New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-20
MOVIES ON EDUCATION.

....-,,,. =. he despicsbie cot Of some students
80. N. .tstue or John Harvard last week. ino
49,. T,.,soript makes the following vigorous com
-.,,.. at has been the generous ana oonn","s
,,,c, of the authorities Of Harvard College during
shs last few year, steadily to relax ITS dsephe' "no
s~..,ns IN the seif-rospect manliness and general
-, Of honor among the students gentlemen to
ithdraw everything that looks like espionage in over
ii, and ntnrfereuce, The gentle manhood OF
Harvard aupearp to have broken down under ne .sss
mi. larcencss and confidence Of dealing has been sup
posed 70 be warranted ~ sns ,he college imply an sd
vanced age in the students. 50 that they are noi 70
treated as schooboys. generation ago 'ne ~ 49, no
,~s,e generally of the age OF these who now enter
xSsn " Ant what il 10 be said of the meanness OF
shirt OF those reputei gentlemen they ,nciuue sons
their number any young men ;e;,J mon the beautiful
memorial statue Of John Harvard Generosity anu
gsnus united TO endow the college with that "fquisc
Work of art commemorative OF the young scnoiaI, INC
s.te,ded fruits of whose munidcencc have been en-
ioycd by the long line of graduate and mos. 'us ny
those ia the present classes, inci"dng inc si"" iii
perpeirafors Of the recent outrages W nat moNe wv
there lie Lenceforward for bencfaetors to initiate inc
rcpercsity of Mr. Bridge in like muniicent gifts 10 te
college II the students will not CHERISH singus;y
beautiful niece of art almost expressly representing
themselves through q genial and NOME Type VI wv
young collegsn what can ever expect 70 ec III 90
race among theml OF course. the authorizes VIII oo
.Sa;r m,raest 10 discover and to visit with summary
penalties the mean actors in this duty onence na
than
will be resolve the part " the students o, .ne
college to take measures to rid themselves OF so I'M
worthy an associate The injury done to that Ia pronhe
BY its coating of tar last Thursday night e1ceeus VIVA"
would naturally have followed from climate and
weather for half a century
President Edward T. Steel of the Philadelphia
Board of Education has just returned from an eA-
tended trip to Europe which he took IN order TO nspec.
the methods OF instruction in the Old World he ioun"
that nearly every Government in Europe regards the
education Of its people as one OF IT'S most
functions Germany especially shows q markeo so"c'
tue in regard the education OF all Its SUBJECTS anu
ot the most thorough educational systems In the
world England is also alive to this question, ana
v,h;n the last few years has devoted much attention
10 manual artistic and technical education. IN Iacr
all through Europe industrial education Is no ogea
doui,ffil experiment. bat an established Pfacucai
reality Technical schools which at hrs were p',vne
ventures are now to large extent the care Oh 'ne
state These great industrial schools promise AZ h0 P
a;s,a,t da,e 10 reyo,u,ionize the industrial lite oil
Enrope In concluding. President steel saiu tne.e
can be- no doubt but that the United states ougnt W
learn from the experiments of the European HoNefh-
,uepts If we had o system of industrial SENIORS mere
such "a there il abroad the result would pe most SUI
rrngly benefit to us T. wUu, and V' vonla mark
new epoch in our National progress You could no, go
ANYWHERE in the old country aud hnd Guy ., mia
W., p"f ,nns,pia schools believe that II ia matter
a imperative need that tho system he VI once oeR"u !,
bore Il is matter OF me h' n ~ pdncaI,on
la, che poto aum oi 100000 TO start trmPntMS
school this year II will bc step In The rigbt o"'o'""
thereafter thu University of London viii confer new
,eefco 10 l,e known ~ the " Teachers diploma
There arc i0i collcgc graduates In the Michigan
House of Representatives
writer la The baptist Weekly advocates 'ho
eoporato union II all the Baptist colleges OF the com
nv und ~ the name aud title OF tho American hapuSi
University.
Anor the great Chicago fire. Mr. Thomas Hughes
contributed T. 500 volumes TO the Chicago Library
movement Is nov on foot In that city 10 recil iocae
this kindness by raising mOnoy 20 bny huihpef oi
books Tor the public library of Rugby, Tenn
zone of the Distinguishing features of l'ryn Mawr
saws The Baltimore Sun. Is to be its college Tor tho
higher education of women, situated IN the midst OF
,br;ytwo acres of choice land, and connected with
which are the cottages already built and others Yet TO
be pult for the pleasant accommodation ef the faculty
and sny overflow of students This BTyn Mawr College
was founded by the late Joseph w. Taylor. NJ d.,
promnent member of the Society of Friends OF bur
inptnu " j. He bought The land and began the cree
ton of the buildings in 1879. Dying in 1880 he lsit
Nh of $500 900 for the continuance OF 'hs
ronstr stion, aud TO be completed ready Tor use IN
june next comprise the college proper 100 feet long
snd thIce stories high, with rooms for chemical,
bIoogc and botanical Laboratories all assembly room,
a library and reading room aud recitation rooms a
second building contains the dormitories, with study
rooms connected with the bed chambers OF the
students a third building, eighty ieet oy seventy
four is intended ior gymnasium, with all the most per
fact apiiauces offices bath rooms, dressing anu an
examination room The laundry occupies fourth
binding The trustees of this college, under The VIII
of its founder TO be members oil The society Vi
Friends.