Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-09-10
all attest tho fact that here are the

been expended in this room for new
library cases, TO contain some 1000 |
textbooks that are here kept and
issued to pupils by the librarian.
Room contains settees Tor eighty
puplls,and is devoted to large classes
in English Literature, Grammar, Lat
in &c. under charge of Prof ID. e.
Purman. 1t is also the place OF meet
ing Tor the young mems literary So
ciety, the Philadelphia, where some
of our most promising graduates
have acquired their first experience
in public debating. Here also is
fine little library of some $50 good
books, belonging to the Society.
Room Is the province of the math-
en- teal Professor, Duncan McGreg-
or, who excels in this department
and every other that ho has tried.
The training here bestowed in Ment.
al Arithmeti alone is worth the time
OF the whole term to most students;
and with this foundation well laid,
it is easy for his classes to master
the required course OF higher mo III
ematics and astronomy.
Room is the "Model School"
coey, cheerful primary room, huns
ming little hive Of forty-e ght little
children. Designed as a model for
Normal pupils to visit and inspect,
learn the best practical methods. and
perhaps try their skill 10 practicing
them, it was yet seldom that stu
dent was allowed half hour for that
purpose. Mrs. Graham's place there
is now filed by Miss. f. Curtis, late-
ly Principal Of the schools Of New
Lisbon, who is the only new member
of the Faculty.
Room z IS a large well arranged
room, with seats and desks for ~.
Here Miss Eva NJ. Mills gives in.
sruction in her department of His
tory, Latin dc Of which she is Profess
or. Is the latter term a misnomer :?
What is there in Webster or Wor-
cester 10 forbid our saying Prof. Mills
as well as Prof Beck ? In this age
of Woman's Rights and Co Educa-
ton, WHO'S going to within Did that IL
tic from female educators and confer
it on every district school-master and
travelling SLOVENIAN ? In this room
also Mr.. L. j. Colburn trains the
students in singing thrice a week,
giving all capital chance to learn
written music and cultivate the di-
vine gift of song. prof Purman de-
clines this department for some rea-
SOM Hero Mr.. McGregor teaches
those drawing classes which have
made such remarkable progress, and
reduces perspective to it's real sim.
! pllcity. And here the Athenae soci-
ETY. Of young ladies holds its weekly
literary sessions, with rich and va
ried programme of essays, declama-
! tons, debates, presentations and 9TH
er bewidering innovations of this
progressive age.
The Academic department, under
Miss c. E. Adams, has desks for 90
pupils and recitation room ada
cent. This is the old Academy Hall
of former days. Here are taught
all the branches necessary to qualify
one to enter the Normal department.
The lady in charge is usually assisted
by Normal pupils.
Room II is the Cabinet, containing
fine collection Of corals, shells, spong-
es, &c, bought of Prof. Woodman for
$3.50, and set of valuable minerals
and fossils belonging to j H. Evans,
worth about $500. This Regent has
secured from the Normal Board an
appropriation of about $500 more, to
be used in the purchase and collect
ION OF specimens necessary to extend
the cabinet.
Room 10 is the Armory, containing
100 stand of u. S. rifles with all ac-
countrements. The gentlemen drill
twice a week after school hours.
Maj. Purman is commander.in> chief.
with a superior set of inferior officers.
The value of military exercises is UNI
questioned since 1861, and yet there
are few HerdId readers that know
the opportunity that is here afforded,
The lady pupils have not yet organ
lied TO learn the tactics, but will un-
doubtedly do SO. rather than be ex.
celled by their more muscular com
panions.in-drmS.
Room Is is the Lecture Hall, for
all public exhibitions, festivities, &c.
1t will seat 800 persons, and is 20
feet by 40 in size. The beautiful fes-
toons and notices of last Commence
ment still adorn the walls.
But we must pass the other rooms
and mention the vast basement with
its six furnaces, where 200 cords of
wood annually undergo the curious
and beautiful chemical experiment
called combustion. A tram railway
is 10 be laid from the woodopiIe out
side, to convey wood to ali these
fires. We are promised compliments
tary tickets for tho round trip.
The President of this school, Prof.
Edwin A. Charlton has laid us under
obligations for his courteous atten-
tions to visitors;he is an Eastern man
of high culture and fine qualifications
for his position, and holds the reins
of the impetuous team with firm
and able grasp. This is the onIv high
institution of our knowledge, East or
West, whose young men never band
ed together to howl and prowl about
town, steal signs and gates, ring bells,
and annoy the citizens ia real collie
giate style. The last class that grad
uated consisted OF eight members, but
the present senior class numbers
twenty-six and we hope to see them
all bear off their diplomas next June.
The Schoo! opened with large access
sions last week, and it is truly in
prosperous condition, fulfilling we'll
tho generous aims OF it's foun ders.
HOW TO GO WEST.
I his is an inquiry which every one should
hava fruthfullv answered hefore no ssar.s on