Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
EDUCATIONAL.

The Catholics of Philadelphia are building
a fine structure for a high school, and will
probably plan to add manual training to the
course of study.
are considering the ACCESSIBILITY of introduce,
ing manual training into the course of study
| into the high school.
A movement is now on foot in Chicago to
transfer the kindergartens to the control of
the board Of education and thus render them
a part of the school system.
The woman's annex of Columbia college
has been more fortunate than the Harvard
annex IN fndlng an appropriate and graceful
title. II has become Barnard college, in
honor Of President Barnard, while the Har-
ward school is still looking for a fitting name
TO take the place of It's cumbersome official
title.
In Germany, after II girl graduates, she is
sent into the country to the house of some
notable housewife, where she remains a year,
learning the most approved methods of
household work. Some towns have started
schools for this work, notably Hamburg. In
England there is a training college for Eng
lish housewives, at "Goodrest," near Kenil.
worth.
In 1883 for the first time the examinations
for admission to the college were conducted
exclusively on the new plan announced in
lsS6; and II is interesting to observe that the
secondary schools, and the private tutors
who prepare boys for college, have already
responded in a fair measure TO the new sug-
g%estions, offers and requirements of the
faculty.
The University Of Vermont has Just begun
Its fourth annual series of twelve winter
lectures for farmers. The lectures are en-
tirely free and special inducements are Of
fered by railway lines to attend. The course
was designed primarily TO meet the wants of
young men who are unable to take a full col
lege course, but who realize that a knowledge
of the principles Of scientific agriculture is
Indispensable 10 intelligent farming.
According TO an English authority there
are this year Z, 100 students in the four uni
vcrsities OF Scotland, which is just twice
the nunbcr recorded in 1862. There are no
fewer than $3.50 students at Edinburgh, and
Glasgow comes next with 2,2O0; then Aber-
deem with nlS, and 81. Andrews with 22l.
OF all the prefessorships those of the EdIn-
burgh medical faculty are considered the
Iaost valuable, some Of them being worth
nearly 1850 a year. The chairs of
Greek, Latin and mathematics are worth
II, 500 q year at Glasgow, and average Il, 400
az Edinburgh.
Columbia receives annually S242, 900 from
g, SOC, 600 Of productive funds, $3.50, 900 from
tuition fees. and ST., 00J from other sources;
or a total Of $751;, 900, OF Cornell's annual
receipts, amounting In all TO n quarter OF a
million, By far the largest portion is derived
from its great endowment. IL has in pro-
ductive FUNDS 81 ,2s2, 900, while Its tuition fees
yield $50, 0Oo, and tho state grants it $40, 600.
In the south, Vanderbilt university, at Nash
vile, Tenn, has a total Income OF S97, 900, of
which amount s34, 900 is derived from the
fees OF 625 students, and the balance from
an OF 5000 600.
The international convention Of the Young
Mems Christian associations OF the United
states and Canada will be held May s to ~