New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-23
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

-. ra,cot;on Department of the Social Sci
90 Concress which is to be held Mt Edinburgh
from, October 6 to 49, two spec,ai q"esAo"s
sor discussion will be: THE dangers OF ednsa.iomh
ovcrwcrS.r How far the teaching OF nsusf SUI 9 !.
iecfs in elementary schools smou'u ior" P"i' Va "
svstem of national educatlon.
Mr.. Gladstone has taken great interest in the
s;s,orv Of Montenegro. which has frequently
furn,shed matter for his voice aud pen. He recently
entertained the House of Commons with TINS pig
story. "In n particular action the Montenegr'ns
80 1s7 rrisoners from the Turks, and they ex-
changed these l47 prisoners for l47 pigs; these
be;np II great value to the Montenegrlns, whose
country produced hardly any an,mal-ioon wiz
147 rnrksh prisoners were evidently Oh no n,o -
Lib a J. Student of Montenegro History " suggests
fhat the Premier is somebody's oupe sluee' Isoh' s
earliest Tunes. Montenegro has cNpor.eu ply n 400
Svan In 1878 the live cattle export was 9o,VVo
had and lie average yearly export OF pigs IS
valued at $6o,oOO
The Illinois Industrial University has now 10
professors. two chairs being vacant. III re are ~
professors of the industrial arts and naturai SCI
cuces. These have assistants There are pro-
fessors of Ian guage and Eteratrre-one oil anc'e"''
one of modern, and one OF Euglsh. iheSe haNo
one assistant. There are distinct pro1essorShPs VI
.g,iculture horticulture veterinary science. agri-
cn,tnral chemistry architecture. civil engineering
and OF mechanical engineering. Of the 81 yonns
men IN attendance last year, 1IO were III ,ne HUE
nre am, science courses, with AZ eiecilve or pre-
,mnary. Zach student IL required 10 IaVe NJ iSas'
one siudy each term ted from o prescribed hs',
"relating 10 agriculture ana the mcrh@hic ai's
Aside from this choice of studies is allowed.
Professor Charles Eliot Norton. in The Horrdrd
Recister, outlines an important classical expedition
as follows: "rhe executive committee OF the Ar
chronological Institute are now making arrangements
for the investigation Of the remains of an ancient
Greek CITY upon turkish soil. The necessary con-
crsson from the Turkish Government has been ap-
oled for. through the Department of State and
there is no reason to doubt that it will be granted
1t is probable that work will begin with the open
Ing of spring in February. The expedition VIII
have at its head JOSEPH L. Clarke ana as his first
assistant Francis ii. Bacon. The work TO be done
is of such extent and variety that the committee
are des,rous 10 obtain volunteer assistants. The
means nj their disposal do not permit them 10 0lieI
INV salary: tut board aud lodging will be provided
ot The cost of the Institute at tue site u expoTa-
f,on The inducements for young man interested
i'm classical studies TO JOIN the expedition are very
great Such an opportunity has never before been
Of red 10 our sfua-ns Ii rs an ortunlty TO unitc
adventure and discovery with study. and TO become
familiar With one of the most Interesting regions OF
ancient civilization. hope that among the recent
graduates OF Harvard there may be ore or Two
ready TO take part in This EXPEDITION. and 10 assist
ia rendering IT'S work crecltable to the country.
request anyone anle ana dcs.rous 10 join 1t to COM
municate rectly with me-.