New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-19

MIscoSsIN UyrvERsfIY.-This institution is To-
Gated ia Madison one nile west OF the CAPITOL Tue
original endowment by Congress, consisting OF
,ey,pytvo sections of lard selected for the support
Of q State University Will Yield under existing ap-
praisals about lsU 900. Under the management ot
the Board OF Regents, this sun has been materially
enlarged. The total properly Of The UAIyefsi'y may
now be set down at s2O5, o0o over and abo 70 all
cebts and liabilities or this sun the productive
fund whose annual interest IS applicable TO the cur
rent eJpcnses Of The nsitu ion will, at the close o.
this year, amount to at least 500, 600. Tue residue
consists In the value of the $ 10 and the buildings
thereon library. cabinet apparatus, ant the an odd
balance Of the original grant of University lands
which lss item Is IN process of rspd conversion into
produc i've fund By sale and investment The chars OF
n.trrction now filled, including the Chineelors de-
paItmeDt are: 1T, Of Mo- u aud Political Philosophy
I'd, Of Mathematics aid Natural Philosophy; 81, 81
Cls-- cal Language aud Liieraiare aud 4th, % the
Physical SeieBces and their applications. Tho Board
OF Reg ents their meeting the 7th inst, elected
IA ue Chair of Mental Philosophy, Llgic, Rhetoric
ard Engii-h Literature, Prot. Daniel Reif, OF the
University OF Indiana. Prof Read will eater upon
the dut OF bis office the completion OF tho secout
University edice now in process Ut erection, and WI
bring b. the department dceoTyediy liSh profess
sinnal md personal Iepptlon. As = permanent fea-
ture IN tie plan of the University It shoald DO stated
that normal instruction TO teachers classes will DO
r, ndertd by the chair Of Euglish Ltoraturs aud ia
-ttucton 10 classes in Az cultura science by that OF
Chemistry &c. Instruction ia German and Ffench
form al optional porOn of the cole gate course, ADD
annual provisions viii DC M lde in that behalf I'LL tho
Char Vi Modern Languages shall be permanently
filled. The Preparatory Department is under tho im-
nediate charge of tine Tutor and 50 arranged as TO
make lis Instructions thorough snd effective. Stu
dents desrous of pursuing select portions OF the
course, msy do 80 in cOnnexiOn with the regular
cas-os in the COLI giate aud prep Itory departments
The University offers ample facilities to this class oi
the Young of the state The site OF the instl'u-
ton containing fifty acres, has been admirably se.
lecied For beauty OF situation, and the more solid
advantages Of location, t IL unrivaed. One edlhce
has been occupied since the autumn OF 1889 aud the
second will be completed in the Of the coming
yetr. Ihoso buildings, beside nine public rooms for
lecture, recitation, library and scientific collections,
will contain forty private studies, with twice the NUM-
Der OF lodgiDg-ioOms for the use OF students. Tho
efounds will 10 suably laid out add arranged; and
en- order has just been made TO plant Or xt spring
ore thousand fruit trees within The enclosure. The
adv ani9ges OF this we-ehdOwed aud well-appointet
State University, aro offered almost gratnitously to
the yOune men OF Wisconsin and other States. The
tuition fee is but a per term of thirteen week., An
additional public endowment now 10 prospect, will
eI abe the Board of Regents to dispense with term
b lis altog ether and 10 crown our state system Of
grafuifous instruction. by free institution OF learning
of the hi hest grade.