St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-07-25
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Eight hundred thousand colored
children were taught in the Methodist
schools last year-N y Sun.
The centednial anniversary of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the State
of Massachusetts, was celebrated re-
Gently.
A Museum Of Religions" is. i is
stated, to be established in Paris. As
the title suggests. this museum will con-
tain all the articles used by various ma
tons in the observance of their relig-
ious rites.
Linear drawing has been intro
duced, by recent enactment, into all the
elementary schools of England. The
theory is that knowledge of this kind
of drawing is useful in almost every kind
of trade or handicraft.
The Theological Seminary in San
Francisco has done a good work in its
early years. 1t has sent more than fifty
graduates into the field, and the major
ity of these are now at work on the Pa
cific coast.-San Francisco Call.
-Seventy-nine per cent. of the soldiers
in the Russian army are unable to read
or write This is supposed to indicate
the proportion of illiterates in the popu-
lation of the Empire. The Czar, who is
jealous of his despotic privileges, is op-
posed to free schools.-Current.
superintendent Bennett, of Pigua.
o., has been investigating the extent to
which tobacco is used in the schools of
that place He finds that in two grades
of seventy-three boys from twelve to
fifteen years old. thirty-one habitually
smoked cigarettes, and only seven could
say they never had smoked. OF ninety
six boys from ten to twelve there were
sixty-eight smokers, and in the A b G
class many had begun the practice
Clereland Leader.
The Year Book of Boston Universi-
ty gives the present number of students
in all departments as 620. Last year it
was 61O, two years ago $50. three years
ago sos. There has thus been q steady
and healthy growth for four years. OF
! the present total no less than 223 have
already received literary. scientific or
professional degrees. One hundred and
one Bachelors of Arts are candidates
| for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
A gift of $1O7. 900 worth of property
| has been made to the Case School Of
Applied Science at Cleveland by Mrs.
Laura Axtell, sister of the late Levi
Kerr, in compliance with q wish ex-
pressed by him before his death. The
property includes 800 acres about five
miles from Cleveland and large lots in
the manufacturing districts of that city.
The Case School Of Applied Science was
founded by Mr.. Case, and Mr.. Kerr's
gift is for the purpose of establishing .
professorship Of mathematics Chicago
journal.
Rev. Sydney Smith was once asked
by friend for q reserved seat in st.
Paurs. This was the witty canOn's
reply: ITO 60 to st. Pauls is certain
death. The thermometer is several de-
grees below zero. My sentences are
frozen as they come out of my mouth.
and are thawed in the course of the
summer, making strange noises and
unexpected assertions in various parts
of the church; but, if you are tired of a
world which is not tired of you. and
you are determined to go to st. Paurs.
it becomes my duty to facilitate the
desperate scheme. Present the en-
closed card to any of the vergers. and
you will be well placed"