Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1906 — SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES [ARTICLE]

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

Mrs. Louisa N. Bullard has given the Harvard Medical school $52,000 to establish a chair of neuropathology. Judge Harvey R. Keeler of Cleveland has been Offered the position of dean of the law department of the West Yirginia uniretsityv »•• ——r 1 v■ Ambassador Whitelaw Reid sent a check from London recently for the Miami university library fund, in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of his graduation in June. Dr. Esther B. Van Bemen, instructor in Latin and arclueology at the Woman’s college, has recently been appointed holder of the Carnegie fellowship so- classical research work for one year in the American School for Classical Studies in Rome. Dean Kirchwey of the Columbia law school was recently annoyed by the shuffling of feet just previous to the dismissal of one of his classes. Looking over his glasses, he remarked: “Just a moment, gentlemen. I have still a few more pearls to cast.” *** The Columbus (Ohio) board of education recently advanced the salaries A teasers to a maximum of $750 in the elementary grades nnd of S7OO in other grades. The minimum salary is Increased to $43 a month. Principals are to receive $1,230. At Hoboken. N. J., the minimum salary after Sept. 1 will be $61)0 and this will be increased at the rate of S4B a year until a maximum of SI,OOO is reached. Principals will start nt SI,BOO and increase SIOO a year up to $2,200. There is a straight "H-ycars age limit for the employment of children as wago earner* In Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland. Indiana, Massaetniserrr, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin. The Hebrew technical school for girls at Second avenue and Fifteenth street. New York City, was formally dedicated Monday. The object of this school i* to (each gifTs how to do worthy WOT*. TH4 classrooms are complete in equipments for the teaching of cooking, dressmaking, typewriting, bookkeeping and other profitable arts.