Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-25
EDUCATIONAL

u,e University Of Montpelier, France,
c.lebrated the 600th anniversary OF
IL foundation.
Night schools have been established at
chattanooga 10 teach colored men how
- read their tickets.
The teaching Of German has been aboi-
isbed in the lower grades Of the public
sehools Of indianapolis.
Fourteen thousand children attended
40 school regularly last year in Chicago,
snbaeh Illinois has compulsory edu-
r.tjop law. compelling children under
"A 10 attend school
The Union Theological Seminary and
the University Of the City of New York
t,rs been brought into closer relations
Iva new agreement, and each has been
.ireuethened by an endowment OF $780,
0jO from Charles Butler.
Harvard University is tohavea beauti-
fal and exclusive possession IN very
valuable collection of glass flowers made
~ secret process by a Dresden firm
named Blatcka. Three hundred of 400
sp.cimens have been already received.
Tbe collection. when complete, will IL
mstrate All the families of plantsi in North
America.
Vanderbilt University is doing the
work il was intended 10 do, and it never
stood higher i'm the esteem of its true
friends than il does now. No institution
a il are has done better, and none has
l.tter prospects. Let its administration
h. wise and its friends true, and its in
auence upon the intellectual and moral
life Of our eople will be unreasonable.
Nashville Christian Advocate.
Probably the youngest college profess
sor in the country invested with a full
professorship is Arthur 7. Abernethy,
professor Of modern languages and adj
junct professor in ancient languages in
Rutherford College, n. G. He is not yet
Is years of age, but has already secured
awide reputation as classicist and as
an instructor. He is a son OF DIR. X. L.
Abenethy, president of the college.
The councillors 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,
he much supplemental reading in the
Chautauquan. Especial attention will
be given 10 the study of the English
speech, and united attempt will be
made 70 arouse interest in "our mother
tongue, 10 rally TO its protection in the
home, the street, aud the shop.
Formerly the schools of medicine,
law. arts. and mines in Columbia College
have had separate exercises, but the
trustees Of the college years ago de-
cided to consolidate all these commence
ments 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 the 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
Guided.
The council of the University of the
City Of New York has adopted a resolu-
non declaring that inasmuch as the
university has upon its rolls the names Of
several women students pursuing adj
Vanced studies and that more students
81 the same class are likely to be enrolled,
the council deem it expedient for the
of
representative women who are interest
ed IN the promotion of university work
iof women IN the most advanced lines of
study and investigation. To this end the
council has decided to form ~Woman's
Advisory Committee of the University,
70 Dc composed of i2 members to be APP
pointed by the council.
The London School Board has adj
messed itself in earnest to the solution
y ne difficult question of how best 10
ueA with the semi-starvation of a por-
uon Of the children who attend the
SCHOOLS, and whose capacity TO receive
ana proht by instruction is seriously cur.
,A1ea by the pains of hunger, as well as
y me want of strength consequent upon
-~~NtAAtNs 4A4C COlAAAAAitACC q u
F0'i'sed by the school board has issued a
,ePors from which it appears that nc
- than 4S,00o children, or more than Il
~ cent Of the number in average at
'e''aance, habitually come to school in
y ~an 7, q food; and that only about hall
'aese are provided for by existing
se1eles, most Of which are more or les
- n their character, while all are de
lint m the strength which would b
.osaed BY well devised central organ
s'''h- Eight thousand of the little
s-..sters are said to be in the infants de
s~saaent The agencies now in activity
s.sae different courses Of action &C
s dung to Circumstances. giving FIRE.
s .1.''efs to children who are really des
s ~1use, aud selling at cheap rates to those
ss ''.1e hunger depends upon their par
80 ENG away at work, and unable L
aor them at suitable times-II.on
h,e at Pollock s FreidenTich.s Ladie
AID machine made $780, - Il