The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-01
6caucnllonai Rsalm.
BEQUEsTs FOR THE FUTURE.

5BEQUESTS FOR THE NUTuHE. flssl
The numerous requests to educational
institutions made By Professor sylyes-l
ter Watcrhouso. 8of Washington Unlver-
sity, on condition that they be held in
violable for one year after his death.
are now mado public at st. Louis. They
Include gifts to Washington University
and Harvard, which are to be left un-
touched until the year 1000, or in tho
case of tho former until the interest on
the s25. 900 has made the sum 81. 0OO, 00).
Other. sums to different institutions are
not to be used until 1925 and -l96O.
Y P PENNSYLVANIA ONF,ERS DEGREES.
At the Washington birthday celebration
of the University of Pennsylvania hon-
| orary degrees were conferred on Presl-
| dent Humphreys. Of Stevens # President
| Wilson, Of Princeton; President Peterson,
of A1cGill; John S. Sargent, the portrait
artist, and Brigadier-G eneral Wood,
l5United States army Dr. s. Weir Mitch
| ell gave an ora ton on &C gorge Wash
lngton in Ills Letters. : 55S , vi 4, VI
I CRIMINOLOGY@ VS.. EDUCATION.
Tho attempt Of DR.. Arthur Mcdonald
Ito get Congress to establish special
|bureau Discriminatory has drawn atten-
! ton to the reasons advanced by nited
| States Commissioner Of Education Har-
ris for removing Mcdonald from that bu-
|5reau. DR.. Harris explains that the Mo-
Donald idea Of having inherited physi-
cal defects Of children pointed out In tho
| public schools as a basis Of dlfferentiat-
| ing their educa tional treatment would be
an outrage upon good morals and cons
mon decency. He believes that the school
authorities have no right to subject the
pupils to such experiments In the hope
of&preverting $pauperism and crime.
NEW PLAN TO TEST SCHOOLS.
Tho Society of Educational Research Is
| the title of Ia new organization just
formed at New York by number OF
lcuding school men from several States.
| Its purpose Is limited to the study OF
relative values Of different educational
processes as shown by actual results OBJ
| tanned. ga To this end a bureau Of oduca-
tlonal research with DR.. ]. M. Rice as its
permanent director, was created twill
| have charge OF the proposed lnves tiga-
|ltIons and publish the conclusions arrived
at. .5a'.a E /. H Az
I, Speaking concretely. Dr.. Rice will try
to discover EwhatSa pupils average knowl-
edge and ability in each branch should
be at different periods OF school life &C.
cording to the time devoted. to find out
why some schools succeed while others
| fall. The membership dues are SO a year,
DR.. Rice as editor of THE Forum" has
been for ten years specializing on this
line. The "School Journay' thinks this
project the most important departure
ever Undertaken In the direction of scien-
tific pedagogy."
Commenting on the recent discussion Of
educational bequests from fortunes ac-
cumulated by doubtful methods. Presi-
don't Pritchett, Of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology asks IL Columbia
University would have accepted from
Boss Tweed tho gift OF 100000 to
found q school Of political science named
after Tweed. Or. Pritchett argues that
the line between the acceptable and the
unacceptable gifts is determined by their
condition rather than by their origin, z
CONSERVATIVE TEACHER DISMISSED.
superintendent Cooley, Of the Chicago
schools. was recently authorized by the
Board of Education to dismiss con-
sumptiye teacheraagainst whom COM
plants were made because she endnn-
gcred the health of hor pupils, and was
given power to Insist on the physical ex-
animation of future applicants when
deemed expedient, 94
MECHANICAL LANGUAGE METHOD.
The United States Naval Academy has
introduced the use Of the phonograph In
the teaching OF languages. la
JOHN SFErSON DEPOSED.
The Board Of Trustees OF Stetson Unl-
sversity has deposed John b. Stetson, OF
Philadelphia, founder Of the institution,
from his position ms president of the
Bonrd and has appointed the Rev. w, N.
Chaundion as his successor. Or. .. ].
Forbes has been re-appointed president
Of the college. Both he md Mrs. Ma
zthes, member of the faculty, have
brought suit for damages against Mr.
stetson for libel. rhe ylndication of
Forbes is expected to favor his case
against Stetson, M 4.
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