New-York tribune., 1878-06-13
NoTEs ON EDUCATION.

The Illinois Industrial University lately
araduAted forty students.
Vanderbilt University has just seht Ou'
ninety.two graduates in medicine. -.
In Milwaukee, the whole number OF pupilc
school pupils studying German is 6,975.
The High School of Council Bluffs, Iowa. no
longer gives instruction ancient and modern IAN
guages, music and penmanship'
The Columbia College Summer class IN
practical mining win make Port Henry, near Lake
Champlan the centre Of their mining operations tms
year
Dartmouth is Just now crippled financially,
by tho depreciation Of Investments and the Governor OF
New-Hampshire recommends that the college should
receive temporary aid from the State.
The plan of the developing schools proposed
IN Boston embracing council board composed OF req
resentaves of the City Council School Board tecnno
logical mechanic, charitable and industrial ana le"
other particularly interested and experienced in ne
subjects workshops for the workers III wOOd ueV1Is'
leather textiles and hcies with competent teachers
each department under charge OF the leading masters IN
the special art; branches as IN the case OF the library
and other schools accommodate sections OF the city
remote from Ihecentre of population multiplying; ana
and the methods and periods Of instruction to be gov
erned by the superintendents of the work Pupils VIII
see the processes Of their trade carried on around
them in the business operations If diplomas certifying
as TO proficiency we're bestowed all entitled TO be ln-
trusted with work. It might help wherever they CO.
The council and several guides would carefully scan the
progress Of invention, drought and redundancy OF the
markets and the uctuaon Of wages, and exert an IN
uenee to prevent Over-stoeking to build new indus
tries TO crafty those having trade by substitution OF
one mechanical cOntrvance for another Schools Tor
machine and farm would be added. Large depots
would supply every want aud the management perhaps
in character somewhat like the library and hospital,
would be Independent Of and yet under check against
evil
laboratory for the study of marine zOol-
ogy in connection with biological department of the
Johns Hopkins University will be organized this SUM-
mer at Fort Wool, about nile from Old Point Comfort
Va The fort contains commOdous buildings for labor
atOres dortones and through the courtesy OF inc
Secretary OF War; has been placed at the disposal Of
the university for the Summer. The necessary appa-
ratus collecting and studying marine animals nets
dredges microscopes reagents aquaIa, tables etc. as
well as small scientific library, will be provided by the
university Through the kindness Of the Maryland Cou-
missioner Of Fish and Fisheries, the boats used by the
commission will be at the service of the laboratory The
laboratory organized mainly with view 10 the wants
of advanced scientific Investigators and there Will be
no formal cOurse of lectures There WILL however be
accommodations for few less advanced students ana
suitable instruction will be furnished to meet their ind
vdua wants fee of SO will be charged for the use OF
the laboratory and apparatus and board viii be fur
nshed at cost The laboratory will open about June 10,
and close about the middle of August Applications for
admission or further information, may be addressed to
Dr. W. X. Brooks, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
Md.
The following appointments for the ensuing
year-leavng one vacancy-tO the feOwships of Johns
Hopkins University have just been made Henry c.
Adams A. NJ Iowa. political sciences Francis G. ALI
son. A. B. Harvard), Maryland, Greek; Maurice Bloom
field NJ A (Greenville), South Carolina, Sanskrit and
Greek; Samuel F.. Clarke, Illinois, biology; Thomas
Craig c. E. Lafayettel, New Jersey physics Consan-
tine Fahlberg Ph. D. lLeipsic Prussia, chemistry Fa-
bian Franklin, Phi. e. (COlumbian), Maryland mathe-
matics; Edwin II. Hall, A. b. Bowdoin Maine. physics
Lyman B. Hail. Phi. D. (Gottngen). Massachusetts, chem
istry E. c. Harding A NJ University of virginia., Vr-
gnia Greek; Wm W. Jacques, b. s Massachusetts In
sttute Technology Massachusetts, physics Isaac O
NJ d. University Of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, biol
Ogy John Royce, A. B. University Of California; Call
fornia physiology A Duncan Savage, B. Lift. Unyer-
sity of Vmginal, Virginia. Greek Henry sewal, s. B.
(Wesleyan) Maryland biology Christian shler. NJ. d.
IMchganl Ohio, biology Ernest G. sihler Concorda),
Indiana, Greek history Washington j. stringham, A
b. Harvard). Kansas mathematics Abram V. T. Young,
Ph. b. CAIchigan) Michigan, chemistry. In September
next course Of instruction antecedent to the study Of
medicine will be organized The chief work will be in
biology including careful examination Of the forms,
structure and functions OF animals, and to this the
studies Of chemistry and natural philosophy are ribu-
tary French and German essential parts OF this
course. 1t will extend through three years, and will
serve excellent preparation for any medical school
in the country.