Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-08-22
REPOTTOFTHE EXAMINING COM .
M1TTEE OF CENTENARY COL.
LEGE OF LOUISIANA

REPO1T OFTHE EXAMINING COM.
M1TFEE or CENTENARY COL.
LEGE or LOUISIANA.
The committee appointed by the FacuI.
ty Of "CeDtenary College of louisiana"
10 attend the examinations Of the different
Glasses In that Institution, submit the fol.
lowing report:
II is due 10 the Trustees, az we'll az the
Patrons Of this Institution, 10 state, in the
outset, that IN religious opinion, q majority
OF the committee dissent from the tenets of
the Methodist Church. It IT,, therefore.
to be supposed that no seolarinn influence
can prejudice the committee IN offering 10
the public the result Of ther labors.
The examination Of the students of The
Preparatory School commenced nm the
2Oth. and terminated on the 91st inst, To
do full justice TO this department would re-.
quire more time than can at present bs
devoted toit. The various classes were
examined in those studies which nfo strict.
ly preparatory 10 a collegiate course, as
we'll rs in the branches of n mere %elernen.
tary education; and while the committee
bear willing testimony to the progress Of
tho tndents, they as readily award 10 the
teachers all tho credit 10 which such pro.
gross entities them.-Ihe system Of edu.
cation here pursued is The 50 me as that
usually taught in our best Academies. The
instruction ls extensive and accurate, and
the Student 10 taught not only the thoughts
Of others, but what is Of much more i'm.
%portance, the art of thinking correctly for
himself. To those who do not wish 10 pir.
sue n regular collegiate course, the com.
mlttee would particularly recommend this
department, as alIording every facility 10
qualify young men for tho active business
Of life. #
The examination in the College proper
commenced on the 22d, and terminated on
tho 25th inst. II il n matter Of sipeere
coBgratuIation with the members of the
committee to DO able to report 80 fayora.
bly, upon the condition of this department.
he higher compositions of the Glasses.
the abstruser branches of Mathematics
and the moro difficult HBd refined depa,t.
ments OF natural science were ell brought
under review, and The young men acquit.
ted themselves with a degree of pro6eien.
cy seldom equaIled, and in the opinion of
the committee rarely surpassed. While
wo freely confess that a superficial exa.
minatlon 10 not a strict test OF SchoIarship,
yet SO thorough and searching was the one
just concluded, that NEITHER The ignorance
The student, Dol the unfaithfulness of
The Professor, could possibly have escaped
detection. Mere superficial instruction
could never have enabled the student to
pass through such an ordeal.
That which, chiefly commanded the atten-
ION on Inc Committed was the accuracy of
me institution in each departments of study
Whatever is taught In well taught, and mel.
Their The age Of the student nor the pride of the
can advance a young man to a posi-
lion in College above that 10 which industry
and strict application entitle him.
The Oldest Institution in the country can
not array a more extensive course of study
han that which at present is pursued in Cen. |
.enafy College of Louisiana. Although her
is but brief, yet every problem of
Mathematics IRON the lowest elements of Geo
netry to the highest formulas OF the Calculus,
grade of the classics from the simpie
'~astoraIs Of Virgil to the more tcrse and obs.
;ure compositions Of Tacitus, and every pyip.
Of mental and moral science from ALL
hors Of admitted reputation are here ta1pht
md expanded.
The Committee were well pleased to learn |
bat the discipline Of the College is of the
order. The gentlemanty department
IT the young men is a matter of much COM.
nendatioa. The greatest harmony appeats
o prevail between The Faculty and Sfndentp. |
nd It seems 10 BIZ the desire of all to avoid
my thing calculated in the least 10 disturb the
friendly relations which at present exist.
such ia the condition Of Centenary College
Louisiana, aud such Is the nature Of the
INSTRUCTION. to be found within her halls. We I
enjoin upon The denomination under
whose charge she ustengibly exists rot 10
rove unworthy the high trust which they
ave voluntarily assumed. We charge them
o beware Of an Indifference, which ifpermlt.
ed 10 exist will most assuredIy destroy tbc
prospects Of this institution. II
hey prove recreaut to whom can they look for
uppoftl To them is intfusted the enviabla
abor of raising an institution peculiarly alap.
ed To the wants aud wishes of the peoale OF
he South. Iftbey acqnit themselves Of The
oble trnai; If they liherate the South from
or servile dependence upon the North for the.
ducation Of her sons; if they open I'D 10 the
Dung men Of The State of Louisiana a foun-
ain Of solid and useful Instruction, thew will
onfer a boon upon even the present genera.
for which their memories will be cherish
q long after the projectors of this enterprise
ball have passed away. And we invoke on
. behalf not only the patronage of tho Me.
lodist church, but also the hearty support of
good people Of the State. This enterprise
worthy of commentator and should not be
'et with indifference. If the cause ofedn-
alton y to prosper, if the reproach of exiting
ur children for a term of years is to be re-
loved; the people Of the South, and more es.
the people of Louisiana and Missis.
Ippi must come forward and sustain this ms.
tuition with their good wishes and PATRONAGE.
Jackson, La, July 25th, 1916.
AS. PERKINS, M. D., Chair. of Com.
GEO. MoCLELLAND.
A.. HAGAMAN.
WIN. H. PORTER.
T.. T. MFRRICK, I
j. r. MCLEAN, {