New-York tribune., 1896-12-27

President Hunter Of the Normal College has In
formed the principals of female grammar schools
that at the next examination only 600 students will
be accepted. This rule IS owing to lack of school
room. and vii. be adhered 20 only till the high
schools ar established. as these latter will take
what now constitutes the Introductory class of the
college
Forty-hve New-Jersey school teachers net in the
Senate Chamber at Trenton last week 10 discuss
proposed amendments to the Teachers Retirement
Fund law. passed last winter Miss Elizabeth Al
len. VINO has been ono Of the most earnest advo-
Gates of such fund took an active part in the de-
hheratons
About fifty women. most OF whom Americans.
have registered at the University of Berlin. and $50
are registered at Zurich They are not accorded
the same rights that given 10 the men. and are
thinking of beginning TO agitate for them.
The Students Guild Of the associate alumnae
Of Packe- College has arranged for classes in Ger
man Frencn. current topics and music. and work
Will be begun after the holidays. the meetings be
ing held alternate weeks Preliminary meetings
were held last week.
The aumnae and their friends were entertained
Saturday morning at the home Of Miss Whcclock,
No. l6l Joralemon-st. with reading and songs from
Sir Walter Scott, given by Mrs. Cornelius Zabrske
and Mrs. John ThalIon
IT has been found that coored women have an
especial aptitude for nursing No profession IS bet
ter suited them than that OF the professional
families will find this work especially pleasant
it is far removed from the drudgcry which must
he especially distasteful to the coored woman who
has received a good education The NewOreans
University Medical College decided a few months
ago to open training school for young colored
women. number OF excellent reasons given
by the Medical Board for opening the college COL
ored women.
Among them the fact is stated that the negro is
strangely free from climatic ills The average COL
ored woman is very strong. and Is by nature good
tempered and cheerful-two great requisites for
a successful nurse. While the negro Is espe-
ciay home in hot climates. he Will do well in
cold countries. provided he is warmly clothed and
well fed. II is believed that the educated trained
coored nurse viii be OF the greatest possible value
TO physicians and their patients. The pay is always
good.
The college daies OF Pennsylvania and Cornell
are publishing SENT weekly letters from each other
in exchange of college news
The Editor Of the Revue des Deux Mondos," OF
Paris Ferdinand Brunctiere. is TO deliver the
Turnbull of lectures this year at Johns Hop
kins University. His subject Will be French poetry
APRIL
According to college statistics Girard College
Philadelphia is the richest college In this country
having over eleven and quarter millions OF en-
oowment
Mgan College at Mill!gan. Tenn is the poorest
Of all the colleges. having only about $500 in pro-
ductive funds.
Johns Hopkins University Is mulcted for the
present of S0oooo annual income This Is owing to
the fact that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has gone into the hands Of receivers.
About thirty-nve girls Of Stanford University
Palo Alto CAL are practising regularly three DAYS
a week the basketball neld. after tho holidays
the pra ctioe work will be rcdoubled in anticipation
OF a challenge from the girls tea Of the I'nver-
sity of California.
The poor freshmen OF all the colleges are st
wrestling with the problem OF 4 satisfactory name
for 1900 Brown University has adopted '"rhe Cen
tury Glass" Rpon college Days. suggests the
following names 10 those still on the fence
One "Nincty-nit." XIX" big Nothing" Double
Nil" Naughty Nit Fin de Steele" 20 Trio"
"Di-oxides' "Naught but Aught," Goose Eggs"
Just Begun and "Centenarians." Princeton has
chosen "Nit;y-N.t" as its name.
Professor Eugene H. Babbitt Of Columbia Uni
versity as secretary Of the American Dialect So
cety recently sent to all the leading American col
leges circular asking for assistance IN collecting
informat tion about college slang.
The circular contains list OF words about which
the members Of each college requested to give
the following information: !. Whether the word Is
In use among them H. In what sense the word
is used with examples. III. What part of speech
1t s These the words in question:
Bal-up. bone clnch. coed. cram. crib. hend
funk fresh fruit, grind, grub horse, Jolly, lunch
hooks play horse with. pluck, play pony. prep
prune. quiz. ride. roast sbeepskn. snap. stunt and
tro
In addition to answering the above questions con-
cerning the words contained In the list. the college
lecting lists Of slang words and phrases peculiar
their own institutions. that these additional col