The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15
REPORT.


WaTNhdH tHitersHy
The students OF the Marshall Univ....
were examined on the 2:id aud oath oC ny
reuber.
The examination lasted two d.y,
most thorough, aud gave tho highe,, A.,
faction to all present.
The examination was conducted unor
honest. open aud liberal plan. Tn. +
s,ructcrs were not afraid to have ,bs,
oil, questioned by any one present. T''
sought the lair and impartial examinauoa. !,
every one. Such examinations copda.,',
in tins liberal manner, are void Of even A.
appearance of deceit aud imposition. G,,.
drrei, and imposition may be praciiced !,
nm TIA, people, hy combining the exam.
,ions to the teacher alone. lie may h,,.
ia. students well trained on u few po,,,'
,o ms ,o show to good advantage: Win,
all probability. they are entirely gnoran,
the subject matter ct the study. E,,.
though they ma, be properly tIained l.,
vh the teacher cautiously avoids phs,
an oppnriunll, TO the company 10 a.k as-,
,inns. tat confines his invitation to s,m.
,vn or ihfee, who often SNOW more aha.
growing cotton, than examining s,udeo,
IN the sciences. he gives evidence lat ls,s
such i, the cIirtunl that either he OF |.
,tudrnt. arr wulull, j, iiricnt This |. "A.
o,l, conclusion To vblrh we can com.
when we Sec eva .aiustions conducted lin,
such wn, careful, Wolded by the ieasa,u
In the Marshall University.
They lrlt aud were conscious Of nv,
own qualifications they inspired the ss.
dent. with III. same; aud they were ros
,ciens that the, really were 10 be exam \
on auy pat of the stuti pursued last Sc,
sion. Consequently, they were free
extending then invitations to any one prs
eut.
To mention all the clssses would be d,
tedious; we. therefore, shall speak Of d,
two departments
The examination in the mathematical 4.
paftm,nt. gave evidence OF immense labr
ia the students, aud great tact and sblIr
in Professor " lliamson. The classes ras
rcd from Davies Primary Arithmetic, VI
the sixth book OF Davies Geometry. TIL
smallest class-boys from seven 10 ten
we're able to solve any problem proposed
The class in the school arithmetic
ten 10 iuurteeu-cnuld most readily sos
ary problem given III m, up to BANK Dr
count. The class in the University Ea
ton, N which there may he found the mo,
difficult ariihmeticnl problems, complsA
the obulr work. AMI could readily s"lSrhs
most difficult questions given them by N
whole company selected th'"ugh"u' -
whole book / he class IN elemental al.s
bra nearly cont lcird the treatise. and ar'
thoroughly examined ~ the most dI'icai
problems. Not one in the class failed 1;
any problem assigned him. The Boud@
class nearly com, lrt.d the Whole woh
and were perfectly familiar with ever
prnh m a, Gar ~ thu, bad advanced. In
class in t.enmet'y prrt"fned equal to SCI
n \ ale or the hest Eastern Colleges IN
unn Der aud book % each proposition uA
my gwen the students, who Invariably
demonstrated every proposition thus draw
with most per ,ri accurrcY. such We Sci
4 IN meet with IN Tbs Western county,
The chs.es N English Grammar, gave
.v t,cucc of thorough training. The bow
composing these classes were most Of ihr@
quite small aud we did not expect them u
Comprehend tn" 1riuriplcs aud laws d
g,ammIr. Bot they gave evidence of
} Hear understanding of the same ~Sf'
certainly shows that the Instructors
thi, department well understood their bus
ness
W. como now to notice the c'asscalds
pa TN ut conducted by Professor frili
the Yr ,id,nt. The Latin 81 s'rs ranss'
through Lib,r pimas. Reader, Caesar a@
Sallusi
Those in the two first we did not keS,
hu' werc Informed they passed tne ~
animation. The class in Caesar Was e'e'
ci,cd in the second, ,hrd, aud lonr'h l'oost
rhcv read the Latin rs tlnentl, as ib'I
would English, and translated freely mani
of lhc most difficult passages. ass's"ra
them hv persons present, They s*e"*s
familiar with every portion through waN,
they had passed during IN" scs>i"n 'h't
rave evidence Of much ard labor and ski
in the Instructor. The class in >a'u's
performed equally ~ well, AID esne"
more knowledge Of the laws nj the h'
gnace. Tho class IN Greek rad some
the mas, diflirnl' speeches found IN Memo
phons Annha.is We wef-very much pless
ed: for it Is the first Interesting esam'n'
ton we have heard IN long time IN W.
rhs.'e aud highly polished language wv
confirmed our belief that VIZ. Petit IS"
good linsuisi ~ Mathematician, the rr
.mnntirn taken MS whole, We firmly ~
love. never in this place has been eqna'ea
III, character of this Institution is now
i,bli,hrd. aud commends itself to the P''
ronage Of every intelligent parent.
{. 4 FRAZER.
". 4. y. " ARD,
HALL