Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-05-17
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

From Now South Wales comes tho
nows OF tho establishment OF strong
and vigorous societies on the American
plan. 'tt
There arc schools for ounces in
Germany, at which dull children re-
ceive instructions suited to their CO..
pacity.
Tho great work OF education, ro-
ligious and secular, is TO enable men TO
master the idea of timr, and times
work. Essays on Social Subjects.
"A fund is being raised in San Fran
cisco TO found Memorial Garibaldi
school. where Italian history can bo
taught to young 1talian-Amcricans
In the province OF Travoncore,
India, Christianity has so far displaced
hoathonism that one man out OF every
five ranges himself among tho follow
ors OF Christ
There arc about 800, 200 Roman
Catholics in India, while the native
Protestants number only 400,000 but
| tho Jesuits have been there three centu-
ries, tho Protestnnts only one century.
There are twenty persons whose
gifts to colleges in this country aggre-
cato over $23, 600, 900. Three OF these
mcn-Stophcn Girard, Johns Hopkins
and Asa Pucker-gnve over $14, ,000,-
600
Travellers tell us that even in Spain,
one OF the last places, we should think,
where Professionalism could find the
least friendship, it is tolerated and
talked of, and that Protestant churches
exist in some of the principal cities
The same thing is true OF Italy.
The highest end of education is not
TO dictate truth, but to stimulate exer-
tion, since mind is not invigorated
developed, in n word, educated, by the
nero possession OF truths, but by the
energy determined in their quest and
contemplation. The primary principle
OF education is the determination of
the pupil to self activity. Sir VIM.
Hamilton.
"A number OF members OF the Ma
rine Engineers Association of Phila-
delphia recently formed themselves
into class for the study OF mathemat-
les, and the progress they have made is
inducing many other engineers to fol-
low their example. The science OF
mathematics is such an essential part
OF the practice of steam engineering
that no engineer can fail to be benefit
ted by its pursuit
Referring to the proportion OF COL
lege graduates prominent in public af-
fairs, the Philadelphia News cites the
TACT that fifteen out of twcnty-three
Presidents, fourteen out OF twenty-four
Vice-Presidents, nineteen out OF twen-
ty-nine Secretaries of State, sixteen out
OF twenty six Speakers of the House,
thirty out OF forty-one judges Of the
Supreme Court, and five out of the six
Chief-Justices have received "a collie
giate education.
Columbia College, in New York
City, will permit youg women TO enter
an "anneX" by passing the same en-
trance examination as tho young men.
The ladies who have tho annex in
mind propose to furnish the money to
rent or build it. Columbia College has
nothing TO do with the money, the dis
cipline or the manners OF the new 'nn-
mex" 1t has bargained TO furnish
the learning only. The annex is to be
known as Barnard College. The young
ladies for the present will be tethered
to the course in arts. Young ladies
who want TO be lawyers or chemists or
mining experts will still be barred out
of the UNIVERSITY