The Forrest City times., 1893-12-22
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

-Vassar college was founded by Matthew Vassar in 1861.
 The first Christian school was es. tablished by Pant@us in 1sl.
 Education among the Hindoos has always been in the hands of the Brah- mins.
 The children of dissenters were first admitted to English parish schools in 1863.
 The National Educational associa- tion in the United States was formed in 1860.
 Germany has twenty-one universi. ties, with 1920 professors and 26,70G students.
 The Australians have more churches in proportion to population than any other people.
 The first medical school in the United States was founded in Phila. delphia in 1764.
 A regular academy of arts and sciences was founded at Alexandria by Ptolemy Soter, E. c. 314.
 Bartholomew Columbus, the broth. CT of Christopher, brought to England in 14s9 the first map ever seen there.
 In Liverpool there are technical educational schools for teaching cook cry, laundry work, dress cutting and household sewing at two pence per les son.
 Tn India the work of Christian En- deavor is being vigorously pushed, and the constitution. which is now trans lated into six of the languages of India, is being largely circulated Central Congregationalist
 The Philadelphia Sabbath associa- tion has offered two prizes, one of S70 and the other $50 for two essays on the great need of better Sabbath observ. ance by its professed friends. All es- says must be in by January l. 1894.
 The English Wesleyan missionaries did apparently little good at Cape Coast, Africa, for many years. Only a few years ago they were giving s10,0 0O0 year to this field, but now there are 5000 converts, who contribute s20, ,O00
 As result of the meeting in Chi cago of the Catholic bishops and arch bishops, a communication has been sent to Catholic editors in all parts of the country cautioning them not to at tack or criticise ecclesiastics, and espe- cialIy bishops for their decrees and de- cisions on church matters.
 In France, in recent years, much attention has been given to school hygiene Not only is physical culture made compulsory in public schools, but the plans of all school buildings, both public and private, must be approved by the proper authorities, and all schools are subjected to systematic medical inspection.
 College catalogues grow in bulk from year to year. It was long the custom of American colleges to make their annuals thin paper-bound pam phlets. These grew and grew until few of the large colleges began binding their catalogues in boards. After that the growth went on, until at length the Columbia catalogue for '93-4 is a large octave volume of more than 300 pages.
 A well-known woman's rights champion has founded a school for fencing in Paris. A condition of mem- bership is that the pupils place their swords at the service of woman's emancipation. They intend to be able to defend their cause at the point of the rapier, and one of the rules is that the members conduct their practice secretly, that the persons with whom they may have to fight duels may not learn their methods.
 The oldest buildings of Washington ! and Jefferson college were erected in 1793, and so this greatly useful institu- tion, with the present term, enters on its second century. The financial de- pression has not told on the usual at tendance of students, to the great de- light of the full corps of professors who are on duty. The new $40, ,000 gymnasium is thoroughly equipped, and is great source of attraction and satisfaction.