New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-25
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Princeton will send a party 10 Denver to
witness the solar eclipse Of July 2s 1t viii be occupied
principally with spectroscopic work
OF the 500 American colleges, only sixteen
have libraries Of over 900 volumes The largest college
lrarv I'm the country is Harvards containing l6OOoO
volumes.
MANY Iowa towns haze elected women 10
the office OF school director under the new state Ia"
allowing women to hold Office. The experiment Is re-
ported 10 be a successful one
Judge Hastings, Of San Francisco, has paid
% the state Treasurer Of California 100000 OF ms sub
scription Of 100000 for founding College OF Law
The state will pay annually TO the Institution per cent
interest on the same amount.
The lectures on English literature and gen
rral history at Union College have proved very uSen
and attractive the reading women living In the yein
nv The outside attendance, with that oil the suIeItsi
T so large that il has been necessary TO use the chpe
instead of a lecture-roOm Union has "a lhs'eau VI
l44 students.
A number of the most refined women OF
Milwaukee have done q sensible thing in organizing
Women's Art and Science Glass, In connection Win NIL
Sankee College They meet afternoon OF och week
in the college library and study the history OF ART pre-
PAIRING themselves By reading during the week of 'Sse
dscussiOns. Topics are arranged Tor lhehl u! P'-
lessor. The class has more than 100 momOers
The Scotch Universities Commission propose
that there should be first examination" at the BE-
ginning of the degree curriculum analogous to respon-
sions nj the English universities TO test the candidates
proficiency IN the Tudiments Of Latin, Greek, maine
MATES and English, aud that after this the asplrant 10
degree may pursue his studies In any one OF hVc ines
literature and philoogy philosophy. law and history
mathematical science natural science. Tins is much
preferable 70 the plan Of instituting special science de-
gree or special history degree, which would not nave
have a flavor OF Tire honorary initials bought with a
price from obscure vendors OF degrees.
Harvard's Summer School of Science for
teachers and other adu IT, will open July s. and continue
Elk weeks Courses Of instruction will DO given as 1ol-
lows: L-Genera Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis
by Mr.. c. r. Mabery U-Quantltative Analysis aud
Chemical Technology, by Mr. II y. Hodges. lil-Deter-
mipatve Mineralogy by Mr. ". II. Melville. lV.-Pb&-
nogamic Botany. by Professor George L. Goodale. v
Geology by Professor ~ = Shaer. For each course IN
full fee OF S25 is required The fourth session OF inc
Summer school Of Geology will he held, as were inc fSI
md second sessions I'm connection with the field wok OF
the Kentucky Geological Survey. The object will he TO
afford field practice the various problems OF Physical
Geology accessible between the Mississippi RIVER ana
Tho Apoaiachian Mountains. Persons may enter upon
their work At any time after June 10 Inc lee 9r ~
sfuctIOn and the OF cnp equpag@ VIII De ToV TOT
the term OF weeks. Board IN camp Will be about %
per week
One Of the weekly English reviews, The Er-
Gnne says concerning tie recent decision OF London
University to admit 10 its examinations, that
this high recognition Of wOmen's education rs OF mo-
ment to themselves and to the public this acceptance OF
minds as minds whether within male bodies or female,
coming from such quarter is sort OF public prOcama-
ton OF repeal OF the wOmens mental disabilities acts,
Magma Charta authorizing them 20 possess abilities ana
20 train them However great may be the direct cOnse-
uuences on the education Of Of such an exaa-
ton In educational status they cannot be so great as
the indirect consequences. We shall not have all the
young ladies in England NJ AS, but with the possibility
nf the being NJ AS like their brothers win creep in
feeling that their faculties like those OF their brohefs
need trained aud ought 20 be trained and that that
requirement is not met by even the best oppQrtunts
for acquiring fluent French and German and facl-
ity upon tho piano, That large class OF parents who
might present be disncned to listen 10 arguments In
favor OF more real education for their girls, because
they that their girls can be just as successful IN so
eety without H. viii byand-by uucOnsciOusy accept the
stronger argument of example, and come as though they
had never otherwise to feel 1t their natural duty TO
give daughters as well as sons solid preparation Tor
the work Of hfe.'
The London Times takes as manly and wise
a view OF womens education does The Examiner.
However opposed" 1t says, mems views may be OH
the advantage to the world Of the free competition Of
women in the labor market few would venture to ques-
ton the advantage Of improving the quality Of wOmens
education Nothing less well adapted than the kind OF
training hitherto provided for girls TO III them. keeping
strictly within their limits TO be useful companions
Of men, can well be conceived. Women will not have
much toward intellectual freedom If they merely
supermpOse boys Latin and Greek on girls piano
forte and embroidery What Is required to give women
study but to deepen IT, Music Italian drawing and the
OF the globes may be taught III such way rs 10 c
tiyae the whole intellect; and Latin, Greek ana the
higher mathematics may learned with the result merely
Of creating female pedans The higher education Oi
women, when IL is fully developed WILL II II he worth
the name make women not less, but more womanly
Even so there may be plenty OF scope for certain ad
changing the relations OF society ana s TihiE
education deeper and thorough education that
Is needed Let women be thoroughly taught Whatever
they have to learn whether it be much little, and they
will thereby be fitted MS occasion calls to take up any
occupation that NAV be open to them with appncauon
thOroughness and efficiency.