Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-05
FRANKLIN COLLEGE,


on Wednesday, the first day of January,
1915.
Franklin College was chartered 5y Tie
Legislature Of Tennessee, January 40.
1874, since which lime kitchen, 24by20
feet, dining room 60by30, and Col.
lege Edifce l20by40 feet, three stories
high, containing large hall, rooms for So
cieties and recitalions. and fifty rooms for
students, have been erected, and will be IL
readiness by the time specified. The build.
ings are of brick, and of the most substan-
tial character. The Trustees believing
confdenlially this Institution will be a de.
clded improvement on the present plan Of
training youth, and permanent benefit to
the country, avail themselves of this means
of presenting to the public synopsis of
the system which will be adopted, names
of the faculty, costs of the establishment,
&c. The charter contemplales comb
nation of Physical, Intellectual, and Moral
Culture, and the Trustees and Officers are
of opinion this is the only plan upon which
an energetic, intellectual and moral race
can be reared up.
/. PHYSICAL DEPARTMENT.
To secure health, vigorous constitutions,
sound minds, and good morals, sufficien.
cy of Agriculture TO teach the properties
and improvement of soils, the proper Gull
tivation Of the different grains and grass.
es, and the management of farm stock, also
Horticulture and Orcharding, in all their
branches, and the Mechanic Arts, will be
introduced. Each student, as an indis-
pensable part Of his education, will devote
from two to five hours per day, TO some
one or more branches of physical indus
try. The profits accruing from the labor,
after paying for materials and rents, will
belong TO the students. This is the sys-
tenn which has been adopted in the best
colleges of Europe, and it is fondly beliey-
ed no department will be more pleasant
than the Physical in the United States,
when properly understood and put into
practice. Thus the rich will be taught the
value of property, and INDECENT and aspi-
ring young men will acquire the means of
paying for their education.
II. INTELLECTUAL DEPARTMENT.
As full courses Of English and Cassi.
cal Literature, Mathematics, and General
Science, will be adopted as at any Col
lege in the United States. A list of books
will be given, with the laws of the lnsti-
tuition, so soon as the Faculty can convene.
III. MORAL DEPARTMENT.
Under this head will be introduced Sa.
cred History, Music, Discipline, and Per.
sonal Accomplishments. The Bible, An
cient Geography, History and Dictiona-
ries, will be the only books employed in
Sacred History. Music will be daily
exercise of the College. The discipline
will be firm but parental. A plain and
cheap uniform will be selected, so soon as
circumstances will justify, and the greatest
pains will be taken 10 improve the man.
ners of students.
In addition to The regular College de-
partment of Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
and Senior classes, there will be Juve-
nile and Preparatory department. Boys
after arriving at the age of five years, will
be taken INTO the Juvenile department,
and teacher or teachers will spend the
whole time with them.
In the Juvenile department, the first
principles of English education will be
taught. In the Preparatory department,
students will be made ready for the regu-
lar classes of the College.
The Collegiate year will consist of one
session of ten months or forty.two weeks,
and no student will be taken for less
time, or from the time Of entering to the
close of the session, and if the entry is
made within two months of the opening of
the session, full price will be charged -
Half the expense will be required when
students enter College, and the balance the
first of June, in each year.
CHARGES:
Plain, substantial, and wholesome fare,
comfortable rooms, and fire wood, will be
furnished at SIXTY DOLLARS per annum.
Tuition fees, Juvenile department., $40
Preparatory do 80
College proper, 40
Five dollars will be required from each
student, as matriculation fee, for the
purpose ofpurchasing books and apparatos.
Thus il will be observed the whole cost Of
boarding, room-rent, fuel and tuition, will
range from 80 to 100 dollars per annum.
Students will furnish their own rooms, and
pay for their washing; the Professor of
Music will be entitled 10 a small extra fee.
FACULTY:
Tolbet Tanning, President and Profess
scr of Intellectual and Moral Science, Ma
iural History griculture and Horticulture.
l. ". Loomis, Prof. Of Mathematics,
Chemistry, Mechanic Arts, and Assistant
Prof. Of Horticulture.
John Eichbaum, Prof of Ancient Lam
guages. and assistant Prof of Agriculture
and Horticulture.
E. S. Chandler, Prof Of Music.
EnpninO. Princinal of prena rntorv