New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-05
STUDIES At ZONE.

THE SOCIETY FOR THEIR ESCoURAGEHENr-1rs
AIMS AND METHODIST STRIKING INCREASE IN
THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN THE PAST YEAR.
BosToN, Mass, July 3.-The past year has
been very satisfactory for the Society to Encourage
Studies at Home The aim OF this Society ia to induce
young ladies' form the habit Of devong part OF eaeh
day to some Systematic and thorough course Of study
To carry out this purpose courses OF reading ana pans
Of work are arranged, from which or more may be
selected according to and leisure. Aid is given
from time To time, and meeting Is he'u
annually, where the students may meet the managers
Ladies joining the Society student members must DE
at least Il years old. Each member pays - year al
the beginning OF each term Tor If entering he Tor the
remainder OF the erm) the Of printing
postage etc. Members will be expected to devote ce
tain amount OF time each day, or each week. to their
work as members. The term for cOrrespon-
dence will be from October to June l
Former studens who. wish riOn must apply before
January The whole number OF students who VIII be
admitted depends upon the ability of the committee to
provide regular spondence. The terms are closed IN
june by meeting in Boston to which all students are
invited lady wishing TO join the Society student
can procure a programme OF studies from the secre-
tary, Miss Anna l.. TcknOr, No Park-st,
Boston, When she has selected the branch or
branches she wishes TO pursue, she VIII inform
the Secretary Of her choice and receive IN return the
special directions prepared for the course she has
whom she IL expected to report hor progress monthly.
Pans will be taken recommend works that can be
easily obtained, as students will usually procure them
for themselves. BOokclubs aud public Libraries Will
make the extensive volumes accessible aud some
viii be loaned by the society at triimg price Advice
about the purchase OF books the list will be given
when asked If the books are be bought in Boston
Ncw-Yorl.
The increase the Society during the fourth term just
ended has been quite rapid be desired the
number STUDENT, having been nearly double that Of tie
previous term. The committee has every reason to be
gratfed both by these additions and by the adaptation
OF its means and methods this rapid expansion There
ere $40 names on list OF students paying the Fee and
those with double and treble courses amount To 6sl cor
responsiveness better proportion OF peTseverance mas
those joIncd-i19 students-have done some salts
factory WORK, while II per cent showed reason Tor thcT
inability TO fulfill the requirements and only 10
per cent failed without offering excuse or the 4l9 who
accounted for as perseyerng more than oneiOnrth
markable prO-re-s more tnan haf take second rank
less tnan 0ne-fourtn take third rank In the inst ern
I~13-i Is names entered; IN the second 81; in
The thrd 29s and the percentage OF satisfactory work
res pectiyeiy 60. 20, and o..
The students for the Just closed have been scat
tered through thirtydve States and Territories and the
Canadian provinces or those formerly connected with
tie Society 122 have been among the members this win
ter; 1lO for a second term; . FIR third term and
Tor fourth term Many express an 9tehtlon t2 con
tnue SIN lon-er. History was selected az study by
pos OF whom 1875 persevered English literature by 2ll,
whom 1913 per,evered; >clenr' ny los Us OF ines
taking two branches or Sccnct o. whom 93 pcrsevered
Art by rs OF whom 50 perseye ed; German by az, ~
whom 81 perseyered aud French by "a, OF whom Ia
perseyered
The lending Libraries have grown with the demand
aud the Society possess 231 volumes, Of which lis
are kept in Boston, 25 NewYork, and % IN Louisiana
The circulation IRON the Boston library has been 25e
volumes during the term. When book Is wanted for
immediate use bought. II other u the
same work already owned by the society, and The
muds will always be freely q for this purpose Tho
charge Is reduced To cent day during use, ana
TRANSPORTATION returning the volumes. An agency ~
Louisiana has been successful and has produced inter
esrlng results, while group Of associate correspond
enis in California Is extending the system m
very satisfactory manner ON the Pacnc coast, where
a fourth lending library Il 10 be established About thr
middle Of the past term the numbers asking Tor CORES
pondence being large could receive proper attention,
IN addition made TO the scheme before pursued, ana
persons applying for admission next term were fur-
nisied with preparatory reading without cOrreslgn
deucr. These 127 names already entered represent
applicants the ia term, and OF these persons -
received preparatory lists such lists VIII not DC
sent out during vacation.