The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-16

State. The Board of Regents Of Normal
Schools will doubtless C ,ntinue the usual
appropriations tor the support Of the
short term Institutes. They cannot in
justice to the schools already established,
do more than this. respectfully ak the
Legislature for an appropriation sufficient
TO meet the demands of the case
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The tw" schools liz operation, namely.
those at Platteville aud Whitewater, have
continued their important work with
gratifying result The number of stu.
dents who graduated at Platteville, in
July last, was fifteen, this being thu
SECOND class; at Whitewater six gradu-
ated, this being the first class. The
whole number Of graduates is now TWEEN.
y-nine, nearly all OF whom are slcce
fully employed in important schools in
the State. The late president of the
Plat eville school, Prof. Chas. Allen,
found it necessary for the preservation of
MS health, to resign ms position, after
four years of very successful anl uSefn
work, ut the close of the last school wear.
tie Was succeeded 10y Edwin a. Charlton,
A. NJ, ot Auburn N. Y ), teacher very
highly rec mm"ndei, who is now IL
chargc'nf the school. Oliver Arey, A. NJ {,
continues in charge of the school at
Whitewater, and his work has given
great satisfaction to he B ard o. Regents
it is believed that tEr subordinate teach
rrs III these scho Il are also generally
skllltul and faithful, and we'll fitted tor
;heIr pa 'es. 1t is expected thar the
hlrd school will be opened at Oshkosh,
IN September next. 40
For full S arement of the work Of
he Normal School during the last year,
the names of the teachers and graduates,
and other details, reference is made to-
fhe reports of he president of the Board
at Normal Regents the presidents of the
schools, and the examining committee APP
pointed by my predecessor.
xx-sTATE UNIVERSITY.
The State University is reported to be
IN very prosperous condition The res
ignation of President Chadbourne was
deeply regretted by all the friends of the
institution. The ce-Pre~Idenr, J. w.
sterling, LID, who has been connected
with the University snce its organization.
is performing his responsible duties in IA
satisfactory manner. The Faculty are
able and energetic teachers. During the
past two years the number of students il
ne regular classes has Increased from
81 TO l32, while IN the Preparatory De.
1 ptrtment the number has rectded from
1913 to 1O1 The Regents and Faculty
look upon this as an encouraging fact.
The Preparatory Department ought to
be abolished as speedily sAs possible
4 The High Schools and Acad, mles of the
} State ought tp do the work now done by
1t. have cherished for years the con
J, vlction that the time would come when
the University would be 0rganicntLy con
lected with our common school system
The vital bond muse be tie High School
The Law Department has more thar
real zed the expectations OF it's friends
Under the eff lent management of Hon
Harlow S orion, LII D, Dean of the
Faculty, and his faithful co,adjutors, il
has become right arm Of power to The
. University.
; While excellent facilities are afforde ,i
! to ladies for acquiring an education il
the Female College of the University,
cannot nelp believing that more thorough
instruction would be given them, and the
labor and expense OF crrrying on the In
: stilution be greatly essened, if both sexes
were generally TO recite together.
Strong ground is taken, in additional
remarks, IN favor of the co-education OF
the sexes in the University, liz feasibility
and success, having been triumphantly
demonstrated in various institutions OF
high grade.
: ACADEMIES.
Four no n ip,i.c o,,Ix, No -
Evansville Seminary, German and Eng
llsh Academy, Milwaukee, Jefferson Lib
eral Institute and Patch Grove Academy
The statistics Of these institutions are
given in the documents. There is ten
dency to the extinction rather than in
crease of academies, arising from the fact
that the high schools, normal schools and
preparatory departments of colleges an
|, serb the larger share of academical stu
dents. IN fact, most of the colleges in
the State, are as yet in the academical
rather than collegiate course of develop
ment. AS they take high rank, it may
be hoped that their preparatory depart
nents will disappear, (Which, from Stats
tics given below, appears to be the ten
dency,) and that few superior acads.-
mics, whose special work 1t shall be to tit
young persons for college, may be built
up and literally sustained.
\ COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES,
The following institutions have report
ed, in compliance with the law: Beloit
College, Carroll College, Galesville Uni
verslty, Lawrence University, Milton
College, Milwaukee Female College.
Northwestern University, Rlpon College
and Wayland University. The Institu
ton at Prairie du CHEN is reported as
suspended at present. Racine College
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