The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-10
Educational Realm.
SCHOOL FOR LIBRARIANS.

SCHOOL FOR LIBRARIANS.
Western Reserve University Is going
ahead with elaborate plans for It's school
for librarians since receiving from An
drew Carnegie the gift of $lOO. 600 for the
maintalnence Of such school, The
mand for young women as librarians is
almost limitless, but that there has been
almost no means Of adapting the aspir-
ants to their work.
MKINLTY MEMORIAL COIAlEGb.
Rapid progress is reported for the open
ing, October LIST. of q new educational IN
stitution at Jasper, N. Y, to be known
ms the Mckinley Memorial College. Some
what on the plan Of Tuskegee, 1t Will aim
to furnish an opportunity to young men
and women to obtain college education
by working their way. Inc collese VII
he interdominational.
MONEY FOR CABLE CLUBS.
George w. Gable, the novelist. has an
nounced Mr.. Carneges gift Of $4,000 to
advance the work Of the home culture
club system, which Mr.. Cable starteo'
buildings will be erected at Northampton
Mass.
PHIL1PPINrE SCHOOLS DEFENDED.
Burgess Shank, in the May Gunton's
Magazine, answers the charge OF Theo-
dore De I.aguna, q Cornell man who went
to the Philippines as a teacher, that we
are making @ ''monstrous, Notifying
failure" Of our scheme of education IN the
Philippine Islands. DR.. De Laguna at
tributed the failure to the poor quality
of teachers who came as carpet baggers
for only short stay and to the forcing
OF the English language on the natlVes'
Mr.. Shank. who is also Cornell man.
saws the character of the teachers has
been misrepresented A thousand schools
have been running nearly two years, IN
which English Is used, teaching many
thousands of F'ilipinos our language
Many Fillpinos have become teachers OF
English. 1t will require at least gen
Grafton to complete our educatonal eX'
pertinent in the philippines. Hence tam
about failure Is premature
wIscoNs1N's NEW PRESIDENT.
Professor Charles r. Van EIise, who has
held the chair Of geology IN the Unlvei'
sity Of Wisconsin and other posl'l Io1s
since his graduation there IN 100
has been chosen President Of that uni
versitv by the Board CT Regents He
will take charge In October.
THE RACE LINE IN KANSAS.
The Supreme Court of Kansas has de-
cided that the Topeka Board Of Educator
may maintain separate schools tor Whitt
uIG IcSlO popto et'NA NSA-'f~'
accordingly.
| NEW York OOPS G"PH. B."
Chancellor MacCracken, OF New forl
University, announced Tuesday that u
future the degree Of Bachelor OF l,hiloso
ply would be dropped. the courses leading
to which being merged In those OF the a
B. degree Hereafter only two degree re-,
will be granted. A. B. and - >. IN
Chancellor says that as most coliese'
have now ceased to cmphaize Greek a
necessity for the A. 3. degree ms col
lego had decided to join the mffa3ltY'
A Two-YEARs' BACHELOR DEGREE RI /
The University of Chicago has decide
ia grant for two years work N proles
sonal pedagogy degree to be known
Bachelor of Education, Graduates Q
junior colleges and certain high school moo
may enter.
COLLEGE NOTES. 81
Chicago University has established
new department. headed by froresso
Salisbury, to deal with the subject
William Kent, of New York. has neel
chosen dean OF the l., G. smith Go'!os
of Applied Science at Syracuse. lie IS s.,
well known engineer and writer on gu
cheering subjects.