The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-18
GENERAL SECULAR NEWS.
Domestic.

1t has now been definitely arranged that the
State Normal School for white teachers will be
held at the University of Virginia, beginning
about the middle of July and continuing six
weeks. All who have been or who expect to be
engaged in teaching, whether in public or in
private schools, are invited to attend this pro
fesslonal school. No charge will be made for
tuition, or for use of rooms it only being re-
CURED that the rooms or other property used
must be left in as good condition as when taken
possession of. Women, as well as men, are in
vited, and suitable arrangements have been
made for their accommodation.
Those attending will have the option of board
ing on or near the University grounds or of Join
ing mess clubs. Boarding at regular BOARDING
houses can be obtained at from SIS to SlS per
month. There will be two messing clubs. one
for males and the other for females. with the
boarding and lodging arrangements of each
grouped opposite sides of the University
premises. These clubs will be provided for by
the University caterer, and conducted on the
matured and orderly system of the University
messing clubs. The cost of the table board will
be Just what the members of the club choose to
make 1T The whole necessary cost of living
will be included under the heads of caterers
pay, servants hire, rent of furniture, lights fuel
and cost of food, to which we add the washing
OF chamber articles and personal clothing of stu
dents. These all need not much exceed ten dol
lars (SlO) month, or say $40 for the six weeks
This provides for a table which has been salts
factory to large clubs of University students
Each one joining a club will be expected to fur
nlsh a pair of sheets and pillow cases, and a
bolster case, and towels Virginia Educational
Journal.
DR.. Sheldon jackson, in a speech
made in New York city on Sunday night last,
SAID that 1t not true that there was no
slavery in the United States now. There were
hundreds of slaves in Alaska, bought and sold
like CATTLE and their lives were regarded scarce
ly more than those of cattle "It was no nm.
common spectacle in Sitka," he said, a. to see
woman offer her own daughter for sale to any
trader orperson who would consent to buy her.
The body Of Miss Dolly Hartman. of
pittsburgh, Pa was cremated in Dr. LeAIoyne's
furnace at Washington, Pa, on the 9TH instant
The body was clad in pure white, and lilies of
the valley were arranged around her neck.
About three hours were required to reduce the
body, which weighed eighty pounds
Mrs. Abbott residing at Smyrna,
Del, aged eighty-seven years, died last week.
She was the widow of seven husbands, having
been successfully Mrs. Traup, Mrs. Riggs. Mrs
Farrow, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs Berry Mrs. Pratt
and Mrs. Abbott. On June 80, 1875, she was
married to her seventh husband, BENJAMIN Alb
bott he being seventy eight years of age.
This must be the woman whom the
.SadGucees referred to in Luke Xxx: 33.7
The University of Michigan conferred
last year 433 degrees on examination and four
honorary degrees. The whole number of stu
dents was 1875, of whom AS were in the De
partment of Literature, Science, and Arts. The
number was greater than in any previous wear
The women, l34 al more than the year before)
FORM a little less than ten per cent. of the stu.
dents. They are represented in all the depart
ments. Alter our nine years experience in
co-education, says the president, 1--WE have be-
come so accustomed to see women take up any
KIND OF university work, carry it on SUCCESSFULLY
graduate In good health cause no embarrassment
In the administration of the institution. and
awaken no special solicitude in the minds of
their friends or of their teachers, that many of
the theoretical discussions of co education bv
those who have not had opportunities to exam
Inc IL carefully read strangely to us here on tie
enlarge the scope of work under the plan of
elective studies projected last year as much as
they had desired, and have had to begin the
plan under disadvantages 1t has, nevertheless.
worked successfully, so far, without revealing
any disposition among the students to choose
STUDIES because they are easy, or to avoid those
which are usually thought difficult An impor-
tant new feature has been introduced in the es
adjustment OF professorship of the science and
art OF teaching. similar chair was instituted
In the University of Missouri, about year ago.
and woman miss Bibb) was elected to fiji IT,
independent.
The CoUNTRY's PRoGREss-Some
new and important figures presenting the com
Paratlve growth of the great geographical divis-
IONS OF the United States, are given in an article
6y robert L. Porter, of Chicago, to appear in the
November number of the Princeton Repie,o.
Inc writer shows that the growth in population
Oh the Western States in nineteen years (since
lo6O) has been 7,9O2632 that of the Southern
states, 4,O25, 984i that of the Eastern States.
3'oOo, IO6; the increase in the Western States
being nearly 100000 or equal to the aggregate
increase OF the Eastern and Southern States
IN the same period.-Herald and PresJyter.
1t grieves us deeply to announce the
death Of Mr.. John B. Adger, Jr., of Pendleton.
.. " lie was thrown from carriage FIVE weeks
ago, and, IN consequence of injuries then re-
ceived died on the Sd inst Mr.. Adger was a
gentleman OF most exemplary character and
was devotedly loved by large circle of warm
friends. tie had just been elected ruling
elder IN Pendleton church, and was to be or
dained the Sabbath after the sad accident &C
curred.-So"thern Presbyterian.
Foreign.
"A FAMINE IN PERsIA.-Tt is so Sc
we're that people are selling their children for
iood Mr.. Cochran, one of the American mis-
5lonarles IN Persia, has forwarded an appeal
which says Already bread riots and mob VIC
ience have ruled in the markets two DAVIS the
past week some have died of hunger. and the
SIGNS are that MANI, r,,ue q ~!