has to spend the most of his
time In beating boys is soon good
for nothing else, "a he loses the tenn
per and habits of an instructor"
DR.. Eben Touriee, of the College
of Music of Boston University, has
arranged . remarkably fine Europe.
an excursion for the coming sum-
mer, especially for students and am
ateurs In music. It will embrace,
going and coming, a period OF two
months, with opportunity for ex-
tension of time on the part of iDdi-
viduals If desired. 1t will permit
ample time to visit the great Expo
sition In Paris, and will pass over
the moet interesting portions of Eu-
rope. Ausical professors will Ac-
co4pany the tourists, and instruc-
ton will be given, and concerts ar
ranged, on the passage out and back.
The whole expense will be $500.
Full particulars can be obtained by
addressing DIR. E. Tourjee, Music
Hall, Boston.
AT the anniversary meeting of the
Royal Society Of London, last week,
the president, Sir Joseph Hooker,
after . detailed examination of re-
cent scientific Investigations in
America, said: 81 must not close
my notices OF some Of the labors of
our scientific brethren in the Uni
ted States without expressing my
admiration of the spirit and man
ner In which the government and
people have co-operated in making
known the physical aud biological
features of the country and lny con-
viction that the results they have
given to the world are, whether for
magnitude or importance, greater of
plished within the same time by
any people or government in the
older continents. How great would
now be our knowledge of the oil
mate and natural features of India
had its Trigonometrical or Revenue
Surveys been carried out IN the
same catholic spirit, and what scien-.
tific literature can England and her
colonies show to compare with the
United States Suryeys?
In his message President Hayes
says:
The wisdom of Legislation upon
the part of Congress In aid of the
States for the education of the whole
people In those branches of study
which are taught In the common
schools Of the country, is no longer
. question. The intelligent judg-
ment of the country goes still fur
Their, regarding IL also as both con-
stitutionAl and expedient Tor the
general government TO extend to
technical and higher education such
aid a. IL deemed essential to the
general welfare and to our due
prominence among the enlightened
and cultured nations of the world.
The ultimate settlement Of questions
of the future, whether of admins
tration or Of finance, and of true. ma
tionalitY OF sentiments, Deepen ds up
on the virtue and intelligence OF the
people. IL is vain to save the form
Of lfree government without the
emeans Of insuring the intelligence
of those who are the source of pow
or. No less than one-seventh of the
entire voting population of our
country are yet unable to read and
write. It is encouraging to observe,
In connection with the growth of
fraternal feeling In those States in
which slavery formerly existed, ev-
idences Of an increasing interest In
universal education, and l shall be
glad to give my approval 10 any APP
propriate measures which may be
enacted by Congress for the pur-
pose of experimenting with nation
al aid the local systems OF education
in these STATES, and ell the States.
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