Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-04
EDUCATIONAL.

The local committee of the National Edu-
cational association at ST. Paul has issued in
vitations to President and Mrs. HARRISON
and each member of the cabinet and his wife
to attend the annual meeting to be held at st.
Paul in July.
The deepest well in the world is soon to be
dug in the environs of London. 1t will be
nearly ] 300 feet deep, and will be furnished
with stairs and illuminated. The objects of
the well is to enable students to observe the
various geological strata.
Nothing in this country more astonishes an
English university bred man than our college
yell He never takes the practice as a bit of
American fun, but he seriously sets to work
to prove how even educated Americans fol-
low the customs of the savage Indian, his war
whoop being perpetuated in the college yell.
During the present college year at Brown
university, up to date 512 volumes have been
added to the university library by purchase
of $40 volumes and 1884 pamphlets by gift.
The total number of volumes at present is
about 1000
The statue of Theodore d. Woolsey at Yale,
will probably be erected next year, and will
stand on the campus near the entrance to the
now library. 1t will be of heroic size, and
with the pedestal will be about sixteen feet
high. 1t will represent the great educator
sitting in a Greek chair, clad in his robes as u
Yale president
The library of Cornell university possesses
an oriental manuscript written on palm
leaves, consisting of 1875 strips or leaves, each
7X14 inches, fastened together by cord
passing through hole in the center of each
leaf. The writing is done on each side of the
leaves by etching the characters with n
sharp instrument ON the palm leaves, which
have been aftcrward rubbed over with a
black pigment
Prof. E. j. James and DR. r. p. Fallfner,
instructors in the Wharton school of finance
and economy at Pennsylvania university,
have been elected editors of the new economic
and political science quarterly to be pub
lishcd in Philadelphia by the American acad-
emy of political and social science. This pc
riodical will be the organ of the academy and
be national in its scope and spirit.
A prominent feature in the life of Colorado
college this year has been the organization of
n scientific college for the purpose of promot-
ing original research. The meetings are con-
Quoted with much zeal, and some good papers
have been read. Efforts are now
being made to secure per-
manent endowment of 500, 900. The plan is
to raise half that sum in Colorado, and the
remainder in other states Subscriptions to
the amount of $4,000 have already been Sc
cured in Colorado. The fact that wealthy
mon at home are generously supporting the
college show that they have confidence in its
present administration and faith in its fu-
ture.
Robert Garrett is to give the city of Balti-
more statute of George Peabody, in com
founding library and institute of art in
that city. He has obtained from w. w,
Story, the sculptor, in Rome, an exact repro
duction of his original bronze statue of Mr..
Peabody, which was erected near the Royal
Exchange in London, in recognition of the
noble charities which he established in that
city.
A gentleman offers 81, 900 to any university
in New England that will send a physicist Ia
witness Keely's experiments, who will bind
himself not TO give an opinion until the nature
of Keely's discoveries have been made known
| to him and he has seen the demonstrations
| which I(ecly is ready TO make in proof Of his
claims rs a discoyerer, not an inventor
| Prof Leidy of the University of Pennsyl
mental Philosophy are the trustees who are
| appointed TO hold und transfer the sum of
| $1,000 to the university that accepts the con
! ditions.
DIR. Dixon, professor OF hygiene at the
| University of Pennsylvania has been making
some interesting experiments with air and
| dust obtained in street cars He has found
| in them the germs of many diseases, conta
| gious and otherwise. Better ventilation anC
more effective cleansing Is sorely needed
| This warning is but tithe of what great
| school of hygiene can do for public health
| "An ounce Of prevention is worth a pound Of
| cure.n
Rev. j. w, Sproull of Pittsburg who is now
| In Egypt, writes OF the great MOslem univer
sity at Cairo, founded in 975, which, with its
| 10000 pupils and $40 professors, Is said 10 bC
the largest in the world The pupils have nC
benches or chairs, but study, eat and sleep on
| a blanket or straw mat. The Koran is Tho
! only book used for grammar, law, philosophy
| and theology. The professors receive no sal
ary, but are supported by private instruc
tion, by copying books, and by presents from