St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-01-13

SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

-Vassar college was founded b,
Matthew Vassar in 1861.
The first Christian school was cs
tablished by Pant&us in 1sl.
Education among the Hindoos ha!
slways been in the hands of the Brah
minis.
The children of dissenters wers
first admitted to English parish school.
in 1863
The National Educational associa
ton in the United States was formed
in 1860.
Germany has twenty-one universe
ties, with 1920 professors and a6, 'O(
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 1894.
| "A regular academy of arts and
sciences was founded at Alexandria by
Ptolemy Softer, B. C. 3l4.
Bartholomew Columbus. the broth.
/; er of Christopher, brought to England
in 1as9 the first map ever seen there.
I'm Liverpool there are technical
educational schools for teaching cook
cry, laundry work, dress cutting and
household sewing at two pence per les
SON.
In 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
COngregationalist.
The Philadelphia Sabbath associa-
tion has offered two prizes, one of SO
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 1, 1894.
The English Wesleyan missionaries
did apparently little good at Cape
Coast, Africa. for many years. Only a
few years ago they were giving $40, 200
a year to this field, but now there are
5000 converts, who contribute SO. 900.
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-
cially bishops for their DEGREES 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. 1t was long the
custom Of American colleges to make
their ANNALS thin papcr-bound pam
phlets. These grew and grew until a
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 large
octave volume of more than 500 pages.
"A well-known woman's rights
champion has founded q school for
fencing in Paris. A condition Of MEM
bership is that the pupils place their
swords at the service of woman's
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
l1S3. and so this greatly useful institu.
tion, with the present term, enters on
its second century. The financial de-
preston 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. 600
is thoroughly equipped.
and is = great source of attraction and