Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-10
EAST TENNESSEE UNIVERSITY.
Free Students From Each County.
Fine Opportunity TO Secure u Tho.
rough Education.

An opportunity not often met with is
now offered at the East Tennessee Uni
versity to secure a thorough classical and
scientific education. As we are in posses
sion of some facts not generally known
throughout the State, and as many young
men would doubtless be glad to avail
Themselves of the privileges of the Uni
versity, we present below some details in
regard to the institution:
In 1862 Congress passed a general law,
donating to each State thirty thousand
acres of land, which, in January, 1869,
was donated to the East Tennessee Uni
Versity, located at Knoxville, for the pur-
pose of establishing an agricultural col
lOge. One of the provisions of
this law was that each county in the
State should send three pupils to the in
stitutlon, free, each pupil to be appointed
by the member OF the Legislature from
that county. We are informed that not
withstanding the fact that members of the
Tennessee General Assembly have been
time and again requested to appoint pupils,
they have, in many instances, failed to
make the appointments Middle Tonnes
see, we understand, has almost entirely
failed to send free pupils. while from both
of pupils have been sent.
This University is designed to be similar
in many respects to the widely known
Michigan University, ct Ann Arbor, and
the Cornell University in the State of New
York. The institution at Ann Arbor num-
bers, in all departments, over one thousand
pupils; and there is no reason why the
East Tennessee University should not also
be large and Furnishing institution.
Able professors are there, ready to convey
instruction in all branches, and Prof.
Bradley is said to be one Of the
finest biologists in the country.
At the East Tennessee University the
price of board is only two dollars week.
Books are obtained from the publishers at
half price; ana in addition to this, a second
hand book store is kept, where text books
can be obtained at a small per cent. on
their original cost. For the price, the
board furnished to the pupils, is excellent,
being something like what is called "The
Commons in English Universities. The
institution itself has no superior in East
Tennessee, in point of efficiency. The
student may, there, pursue any branch, as
there is a collegiate department, an agri-
cultural department, school of mines. a
military department, and also a depart
ment Of civil engineering. The students
are furnished work if they desire it, and
many of the pupils support them elves by
manual labor, being paid according to the
character of their work and the length of
time employed. An industrious, enerCet-
ic young man need have little difficulty in
obtaining good education in this institu-
ton, if so disposed. Particular attention
is paid to the applied sciences. and the
vast number of manufactures now exhibit
ted in Nashville at the Exposition, shows
the demand for cultivated mechanical in
dustry.
D Professor Hunter Nicholson, who is in
Scnsrge of the agricultural department, is
now in this city, and will probably remain
Nashville during the present week. He
il stopping at the Nicholson House, on
Church street, and those who may desire
to send their children to the East Tennes-
see University can call on him there or ad-
dress him after this week at Knoxville
Communications may also be addressed to
Rev. Thomas NJ. Humes, DID, the Presi-
dent of the institution, whose postoffice ad-
dress is also at Knoxville. Those students
who are sent from each county free are
not confined to the agricultural depart
ment, but may pursue any branch taught
10 the University. They only have to
make application to the Representative in
the Legislature from their county, and if
appointed by him, can at once obtain adj
mittance. With such an opportunity as
this, 1t is to be hoped that each county in
the State will soon be represented in the
University.