The Grange advance., 1873-12-10
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Red Wing Institute.

The decided new attractions Of this
school deserve special mention for guidance
Of those seeking frst-class school for
their sons and daughters.
Prof ". P. Hood, the Superintendent, is
graduate Of Dartmouth College. He
was successful in organizing the Public
Schools Of Red Wing, Rochester, and in a
great degree at Winona. He is now work
ing up the outside interests of the Institute
with a view to the liquidation Of the debt
upon the school property and endowing
one or more professorships. 1t is but just
to say he is meeting with success.
Mrs. ". P. Hood, the lady Principal, has
charge Of the elocution, drawing and pen
manship, and the success attending her ef-
forts is what was to be expected from those
who knew her as teacher in the Red Wing
Public Schools.
INSTRUCTORS.
Prof. Justin G. Hayes, the Principal,
graduated at Dartmouth College last June,
and entered upon his duties at the Institute
the beginning Of the present year. His
remarkable success as a teacher is only
equaled by mis- fine scholarship, he
having received an elegant gold medal for
excellence in Latin and Greek, and passed
through the mathematical course of four
years without assistance from his instruc-
tors in college.
Miss Lizzie G. Hills, Assistant, gradu-
ated at the Lynn, Massachusetts, High
School, where she afterward taught with
success, after being educated at Mt. Hol
yoke Female Seminary. She entered upon
her duties at the Institute this year, and has
proved her eminent fitness for the position.
Prof. VIM. Knapp, a native Of Germany,
and graduate of the Polytechnic School,
has charge Of the instrumental and Vocal
Music and German. He has been con-
nected with the school from nearly the first,
and is acknowledged as very superior
teacher.
MILITARY DRILL.
Lieut.. James NJ. Smith, U. S. A., is ap-
pointed to take charge of the Military Drill
and Instruction, and entered upon his du-
ties December first. \ Drill Hall and
Gymnasium has been built this fall, through
the liberality Of an eastern lady. The drill
will become part of the daily work and it
is expected all good results will follow the
the same.
SCHOOL FURNITURE.
The Assembly Room has just been re-
seated with the elegant Ross Normal
School Seat, which received the gold med
al at the Vienna Exposition, and has the
steinway Upright Piano, and Burdett Or
gan. Within the year, new philosophical
and chemical apparatus have been added,
and various valuable charts, books of refer
ence, SC. It can now be truly said that
there is no better furnished, or better
warmed and ventilated school Assembly
Room in the Northwest, and certainly the
teachers are all that can be desired.
EXPENSES.
Notwithstanding these new ADVANTAGES,
but on account Of the liberality of Eastern
friends, supplemented by the liberality of
the Red Wing business men, it is proposed
to reduce the expenses of the pupils, 50
that at the beginning of the winter term,
Jan. 9TH, 1874, the tuition in the Academic
Department shall be but twelve dollars
per term. and in the Preparatory Depart
ment, ten dollars. Those boarding in the
Institute will pay at the rate of two hum
dred and fifty dollars per year, or ninety
dollars for the coming winter term of thir-
teen weeks. The only extras, either for
tuition pupil or boarders, are for text
books and instrumental music. Probably
no school in the Northwest offers so many
advantages for the prices named as this.
TESTIMONY OF GOOD JUDGES.
A committee Of examination recently re-
ported Of this school, that the site was in
deed {" beautiful for situation" and that
the excellence Of the instruction made
them feel certain that no institution of
learning in our Northwest, stands higher,
or has before it q fairer prospect.
Rev. Geo. ". Prescott, after visit of sew
eral days, published that he had witnessed
with delight the Z" home training" that
most important instrument in forming
that the free and familiar asso-
clatlon OF pupils and teachers, the open
rooms and open hearts of those in charee.
the social meal, where all gather to eat
and chat and laugh the family worship,