The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1893-11-22
EDUCATIONAL.

EDUCATIONAL.
The Right Hon Sir John +
GOrst has been elected lord rector
of the University of Glasgow in sue.
cession of the Right Hon. Arthur J.
Balfour.
The Chicago university has
just received a gift of $500 600 from
John d. Rockefeller, who has al
ready bestowed several million dol.
lars on that institution. tits given
condItionally, the exception being
that not more than $4,000 of it
shall be in paying current expenses,
and that the remainder shall be de-
voted to the general purposes of the
university. Other conditions re-
quired are such as are made in the
pledge of 100000 made last Sep
TENDER by M. A. Ryerson.
The statement recently made that
Prof. Ingram Bywater had been Sc
lected as master of Balliol College,
Oxford University, England, to sue
coed the late Prof. Jewett, was in
correct. Prof. Bywater has been
appointed regius professor of Greek
position that was also held by
Prof Jewett. Prof. the Rev. John
Card, d. D., LII. D., has accepted
the mastership of Balliol College.
SECONDARY EDUCATION. - The
scope of the work done at the meet
ing of the committee of ten appoint
ed by the National Education So
ciety to investigate secondary edu.
cation in the United States has been
made public. The committee met
first in November, 1892, and out
lined their programme, which was
worked out by specialists all over
the country organized into nine sub
conferences of ten members each.
Elaborate reports on specific ques-
tions were submitted to them with
reference to the secondary school
system in the country, public, pri-
vate and academies. The mem bers
of the various committees were Sc.
lected because of their special
knowledge of the subject of the con-
ferences, aud came from points as
far as California and Louisiana.
A result an exhaustive report has
been agreed on, upon which sample
programmes of work for secondary
schools will be given to the country
The report will be printed by the
bureau of education at Washington
as an official document. 1t is ex-
Picted that large majority of the
secondary schools of the country
y II conform their work after these
programmes, and that the require.
ments for admission to colleges and
scientific schools in all parts of the
count viii he adjusted thereto
The committee found the require
ments for entrance to college entire
ly too high.
SALARIES OF School TEACHERS.
In Iowa returns to the Labor Com
missioner from about one tenth of
the whole mum Der of school teachers
show an average of $24316 for wo.
mer, and 1928 80 for men. Com
menting on this, the EUeninq Pos
says: 1T is much below the wages
paid unskilled labor; hundreds oil
teachers only obtain their subsls-
tence through help from relatives
and friends, their pay not being
enough to secure food and clothing
The worst effect is in the difficulty
of getting men and women of ability
and learning to accept positions in
the schools. The rule in Iowa for.
merly was that teachers should an,
swer at least eighty per cent. of the
questions correctly; but the stand.
ard has sunk so low that some county
superintendent, in order to get any
teachers at all, have issued certif-
Gates where the teachers failed ia
answer correctly more than fifty
five per cent.
In many parts Of the country
school teachers and ministers are
paid less than bod carriers. Min.