Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-29
Educational Notes.

DR.. James c. Hepburn Of East Orange,
n. j.. Princcton's oldest living graduate,
is row 81. Graduated in 1892, he was for
many years a medical missionary in Japan.
Prof. Persinger OF the department OF
American history has arranged a series of
lectures on Lincoln and his times which
he VIII give In several towns in the state
during the Easter vacation.
Prof. Bliss Perry of the English litera-
ture department of Harvard university has
been appointed TO lecture at the University
OF Paris under terms of an exchange lee
ture fund established by James Hazen Hyde
of New York.
Plans are made TO observe Arbor day
at the state farm this year. and the idea
has been suggested, The details are in the
hands of a committee consisting of Regent
COPELAND, and Profs. Burnett, Emerson
and Bessey. The plan was suggested by
Regent George Coupland.
Lewis Nathaniel Chase, late professor
OF English In the University of Louisville
ana formerly a student and tutor I'm COM
parative literature at Columbia, has been
University OF Bordeaux for the coming
academic year. He has been asked by
the university to offer a course open to
only to holders of the doctcrate.
Girls in the high school at Brooklyn have
q new study, nothing more nor less than
a study Of the science of boxing. The
mothers do rot take very kindly to the
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things and objected very seriously when
they saw the young women standing up In
a sparring attitude. The girls, of course,
think II very great fun, and will, no doubt,
soon be the equals Of their brothers in the
contests.
The botany department Is receiving al
most every day, calls for young men to
accept positions either as instructors or
along the line of research work. These
calls come from the Department of Agri-
culture and the eastern colleges. and good
that not men enough qualify in botanical
work to fill the positions. Many women
a k the work in botany and are excellent
students, he says. but the government and
most OF the colleges prefer men In this line
of work.
"a number Of institutions are begging
for presidents" says the New York Globe.
And some Of them have been going over
the material within view for years to-
gether. From pillar to post, from clergy
man to layman, from professor to poll
t~ician-this man has one thing In his favor,
that one another, but almoet no one COM
bines the required virtues with the inclina-
ton to be persuaded. Your college presi-
dents position is a difficult one. and is
becoming more and more so as the years
go by. Sometimes It would almost seem
to come to this. that IL the presidency is
to accomplish all expected of 1t, the single
headed system must be done away with and
not be difficult to fill the office II TO one
man could be given all the strictly acade-
mic duties, 10 another the financial work,
and to a third the public speaking"
Next year the university will have a
new commandment of cadets. as the term
of Captain John G. Workizer will expire
at the end OF the present year. A United
States army officer Is appointed to the
position for a period of three years. and
may be allowed To stay for a year longer,
But no officer is permitted to be away
from his regiment longer than a period OF
four years, with a years service with
them. Captain Wurkizer is now serving
his fourth year at the university and after
the end OF the school year he will Join
his regiment, Company !, Second Infantry
poets to go to the Philippines with the
regiment, where they will serve for two
and a half years. Captain Halsey Yates
has made application for the position OF
commandant at the university and his ap-
| pllcation IS being considered.