New-York tribune., 1885-03-05
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Meborry medical department OF Centrai
ccrnessce College was organized in 1879 ior the pui
,,se of furnishing TO the cUored people OF the "
opoortunity Of obtaining medical education. Al 'n"'
time" says The NdshriHc American, there was w
medical school In the Southern States that would "ot
coored students and in the North the doors OF ahf VI
tho medical colleges were closed against them IL taxes
its name from the generous and phianthroplo FANNY
who have 50 literally contributed toward us es'a'
nent and support In 1879, through the m"uioou0oo "
the Rev. sanas MshSX OF saswpss MeGspTy aud
Hugh Meharry esq. aided by the Kev *. ., h"s a., a.
cn, cSrs'Gss pc as Methodst Episcopal Church lot was
rmrchased and the beautiful aud commodi3us Idc yrca
%as ersced The building of brick. tour stories in
height including the basement and Is about ,ory the
degree OF NJ d. ty-two yonne men tlncluang n .nv
IN he Successful practice OF their profession in
the Southern and Western states.
More than $4,000 year is srent on professors
salaries In the University OF Texas, and many IA
that State think that this Is sheer extravagance 80"
Fort Worth Gasete says: The catalogue SHOWS .uas
during the last session there were msriculaou zio
ndents giving an aggregate cost to the state TOT inc
tuition of each of little over $3.50 The enormny OF
such an expenditure viii be appreciated when IL Is n s,dea %
University and his entire expenses for tuition poau
and washing betrayed for less than tins amount & Ap M
nroysIon was made for teaching 800 pupils, anu .ne
average attendance has doubtless not exceeded lou
Thirteen professors are now nc 81 an assisan
who really performs the lgreater proporuoh Vi '"o
labor"
The catalogue of Wesleyan University for 1sSl-so mas
inst come to hand view OF the present agitation over
elective studies aud allied subjects 1t Is interesting 10
notice that at Wesleyan there are no electives III the
Freshman year SophomOres must study one modem
Language but are alo wed to choose between erehch anu
German. In the Junior year. however, there Is Wiue
liberty of choice The only required s1dies are he Con-
stituton OF the United States physiology, chemistry,
cacuns theoretical and practical physics, pracucai
chemistry zoology, botany, physical geography'
mineralogy English literature. eocntion history oeo'
Latin classical and Biblical Greek, French German All"
Italian In the senior year ethics ana onris'ian o'i
dences political economy and astronomy alone are 70
quirvd while the electives are practical Sswics
practical physics practical cnemstry ,so hs
tory. English literature, Latin and Greek In n the
choice Of these esSSss se and especially 10
late his choice 80 his electives Will together iorm
sa5s IS sndan SGs ao@e%
not the Of his srs og this Year
il all the departments including iad,eo pes
TGe ae o. Vap Ss Benschoten who dis chair Of
Greek however k absent for the year saa nsyg Aen
His place is taken by Mr.. Alfred q. True
correspondent of The Clereand Leader who has been
visiting the free kindergartens Of San Francisco thus
describes one of them Tho Stanford Free hihuer-
gorten two classes, organized last july at i.ooo
Mason-st was the last visited. Thsiis an IDEAL OF
model kindergarten every appliance necessary 10 the
success of the system being supplied through the
generosity of Mrs Stanford. The class organized July
y is memorial Leland stanfo d. jr, youth OF rare
nromse who died abroad last summer gift OF
"a OOO on the anniversary OF her sons mrthday'
f1rviSbed the means TO make the school the best
e1upped in tn country One hundred children are
here Enrolled The building, ample and ful OF lght u
situaed in thickly settled district near the notner
water front of the city, and was once inc nom III hT
wealthy citizen. crayon portrait OF tnc WpItE ouy
adorns the all over the mante of the main ropIi anu
fhe little walls daily associate that face with tne beauty
and BRIGHTNESS all around them. Broad balconies lOr eA
srcise and flower garden always in bloom are among
The delights of the Stanford free Kindergarten Besides
The free OF San Francisco there are
on his cosst TWO i'm Oakland one San Jose and two In