New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-04

BRIEF ITEMS OF PROGRESS IN VARIOUS
OIARTERS.

BRlEF ITEMS Of 1hDrhisNN ~ +''''''~
QUARTERS.
Ithaca, n Y, Nov. 3-The number Of students
taking work In the College Of Forestry OF Corne"
University has become large that 1t has been
found necessary to provide new quarters Inc
dwelling house at the north end Of E@st,ay ,er
opposite sihey College. VIII soon ho fitted up TOT
the work Of the college. and will be used pr.nur
pally tor laboratory work I'm conrectio" VIII" Nv
fessor Roth's courses In timber physics
In the department Of Germanc languages anu
literaturcs OF Columbia University two new COURSES
have been added one course. given by froi'S7o'
Calvin Thomas Is designed 70 continue the WORN
Of Course No 6. which is the history OF 'er"''''''
literature from the earliest times to the nineteenth
century In It ne describes the principal literary
movements and tendencies OF the present century
explaining their relation to political history, Soca'
problems and the general drift OF thought Inc
writer's selected for particular consideration are
Ruckert. Heine. INLAND. Heyse, Platen Hrl"-
parzer Gcbel Lenau. Jordan, FreiligTatn, Frey
tag Schencl Hebbel. Hauptmann and Sudermah"'
The educational value Of the German language mas
been more generally realized within the last few
years and the methods OF teaching It nave re-
ccived more serious thought second couIs' o. a.
Columbia deals with the principles uhue'iyIIk ~
teaching OF living languages win sPeciai IN
TO the German The organization OF pcIl. ,ar -,
struction I'm secondary schools Is also c9nsldetrua
The course is given in the Teachers College ana
part Of the work VIII consist III ~ ,oxtbooks
and reading matter
Amherst Mass Nov. S.-The collection OF AM
herst College memorabilia. which Dr. Edward
r1t,cbc,ck has been making for many years. and
which * approaching completeness as 10 every
thing eyer put in print In connection with the cor
lege is being put in better shape. Additional p'"-
ing ETC. IS being done. F. W. Stearns' 49, Is CIV
Ing time to the work. and his father. f. W
Stearns rs IS bearing Of the necessary eN
pense The college library has latey Ir ~, r
valuable publications from the New Q 2k ,ni
New Hampshire historical societi's !, L,stor,, as
to make the collections in American mlS'p S,n M
complete possible decided st' rncot Err 81
Captain Arthur G. James. 50. OF $500 TO De eN-
pended for books In this department.
corohr,doe Mass Nov 3-Professor G. r. Lam
man is having manuscripts copied in Ceylon ana
Rurmah for THE Harvard Oriental Series Inc
college library Ransoon is very rich IN bu1hnasl
palmeaf books. ana WtnS'ilIt ~. O. a,. ~ c,u1-
"Chula Nlddesa" Will soon be- on lis way " lam
bridge.
brunswick. Me. Noy. The suggestion IN the
recent Inaugural Of President Harris OF Amherst
that the New-England colleges may as properly
teach the rudiments Of Greek as Of modern IAN
euases has been tried for some time at Bowdon
and with unexpected results. Four years ago.
with view to bringing the college Into closer
touch with the public high schools In the state sew
eral substitutes were authorized FOR the thF"e
years study Of Greek previously required 81 an ls
admission As this change was not iuiy IPp'oNru
by conservative members OF the Board OF
IL was also provided that elementary instruction III
Greek should be offered by the college ana thai
no one should receive the degree OF A Is. VINO nnn
not studied that language The plan mas nov Drcn
in operation long enough to draw posiuNe 'V on
clusions as to its success Ony par pa, 0S S.rt ~
undergraduates have entered without rreeh IL
IL remarkable. however that . per- cen, oI '',s
College and have thus made necessary an additional
Instructor in the Greek department.
Niddletown. Conn. Nov 3-Wesleyan University
has finally disposed u problem which has been
troubling the faculty for considerable period
namely the question OF furnishing good poard 10
students AT reasonable price. The high rates pre-
vallng in this city for board have previously been
a considerable hndrance to the growth 81 the col
lcge At the beginning Of this term "A college com
was established under the direct cIn,To s OF
the college This scheme l. already m'irkeu su--
Excellent board At 10" pr'e - DS1"f rar
number Is expected next term hesenuy "A ueo"..rs
club modelled after the House Of Commons was
formed among the members OF tne co"Vse 00'''-
mons.
The state Library Commission Of Indiana ac-
rordlng 10 The lndanian, has Included among
the thirty-four travelling libraries recently pur-
chased three which are devoted exclusively to
Indiana history and literature These little libra
rios contain only fourteen volumes eacn Dut eacn
Is made up OF different list OF books ana IL SeeIns
strange not to find among any OF them James
Whtcomb Reys poems or Edward hsses'oh
"Hooser Schoomaster
The expenses Of the University Of Chicago for
printing and publishing during the academic year
ending June 80 lsg9 were over tH.r" whereas the
receipts were only ge II Is pr2Panis NAV S no
other university supports Us i""' W
sucn Nbcraity-
During the last year the University OF california
established course IN Cantonese, the principal
and most generally understood dialect Of the
Chinese language. Or J. A. Gardner reports
large Increase I'm his class in this language oyer
that Of last year HIS experience mas smoMn No "1
II possible In one college year Tor any one iIn
,r,, o~diuary linguistic ability TO acquire = prac-
teal working knowledge Of this dialect, including
a vocabulary extensive enough FOR all ordinary
conversational and business purposes
The University Of Illinois. in accordance with It's
nolicv u placing its facilities within the reach OF
as many as possible has recently arranged to give
courses on Saturdays for public school teachers
who are engaged I'm teaching during the week
About forty teachers have ayailed themselves OF
In English literature Latin. German and drawing.
A small fee only IS charged
The entering class Of the Medical School OF Johns
r1onkns University is the largest registered
afty-three-and the list seems to show that more
men from the North study under the medical than
under tho philosophical faculty. Six women are
Women Tor the whole Medical School. fourteen OF
these being IN the senior class
The teachers Of Georgia have appealed to the
trustees Of the State University through the state
Teachers Association for ~ summer course OF not
less than eight weeks OF Undergraduate and grad
uate work for the benefit OF the teachers OF Gcor-
rl, and for such others desire 20 take advantage
If thls course of instruction" The Board OF Trus-
tee. adopted the plan submitted by the faculty,
ami II the Legislature makes an appropriation ~
abouf 5000 the first session VIII be held next
summer The faculty recommends that any white
person Of either sex properly qualified may be ad-
nitted The only charge VIII De Il registration fee
OF SO