Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-11-12

/ llTc ol lllc TTeICn course lnls term u
to be rird roce translation into French
from Lord Lytton's "Caxton."
The Professors at Cornell last spring
mentioned in their classes the case OF
one ofthc university students who had
seriously impaired his health by
smoking. No rule was made, there
was no compulsion, vet the smoking
students almost entirely gave up the
practice.
At Harvard the Old recitation sys-
tenn in mathematics has given place to
lectures except in the prescribed
courses in Algebra, geometry and trigo-
nometry, which form II continuation
ofthe common academicai instruction
In analytical geometry, advanced an
alytics, the calculus Of iniinitesimals.
quiternions and mechanics, textbooks
are used only rs works of reference, or
as texts for the lectures
Chrisman Hall, the new college for
colorcd youths mt Atlanta, has Just been
opened, and is already nearly filled
with pupils. 1t has Il president and
five teachers, who are paid by the
Frccdman's Aid Society, and the
price of tuition is very small. Mrs,
Chrisman Of Topeka, gave $4,000 for
the establishment Of the college, and
the rest of the $4,000 which it cost
came from the Frecdman's Aid Society
and from Bishop Ravens efforts TO get
private SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The Harvard Natural History Socie-
g.,
history subjects, the contestants to be
the girls and boys who enter, attend or
graduate from public OF private schools
in 1850. Thc essays must be presented
by November IL. Mr.. William Nj. Da-
Wis, Cambridge, Mass, VIII send cir
cular, giving full information to any
applicant. The subjects IRE there.
First, dissemination ofsccds. Second,
make collection of plants of one
family, and note the pecuiaritles and
station Of each plant. Third, charac-
tiers of insect supporters. Fourth, the
flight and other movements of birds
Fifth, anatomy of common animal
Sixth, Il micloscopical study Of the in
tcrcclInlar spaces of our large water
plants. Seventh, amy subject selected
by the cssayist provided it meet the
approval 81 the committee. This is an
excellent work on the part Of the socie-
ty, and should be encouraged
The Boston Public Library lnst win
ter furnished to the principal Of the
Wells school fifty copies each Of Mrs.
Whitney's Leslie Goldthwaitc' and
Mr.. GowIe's "Pizarro, to he retained
ut the school indefinitely, The novei
was first read successfully by three
classes about 80 girls The book was
read Ut home, and Il certain amount
of time was given mt the school to dis
cussing it. style, plot and character
were all analysed, and the girls were
thus given standard Of criticism
which will always bea help to them
The history followed the novel, and
was also thoroughly discussed. The
experiment was 50 successful that IN
has been made to the pub
lie librarian to provide more books up
on this plan. The principal of the
school says: II have no doubt Of its
success in any school where the plan
can he rairly tlied. The children nre
taught 10 read books more carefully,
and are Interested in Il purcr class Of
literature than usually falls into their
hands. Their gain III the use of lam
guage is also very marked; and must
prove Of incstimabe value to them