New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-10
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
BRIEF ITEMS OF PROGRESS IN VARIOUS
QUARTERS.


There will be public meeting Of the Society for
the Comparative Study Of Pedagogy this afternoon
at 2;s0 O'Clock at the School OF Pedagogy. NewYork
University. Washington Square. George P. Brown
Of Bloomington, Ill. Editor OF School and Home
Educa ton" will deliver lecture Evolution
and Educational Practice" to which teachers and
all others interested in education invited.
change has been made in the schedule OF the public
lectures to be given in March at the school They
will be held successive Mondays at SIS D. m In
the assembly room, on the ninth floor of the uni
versity Building. Washington Square. The pro-
gTamne has been arranged follows: March 5,
physical and Mental Growth Of Children Between
the ages OF DIX ana Twelve Years. professor Ed
wara X, shaw; March II, Education as Sci
ner; March 10, a Fundamental Principle OF Mental
~ PROFESSOR charles n Judd; March
Professor Samuel Weir. This course OF lectures
pOrtant educational questions and is especially
designed for teachers and all others Interested In
is extended No tickets are required for these
lectures
Easton Penn. Feb 9-The annual catalogue o.
Lafayette College, Just issued. shows an attend
of SS9. against SO5 last year. At the annual
meeting of the the contract was let for re-
modelling the dormitories during the coming sum-
mer. summer school in civil and mining en-
gineerins gnder the supervision Of Professors
sanctioned. The question for the senior debate is
Resolved, That historical consistency requires the
colonial possessions Committees have 5es8 aPe
literary he
annual debate with Lehigh University. be held
here In April.
The midterm examinations are Just closing AZ
Barnard College, and their completion viii be the
signal for revival Of the social activities which
they have interrupted The junior ball is not far
away; the Beta Epsilon Chapter Of Kappa Kappa
Gamma viii give a tea on the afternoon of Feb
Tuary Is the Alpha Zeta Chapter OF Kappa Alpha
meta EneIa VIII hoId reception on the afternoon Of
FeDruary IT, ana the Undergraduate tea falls
February g. In addition to these festivities the
freshman class is 70 give play in the college
theatre.
Madison. Wis. Feb. 9-The University OF Wis
cOnsn will have four of lectures during the
next semester by men outside Of the university
two English literature and two on European
history. Professor W. P. Trent, of the University
of the South. will discuss Stevenson. Browning
Balzac, Poe and Stephen Phillips. Professor Hiram
Carson will treat Of the value Of literary educa-
ton. During the course he will give readings from
ChauceT, Spenser Shakespeare, Milton, Words
worth, Colaridge, TennysOn and Browning The
courses in European history viii be given BY Pro-
lessor j. r. Jewett Of the University OF Mime
Significance of Mahometansm." and by Professor
r; Morse Sc Stephens OF Cornell University on the
and Dependencies"
The students of Northwestern University main
tain employment bureau which registers ali who
wish to earn money for current expenses while pur-
suing their studies. Though the university has
about three thousand matrculants. only about one
mainder being in the university schools in Chi
cago; The bureau shows record TO the effect that
One-half of the one thousand students Evanston
support themselves.
Through the Teachers Appointment COMMITTEES
of the literary department of the University OF
Michigan 132 students and graduates were aided in
securing positions instructors for the present
year; 102 accepted places in Michigan schools and
80 in institutions in other States. The committee
has this year arranged course of six lectures on
intend to enter the work OF teaching
The attendance of regular students al the Uni
versity of Berlin this winter is 647S which is an
increase of COS students the registration last
winter The increase Is largest in the faculties
of philosophy and law. The university has more
than three times many students as IL had TWEEN
ty-hve years ago
The students of the University of Vermont have
not In years been so much aroused as over the at
tempt in progress to enforce the penalty for
cheating in examinations under the so-caled
honor system. Nine accused OF cheat
ing the midwinter examinations. OF these three
sOphomoreS have pleaded guilty, and the jury
commended to the student body of the university
that who confessed previous trial be de-
priVed of his right vote in class and college
meetings, and from holding any position OF honor
for the other two the same penalty is recommend
ed until the end of their junior years The student
body has the power to decide whether the penalty.
which usually extends through the college course.
shall be mitigated Two OF the other nine have
been acquitted One OF the four juniors has ap-
pealed his to the faculty. and in the other
cases decision has been reached