The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-21
The Isa smIiue Umtverslsy.

For the present and In the future, The Ham.
line University, located in our town and started
under such ilattcring auspices. will largely con.
tribute to the growth and prosperity Of both
town and surrounding country. The present
position aud future prospects of this excellent
institution cannot be too highly estimated.
The college building stands on what a few
short years ago was Indian lands, aud which
even yet belongs to the government It's foun.
dation was dug upon soil where was plainly to
be seen, the results Of Indian tillage, and near
where yet stanlS the rude remains Of the In
dian's wgwam. The building already erected
is All imposing brick e,lihcc 3, by 81 feet, 3
stories high, and Is GO free in height from base
ment to cupola and is designed in future to he
used as a preparatory department II Is a
most convenient, well arranged and symmetr.
cal building.
The University wa. chartered by act Of the
Legislature Of Minnesota, on the '3rd OF March,
1854, AMI Is under the patronage Of the Me T..
Church.
Its endowment is principally derived from
the generosity Of Bishop Hamline. In the sun.
mcr of 1854. Rev. David Brooks visited Bishop
Hamlue. at Schenectady, y y. and secured
from him a donation Of $4,000 for an iDstitu-
non oI uiis KIM, lD w iNattu Oh W.; pa1hr VI
the Mississippi. by the efforts Of M. Brooks
and others, and by the liberal subscription of
citizens of Red Wing, il was finally determined
To locate the University ut Red Wing.
In November, 1854, the preparatory depart
ment was opened in room hired for the pnr-
pose and since then the institution has stead
lily prospered The number Of students the
first term was 3d. the second -, the third
q.
Is over - In December last. the srhool was
removed 20 the present comtnodions building
with large accession Of studcnts Among
the branches OF study taught the past year
were all the common English languages, Phi
los0phy, Chemistry, Analysis. History, Rhe-
toric. t'omp"sition. Algebra, the languages,
latin, Greek. Freneh, &e.. the various branches
| Of Mathematics and Music.
The present accommodations are excellent,
for the proper teaching II both sexes. with
laboratory. chapel. library and reading rooms,
school room reciiatlOn-rooms. rooms l'T draw
iug, painting and mgsic, pianos, a.. with
competent teachers In III braaches
The preSen. Facn,y consists of Rev. Jabez
Brooks. principal. Miss Louisa sherman, teach,
er 81 Modern language. Painting and Draw
ing, aod Miss Francs l.. Dunning. teacher oi
MuSl' am oFlJlN'Ntal Nhfh. " " H~ivbffi
that every pupil, male anil female, shall have "a
thorough aDd complete c,loca,ion. aiording tie
ladies' the ame Gciiities and advantage with
gentlemen.
We fetI proud 81 ou' University. 81 the sue.
| cess that la. attended il. a0d Of the really
practical and useful educational syssem adopted
I by ia Beard ~ Directors and Faculty 10
catesi 81 II Is IN of the Inost Pheasant villa
ges on thu Missi$ippi---in a moral and nielli-
gent community holding ont such induce
mcnts 10 both seve., W. baye M doubt il will
( largely add IN H. meuibcrs and nsfniness IN
this. the Second war of ia exis'eper. and uIs,
which il has nov faisy and successfully en-
/ tered. There ar" some other matters of Trac-
I tical character ld5ressssl to the pockets aDi
I interests of our citiens, which AZ will r@crve
/ for another article.
The espspsss u attending tho .ehea are a.
/ follow