Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-05-20
SETH LOWS ADVICE.
British Universities Must Modern
fZe Their C%urricula.

British Universities Must Modern
ize Their Curricula.
London, May 15.-(Copyright, 1899,
by the Associated Press)-President
Seth Low, of Columbia university,
New York, who is here enroute to the
peace conference at The Hague, in
discussing the conditions Of Carnegie's
gift to Birmingham university, says:
The conditions attached TO the gift
are wise and characteristic of the
donor. Our American universities
from the first adapted themselves to
the immediate needs and aspirations
Of the people. The tendency in Eng
land is toward too conservative and
s~tereotyped c%urricula. Oxford and
Cambridge are going TO be left by 9TH
err universities where unitarian needs
are catered to. In this lies the present
strength of Germany, and America is
forging ahead in her electrical and
general mechanical production. Eng
lishmcn will very soon recognize that
Carnegie's idea is correct and adapt
their commercial nurseries more 10
the needs of the country. Everybody
here seems awake TO Americas tend
ency to forge ahead and her way of
getting there at any cost; and you
will see that Englishmen, who are now
hesitating what line TO take, will ere
long rush to follow Americas exam
pie.
Regarding the peace commission"
Mr.. Low said, 81 am not free to speak.
We all recognize the great response
bility that has been thrust upon U.S.,
but we cannot make any statement re-
speeding the lines on which we shall
proceed. | can say that our instruc-
tions are definite and distinct. No OPP
portunity for bringing the cars hui
name wishes into effect will be lightly
considered by American representa-
~tives."
Look FOR al American Invasion.
With beautiful, summer-like wealth
er this week, the season seems TO be
finally in full swing. Hotels, picture
exhibitions and Rotten Row were
crowded daily, while numerous parties
were given by hostesscs prominent in
the social world every night. Many
Americans are already here, and hotels
ind shOpkeepcrs are jubilant at the
prospect Of a large invasion from over
sea. The greatest interest centers in
the queens visit TO London next week
TO hold a drawing oom and lay the
foundation stone of the Albert and
Victoria museum Mt ~Kensington.
Thursdays drawing room, naturally,
will be the most brilliant Of the sea-
son. There has been a rush Of great
ladies to attend this particular func-
ton, but u great deal Of heartburn
ing has been occasioned by the "sys'
tenn balP' which the new lord cham
berlain has inaugurated and under
which many prominent people are tx
cluded. BY this novel mode of scIcc-
ton, names Of well known pecresscS
and of people unknown to fame are
mixed together in a manner that is
very distasteful to the former. Scy'
cral titled ladies when they found they
had been unsuccessful in the ballot,
made representations 10 the highest
quarters, with the result that even at
the last moment there have been
changes in the list. In spite Of this, n
number Of well known ladies had their
claims ignored. Mrs. Joseph II.
Choate, wife of the United States m
bassador here, will present to the
IlCtll MIS-. TlllNN Il ~ lph, llNl Pi'''''
Miss Jennings, of New York, and Miss
Nora Neef, of Chicago.
Duke of York's illness.
There has been considerable anxiety
this week relative to the health Of the
duke of York, who has been confined
to his rooms with a severe cold. The
duke of York himself, however, made
light of the matter, and, speaking with
Il visitor about the solicitude of the
press in his behalf, said:
! Really, / might almost be n Kip
ling"
D The smart racing set, headed by
the prince of Wales, has been OF New
market all week, where Tod" Sloan,
the American jockey, gave wonderful
exhibitions of horscmanship and
gained some of his victories by amaz'
ing skill and judgment. Sloan o
holds the record for the Newmarket
course, which up to Thursday was 81
wins and 81 losses. The ROwlcy course,
over which most of SlOan's VIC
tories have been achieved has been
christened TOD Sloan avenue"