Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-16

the year The student who does not Join
one or another Of the societies is very
eoHsdsP Il iiiT thsy oy Spsi SrOhery H dSy
10 help every new member. no matter how
timid and tongue-tied he may be at first, to
acquire the art Of expressing himself In the
presence Of an audience with some degree
Of freedom and confidsnce.
II does not follow that al western students
become orators: but II certainly does come TO
pass that practically All qf them acquire the
ability to stand upon their feet in a public
place and say anything that they may have
occasion to say with directness and without
undue embarrassment or confusion OF manner.
IL one should compare 100 eastern graduates
Of the present month sof June with 100 west
ern graduates. 1t would probably appear that
the former would somewhat excel In a certain
air Of ease, polish and maturity in private
conversation-while the 9young westerners
would unquestionably prove themselves inn
mensely superior on tile average, II a sudden
emergency required some public expression Of
views. OF course the differences either way
would not be nearly so marked at the end Of
ten years after leaving college. In the long
run the chief factor Of successful public
speech consists in having something to say.
1t is not often that a man who possesses-in
his knowledge of theme or In his Jealous
convictions-the subject matter Of a speech, is
unable after little practice to speak with
reasonable degree of success. Nevertheless
some oratorical training at the very period
when the mind OF man is forming, and his
stock Of facts and ideas is growing most
rapidly, must have its great advantages.
School aud College Notes.
The bill providing for the study Of the
| nature and effects Of alcoholic drinks in the
public schools of New York state was vetoed
| by the governor.
The growth of public libraries in the United
| States is one of the remarkable features of
our system of progress. There are now
nearly 5000 Of them.
1t is likely that Mayor Swift of Chicago
will follow the example of New York's
| mayor and appoint two or three women as
members of the Board of Education.
| About twenty years ago William Henry
| Rnehart, the American sculptor, left a leg
| acy to the Peabody institute OF Baltimore
| that now amounts to about 500. 900. The
| trustees of the institute have determined to
use this fund for the establishment OF a
school of sculpture in connection with the
| institute.
The University Of Wisconsin is the latest
| institution of higher education to announce
| a course Of journalism, which will begin next
| year. Students will study the forms of
| composition used in newspaper work, and
| the preparation Of copy for the printer and
| will be given practice in writing news and
editorial articles.
The recently issued senior class book of
| Yale gives the average expense Of the stu
dents at 1912 for the freshman year, $9i3
for the sophomore, $942 for the junior and
81 032 for the senior. This is an average
| Of SIS or 500 per week for the calendar year,
and some $27 per week for the college year
OF about thirtyfve weeks.
The universities Of Glasgow and Edinburgh
report decreased attendance in recent years.
Only a few years ago Glasgow had more
than 1000 students, but now has only 1871.
Edinburgh, heretofore, never had fewer than
| 3,00O but now has only 2,049. On the other
hand, the number OF women students has
steadily increased. Edinburgh in the last
term reporting 140 and Glasgow 2O5.
Only few days ago 1t was announced that
| a gift of over $500 900 had been made to the
University OF Pennsylvania by the late e
A. w. Hunter, to become available upon tht
death OF his widow and daughter. Now II
is said that the provost of the university
has given $500 600 In honor Of his father
This is indeed a day Of generous benesac
tions to educational institutions.
Amherst college gives away almost ex
actly $4,000 year, almost all to under
graduates. OF this amount the greater por
ton is in the form of small scholarships
for men studying for the ministry; a funt
of $25, 900 is given preferably to ministers
sons; the rest is without restrictions Tn
amount Of the scholarships varies from S4
to $40, three scholarships in the under
: graduate department yielding the latte
, amount. J.eIg9r
DR.. d. X. Pearsoris ofnChicago has offere
: to give Mount Holyoke college $4,000 If
will raise an additional $3.50, in yea
7 and a half. The gifts of DR.. Pearsons t
western institutions aggregate about $4,000
900, eight colleges being the benefciaries. Q
: these Beloit has received 5000 900, Knox $50
600, Chicago Theological school 500, 900, Will
7 he has recently made Whitman college c
Walla Walla, Wash, a similar offer to tina
Y now made to Mount Holyoke, and Drur
e college has also been aided by him.
Roanoke college in Virginia seems Hkel
to become the educational headquarters {
| IT,. tu atru Cttrh
| of Seoul has been successful student q
. | Roanoke since January Of last year, an
Y now Whang Hyen Mo has arrived at tn
I college to study English, preparatory
a matriculating as student next autumn
. This college has had Choctaw students fc
, some twenty-five years and a few years ag
: enrolled among its students three youn
k Japanese, sons Of members of the imperii