Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-27
University Of Wisconsin.


organization offers rare advantages
to the young men and women of our
State for pursuing course of study,
and has deservedly received good
patronage the last year, there being
about five hundred in attendance.
President Chadbourne has been pre-
vailed upon to remain another year.
The following circular has recently
been issued:
The University of Wisconsin, rs
now organized, embraces several
colleges and departments.
In the College of Arts the course
of study consists of Modern Langua !.
ges, Literature and Natural Sciences,
together with such other studies as
are usually pursued in colleges, ex>
cept the Ancient Languages. Neith>
er Latin or Greek is required for
entrance Qr::graduation, but they may
both be pursued to any extent as OPP
tlonal studies.
The Department of Agriculture is
now well organized under the special
direction Of Prof w. w. Daniels,
lately of the Michigan Agricultural
College. The University owns 235
acres of land for an experimental
farm. The land is worked under
the direction Of the Professor OF Ag>
riculture. The Wisconsin State Hor>
ticultural Society is also conducting
experiments on a portion of the lands
set apart by the regents for this pur>
pose.
The course of study may be com.
pleted in single year by advanced
students, or it may require three
years for its completion, according
to the time spent in the Laboratory
or practical Agriculture.
TIE new Analytical Laboratory is
so far completed as to offer very de-
sirable facilities to those who wish
TO become special students in Chem
ical Analysis.or Applied Chemistry
The Department of Military Tao
tics and Civil Engineering, is just
now taking recess, and the students
are requested not to make any ex-
penditures for uniforms until mott.
fed by the President of the Univer-
sity.
The course OF study ia the College
of Letters is intended to be the same
as in the best colleges, embracing
Ancient and Modern Languages
Mathematics, Literature and Science
In the Preparatory Department
young men are fitted for entering
either the College of Letters or til,
College of Arts and it's Departments
The course in this Department. Il
now reduced to one year. Thos'
who enter it are subject to the same
rules and are allowed the same priv
ileges as college students.
Students who have graduated a
either College of the University, @
at any other College of equal rank
can remain in the University as Res
ident Graduates, and have the priv
lege of attending any lectures o
other exercises of the under gradual,
class. They can also pursue any
branch Of Literature or Science un-
der the direction of the Presiden
and Faculty. If they devote TIVE
whole years to study, they may, OF
examination and recommendation o
the Faculty, be admitted to the de-
gree of Doctor Of Philosophy.
Students who do not desire to en-
ter either College may attend suci
lectures or re&tations as they ar,
prepared for, in either College, fo
such time as they may choose, bu
they are under the same regulation
as to attendance and punctuality
as those belonging to the Colleg'
classes.
FEMALE CoILEGE.-What was for
merry the Normal Department ha
been constituted, by the Regents, :
Female College, with its own build
ing and public rooms and a separate
Board of Instruction. The building
and everything relating to the gov
eminent of this College is under thu
special direction Of the Preceptress
The President of the University anC
the Professors give instruction il
their several departments, and The
students have the privilege of attend
ing the University lectures, but al
recitations and other exercises are
entirely distinct from those in The
other Colleges. The course of study
requires four years fer its completion
Board is furnished in the college
building, under the charge OF The
matron, to those who desire it, fol
So q week.
Important additions have beer
made, the past year, to the means fol
teaching chemistry and other natura
sciences. AS funds increase from the
sale of lands. constant additions vii
be made to the Board of instruction
and to the means for teaching the
Sciences in all the applications to the
Arts.
1t is the aim of theUniversity t.
meet the wants of every student in the
State. 1t therefore furnishes a wide
range of optional studies for all and
by special vote Of the Regents, the
Faculty may excuse student from
any study in either course, and sub.
stitute for it any other of equal edu-
cational value.
Tuition in either COLLEGE, Sc pei
term. Room rent, including use Of
stove, 81 per term. Fuel for public
rooms, in winter term, So; in spling
and summer terms, 81. Students
from other States admitted on the
same terms. Hereafter tuition will
not be taken for q less time than one
term.
The Fall Term will commence
Wednesday, August rs, 1869. The
Winter Term will commence Wed
nesday, December 8, 1869. The
Summer Term will commence March
%, 1870.
A CoUNTERFEITER' TRIcK.-A
practical counterfeiter is well ND to
the deceifful dodpas of Tho dow Do