The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-29
EducaIEOnal.

The Iowa Agricultural College
will probably be consolidated with
the State University.
London now has two colleges for
worKing-women and is about to
open a third. They are very sue
cessful.
The trustees of the University of
Chicago elected Rev. DR.. Galusha
Anderson president of the institu-
tiOn, vice Alouzo Abernethy, re-
signed.
McGill University, of Montreal,
have conferred the degree of Doctor
of Laws upon Lord Dufferin, who
acknowledged the honor in a speech
delivered in Greek.
The abolition of high schools sup
ported at the public expense is being
discussed with considerable earnest
ness in Massachusetts.
Lord Lawrence says that the wo-
men who were members of the first
London School Board made admir-
able members, because they talked
$50 much less than the men,"
The Woman's Bible College at
Binghampton, n. Y, which affords
a free University course to the
daughters OF disabled or deceased
ministers without regard to sect, is
full 10 overlooking.
A deputation of distinguished
English women have visited Earl
Granville, Chancellor of London
University, to convey to him q
numerously signed letter of thanks
frnDn uOnnoT1 RI tho Ganata and Ton
vocation of that University, for their
recent action enabling the institu-
ton TO open all its degrees To wo-
men.
Miss Chamberlayne, lady princi.
pal of the Cincinnati Wesleyan Col
lege, who has been absent in Europe
on leave, since last June, has just re.
turned with greatly improved health
and resumed her duties. During
her absence Miss Weld, of Lyndon.
vile, N. Y =, acted as preceptress, and
acquitted herself so satisfactorily
that she has been rendered q profess
sorship In the College.
The Inter-Ocean we'll says: "Tht
'hszing' practices, as illustrated a
Princeton College last week, dis
grace any civilized people. College
sport is one thing, the spirit anC
acts of cut-throat and brigand are
quite another. DIR. McCosh has ex
PEELED eight sophomores and sus
pended thirty more, with twelve
freshmen. The success of the insti
tuition in the future depends upon
breaking up the barbarOus custom
of 'hszing,' which has not one re
deeming quality to recommend it,
The John Hopkins University
now has seventy-seven students, o
which number thirty FIVE are specia
students, taking some particuls
course. President Gilman says
"There is a phase of our work which
deserves especial mention here-th
formation of 'seminAries,' by whicl
we mean associations of advances
students, guided by director in tn
prosecution or special researches
Two of these auxiliArles have bee
in operation during the past. seven
teen months in Greek and In Amer
can history"
Reports having been put h eli
l culation that Mount Union, COLLEGE
under the presidency OF Rev. d
10. l.. HartBhorn, was in SO embRral
n sed q condition a. to peril its exii
s tence, the executive committee hav
= published a statement placing il
affairs in quite q different Ugh
e Few Western Colleges are in 8
q healthy a financial condition. Tn
: only Indebtedness Is on account {
a new boarding hail, necessary
accommodate the large number {
Q students attending the institution
9 But the trustees will promptly lou
u date this without drawing upon Il
endowment funds. Other improv
n ments of q permanent character a.
Il being provided. The number
e there Is no reason to doubt that Il
school is on a substantially pro
v porous basis.
q The failure of Daniel Drew lie
o the Drew Theological Seminar
l. without an income, and an effo
9, was begun Immediately to raise
y endowment fund of 100000. II
10 sum for each professionally w
): placed at $4,000. A. v. Stout al
8, 6. Il. Cobb each endowed q profe
y sorship. The Board of Trustees e
q dowed one chair. The Ladies' e
dowment Association has rails,
Ia over one-third the amount niece
"a ssry for q single chair. The Meth
q dists OF Philadelphia are also RAJ
is ing $4,000 for the same purpos
D. and the Alumni Association of q
q Seminary has secured q conside
ts able sum for the sixth. A profe
m sorship is to be endowed in memo
: of the late Bishop james, who W
y president of the Board of Truste
As from its organi cation until
2 death. The money for this endov
D ment is being raised by the membe
ct of the New York, New York Ea
ID Newark and Troy Annual Confere
a. Gee, each one raising $4,000.
ce The ordinary incidents of Ii
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