New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-25
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
BRIEF ITEMS OF PROGRESS IN THE SCHOOL


Last June II was announced that certain I'M
named friends Of educational progress had offered
two prizes OF 500 each for the best articles by
man and a woman. respectively, on the subject OF
the unihcaton OF the educational system OF this
state The prizes have been awarded 10 Miss Sara
Elizabeth Stewart. Of Washington. and to DR.
Richard Edwin Day. Of Albany. Miss Stewart Is a
graduate OF Wellesley College. and taught for
some years in this State before going 10 Wash
ngton. where she is teaching. u. DAY was
for many years an editorial writer on the STAR oil
The Syracuse Stagdard re Is now H an Ss fncf
was not known TO the committee when the prize
was awarded TO him. The two essays nave II en-
addressing the Unihcation Prize committee Fal-
myra, n. Y.
Professor w s. Monroe, Of the State Normal
School at Westneld. Mass. will lecture on Novem-
Der e. at p. m. at public meeting OF the So
cietv for the Comparative Study OF Pedagogy, 10
be held at the School OF Pedagogy Of New-Iork
University Washington Square East Professor
Monroes subject will be The Results Of Child
Study-A Summary" He is well known as
writer on this subject. and is a strong representa-
tive OF the best phases or WORK along these uIlts
The lecture will be open to teachers without
tickets
Poughkeepsie. ". Y, Nov PA gift OF $ 600 has
been made 70 vassar for the needed biological
laboratory. for which $4,000 has already been
promised on condition OF an equal sum being raised
from other sources the giVer oI inns f -,
amount, like the original oeheiac'oi' P'eie'S ~
remain unknown.
Notre Dame University has an attendance this
year OF ffty-two Latin-American students VINO
come mainly from the first families OF Cuba and
Porto Rico. They are rapidly learning the hnshsh
language.
Middletown Conn., Nov. 4.-The museum OF Yves
Ievan University has received a fine collection OF
agates. the gift OF Andrew Andrews, OF Springfield,
Mass A collection Of alcyonarlas mas also peeIl
added An attempt IS bein6 made to arrange an
exhibit OF foreign nuts
course for practical training In pubic SPEAK
ing has been added the electives in the Uni
versitv OF Illinois The fact that debating and ora
torical contests have developed into a permanent
feature OF college activity made tins course Sl
preparation necessary. The annual debate WIN tn'
University OF Indiana will probably De neid ~
January, and a second htefcoI'bIh'c "'""'' wa
probably be held in April
brunswick. Me Nov. 2i--By the will OF the late
Rev DIT John Pike, Of Rowley Mass. provision
bos been made FOR the establishment OF two schol-
arships to be called. respectively, the samuel
adams and the John Pike scholarship. DIT PIKE
was for many years an overseer Of Bowdoin'
ord his college class that OF 1898 was known
a. the 'nnisterial" class. since o. per cent OF ls
members among them she ce a, II il note
worthy that this class alone was represented 10y an
It's suryyoss mco sixty.one years after their
araduotIon and that II has founded more scholar
ships than any other ci"ss'
MI. o., University OF London Hall for the Sci
80 NJ Political Economy. for which a site has
hoor nrovided In the new street being FORMED by
- fondon County Council In Clare Market
strand is to be proceeded win az once IN me h a.
cbosen BY the trustees. OF which BODY the BIshop
Of London and Sidney Weoo' Il = - are "''Ne