Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-22
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Prof Kennedy of Harvard says that
the Importance attached to winning a
race and beating a concrete competitor is
old-fashioned and savors of the "ante-
chronometer' days. and that the imper-
sonal scientific age demands a different
attitude in athletics. He says that the
only attempt worth while nowadays is
to have a try against the record.
The Cornell educational special is the
first farm train to be sent out by the
New York State College of Agriculture.
Forty-fve minute stops were made at
the smaller stations, and the subjects
chosen for the lectures were those adapt
ed to the products raised in the territory
covered In the larger towns and cities
the boards of trade hired halls for the
speakers, and many people attended the
lectures Schools were given holiday to
enable students to attend.
In discussing the subject of refractory
children at the Congress of Neurologists
in session recently at Ghert. Belgium, it
was generally admitted by physicians pres
cnt that the refractory can not be cured
by repressive measures. 1T is quite
possible" said one, Ito punish child
into JAIL" 1t was agreed that most I'M
manageable children suffer from some
nervous disease and should be treated as
sick rather than as merely refractory,
Great stress was laid on the necessity of
developing the psychic faculties.
The Harvard library has just received
the largest single gift of books. 1t was
presented by Edward D. Brandegee of
Brookline. on behalf of his wife, and is
10 be known as the Weld Memorial in
memory of Mrs. Brandegee's grandmother.
William Fletcher Weld benefactor of
the college. The gift consists of 11,SS7
volumes, hundreds of which are not Low
in the library Many are specimens of
printing and engraving that appeared be-
fore or soon after 1900 and were the
earliest works of the book printing art.
Trustees of Wesleyan university have
elected Arnald Shanklin. d. d. Ii. D.,
now vice president of Upper Iowa univer-
sity. to be president of Wesleyan, be-
ginning with next June.
A State branch of the National So
ciety for Promoting Industrial Education
was formed at New York City. with
prominent men as officers and directors.
Ii will work 70 bring together all the
forces interested in industrial education
for the purpose of making most effective
a law recently passed by the Legislature
making it permissive to establish trade
schools throughout the State.
In an address before the students Of
Northwestern university. E. C. Mercer. a
reformed drunkard now engaged in evan
celistic work in Chicago, gave higher edn-
cation as a cause for filing prisons.
While working in New York he said that
fully one-third of the ragged and dirty
men that he met were college-bred men.
-Four hundred college men stood in the
bread line. hs. asserted Mercer also made
ne statement that IS per cent Of the
prisoners at Sing Sing were college grad
mates. He attributed the downward
course these men take 20 wine, women
and song" INDUCED in during college
days.
The Toledo fOhiol Board Of Educa-
tiox. has decided TO furnish free break.
fasts to all Of its school children who
NAV Be deprived Of ncurishmezt at home.
q soon as the service can De extended to
all of the school buildings The plan was
tried In one building last year with good
results TIE neal consisted Of hot cereal
or milk toast, breakfast meat and a glass
Of milk.
Sup<. Cooley Of the Chicago schools has
submitted 8 plan for the establishment Of
technical high schools for girls in each
section Of the city. in which me students
win Be taught cooking. sewing and other
strictly -womanIy" occupations without
the infexfere1ce Of boys"