The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-07-26


Columbia College is to have IN the
reor future a gymnasium that will cost
500. 900.
Probably the youngest college profes.
sor in the country invested with full
professorship Is Arthur Z. Abernethy.
professor OF modern languages and adj
lunct professor in ancient languages in
Rutherford College, n. G. He Is not yet
Is years OF age, but has already secured
q wide reputation as classicist and as
an instructor. He is a son Of DIR. L. L.
Abernethy. president Of the college.
The oounsellors Of the Chautauqua
Literary and Scientific Circle have de-
cided upon the course for next winter.
England. her history, language, and
literature, will be the chief subject Of
study. Geology, French literature, and
church history in America will fill out
the years reading. There will, OF course,
be much supplemental reading In the
Chautauquan. Especial attention will
be given TO the study of the English
speech, and a united attempt will be
made 10 arouse interest in "our mother
tongue, to rally to it's protection IN the
home, the street, and the shop.
Formerly the schools of medicine.
law. arts, and mines in Columbia College
have had separate exercises, but the
trustees Of the college 2 years ago de-
cided 20 consolidate all these commence
mcnts into one. This plan met with con-
siderable opposition among the students,
and was not carried into effect. But the
trustees have now determined that this
year shall mark the beginning OF the new
system. and tho announcement has been
made that the schools of medicine, arts,
mines, and political science will have
their commencement exercises together
Next year the law school will be in
eluded.
The council of the University of the
City of New York has adopted resolli-
ton declaring that inasmuch as the
university has upon its rolls the names of
several women students pursuing adj
vanced studies and that more students
OF the same class are likely to be enrolled,
the council deem il expedient for the
corporation TO have the cooperation OF
representative women who are interest
ed in the promotion of university work
for women In the most advanced lines OF
study and investigation. To this end the
council has decided 10 form "Woman's
Advisory Committee of the University"
to be composed of l2 members TO be APP.
pointed by the council.
Tho London School Board has adj.
dressed itself in earliest 20 the solution
OF tiie difficult question of how best to
deal with the semi-starvation of por-
ton Of the children who attend tho
schools. and whose capacity to receive
and profit by instruction IL seriously cur
tailed by the pains of hunger, as we'll as
10y the want of strength consequent upon
insufficient feeding. The committee APP
pointed by the school board lss issued
report, from which it appears that no
less than 43. 600 children, or moro than l2
per cent. of the number in average at
tendance, habitually come TO school in
want of food; and that only about half
of these are provided for by existing
agencies. most of which are more or less
local in their character, while all are de-
fioient in the strength which would be
afforded by well devised central organ
ization. Eight thousand of the little
sufferers are said to be in the infants de-
partment The agencies now in activity
pursue different courses Of action ac-
cording to circumstances. giving free
dinners to children who are really des-
titute, and selling Mt cheap rates TO those
whose hunger depends upon their par
ents being away at work, and unable To
cook for them at suitable times. Il Lon.
don Times.