Omaha daily bee., 1895-08-04

kins university in BALTIMORE; there is Van
derbilt university In Tennessee; there Is Vas
sar college near Poughteepsie. called after
Matthew Vassar; there IL Creighton univer-
slty In Omaha, founded by Edward Creigh-
ton, and there are many other universities
or colleges called after their founders or
benefactors. Rev. Or. Marcus Whitman. a
pioneer In the furthest west, Is m
GRATED in Whitman college, soon to be a uni
versity, in the state Of Washington. III one
cannot found a university or a college. a
seminary may serve TO perpetuate his name.
At East Hampton, IN Massachusetts, there
is Williston seminary. named after It's
founder, Samuel Wlliston; and there are
in the country hundreds Of other institutions
of the kind named after their founders.
1t may be inferred from the examples here
given that the man who desires TO per
%petuate his memory would do well TO e-
tablish a university, college, seminary OF
other institution Of learning, and give 1t his
name.
TEACHER AND TEXT BOOK.
In our schools 1t is rare to find Rotations
that may be regarded in the light OF instruc-
ton, says DIR. j. NJ. Rice in the Forum, In
the thought studies, where scientific teaching
Is particularly required, the mechanical teach-
ers attempt to do little, IL anything, beyond
hearing the pupils recite their lessons, either
In the words of the book or in their own
words. The progressive teachers, In ADDITION
to hearing the pupils recite what they nave
SAuultd NUN NDt ltAN bOOhsf wa 49, t
to explain obscure matters, to elaborate. and,
when possible, to Illustrate points by means
of pictures, charts. and apparatus OF various
kinds. But 1t is clear that, even In the latter
instance, the recitations are based on lessons
studied in advance from the text BOOK, so that
they still must be regarded as lesson hearing,
though in a modified form. True instruction
will not be obtained until the teacher is SUD
stituted for the text book, and II is then only
that the principles of teaching can be prop
| a-lv annlinH To CnuUnct the removal OIL the
text book, without recommending anything III
its stead, might justly be regarded as De
s~tructive criticism; but surely no one can
c%onstrue my remarks in this light Wheh l
offer, as a substitute, the teacher herself.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN JAPAN.
The teachers in the public schools of Japan
are not allowed to have anything to DO with
politics or religion, writes a correspondent OF
the Chicago Record, and their religious be-
lief is never the subject OF inquiry in their
examination. Some Of them are Christians
having been educated In the missionary
schools Some are Catholics. A larger pro
portion profess Buddhism, but a majority
have no religion at all. The tendency OF edu-
Gated natives is to discard the national relig-
ion and to become materialists. Their inves-
legations in science and literature demon
strate to them the insufficiency of the Budd-
hist faith, while they do not pursue their
studies far enough to ascertain the merits oil
other religions. Although the school of free
thinkers IN Gerlndny anu France mas seHt III
missionaries to Japan, its adherents in that
country number hundreds for every one who
follows Christ, regardless of the fact thai
millions of dollars and hundreds of earnest
and able men have been devoted to the intro.
duction of the bible and the cross.
SUMMER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY.
The first Summer School of Theology hello
in this country has Just closed a ten days
session at Cleveland, D. The school, modelled
upon the Oxford summer school plan, wa!
arranged for and superintendent by Presiden
Charles F. Thwing of Western Reserve uni
versity, the sessions being held in the chape
Of the Adelbert college building. The at
tendance from out of the city, though not a.
large as the project merited, was widespread
Thirteen states were represented, Vernon
and Oklahoma being the extreme region
east and west. There were also severa
clergymen and laymen from Canada.
The general theme of study in the schoo
was THE Revelation of God" which wa
presented In courses and in single lectures
There were given in all "thirty-nine lecture
by fourteen different lecturers. The list o
lecturers included some of the leading
theologians, professors and pulpit orators o
our day, representing the extremely liberia
! and the staunchly orthodox schools o
thought.
: One Of the features of the school was tn
unity of spirit which prevailed, a unity 4
doctrinal discussions amid II athe diversitie
t Of subject and Of treatment. Another featur
was the positiveness and the cumulativ
! character of most of the teaching. Through
out all the discussion, also, the value o
philosophy as an aid to theology was yer,
strongly emphasized. 1t is the universe
verdict that in all respects the school was
=. marked success.