Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-03-12

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ings for the accommodation of the pupils
professors, officers, and domeslics o! ,hs
institution. and for al! the purposes Of q
great model farm.
4. The purchase Of books, philosophi
cal apparatus, farm stock, and implement.
If every description.
S. The appointment Of eight Professors
! and the requisite number of assistant tea
chers. in the various departments of in
, siruction.
6. The appointment Of farm over
seer, house steward, and a matron
having the power Of employing the requisite
domeslios in their respective departments.
On these .ix heaos | will remark iI
their order
l. The Board of Regen,s.-l, is neces.
sary !or the original organization Of the
institution. ard for The proper direction o
II, that there should be an acting body
suPer:orlG authority 10 its resident officers
having The same relation TO it which con
lrollers have 10 common schools, or trus.
tees TO colleges. The Board of Regents
should regulate the fiscal affairs of The in
>l'uiion, appoint the Professors ana officers,
decide upon the eligibility of pupils. aud
generally exercise all powers incident to
these. They should make, in rotation,
monthly visits 10 The institution and semi.
annually in body. and present to The
Legislature an annual report OF their
transactions, and If The condition Of The
institution. As their efficiency wOuld,in a
rrea, measure, depend upon their special
experience. their term of Office should no,
| be less than three years. In order that
each section of the State should be properly
represented in lie board. the Senatorial
districts from the first 10 ihe--inclusivP,
he districts from ihe-io ,he-incu-
>i,e, and The districts from ihe-io The
- inclusive, might respectively elect one
Regent, IN cunsecu'i,e years, so that only
one new member should enter the board
w!thin any one year.
2. Ttc Land. lo]y Of land pur-
chased should lie not less than one thou.
-and acres. allnrdlng TO all The pupils a
>ullicleH. area for The practice OF lIiage,
alter deducling srace for woodands, ORCH
ards, pleasure grounds, yards, and build
in@s. LIS surface should be diversified b,
mil ard m adow, adapted. in its several
points, 10 Ihe hest culture, not only of grair =,
bul ui vegetables and fruits, and 10 The
raising OF al. kind, OF stock.
3 There should be principal house.
Sufficiently extensive for the domestic and
| school accommodation Of The pupils, and
| certain number If The teachers, 'ifcers.
aud domes,cs neat, IL, not costly d"e!l.
lnSs, for The professors; stables and the
oul-houses generally Of well improved
iarm, and requisite for every purpose o!
The establishment.
In The plan If these buildings. ias,e. as
well rs strict economy. should be consul
ted, and each o,e ui us Kind should he II
model Of beauli!ul Gesi.n as well rs con-
vtnieLce
4. Books. {! teitra.-Besides lie books
requisite Tor school studies, there should
be library founded, and cabinets formed
in the various dephr'mfn's OF science.
The phi'os"l heal apparatus should en-
brace he Gsrum' MS # an observatory.
sl,h a suitable building for their use.
S. TEACHERS 1T Is assumed that no,
less Than eight professors, with sixteen as
sisranrs, would suffice for the various
branches o! instruction, and for The main
enancc oil discipline among The numacr OF
pupils proposed. The miscellaneous course
should be % comprehensive. that the grad
uaies Of The institution might, with The
single exc' plion of the ancient languages,
he on n footing with those Of any university
IN the country, aud superior in certain
branches of knowledge. Its aims should
lie eminenily practical, iluslrali and pro-
motive o. The utIllnrian and progressive
>piri, Of The age.
The course OF instruction is indicated IN
the following lis, of teachers
Professor If English Literature ard Mental Philoso-
ply ege,o rIesiten, of the Faculty. with two asss
tan; teachers in the primary departments:
Professor Of General History and Political Economy
! with as iStsnt:
| 4 Professor of Mathematics, with two assistants:
Professor of Practical Farming and Rural Architcc
! ture. with Fix ;ssi>tants:
Prpfessor OF Agricultural Chemistry, General Chem
! istry, Geology, and iiotany, with two ASSISTANTS:
| A Professor OF Natural Philosophy, Mechanics, and
| Engineering, with two ass.stInts:
A Prof ssor Of Comparative Anatomy and er-o-Hcio
! Physician of the Institution
| Professor Of the German Language, with ono asss
| tant.
Ia this lit, the number o! Professors is
eight, and Of assistants sixteen. Six o! the
latter should be females, " hu are not tnly y
rhoro'iy competent as teachers. but whose
influence on the moralsand manners ol boy 5
is essential 10 their proper cultivation.
6. OEcers.-A farm over,eer, house
steward, and mdtron, II Is assumed. would
require twenty-five assistants and d"me>.
,ics for the mechanical and meDial labor C1
the establishment.
The Financial Features of The Project.
10 estimating the original and current
expenses of the INSTITUTION, care has been
taken 10 obtain reliable data. Certain liens
Of Collation. mus, necessarily be arbitrary
hui need not ,xreed, IL is believed. The
a iouni, stated. The following is an exhl-
nir OF the probable cost of founding and
maintaining an establishment
| ORIGINAL OUTLAY.
'ns Scre ..'1'a"' $4,000 ct
prensTinr the land for it, purroses and or'ct-
! inr al the requisite lBidings furnishing the -.
same fer domestic and Institutional uses, $4,000 "