The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-18

ana; Boisen and Atwater, of Bloomington
Ind, and others as we'll known. Together
with these were many younger students OF
various grades of culture. About 90 took
Latin, about 30 Greek, 10 or II Hebrew, and
seven Sanscrit Among the interested spec
tators of this novel method, besides the
faculty of Amherst college, were President
Gilman, of the John Hopkins university;
Professor Richardson, of Harvard; President
Seelye, of Smith college; Professor Norton,
of Harvard and many others.
The dispute at Waterbury, Conn, few
years ago between Roman Catholics and 9TH
or citizens in regard to the control OF the
public schools readers will recall. Out of
that dispute some three years since grew an
institution known as the English and CLASH
cal school, modelled in some respects after
the Phillips academy at Andover, Mass. 1t
is under the management OF Mr.. l. Jennings,
a graduate of Williams college, who was
called to the position from Ingham univer-
sity, at Leroy, N. T., where he held the pro-
fessorship of natural sciences and higher
mathematics, and under his management
the school has been graded and classified
until now it has good position among dis
tinctively classical schools. Its Rotations
are an hour long, and its instructors have
each q special department. It's examinations
are rigid and the master guarantees admis-
sion to any college, without condition, to
those graduates whom he recommends. The
inception and growth of this school have
been instanced showing an indication of
reaction from the present public school sys-
tenn that prevails in some OF the larger towns
and cities of Connecticut
The average. cost Of supervision and in
struction for each pupil in some of the large
cities of the Union varies to an interesting
degree. In New York and New Orleans. for
instance, it is nearly the same, being S2l.99
and $21.90. In Boston and San Francisco 1t
is the highest in list of Il cities, being $25.
81 and $24.61. Richmond pays $l3.71 per
pupil, while Philadelphia pays $12.71, or the
lowest sum in the list. Incidental expenses
for each pupil vary in similar ratio, as fol-
lows: New York, SIS 6S and New Orleans, So
II; Boston, SO 81 and San Francisco 50 81;
Richmond, 81 81 and Philadelphia IAN excep-
toni 81 26. In point of salaries paid Boston
comes first in the table of average annual
salaries to principles of grammar schools,
paying So 200 to male teachers and s., 900 to
female. San Francisco pays 81, 466 TO male
and 81, 200 to female. But in the high
schools principals are paid $1,000 in San
Francisco and $3.50 in Boston. Primary
teachers are also best paid in San Francisco,
receiving an average salary of 81, 500,
Chicago ranks next with $1,080, while Bos-
ton pays only $500 and New York $500, with
Cleveland last in the list at $546. Teachers
in music gets So, 800 in Boston, and those in
drawing the same while at San Franciso
81, $50 Is paid the one and So, 100 the other.
Cincinnati pays 81 800 to both, and Chicago
the same A female teacher OF drawing was
engaged at Milwaukee last week for 81 300
and one of the commissioners explained
that 1T was impossible to secure the services
OF gentleman"
The library of Harvard college, which was
founded in 1888, only two years after the
college received its first impulse, and eight
years after Boston mad been settled, now con-
slsts of nearly 100000 volumes and pam
phlets. John Harvard, from whom the col
Iege received its name, gave in that year by
bequest his entire collection of books, and at
the end of 126 years the library contained
only 5000 volumes. In 1764 it was nearly
destroyed by fire, and only few OF the or
iginal books now remain. Twelve years az
terward contributions increased the number
to 1000. Harvard hall was the building
originally in use as the library, but in 1S4l
Gore hall was erected for the purpose, and
a year ago fire proof extension to Gore hall
was completed. Until 179S no sophomore
was allowed to enter the library, and no
| freshman until 1910. OF bound books
alone there 237 800 Volumes arranged in spe-
cial departments as follows: College library
in Gore ball, 10000; law library-in law
school, 10000; theological library-in the
divinity school, IL 800; medical library-in
medical school, $500; scientific library-in
the scientific school, $500; agricultural IL
brary-ln the Bussey (horticultural) institu-
ton, $780, special library-in the museum
of comparative zoology, 1900; archaeology
cal library-in the Peabody museum, 500;
botanical library-in the botanical garden,
$500; astronomical library-in the observa-
| tory, $500; society libraries-in their own
rooms, 5000 The present librarian is Justin
Winsor, who for many years was the libra
rian of the Boston public library. John L..
Sibley, the editor of the triennial catalogue,
was connected with the library for SO con-
secutive years. during 26 of which he was
librarian. When he began his service the
number of volumes was about 10000, and
when be resigned about a year ago. in conse-
quence of failing sight, the number had
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