New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

~ o,o,a, "a admit women to honor examinations al
ofo I-nsvers,y was bitterly opposed by many OF 'he
,oron,incnt English clergy. Mrs henry 'A"'0'I w
,ri,c ~ Tho Postmaster General, wrote Wo ooi"n
,e,,er for me London Daily Ne'os which compe'e! 0
,ouroa them In the of her letter she relates
a,,,ol Story for the truth OF which she Vouches'
~, en very interesting" she says TO those VINO nave
had the opportunity of watching the Cambridge expert
,ents from the the gradual downia Oh Ve
preiudioes at first widely entertained against having
women students there. One gentleman, an examiner IN
aripos examination opposed TO the whole movement
md at that time women had no right to be examiners
they could only be examined through the grace and KIND
mess OF the examiners Newman student had asked 10
be examined and the gentleman referred TO- hhous va"
he was the only OF the four examiners VINO ava con-
on.eS 70 LOOK over her paper Whether from accident
or design know not, bnt the lazy un nU, i Tnt the
Iitial before her surname. which / shall now eau
Glover After looking all the papers n9 70
sners moi and thc gentlemen who had al nrst uech"
examine Miss Glover said his brother examiners n
don't know what result you h SG condera6c eject at
The time in dispelling the pTeladCe "s"''''' '
women to the examinations
The Milwaukee Normal Institute OF Industrial DRAWING,
,uJer the direction of Mr. Charles f. zimmerman VII
Sesn It's sessions August and will continue lour "e
For some time past the Yale Medical School has been
running behind financially
The American School OF Classical studies at Athens
Greece is I'm fourshing condition The object oil 'he
as
charge for tuition TO graduates OF American colleges an
opportunity to study classical literature art ana anul
lies in Athens under suitable guidance to prosecute ana 10
aid original research IN these subjects; and 10 Cooperate
with the Archaeological Institute OF America as iar as
may be able in conducting the exploration ana exeaya
ion Of classic sites" Bachelors OF arts OF he co
atnc colleges and all bachelors OF arts who nave stueo
al of these colleges as candttes oI m
10 the committee certificate from the lh
Iosscs Of the college at which they have last studied
inc at
en of study at Athens under the auNCe ~ @
rector All other persons desiring to become VI
INC school mus make application TO the committee
THE state University OF Texas says correspondent
Of The Boston Commercial Bitjh, mqueslonaby has
militant future before II. During the last year te re-
gents have selected of large reputation ana ealns
"a III responsible positions and rs soon as iuher means
nre forthcoming large dormtDres similar 10 those al
Eastern colleges will be built At present the University
s. well supplied with lecture halls laboratories ana
library though the students and professors are oogd 10
occupy private boarding houses. BY the last Const!u-
ton the State gave million of land TO the lnsutN
lion which were located the hest pastoral REGIONS 0i
Southwest Texas These lands can be leased an" so in
return handsome rental Tie last lcs'l lure aiso no
mated mi lion acres OF land situated in the northwest,
chiefly in tie Panhandle district The land can ne s",.
leased The University pennSnelit ilhu IL" rI
10 S539l9S 40 in bonds and 100000 acres OF i"h"
one of the most interesting departments OF the OuI
versity of Michigan It's school OF Political Science 1t
has fun and able CORPS Of instructors, ana embraces
eonrses OF study In political and constitutional history,
The economic sciences, political ethics ana Tue s''A'e u
government and social and sanitary science
The Commencement exercises o. the General Tleoog-
Zeal Seminary of this city will take place on the twenty
ninth of this month.
Iii stated that jude Thomas " Cooley has signhed
his intention Of resing his position in the law depart
ment Of the University OF Michigan.
The Rev James 5 Briggs, OF Fulton, y y, hes been
elected adjunct professor 81 lieen,uc Greek a. the
Auburn " \. - TheOlo yical seminary.
According The EteHnJ Wisconsin, Of milwaukee, He
rulc schools % that city complained OF a. having
tendency to make the pupils dc,pi~e manual labor
.vyy few boy." il saws eater the mechanical trades
when their school course is completed Many OF them
moved nv the false idea that labor with the hands Is not
respectable into the already o'ccl""oc' F'I''soD'
Others take NJ cerk>hil'> which lead 10 nothing better
Roth these classes can hope to receive fol their sei'Cc
as a rule more than scJHty lltdnce Mt"huihe w
more lucrative and equally honorable places IN lhe
workshops IL comp ained, are being iled 10y foreign
,Norklnru 10 remedy this ancgcl evil the mrOduct' On
OF system Of industrial training III the schools is de-
Uanded.'
The Leland school Of Industrial Art IN l'sdeiIl@
coutiu ues its career OF uniform success