New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Yale College has been singniarly 1or'uhllU ~ no
trea.Irers who have rule invested Tue u''' - "
ano ,n me most advantageous way possible ana "ith
M loss 10 the college. This fact Is wci prouSu' o'
an or,cle by Mr. Mason Young. of this city, when aP-
nsars I'm The March number of The Hee E'9sdnder'
funds In the hands Of the treasurer says MI ioIns
fhe beginning OF the year august /, 1880 lpcluune
expondcd income, amounted to $1,S4o'Ao- 40 s
come from these during the year was Slo2,ilo oo'
the rate OF S. 81 per ccntum per annuIn' ceI'"'n'
ot,oe,orv rtnrn 10 receive rOn trust flhds III 'neso
aavs or low rates OF interest. Another TACT "c'i ~
moro emphatic testimony TO the care anu sas"0is' 80
characterize the management OF tne "nl''i'i'' ~
erty Many ri the securities held by inc uoasuioi ~ w
ep cven 10 tho corporations others are OF us "" P
chase The cost of tho atter-mortg.gcs loans ana a
porate bonds and sock-was On hngr5,D g,D, the yea-
81 ga 56S 10 was az rate little Greeater than
g. "a per eentum, while OF TIE corporate "r volue OF
sS nj but 81 800 paid Interest or divdSnds IL
yould be difficult to frame statenonv Proetl-
i n bIs own department the treasurer bears an ~ ie M
responsibility, anu the success "nien 10 ~
success"
Co., snao,,ing In high terms Of the University OF
pennsvlvania The PhtadeIhia Press adds the following
narograph: There is need outside the University lor
some nublic provision for intermediate educauoh Ou
city Is perhaps the only one in the North which iu'
no helping hand to young men who are seeking ooi"
education. Elsewhere there are high schoois anu
Latin Greek and mathematics that young man hee9
to enter COLLEGE To those who are looking lor""iu
the ministry OF any Christian Church 'his euue"' "
indlspensable In Philadelphia there are mof' .n" M w
hundred churches, but they generally arc n'ieu "
CLERGYMAN who come from other parts OF the country
s rare TO find Philadephian by birth III any Oh our oy
puins NE dra upon wiser ana more geherouS S S ,,,
unes for our supply in tins 1asS soe roed ones such
s Professor Phelps OF Andoser Hener ne%oh nns m and
nooTiie nS p1ryes of BaimOre Father Ritshe OF
Chicago Robert Patterson of ClnclnhaG anu dnnd
Ant the home supply is Inadequate To the bono uea'
These are some OF the things which should De seen % NO.
our power city Is enlisted IN Stts1nn Of sound
versity in doing all that IL can iof 'ne
knowledge and useful learning
tIn recent address iu Chicago Mrs. Francis E' "i"u
said: In the light Of ten years WORK as ato"eho "
total abstinence from alcoholic poison soiemhlS a'o
that had the power, system of educatloh shou
80 changed that the OF study OF every pupil '"
the kindergarten fodder to the high-schoo grauu"'
shona he grounded where God grounds very being
on natural law They should know the laws OF heatn
frst OF all since their physical being Is inc URN o0
the whole pyramid Of character The hesseo woiu
.health' once literally meant holiness ana lhS'
means simply whOloness. The alcohol ana h'coti"o
poisons leagued with bad food, unnatural dress o"u
Ventilation and prOportioned exercise, arc the demons
that hold the sacred citadel Yet To cail ourselves
acknowledging people. and think We care 10 hho" "ou
reason wnyl His laws written III our hioihoois We
mass lightly over that we may learn mans formula for
pass over these weghtier matters of the changoess laws
M bveiene that we may 1.-THE the mint and cumnn OF
grammatical phnctillo aud matheinatcai aeooimpiIsn @
ent Even when NC sndy the natural seizures oers
but place the study OF our own more spiel@S @ T
at the foot list instead OF building the whoe
nj e1noatin upon this solid rock against which e gaes
of hell shall prevail. Our 0Dlquy OF VlSpll az o
mini will be The amazement Of wiser and happier gcer
