Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-30

tute. A bust of President Remsen has
also been presented, ihe work and gifi
OF J. Maxwell Miller.
Graduation theses for the degree OF
A. b. will no longer be required at Co
lumbia university, the regulation go
ing into effect during the academic
wear ly05-06
Or. Robert Harper. brotner of the
president of Chicago university and
director of the Oriental exploration
fund, has returned from Constantine
pie, where he completed arrangements
with the Turkish government for the
continuation of the explorations in
| Asia Minor.
| Randall hall at Harvard university
is one of t'ne favorite restaurants and
| employs sixty professional servants
and ninety students. About 1910 eat
| at Randall and pay an average OF $3.50
week Memorial hall. which Is deep
| err in debt than at any time in Its his
| tory has decided TO enlarge Its plant
| by the installation of a new generator.
The Princeton departure Is exciting
much interest in school circles all
over the country. not only In institu
lions devoted to higher education. but
IN preparatory schools as well. The
authorities of the university have de-
cided to supplement the work of the
lecture room with personal instruc'
ION given to students by tutors. II is
sserted that under the present system
the professors are not in touch with
the students. that they neither know
nclr possibilities nor tneir limitations
Under the new system each tutor will
10 wnom he win devote his undivided
'ttontion. This idea Of neglectins the
Individuality of the student and teach
ing by the lecture plan alone has come
Into American universities in imita-
lion OF the European methods. A de-
gree in an American university has
been the one thing sought, the good
of the Individual being lost sight OF
n Princeton really puts the plan sug-
gestcd in operation, it win mean a
great deal not only to this university.
but TO others that will surely adopt
the same plan, II ii Is found success.
full
The conduct of the Columbia stu
dents who took the places OF the
striking men on the subway trains If
In contrast to that OF he Russian stu.
1ents, who sided with the strikers In
the troubles few weeks ago. The
disposition of students OF II country Is
Il good index of popular feeling. which
In this country is always mucn less
radical than in Europe.
Harvard university has received a
gift of 81 600, 900 for library purposes
that is most opportune, There are
more than 500. 900 volumes in the old
library. but there is such great over
crowdlng that the books are not as
available as they might be, For the
last five years the library has secured
on an average 25.000 each year. the
special collections giving Harvard
worldwide fame. With a new build
Ing, there will be new era for Har-
ward library.
Dr. Kellogg tried an experiment on
the students at Brooklyn polytechic
tention. Among the questions asked
were the following: Is the convexity
OF the new moon toward the sun or
away from IT,; why do shoes crack.
and why do they take polish from
backing, do vines turn tne same way
as the threads of screw or not; why
is dew not formed on cloudy or windy
,tr,I,t 1, ,T,.g. lna N
ground when he runs. gallops, trots
or cantcrs, and other questions OF the
same sort. The answers were 80 In
correct that the dean concluded that
there is a failure In our educational
system to acquire information first
hand. and most of us will admit that
our own powers of observation need
cultlyating. However. such informa-
lion as was asked for is in itself OF
small value to the student, the mental
training in acquiring 1t being all that
would really count.
The school committee of Maiden,
Mass, has sent out circular letter to
parents asking tnem to cooperate in
bringing about reform in graduating
dresses. II is proposed that the girls
gowns be of white material. the whole
cost to be not more than $3.50. 1'ney
viii wear caps. mortar board style, OF
the same material.
Secretary Wilson is making efforts
10 arouse interest in the teaching OF
agricultural work in the normal
| schools. especially OF Washington. A
greenhouse was placed at the disposal
of the school by the agricultural de.
| partment two years ago Plant pro
| pagatiOn is taught, and Secretary Will
| son mas personally lectured before the
| classes.
President Eliot OF Harvard univer-
sity asked for s2,5OO.Oo0 to relieve the
| immediate needs of Harvard One
million has already been subscribed
| by twenty persons. averaging $50,OOU
| apiece, a million dollars has also
been bequeathed by the late William
| f. Milton a former tea merchant OF
| New York but il will not become
available until the death OF his widow
James G. Carter in his will left 500.
100 for early delivery at the Harvard
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