New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-21
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The new rector Of the University OF Berlin
Is Dr. Beseler. professor OF law.
There is a movement in Boston to MAKE
.locuuon regular branch of instruction IN the p"oH0
schools
Tho now freshman class at the University
OF California Is said TO number about ninety "N" '
ts a nossihrity that Il may rise TO Que hundred
The proposed Victoria University Will IN
st+ oth men AMI women and will confer degrees Nv
all regular courses OF study except the meoicS
The School of Oratory of Boston University
has been entirely discontinued the trustees hndng II
impossible TO satisfactorily al the vacancy LETT oy the
death Of Dean Monroe.
The appointment of DIR. II. Won Hoist to the
Dcpartmenf Of History Johns Hopkins University is
subject of much generalization to scholars VINO re-
cognize the value OF his services.
France has a Library of History which is
exclusively COMPOSED of stlmps plans ana dOcuulents
relating TO history, and which is open TO the PuO"o
every day except festivals.
1t is complained in England that the time
OF the pupils in the inexpensive elementary sonoos =
wasted M no uncommon tbiug nd thirty children
handed over 70 boy girl not more than nl'een S'
old in this case each child is under insrucuon-reau'
inc one nv opefrom one 10 two minutes in the hour
that is less than ten minutes day or one hour week
DIR. Otto V. Strive, the distinguished Rus
alan astronomer has come TO thi7 country to examine
the 26inch telescope the United states Naval Cd
servatory with the intention Of ordering similar III
strumeut OF 81 SO inches. If on personal Inspection
he is convinced that the clam Of its superiority TO al
Others is well founded He has examined the cmel eie
scopes OF Europe.
Mr.. Hullah, in his report to the British Eu-
ucation Department on Music the Continent, says
very Unexpected thing He is pleased with the system Oh
teaching in Holland ana of instances in Belgium
but as for Germany il OF opinion that the
given is worse than useless aud its results absolutely
nothing In switzerland, Mr. Huah says, the natural
opntude for musical instruction seems low, while in
Belgium though taste and inclination both foster the
study Of music the schools where most appreciated
pre not rich enough to obtain the high instruction they
deserve Mr. Hulah is pleased with the results OF
musical instruction in Holland that IL considered prop
able that he will urge upon the English the adoption oil
u system modelled on the Dutch
The competition Of male and female stu
dents in the arts science aud medical examinations
of London University takes place this on footing
OF perfect equality. The London Medical School fo'
Women now has its lectures recognized as qualifying
and the attendance Of women on the practice OF the
ROYAL Free Hospital is recognized Four have passed the
Preim. NJ b. tLond) just over, IN the first class ana
none In the second class Miss Tomlinson, OF Glrton
College Cambridge has also passed the mathematics Tor
the first BSc and may sit for the BSc. degree next
year Miss E. NJ Watson and Miss c. A. Raisin have
passed the first Bsc alone. from private study The
first class of the first BA includes six women, and the
second class three