Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-10-29
ANNAPOLIS MD, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 90, 1890



Philadelphia is to ave new manual
training school,
The Porte has authorized the founding
OF Russian school in Constantinople
Teachers salaries In the United States
annually amount to more than S00,-
600. 900.
The typewriter is likel. to be intro
duced in the St. Paul schools as part Of
tile course
Mr. Fay, professor o. Greek aud San
scrit in the Michigan University, is only
26 years of age
There is q strong movement in Indian
apoIis to abandon the German language
in the public schools.
1t is said that of {, 800 theological stu
quarter are college graduates
1t is estimated in England that one
man in 800 gets a college education, and
in America one in very 200
There is a movement by prominent
men and women in Toronto to establish
girls industrial scnool in that city.
Chicago has a new Catholic institution
for the education OF young girls, with
the special object to train and fit them
for housewives.
A woman's course in manual training
10 a recent figure of one of the largest
private schools at Christiania, Norway.
Carpentry, turning, and wood carving
are taught
The Friends School at Providence APP
pears to be friendly to outsiders also, and
wise parents Of other creeds have put
their restless young people under its
quieting influence with good effect.
The study Of cookery was introduced
into the schools of New York city three
years ago, aud now about 1000 girls are
learning how to boil eggs, bake bread,
make coffee, broil steak. and shun the
frying pan.
JUGS Kono. the young Jap who was
graduated at Victoria University, Co
burg, Ontario, tak.ng gold medal for
general proficiency, is the first Asiatic
ever presented for graduation at a Cana
dian institution.
Miss Helen I. Webster, PHI. D., Of
Zurich, has been elected to open a de-
partment in comparative philology at
Wellesley College. Miss Webster OBJ
tanned her degree cum summa laude
after four years course of study,
being the third woman to obtain this
honor.
According TO an official estimate, pub
lie instruction is provided in Bengal for
one boy infour of the population and for
only one girl in fifty-sevep. In Bombay
% per cent. of the boys and 8 per cent
of the, girls are enrolled in the schools
They move slowly in the Farther Ind,
but it Is some satisfaction to know that
they are moving.
James J. Hit, of St Paul, president
of the Great Northern Railway for
merly Northern Pacific), has given $780,
600 for the erection, of Catholic theo-
logical seminary at St Paul, which it is
proposed to make the finest in this coun-
try. He has also given $4,000 to
Macalster College. the Presbyterian col
lege in the same city.
For public school education, DIR. Hay
good says the Southern States, during
the past 90 years, have set apart $45,-
OOO, 900. The total given during the last
year is So, OOO, 600 The colored pupils
at present attending 10, 900 schools num-
ber 1000, 900. Manual training is, to a
large extent. being introduced into these
schools, and their standard is steadily
rising. New York Observer.
Miss Ada Heather Biggs, Lady Dilke.
and the Hon. Mrs. Jeune have estab-
lished a series of happy evenings" for
the London Board school children.
These children, belonging to very poor
families, and never having penny Of
their own wherewith to purchase pleas
ure, are to be invited fortnightly to a
comfortable room and entertained with
games, music, magic lantern pictures,
and amusing talks