The Van Buren press., 1874-07-14
ARKANSAS
INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY.
The Arkansas Industrial University
LOCATED Ar
fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas,

Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas,
WAS organized under an act Of Congress, en-
w titled :" An net donating public lapds 20 the
several States aud territories. which nias ,loyide
Colleges for the benefit Of Agriculture and the
Mechanic Aris.' approved July 81, 1861, and the
acts supplemental thereto.
IL was opened for the reception Of pupils Jan.
92d. 1879 s9a there .-e :o= upwards oi two nua-
dred and thirty in attendance.
The institution is most eligibly located within
the corporate limits of Fayetteville eommodious
temporary structures are now IN use, ana perna
nent edifce Of brick aud stone, five stories high
with frontage Of PA feet and depth Of wing.
II l22 feet. is in progress u erection. The full
development Of the University will embrace foul
Colleges, I, Wit
\ College of General Science and
Litererature.
A College Of Agriculture
A College of Engineering, and
A College of Natural Science.
1t will also include Normal Department DIS
tinet from the Colleges that will confer degrees.
bur having its appropriate course of study, and a
corpse Of teachers who W i'll strive to make IL equal
country.
Two hundred ann thirty seven bencfciaries arr
provided for To be appointed by the Governor OF
the State, the Trustees of the University and the
State and County Superintendents of Public In
struct,on.
Board in private families in Fayetteville can lie
ha at from sloo TO $500 year. beneficiary
or normal student pays five doi,are natrienlaticn
fee, After this bis tuition is frsc. Other students
pay from S2Oto $50 year for tnition. From $40
to S20~ill be needed for annually for text books
which can be purchased Il. Fsyettevilleat publish.
ere prices.
The University has already It's formally organ.
lied Freshmen and Sophomore classes IN the Col.
lege Of General Science and Literature, and no
pains will be spared to give their full dignity and
value to the degrees that the university will confer
Farm has been purchased, upon which the
university buildings are located, and its agricu.
tural and mechanical features will be developed
as rapidly as time aud means will permit. and as
intended by Congress in endowing the institution.
Fayetteville is regarded throughout the south
west as an exceedingly favorable point for an in
sttution Of learning. The location Of the town
itself is unusually Beautiful; the air is nvgorat
ing and the water pure, and those who wish TO
educate their children cannot send them TO a
healthier spot
1t is anticipated that a daily mail and stage
route will be established between Fayetteville and
Clarksville on the Arkansas river, where connec-
ton will be made with the Little Rock and Fort
Smith Railroad, and thus with the Central, East
ern and Southern portions OF the State.
Over the railroad mentioned, and the Memphis
and Little Rock Railroad Denefciaries are now
passed at half fare, and il is to be hoped that
other common carriers in the state will show the
same degree Of public spirit and liberality.
For additional information with reference TO the
University. application can be made to Gen. AL.
BERT W. BISHOP. A. NJ, President. at Fay
ettevile
Fayetteville, Ark. Feb, 1873