Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-24
NOTES,

Prof. r. F.. Hunt, dean of the College of
Agriculture OF the Ohio State university,
has accepted the professorship of agronomy
In the College of Agriculture of Cornell
university.
Mrs. Emma Stuckman of Naponee. Ind,
has taught school for hfty-two years, hav-
Ing begun teaching when she was IA, and
expects to enter upon another term next
The school authorities of New Jersey are
In a ~quandary because so many teachers
go to other states to draw higher salaries.
OF course, 1t would never occur to New
Jersey to pay more money.
An official report shows that at the end
of last year there were In Japan ninety
seven agricultural schools, six. fishery
schools, twenty-eight technical schools.
fifty commercial schools, seven mercantile
schools and sixty-two industrial schools.
DR.. Arthur Gordon Webster, professor of
physics at Clark university and president
of the American Physical society, was
of Science at its recent session at Wash
ington.
DR.. Jacob H. Hollander, associate pro-
lessor Of economics at the Johns Hopkins
by the government 70 go as a special rep
resentative of the United States to the
Philippines for the purpose of supervising
the establishment of the gold currency
system there.
The centennial anniversary of the birth
of Ralph Waldo Emerson will be cele-
DRAFTED at Harvard college, II is hoped, on
May rs by the laying of the cornerstone
of Emerson hall. Only so, 900 is now needed
to complete the fund necessary to start the
work and It is thought that this will be
forthcoming before the date named.
The village of Jasper, N. Y. is to be the
seat of a new educational institution known
as the Mckinley Memorial college. 1t will
Tuskegee Normal institute. Its object is
to furnish an opportunity TO young men
and women to obtain a college education
by working their way. The college will be
INSTRUMENTATION.
Principal Story recently said before a
meeting at the Glasgow university that
Andrew Carnegie's gifts to Scotch educa-
S spTiass Of seneros ns!s While VTfdH T IN the. i pSsi
1t was easy for MIN to collect more than
$500, 900 for the university. now 1t is dim
cult for him to get $4,000. He says Mr..
Carnegie's munihcence has scared AVA
other givers OF lesser wealth.
A new department has been established
at the University of Chicago, which will
be called the department of geography. II
will include not only physical geography
but also commercial geography, and at tht
head of it has been placed Prof. Rollin d
in the university. Prof. John Paul .Goode
of the Wharton School OF Science In tbs
University OF Pennsylvania has accepted
an assistant professorship In the depart.
ment.
It is interesting TO note the popularity OF
the domestic science branch Of education
as SHOWN Dy the deulano TOT teachers O
this kind Of science. Teachers college o.
New York. which supplies much OF the
demand, has at present more than twice
as many applicants for instructors In do
nestle science as the college can NEE
with It's present inadequate facilities. Mis-
Caroline Phelps Stokes has given $500
with which TO endow a scholarship, which
falls In with the desire of the dean L
facilitate the work in this held. DIT. Rus
sell hopes 20 provide a special building II
domestic science and domestic art, and fol
this purpose requires about $500. 900 to cree
a building and employ new instructors.