Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-15
FRANKLIN COLLEGE,


IS THIS Institution, which is the first 0
h the kind that has been attempted il
i America, will commence its first session
c on Wednesday, the first day Of January
II ls45.
+, Franklin College was chartered BY the
=. Legislature Of Tennessee, January 30
, 1874, since which time a kitchen, 24by2O
@ feet, dining room GOby30, and a Col
\ Iege Edifce l2Oby40 feet, three stories
G high, containing a large hall, rooms for So
t Cietes and Rotations, and fifty rooms for
students, have been erected, and will be in
r. readiness by the time specified. The build
. ings arc Of brick, and Of the most subslan-
t tial character. The Trustees believing
coufidenially this Institution will be a de-
Cded Improvement on the present plan Of
training youth, and permanent benefit to
the country, avail themselves of this means
Of presenting to the public a synopsis of
the system which will be adopted, names
Of the faculty, costs of the establishment,
&c. The charter contempales a combi-
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.
l. PHYSICAL DEPARTMENT.
To secure health, vigorous constitutions.
sound minds, and good morals, suficien-
cy of Agriculture to teach the properties
and improvement of soils, the proper cul- |
tivotion of the different grains and grass
es, and The management Of farm stock, also |
Horticulture and Orchardmg, in all their
branches, and the Mechanic Arts, will be |
introduced. Each student, as an indis-
pensabIe pnrt Of his education, will devote
from two TO five hours per day, to some
one or more branches Of physical indus.
try. The profits Occruing 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, andit is fondly behev-
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 Classi.
cal Literature, Mathematics, and General
Science, will be adopted as at any Col.
Iege in the United States. A list Of books
will be given, with the laws of tho Insti-
ft,tt,p q, gg,r, nc rI, T't,.,lst. y,,, ,,.r,--.-
III. MORAL DEPARTMENT.
Under this head will be introduced Sa.
cred History, Music, Discipline, and Per
sona Accomplishments The Bible, An
cicnt Geography, History aud Dictiona-
ries, will be The only books employed in
Sacred History Music will be daily
exercise Of the College. The discipline
will be firm bat parental. A plain and
cheap uniform will be selected, SO soon as
will justify, and the greatest +,
pains will be taken to improve the man. !
lers Of students.
In addition TO the regular College de. !,
lurment Of Freshman, Sophomore, Junior +
and Senior classes, there will be Juyc.
nile and Preparatory department BOYS
liler arriving at the age of five years, will
% taken INTO the Juvenile department.,
md teacher or teachers will spend the (
whole time with them. =
In the Juvenile department. the first 9
principles of English education will be s
aughl. In the Preparatory department, e
iudcnts will be mado ready for the rogu- 7
ar classes Of the College. y
The Collegiate year will consist Of one
ession Of ten months or forty.two weeks, =
md no student will be taken for less y
inc, or from the time Of entering to the p
lose Of the session, and if the entry is r
made within two months Of the opening of n
he session, full price viii be charged - I
lalr the expense will be required when i
ludents enter College, and the balance the /,
rst Of June, in each year. I
CHARGES: n
Plain, substantial, and wholesome fare, n
omlorlable rooms, and fire wood, will be I,
FINISHED at SIXTY DOLLARS per annum. O.
Tuition fees, Juvenile department, $50 il
Preparatory do, 30 nj
College proper 10 n
Five dollars will be required from each II
ludcnt, as mairIcu'alIon foe, for The (,
urpose ofpurchasiug books aud apparatus n
thus Il will be observed the whole cost Of n
oardur. room.rcni, fuel and tuition, will B..
inqc from so 20 100 dollars per an11m q,
mdents will furnish their own rllms, Dad II
az for their washing; The Professor bfI
lusc will be entitled 10 "a SINAI. extra fec. L,
FACULTY; M
Tolbcrt FanniHq President and PROBES. \
or OF intellectual and Moral Science, Ma. !,
lal llisJorTAgrIcumre aud Horticulture. ii
4 " Loomis, ProG of Mllhemaiics Il
'bemI.iry Mechanic Arts, and Assistant
'rof oi Horticulture
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