pos pe WI" Tn the cLnol of the future carefully trained
hygensts will be steadily at work study ing the nn
of Ie children and teaohng them scientific gr0nnas
no
conditioned Clothing that Imposes ngaue gu s ~
organ member of the body will not De oIoTad' @ .ng
eating of highly seasoned food will DO e9ndened, anu anu
the physical sin OF using smulants anu i,5 tSo
PS%afsS IoPa.s$ WITH all Inc 'HpH''''
The buillings for the college for women N Bryn
MaNr Penn are nearly completed and the college Will
be opened next september The PhadefPhla fFeS'
furnishes the following facts concerning IT; Inc COL
lege was founded by Dr. Joseph w. Taylor OF burning
ton N j.. who purchased the present site ana COM
meneed the erection of present buildings Upon MS
death In $50 left the control of the INSTITUTION ana oi
the funds bequeathed for its establishment ana support
In the hands of thirteen trustees Tho purpose o, inc
as EXPRESSED by its founder SAID Dr james
C Rhodes its president yesterday is 10 oer to women
oil the advantages of collage education ana 10 ht such
of then as desire IL b0 teachers or the hShcr
The idea Is 10 give in the preparatory schoois a '
training and drill necessary TO educate the pul 10 'o
point where she may be competent 10 pass 'he
ton examination which will DO Of tho accepted college
.anaarh Unlike Vassar there will he no preparatory
school attached the Bryn Mawr College Inc course
of stules continued DR.. Rhodes, Is 10 DC sin'al "
that pursued at the Johns Hopkins UnlVersiy' tho
studes being classified into groups and made 10 great
extent elective The faculties have been CHOSEN VIII
the end in view of having in each deptmmcnt the besl
.peealist TO be obtained ia each particular branch All
,e chairs are filed with the exception OF one OF IAN
euages Particular attention will he PAID 10 the phsca
training OF the pupils and the gymnasium "hlch Is Tue
largest one for In the country VIII DC lurnsheu
81, rian
GEORGE Sargent Harvard II Will be under tue charHe
OF Miss Carayn C. Ladl who has been Instructed Dy
Professor Sargent The principal building at pIcsehi
standing Taylor Hail. named ater tae iDuG Iro
recitation rooms, lecture rooms Onccs io e ,
enost stone I5O feet long and three stories hgh this
structure offers ample accommodations Tor the purposes
brick arches and is freproof Merton Hall which Is to
be used the home OF the students IS 10y eet og'
three stories high aud will accommodate MY ptpis
The arrangements for the personal comfort VI Tue Tue
students admirable. Three communicating P rTPs ms
will be given TO every two Inc centre sool W. 20
used for study and those on either SIDE az
The devices for ventilation In INC arc a.
and calculated TO give every hyRehlc az nn
dtiOn Merton Hall there will be cottages erecteu On
ee Il ia the design Of the trustees to rect
farther residences for the students as the deanu Oh
noined and s 10 be furnished with the perfect
APPARATUS at present TO be seen In the rooms O te
water supply bOiler-house built on the premises con-
tanning pump that Will furnish sufficient supply to all
the buildings The boiler house also heats the gym
naslum and Merton Hall The buildings win cost when
eonpleted S2000 900. Beside this sum- Dr. Taylor en-
dowed the institution with $SO0,OOO for It's mainte-
nance"
speaking of the Compulsory Education bill now before
the Massachusetts, Legislature The Boston Saturday
Ereai,ly Gaseae says: The fact that In the state o
Massachusetts ninetythree thousand per-
sons who are incapable OF signing their names is surely
strong argument in favor Of those who insist on com
pulsory education Unwise haste, however In attempt
ing 70 remedy evil is be deprecated for Ignorance
has certain number OF rights thatwisdom should re-
spect IN the first place. 1t Is to be remembered tha'
"a taft M a