The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
An important Matter.

WNcursrER, Tenn, June 10, III, {
The attention Of the public is called
0 the following circular letter which
las been forwarded to me: ~
EAST TENNESSEE UNIVERSITY,
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 2, lS7l.}
G. II, Bean, Esq.,,
DEAR SIR: The Trustees Of this In
stitution are earnestly DESTROYS that
the State Industrial College, establish
cd in East Tennessee University shall
fulfill the purpose Of its CREATION ana
educate the industrial classes Tor the
various cmploymcnts of mature lIle'
especially for agricultural and me
chanical pursuits. In order 10 40
| this, it is important that the Trustees
shall have the sympathy and coop
Grafton of some friends Of education
and industry, in the various counties
| of the State. AS You are o member
eject Of the next Legislature, we ven
ture to indulge the hope that you viii
give the Trustees your assistance in
this good work and we therefore re-
spcctlully osk your attention toihe%ol'
lowing statement, viz: .
lst. We have provided besides the
usual classical college course, two
other Courses Of Study, one for Ag-
ricultural Students and the other for
students in the Mechanic Arts. These
courses run through four years, and
we prefer that youths who come to US
should take one or other Of them and
be properly graduated.
End. II is probable however that
there are many young men in the State
who wish to acquire a good education
1T college, but cannot spend the time
and money for that purpose, which q
regular four years course requires.
We have therefore provided two addi.
tional Courses Of Study, one Agrlcui,
tural and the other Mechanical, which
can be completed in Two years. Foi
admission to either Of these courses,
the young mar must be eighteen years
old, be Of good moral character, anu
be well vcrscd in Reading, Writing
Arithmetic and Geography,
id. With n view to bring the ben.
Gifts of the institution within the reach
) of young men in the State, whose
means are very small, we have made
for them these arrangements:
(A) Board (without lodsing,) at
two dollars per week.
>, (B) Use ofroom for lodging, fifty
cents per month or if the student is
INDECENT, free of charge.
(C) Free transportation from col
lcge to the students home, over the
Memphis q Charleston, the North
western, the Nashville " Chattanooga
and the East Tennessee, Virginia d
Georgia Railroads, if the student has
paid full fare in coming to the Col
lcgc.
JD) Furniture for room from maj
ufacturers, including Chair, Table, Cot
c Frame, Mattrass, and Wash Stand.
D., each student $1,000. (Thesc can be
sold again at Il fur valuation when
tho student leaves College,
! (E) Work on the College Farm oil
grounds can be had by students, fol
which they will be paid. This will
help to support them AT College.
4th. We think that the friends o
! industry in the State, should take
! lively interest in the work OF supply
ing the great need there is in Tenncs
I see of skilled farmers and mechanics
by means of his institution; and VI
{: suggest that Il little help to poor youn'
T. men who may wish to como TO Col
j. lcge, given by citizens or County Ag
f ricultural Societies, will do good |
various ways. f
n 9th. Each county is entitled I
c send by its Representative in the Lee
h stature, three students, tuition free,
/ am yours, respectfully,
TnoMAs W.slIuMEs,
C President, etc.
N. B.--Thc next session begins Ser
l tcmbcr Ia, II, and ends June Il, z:
1t is my purpose before the first 9
September next to nominate tire
o young men from Franklin county q
W students in said University, which
am allowed to do as Representative
from this county, and as the tuition
free, and all other expenses can be pai
by the labor of the student upon til
1t farm connected with the University,