Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-11-29
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
Athens Has a Magnificent Academy
Building If PenteIcan Marble
ChIli's Primary Schools.

Kentucky has State colored teachers
association.
In Japan they teach children to write
with either hand.
There are 465, COO school children in
England's metropolis.
The enrolment Of girl students in the
Harvard annex this year is ever 800.
Egypt has an elaborate school system,
the annual reports Of which are full OF
interest.
France has $4,000 school buildings and
one OF the best systems OF normal schools
in the world.
In the twenty universities OF the Ger
man Empire the medical students for
last summer numbered 8,83s.
A practical Indiana farmer the other
day gave $50, 900 to help the pursuit OF
the study OF scientific farming at Purdue
University.
The oldest college in Chilli is the In
stituto Nacional," which received its
charter from the King Of Spain more
than 100 years ago.
Tufts College, Massachusetts,, now adj
mits women on an equal footing with
men in the divinity school as well ~ In
the academic department.
The United States now spends over
$40, 900, 600 a year on Its schools, not in
GLIDING over SO, 000, 600 annually spent
In its colleges and universities.
One OF the features OF instruction In
the Laselle Seminary, Massachusetts, IL
i three years course In cooking. II +
free OF extra cost to the pupils.
The Sheffield Scientific School Ia the
beneficiary in Connecticut OF the Con.
gressi0nal appropriation for the support
OF agricultural schools and colleges.
George 4. Vincent, Vice Primo pal oil
the Chautaugua system, has just re-
turned from England, where he has beer
securing attractions Tor the next season
OF Ohautauqua.
The average expenses OF the students
81 Yale were Freshmen, $786. 86; soph
ignores. s83l.34; juniors, $883.ll; sen
Tors, $yl9.79. The largest expense re-
ported was 1905.
Without including the recently estab
IIshed training colleges there are now In
England and Wales forty-one institu
lions at which candidates for the ele
mentary school profession are trainet
and boarded.
A London superintendent lately pro
nounced the schools OF New Iealant
among the best In the world, and Tn,
reports from the schools OF that til
lately barbarous country show phenom
enal changes.
Athens has lately completed magnil
icent academy building OF Pentelical
marble, costing 81 100000 given by
wealthy Greek merchant, Sina by name
and has well-equipped university witt
a complete school system beside.
The Committee on Evening Schools {
the New York Board OF Education ha
made provision for course OF free leci
urea. There will be ten places In whic
lectures will BIO delivered on each Nor
day and Thursday evening during til
season.
The eight Russian universities, name
In the order OF their foundation, ar
Moscow, Kaxan, Charkov, st. Peters
burg, Kiev, Odessa, Warsaw and Tomsl
All OF these are endowed by the Stats
and have TO great extent been organ
lied alter the German system.
There are 500 primary schools In Chi
with an average attendance OF 1000
children. About ten years ago Congress
appropriated $4,000 to introduce til
best method Of teaching, and to that en-
sent learned professor to the Unite
States and various parts OF Europe
study the systems OF those countries an
decide upon the most successful.
/, w. II. Sims (colored) was admitted
, the Kansas Medical College some tin
ago, his naturalization fee being accepte,
lie was recently notified by the iaculi
that his fee will be returned, "a his pre-
ence is creating unpleasantness. He r
i fuses to accept his fee, and declares tn,
, he will remain.
Bowdoin College opened this fall und,
the most favorable conditions in it's hi
tory. Within two years this memorial
| and successful institution has receive
over $3.50, 900 In gifts. A new art bull,
ing Is approaching completion, and plar
are being drawn for scientific buildin
The new freshman class 10 the large
. ever received.
, Mrs. r. M. Atkinson oil the Woman
Journal says "The year OF 1892 mari
,, an epoch in the history OF the high,
education OF women. Six noble instit
tons this year open their doors to wor
!, en-. Four OF these---hoary st. Andrew
Brown, Tuits and young Chicago-adm
women to all their courses and honor
two--Ysle and the University OF PEN
!, sylvania-open the postgraduate course
Alas, Fair Harvard p"