New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-03
THE PEOPLES COLLEGE.

The following Circular Will serve 70 Indicate NO"
much has been done, and how much remains 10 DC
done toward the establishment of College wherein
Practical and General Education shall be combined
with daily manual labor. The enterprise is great
one; those who most need ts benefits are able to do
least toward bringing those benefits within the
reach of themselves and others. Yet every one
can do something if he will; and if those who
write TO know when the College will open would
do little toward preparing it to open, their IN
quries might soon be satisfactorily answered. We
hear that the Trustees, in order to expedite the
work have offered four years free tuition to any
one subscribing or procuring subscriptions of $1,000
toward the founding of the College. If the two
hundred aud twenty-five applicants for admission as
students would each procure such subscriptions,
the College might open within year. Meantime,
we commend to all the contents of the following
Circular
PEOPLES COLLEGE.
DEAR SIR: At late meeting Of the Trustees OF the
Peoples College, the undersigned was instructed 10
correspond with officers Of the different Agricultural
Societies of the State respecting this Institution.
The efforts OF the patrons and friends OF this College
10 elevate labor TO unfold the various and complicated
principles of our existing Machine power, TO give
10 afford the advantages of extended education 70
large numbers of youth who without some such aid
as they propose, never enjoy them, are 1t Is be-
lieved, generally approved.
The design OF the College is briefly explained in the
enumeration of the several Professorships which IL is
Intended 10 maintain in IL, viz;
lst Professorshp Of Natural and Revealed Theology
I'd. or Intellectual and Moral Philosophy.
81 Of yuPrudsI zee and rohci EsCgGy
sth. OF Ancient and Modern History.
9th. OF English Literature, Rhetoric, and Oraiory
eth OF Taste applied to the Arts and OF the History Of tue
sh OF Anatomy Physiology Hygiene, and Veterinary.
h OF Natural History comprising Zoology iehthyolo ana
10th OF chemistry, Botany and Mneralogy.
18th or rrcutra Chemistry and Chemistry applied to
18th. Oh Practical A gicnure.
lab. OF msthemstics end Natural Philosophy.
18th OF the Application Of the Sciences to the Arts compns
ing Architecture, Engneenng, Sc
nth. OF the Latin and Greek Languages
ls;h OF the Modern Languages.
lSb Principal Of the Preparatory Department
And by the following extracts from the Records of
the Trustees:
Resored Th, there shall be established three Course. Of
Classical scientific aud Provisional Select aud for admission
the Department students shall be required to qs
pursued in order to admission TO other Colleges Of the state
students denns to pursue the sesans TG n
Geography Arithmetic and Algebra through simple
admission the Provisional Select Course Of study no
more ha be required than that the student shall have capacity
culture sufficient 10 enable him to pursue with poh 70 h
The length OF the College Course to be pursued in
the Classical and Scientific Departments TO enite stu
dents in the 10 the degree OF Bachelor OF Arts
and in the other to that of Bachelor OF Science, shall
be four years. Students however, who may enter the
College with the intention OF pursuing Select Course
Study SHALL the close of their course be entitled
10 an examination in the branches pursued by them
and if meritOrious certificate, or diploma care
fully written and signed by the President OF the Col
ege and such other persons as may be hereafter des
abon Inecifv the branches
sued by them.
Ii shall be the object of the trustees, lst. To
range the exercises Of students as 70 qualify them on
graduation 10 enter at once upon the business Of their
choice ID To elevate labor by requiring each stu
dent 10 work upon the farm in the shop, portion OF
FIVE days week. 81. To afford adults opportunities
of pursuing any iavorite branch OF study;
The farm and workshops are 10 be models OF inlta-
ton II is also intended that here may be seen and
procured the finest specimens OF mechanism, the
choicest varieties OF fruits grapes roots Ae adapted
to this climate with the information essential TO their
culture. The best machines and implements adapted
10 mechanical and agricultural industry, with iun
and particular description OF their uses
Resoired That The trustees val make earnest e5o s .e
DOT 2O the College and they intend 70 furnish
employment by which the students may earn portion 1t east
The College Buildings when completed will hay
cost but little short Of 100000. The man edihe'
which i 2I6 feet long and 81 wide, with rearward
proiecton from the center Of 10 feet by d. made OF
stoned BRICK has been carried up four stories above
Inc basement, al AN expense OF more than sVVW' III
WILL Providence permitting, be finished and ready Tor
be reception Of students by September, 1850. The
farm owned by the trustees, was purchased al the
cost OF about SIS 600 and the apparatus and Libraries
necessary 10 the Institution must be purchased at an
expense OF some $50 600 TO sustain eighteen comee-
tent Professors in the College will require II Is be-
lieved the annual interest on $500 ,OOO.
Liberal donations are expected from many wealthy
gentlemen In different parts of the State 10 found the
Institution and 70 sustain il. But the College needs
extensive aid.
Trusting that you fully sympathize in this great
deraking is t presenting too much to ask, that You
will either by resolution in its favor in brief adj
dress or in other way bring 70 the atentisn OF
the agriculturss Of the Association over which you
preside, at its next meeting!
We hope that so 600 can be raissd in each county
of Western New-York to establish Prvfessorshp
in the College, to be called by the name Of the county
giving the money, by subscriptions Of so and 500
l. and upwards made payable in nsallments Of four or
Eve wears without interest Can ths be done, do You
think in your county, What is il probable your As
ISOLATION would say TO this proposition
an, Sir, very respectfully, yours &c, $780,,
OEce ef As Peop9es College,, ANUS BhUWN
Hsvsns schuyer Co. ~ r., Aas 81, issa President