Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

the graduation exercises at the close of the
present scholastic year.
The faculty of Harvard College has de-
clded upon change in its policy of en-
trance examinations, by which candidates
for admission to the college will be per-
mitted TO enter the college by passing sue
cessfulIy the examinations prepared by the
college entrance examining board, of which
almost all the large colleges of the country
are members. Harvard is the last of the
colleges to accept these universal examina-
tons as satisfying her standard, and she
does so now with the modification that the
examination books of all applicants are to
De read by representatives of Harvard. This
is the reservation that other colleges do not
follow. The marks found by the examining
board arc. usually accepted elsewhere, and
the presentation of certificate indicating
the passing of examinations is followed by
the enrolling of the applicant.
The cause of manual training has recently
been given stimulus In the application of
the Pennsylvania railroad to the school Of
ficials of Altoona, Pa, to equip the high
school with complete appliances enabling
young men and boys to make a systematic
study of the work required of a railroad
man. The proposition has been accepted.
The equipment will cost $4,000 and will be
installed at once at the expense of the COM
pany. Special instructors will also be fur
nlshed by the company.
A committee of ladies from the Arundel
Club of Baltimore visited the Normal
school greenhouse. on the grounds OF The
Department of Agriculture, Thursday, to
study the methods of teaching gardening
10 the student teachers. 1t is the hope OF
these ladies' to present to the Normal
school OF that city u greenhouse in wnlcn
their students may have the same oppor-
tunities that Washington students nave
through the courtesy of the Secretary of
Agriculture.
The cooperation work of the department
and the normal schools this is a =
tracing attention not only in many sec
tons OF this country but abroad. M Benoit-
Levy has recently published illustrated
article on the movement in one of the most
widely circulated magazines of France Ma
CemoiSelle a. AmieuX of Paris, sent out by
the French government to study educa-
uonat methods in this country, has been an
earnest and enthusiastic visitor at the gar
Gen class this past week.
Mr.. r. S. Dymond member of the board
OF education of South Kensington, London,
in letter to the normal school, dated Jan
Oary /, says: The flower show that |
saw in Washington the last of September
will be great assistance to me in further
ing the movement in London this year of a
country in town exhibition. L propose to
suggest to the organizers and TO the ma
ture study unions, which consist largely of
London teachers, that steps shall be taken
20 encourage the growth OF plants by school
either in pots or window boxes at their
homes"
The classes are at present actively en-
gagged in propagating plants and drawing
plans for the spring gardens.
Next Tuesday the midwinter examina tons
Will begin at the George Washington Uni
Nersity and continue for the remainder OF
the month. Lectures and laboratory WORK
III all departments will be suspended dur
Ing the interval, and the various classes
Will report only on examination days as
specified.
The midwinter convocation will be held
February -. foc the bestowal of degrees.
Mr. George f. Bowerman in his fourth
monthly educational bulletin of the Public
Library makes the following notes:
New shelving has just been put into
the teachers reference library room. 1t
has been decided to try the experiment of
placing there not only the books and mag
azines which may not be taken out, but also
all of the circulating books IN the class
education QK) contained in the library.
Teachers may thus have direct access to
them instead of calling for them by slips.
In drawing such books for home use
teachers should not fail to take them to
the issue desk on the main floor to have
them charged. Books having been missed
teachers are again reminded that they are
placed on honor in being admitted to this
room without the supervision of library
attendant"
The educational periodicals in teachers
reference library, 1905. are as follows
American Education, American Journal of
Psychology, Education, Educational Re
view, Elementary School Teacher, Jour
nal of Education, Journal of Geography,
Journal of Pedagogy, kindergarten Re-
view, Manual Training Magazine, Nature
Study Review. Pedagogical Seminary, Pop
ular Education, Primary Education, Psy-
Geological Bulletin, Psychological Review,
School Arts Book, School Journal, School
Review, School Science and Mathematics,
Teachers College Record, Teachers Maya
zine. There are also about 800 periodicals
on file in the reading room.
The registration lists of the George WASH
ington University show that the total en-
rollment tor the present year in all depart
ments of the institution is ,4G6. These are
distributed follows:
Department of arts and sciences, includ-
ing graduate studies, Columbian College
teachers and engineering courses and the
division of architecture, t21.
Department of medicine and dentistry,
3333s3
Department of law and jurisprudence, 4S7.
Department of politics and diplomacy, 70,
Last year the total enrolment was 1,46o.
Miss Alys Bentley, the director of music,
pays a high tribute TO the teachers in her
annual report. She says IN part: No work
Of purely mechanical nature has been
done for it's own sake, but only as means
to an end already desired by the pupil.
Recognition of song as an elemental i'm
pulse and the need OF expression through
child has led to the working out of the
whole theory of music teaching from
standpoint Numerically opposite to that
of our earlier music instruction. 1t thus
follows that the child sings first He is
given rich experience in musical express
sion before he Is led to the symbol study
and representation. Sight reading, subtly
introduced, not as an end in itself, but as
an essential means to an end, has been
shorn of it's drudgery. This Ideal condition
would never have been possible but for the
sympathetic and intelligent work of the as
sistant teachers of music, seconded by the
splendid cooperation of the regular grade
teachers Too much cannot be said on this
latter point. l have had opportunity to
Judge the attitude of the grade school
teachers toward music teaching In several
cities and l am frank to admit that no.
where have l seen such cordial cooperation
as has been manifested by the teachers of
Washington city. Through these ideal con-
ditions of hearty good faith and intelligent
supplementary instruction on the part of
the teachers of Washington city, the pure
Nv mechanical and routine work in music
has been brought to a very high degree of
perfection.
DR. Needham, in memorial address at
the exercises of the George Washington
University said of the late DR.. Harper of
Chicago University:
.'IIe died in his forty-ninth year. He be-