New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-01
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

,o,s :, the annual literary contests
,asoro ,ha Phiiolemian Society of Coinmola Noil'so
,,s. heen announced. In oratory the judges
,ba 6rst prize of 81 to Floyd A. Nash. OF
,no freshman class J. Mayhem "alnwr'g" anu
ambrose u. Henry. of the senior class received
second and third prizes respectively - "
u,,,,,er ir took the prize Tor the best essay MS
inject was "The Advance of Government
Tbe second prize was awarded to Graht NJuroS'
who wrote upon The Need of keioIueu ~ Lug.
rlrcv The question for discussion In me u'u'''
- - Resolved that the existence of political lac-
lions is menace to the stability OF our J u,
ment" The Society decided to make no d" -
this contest this wear.
Racine College has recently called Professor H.
Bipelow. of Concord. Mass, to fill ITS ch"r u
1,s,bo,n,+i,s and Astronomy Mr.. BigcloN is
graduate of Harvard College. in the class oil 49, III"
hos had n long experience as a practical mathema-
,;o,on having been several years assistant at lle
Astronomical Observatory of Cordoba Argen,ino
Republic South America, where Dr' Is. A. "'u" "
The Director; also at the L. 3 Naval OuS'iN ",'''
Washington, as computOr TO professor Niiuon 80
oor,h The college is about to add 10 IT'S ou C',i-
;i,,,r, e 10 classical course and the scleI'H
course a new scheme OF study, To ooCul' - -
wears designed to educate business nleh anu ~ PA
;,ore students from the Western states LOT az
itandng in the strictly POLYTECHNIC Scho"S ut w
East where only two years more VIII ~ Hy - It
completion and graduation 10 for
has decided TO hold series OF exam i
entrance to these courses OF study on Juilo az;
"a in the cities of Chicago, CINCINNATI o. N'0''
and ST. Paul.
The first session of the Toronto Medical Schoo, io'
Women has inst come to a successful close lhcIo
IL little doubt that the institution Is on uIl io0'
ing and its prospects are encouraging
MIL. Woods. a business man of Cleveland
ohio intends TO give a large sum of money to the
medical department of the Western Reserve HI
Ncrsitv. He will give it Internationally o 6nt -
generally understood that about qI2U,GGD. ~ rcst
will be spent handsome bulIdihg' "lll ~. 1,' anj
~ "a onSoI,inr the department of medicine ana
surgery.
The number of students enrolled IN the German
Universities during tine summer OF 1855 was as ioi
Io,s. Rerln. I .O62; Bonn, 1,lG5; Bresiau, 1859 ;
G5ttinren. .lO4 Gricfswald. 741; Halle l'4l4i
Kid All; K0nig,berg, $685. Marburg' SIS :
Munster 32s; Erapgsn 6ll G,d frc'9 iGGs G
U,nicb . 125: Strasburg S34 WurzbuIg, lOs3 !
Icipsc. 3 O07. Rostock. 23l Tubmgen, $50. W
these 252s4 students. 6,llZ STUDIED 4'iIcIihc'
SIl7 philosophy. 1926 law, 3,ooo eNahse4Ic"i In'
oogy, sll Catholic theology
pr. Albert Leeds. Professor of Chemistry III the
Stevens Institute of Technology. Hoboken' has pre-
scented collection of fossil fishes, plants ana H.
sects TO the Geological Museum of Trinity College,
Hartford. Conn. The specimens were Iouuu i'll 'N0
CrctaCcOuS formation OF AILLOhd
The Sauveur School of Languages Withhold Ms
ninth session this summer at the University OF Yer
,ront. in the City of Burlington. from July TO
Aurust 10 An exceptionally able corp OF instruct
ors i, announced and burlington Is an ideal place
I'm which TO hold summer school poupucoS III
Sauvcur will repeat the successes which ne scored
IN past years AT Amherst
Nlr Herbert Welsh, the Secretary OF the lnd'ah
Rights Association, has received n cter from Sec
rotary Teller invoking the aid of the ASsoclat!onn
obtaining a larger appropriation from Congress Tor
IudiaI education. In the letter he says; ." do ho'
know that | can add anything to what have sand
in nav annual report, concerning the education ara
civilization of the Indians. What is needed Is money
% pnt the children m school. ! will not repeat
what have before SAID on this subject We can
sc.nre the children. but we have no money t. pay
the cxpcu,c- Of ther education. The Appropriation
llll that has Just passed the House OF Representa-
lives does not make an APPROPRIATION suICleHi l"
maintain the schools III existence, ana unless
III. apuropration Is increased in the senate we
shall BE- compelled 10 decrease the numpef OF 'nli-
drcn now in attendance. Ia order 10 nave the iull
ErneGt of the schools now established, the appfo-
priaton ought to be increased IN the senate az
least 500 900. With this amount we cannot aqu
Ia our schools facilities ought to. we oughl
"a bavout least 81 % 900 to build SchoolhouScs ana
,n,nroye those now built In addition, We ought u
have AT least $4,000 for the purchase OF c5ll'c,
Iorses swine etc. for the schools established ana
4hat ourhf TO be established. mclONe a statement
of Inc necessities of the schools now established