Show ABOUT OTHE OTHER COLLEGES The U University of Michigan has r received a unique gift consisting of nearly one thousand different musical instruments Ex I Celebrity has great advertising power President McKinley visited visited visited vis vis- Mount Holyoke last commencement commencement commencement com com- and that institution opens with a registration of The public was informed that Dewey received a part of his edu- edu tion at Norwich University and Norwich now has a larger freshman freshman freshman fresh fresh- man class than ever before Ex a 3 The University of California will soon possess an auditorium capable of seating 2300 people Bids are being invited for an extension extension extension ex ex- tension to the Harmon Gymnasium ium which will increase the floor space of the exercise room from feet to and the seating capacity from to 2300 The enlarged building will have a stage feet in size with dressing rooms attached It is expected that the auditorium will willbe willbe willbe be completed by February 1 The Pennsylvanian The will of the late Dorman B. B Eaton provides for bequests of each for Harvard and Colum Columbia bia universities to found professorships to teach at Harvard Harvard Haryard Har Har- vard yard the science of government and at Columbia municipal 40 ence and administration In making making making mak mak- ing these bequests Mr Eaton disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed in a general way his ideas of the sort of instruction he wished to provide for Among other things that he hoped his Harvard professorship p might promote promote promote pro pro- mote was consideration of of the most appropriate and effective means of practical wisdom in our day for preventing corruption and partisan despotism in politics and government and for inducing and enabling the most worthy citizens to fairly exercise a controlling power in the republic It was his hope that that his Columbia professorship professorship pro pro- might contribute to the solution of the whole problem of municipal government A A true and safe municipal system he said is is yet to be erected in the United States He wished to aid aidin aidin aidin in erecting one and his lIis special reason for endowing this professorship professorship professorship at Columbia rather than elsewhere seems to be indicated by his remark that nowhere is patriotic and wise leadership on such a subject more needed or can it be more useful than in the city of New York There is no question about the high patriotism of Mr Eaton's intentions but how far university instruction in either either t the science of government or in municipal administration can be made to bear practical fruit is a matter of dispute and is already a good deal discussed It may be some sometime sometime sometime time yet before the funds for the two professorships are available Harpers Harper's Weekly |