Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-08-12
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
Many Discouraging Features in the Edu
catlonal Situation In the United
States-Yale University.

Chicago schools will cost 81, 900, ,OS4 for
1892.
The new fourth class at West Point
has 206 members.
Forty-three electrical engineers were
graduated from Cornell this year.
The University Of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, Ind, has just completed Its forty
eighth year.
The total gifts to Yale during the last
year have been 1000, while Harvard
received but $500, 900.
Yale University has just celebrated
her one hundred and ninety.frst birth
day. Old age Is honorable.
The pupils OF the Doylestown pa
public schools have about II 400 to their
credit in the national bank.
Over 10000 volumes have been added
to the library of Columbia College
within the last twelve months.
The commencement OF the University
of Michigan was held June 80. Six hum
dred and eighty-nine students were
graduated.
Philadelphia pays school teachers $420
for fret year, increasing $50 year for
FIVE years, when the maximum Of $570
is reached.
deaf and dumb In the United States, and
there is also college for them located at
Washington, D. O.
At the recent commencement exer-
cises OF the Ohio Wesleyan University,
Delaware, o., class OF precisely 100 was
graduated in the various courses.
The American Society for the Exten-
sion of University Teaching has decided
to establish university extension SEM
mary for the training of lecturers and
organizers.
The University Of Pennsylvania has
this year l,764 students, which makes il
fourth in the list OF great educational in
stitutions. The three greater are Yale,
Harvard and Michigan Universities.
Cheese-making in Canada has enor-
mously improved within recent years as
result OF the method of instruction
which has been promoted by the govern
ment in sending competent instructor
among the cheesemakers.
The National Educational Association
recently in session at Saratoga, resolved
to hold no meeting in 1893, but insteaf
to take part in the Worlds Educationa
Congress to be held in Chicago durini
the Columbian Exposition.
The Ohio University at Athens enjoy
the unique distinction of being the old
est institution of collegiate rank in tn
Northwest territory and of antedatinl
all similar institutions in that region b.
nearly quarter OF century. One o
its Presidents was DR.. w. II. McGuffey
whose series of school readers have beel
in extensive use for more than genera
tion. Ils recent commencement close,
the most successful year OF it's history
both numerically and financially.
There are many discouraging feature
in the educational situation in this coun
try, but there are also many signs q
, progress. Education is weakest in tn
secondary schools and strongest in th
universities and in the primary school.
That which many of our intermediat
schools-the public schools especially
lack in freshness of spirit, vitality OF il
terest and variety OF method the kinder
gartens and colleges and universities al
developing in a remarkable degre'
| The spread of the kindergarten and th
! enthusiasm with which the spiritual ide
, of education behind it is being r,
ceived promise notable results In th
near future.