The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-05-22
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Maine University, which has been
closed for ten years, Is soon to be re-
opened.
The copy Of Horace used by the
poet Longfellow during his college
course has been gwen to the Bowdoin
College Library.
The University Of Virginia has no
prescribed course of study. no entrance
examination, no vacation except the
summer one, and but six holidays
Southern Trade Journal.
The abolition of slavery in Scandi-
navia in the early centuries isunques.
tionably due to the effect of the Christian
religion. One of the first Christian
Kings of Norway, Knut the Holy, at the
end of the eleventh century. publicly
proclaimed that slavery should be abot
ished.
Some unknown friend of the Amer.
lean Billie Society has recently shown
his interest in its work by sending to its
correspondent at st. Petersburg an en-
velope bearing simply the address: ITO
the American Bible Society, God bless
its work. which contained seventy-five
rubles, or an equivalent of $37.50.-M
Y. Sun.
Under the compulsory laws in
Switzerland out of 4S5, 700 childrs1. u
school age All. 1913, or 81 e-10 per cent
attended the elementary schools in 1888.
One-fifth of the whole population of
Switzerland is in the schools. Over
5000 teachers are employed in the ele-
mentary schools, and of these 80 per
cent. have had special normal school
training.
"A Westmoreland County Pa)
school-teacher was recently on trial be-
fore the directors on the charge of using
improper language. He was acquitted,
and the following is q sentence taken
from the entry concerning the affair
made on the official record: witness
were not very strong. and the -bord
voted unanermus in Mr.. Ferghosons
favor. "-Piitsburgh Post. ~s-aE@-s
"A story worth telling of the late
lamented Prof. Charles 0. Thompson
illustrates both his guickness of thought
and marvellous memory. One morning
some waggish Worcester students re-
placed the large chapel Bible with Web
ster's Dictionary, and the Professor,
rising to officiate at prayers, read with
out an instant's hesitation long psalm
from the dictionary page. to the utter
confounding of the conspiracy.-Boston
Journal
Rev. DIR. William r. Williams, who
has been pastor of the Amity Street
Baptist Church for more than fifty years,
died at his home, No u Grove street
He was born in this city in 1904 His
father was Rev. John Williams, who
came to this country from Wales in the
last century. and was pastor of the
Oliver Street Baptist Church for twenty
seven years. When the Amity Street
Baptist Church was organized in 1882
he became its pastor, and continued for
more than fifty-two years to fill the pas
torate OF that church.-N Y. Sun.
Graduates of Harvard and of other
colleges as well are interested in an
effort which the New England Historic
Genealogical Society is making. through
its agent. Henry Fitz-Gilhert Waters,
now in England, to dispel the mystery
which has always surrounded the life of
John Harvard. Mr.. Waters, it is said.
has recently come upon facts which are
expected to lead to important discover
les regarding the founder of Harvard.
and the alumni are asked to aid the So
ciety in prosecuting the work.ABoston
Herald.