New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-16
HIGH SCHOOL OF PENN
YLVhNIA-l862.

The last annual catalogue Of this Institution has
ust been cen, us by the President with the request
a, we hould call the sttention Of ders to is
contents. Ii is well known that for several yean
past there has been much talk about the necessity Of
agricultural colleges and industrial schools in tins
country more less similar to corresponding inst-
,ntioDs in Europe aud numerous attempts baye been
made BIZ State Legislatures and by publcspTiied
men 10 found such institutions. Almost all these al
iempts have been thus far singulaIly unsuccessful.
Nearly all the Middle and Western States have A.
tempted to found Agricultural Colleges, and have
been borng for tie last six eight yesrs 10 get up
suitable buildings, and yet not of them bas thus
far succeeded in getting their college buildings COM
pleted; several Of them have ATTEMPTED tocommsnce
operations and 90 on with partially completed build
incs. bet have gone down before graduating single
class.
H An attempt Of tbis Kind closed in this manner
about month ago, in this State, at Ovid. Similar
! ate mTis have met with Ike success in Michigan,
Iowa Illinois, and other Western States. From the
catalogue and circular before Us it would appear that
Pennsylvania il likely TO be more successful in her
attempt 10 found an Agricultural College. Through
the influence Of Judge Watts, II. N. McAlii-ter lad
other influential gentlemen of the PENNEY lvania
State Agricultural Society, the State Legislature in
1855 Incorporated the institution. In 1857 after q
cite bad been selected, and about $50 coo subscribed
70 tie institution, tie Legislature appropriated
$50 600 for the purpose Of erecting college buildings.
In February Of 1859, all the money al tn disposal II
the Trustees being expended, and only about one
third OF tie buildings, originally contempla ed,
HON al o.
ton in its then unfinished state for Students.
The school was at once filed to ito u,mostc apacty,
Il being rossbIe TO take only about 100 studen,s
The following wear, 1860, it Was also filed, and the
present year ls6l owing TO the disturbing causes AZ
work in tie country, ltd numbers have been reduced
to So II has thus been in successful operation Ior
three wears with unfinished college buildings. Lase
Winter however, tie Pennsy lvania Legislature, with
The advice of the liberalminded and pubic-spirited
Chief Executive Of that State, appropriated an add
tional $50 900 TO complete the college buildings and
the circular before us informs us that they will now
SION be entirely completed thus making room for
over 800 students.
The college buildings are, with the basement, SIX
stories high, and cover an area Of 79,2OO square
feet. aud when completed, will cost about sl2coOo.
There is also belonging 10 the nsutueIou iain Va
400 acres good limestone land, with all the requisite
out-buildiugs for full and complete farming opera.
tons making the total cost value OF the properly OF
the school about $4,000
The course of instruction is mainly devoted 70
science and tie Ordinary English branches ~ e"'
braces four wears Of study, and is designed :" NC
thorough as that Of any of the Agricultural oo"'e
of Europe. The graduates must have sone s1'ts
the ordinary college mathematical eonrfe' anu nav.
5;sd tho natural sciences as far as they are tugh'
n apv Of the scientific schools OF the country
All the work upon the farm is done by students;
each G heinz required to perform three hours manual
Ishor daily. This work ahords source OF revenue
., ,hs College 50 that the expenses OF tuition board
Go are met by the payment OF the very low sum Oh
.,oo NOR session of ten months. The college year Tor
So viii commence on Wednesday, the lsth OF Feb
nary. and close on Wednesday, the 18th oi Deeena'
Dor following. .,..
Persons DESTROYS of knowing more about TINS IN
.ttuton. with a view of sending students to H. OF
otherwise would do well to address the Piesiaon''
DIR. PuGH. Farm School, Centre County, Ia