The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-10-28
EDUCATIONAL ITEMS.

Cornell has 5l2 free scholarships, which
aggregate 100000,
Italy In 1897 had ~, ,607 schools, 10, 400
teachers and 3,O7 600 attendance.
Joseph Pulitzer has given 100000 to
Columbia College, New York city,
This country has hity-two law schools,
with aHb teachers and 1905 students,
New York opens five evening high
schools for the upe Of advanced pupils
employed during the day.
The first normal school ever cptab.
lishod for women wns that opened in
July, 1889, at Lexington, Mass.
There In probability that there will be
no schools held in the Chickasaw nation
this year On account Of lack 0i funds.
Religious teaching in public schools
was declared absolutely necessary by the
Church Of England synod in Canada.
OF nfty.tlrce young ladies who grad
unted this year from famous female
educational institution not one haH a pet
name.
The Brooklyn Board Of Education has
decided to increase the school hours in
that city over an hour day for the cake
OF physical culture.
The French Minister OF Public Instruc-
ton lag issued acrcular which will have
the effect Of greatly stimulating the
study Of the English language.
Miss Lillian Stephenson Is the Repub-
ican nominee for School Commissioner
in the First Oneida (N. - district. Her
Democratic competitor is Miss Laura +.
Mayhem.
At the end Of the second week the
Missouri State University had enrolled
$40 students. This IL forty more than
the number enrolled at the same time
last year.
The Mechanic Arts High School in
cess from the rush Of pupils that more
land and n larger building are impcra-
lively needed.
oxford is 10 have another college for
women. St. lIilda will soon be opened
under the auspices Of Miss Dorothea
Bcalc, Il worker in the cause Of higher
education in England.
ln'It HT' uON OuJ hlultnlh III lIt
University OF North Carolina, and ut
least 100 more are expected. The num-
bcr OF students at the opening IL the
largest in thirtythree years.
The new Searles scientific building at
liowdoin College will cost $l500O0 in
stead Of 100000, ~ was first planned
when Edward +. Searles, husband OF the
late Mrs. Mark Hopkins Searles, an
nounced the gift.
j. Grant Cramer Of Orange, y. j., son
Of former United States Minister TO
Switzerland and nephew Of General
Grant has been appointed instructor Of
French and German in Lehigh Univer-
sity, and has entered upon his duties
there.
There are dozen colleges Of more or
lc-s importance in Kansas, and 20 far
cvory one that has opened reports an in
creased attendance this year over last.
This il one Of the best possible indica-
tions that Kansas il all right.
Women belonging to Baltimore cook
ing school have offered TO train in the
culinary science 100 girls attending the
grammar schools OF the city without
charge, hoping thereby to demonstrate
the utility OF establishing cookery de-
partment in connection with the public
schools.
Dr. q. G. Grandson, n colored man
and late President of Bennett College,
Grccnsborough, n. c., who spoke at the
recent memorial exercises at Hampton
Institute, il described ~ one of the fore
most orators, not only OF his race, but of
the day. His address was eloquent in
the extreme, and he has command OF all
the resources of the public speaker. He
has dash of Indian blood in him.