The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-02-25

Legislative Committee on the Univers
ity.ycsterday mndo reportin the House
aul according TO tho same. the institn-
:, t:c" is in o very hour;shirG condition,
anl likely TO rebound largely TO tho
educational interests Of the State. After
mentioning the fact of visit to Elko,
there is added in tho report tribute to
the financial ability Of the Beard Of Re
gents. and their Course is TENED both
economical and creditabIc. The dormi-
tory is mentioned ~ being handsome,
substantial aud we'll arranged building
OF two stories, containing eleven rooms
comfortably and economically furnished
aui in charge of an est mable lady Tho
keeps tho same in excellent order. and
makes it truo home fer the pupils who
that the number OF pupils boarding at
The dcrm;iory is small nj present owing
to The latcness OF lis construction, and
confined 10 male students. for tie rea-
son that no separate apartments have
yet been added for the accommodation
OF female pupils. In view of which
fact it is recommended that the appro-
priGtion for the school be made large
enough to enable the Board OF Regents
to mako such further additions rs they
may deem advisable in the premises.
Upon examination the University build
i3g is found to DO pleasantly located
northwest Of the railroad, nad is bGnti-
some brick building, two stories high,
very Ias;efully finished, with four ample
rooms below, convient;y arranged fo=
purposes of instruction, with capacity
20 accommodate upwards Of ono hun
drcd pupils, and also q large bull occu-
py.ng the Inaic space OF the story above.
After mentioning the fact That this
building was erected i'll the severe winter
time of the year, and that from this fact
certain repairs arc now necessary, it is
recommended that these repairs be
made, aud IN addition that the building
be reprinted. When that is done the
State will hava handsome building
that would not DO dis reditable to al
older aud larger State. After stating
tho condition of the gounds, the cost
of enclosing the same, the cost OF build
Jag, and the other expenses necessarily |
attendant upon the management OF the
institution, We are told that the show
ing is OF very praisewortLy economy,
aud business management on tho part
Of the Board OF Regents.
In regard to tho educational afiurs.
the Committee find that but one teacher
has been employed from tho beginning
OF tho school mp to tho present. The
Principal is Sir. D. Il. Sessions, grnd-
uate Of Princeton College, New jersey.
Hc opened tho institution in October,
1874. with only seven or eight pupils OF
inferio; grale. Since Tint time owing
to his perseveriug efforts and unromittcd
energy, the number OF pl pills has been
grad ally increased to tiirty.,wo line
Committee spent pleasant day in the
classroom, and heard with gri at interest
nm examination III several branches in
the History Of the United States, Eatu
ral Philosophy, Physiology and Matho-
MATES. In these. great proficiency was
shown. The PAST history Of oureountry
and the important questions Of politIcs
before the people ut the present day,
were discussed in nh unusually intelli-
gent manner by large class OF youthful
historians. The principles Of tho solnr
spectrum were analysed moro clearly
than the Committee had thought ought
to DO expected from pupils not in tho
moro advanced stages Of tho collegiate
course. Tho subject OF tho human eyo
was presented fully, and treated in
most satisfactory manner, by the MD Of
apparatus, while in mathematics tho
Committee nrO Obliged TO say, that tho
application made by tho class OF trigo-
nomotricnl principles 10 problems in
surveying aud mensurnIion was OF such
Il nature, rs TO meet their approval, and
give them convincing proof that the
State had such we'll developed talent
among its boys aud girls. Tho Com
mittoe regretted that they could not re-
main longer with Prof. Sessions and fol-
low him and his pupils in M exhaustive
examination in nll tho branches taught
in tho University. But resting assured
that what was seen mud observed is n
safe criterion by which to judge OF the
C0mprchensivents and thorOughness
Of tho curriculum in NIL other respects,
| tho Committee affirm that In nnuy ro-
spCctS they were aGrGcnbly surprised ny
| The result of tho visit to Elko md tho
University, and they pronounce nd
verso criticism and reports az nnionnd'
cd. III conClusioi, tho University IL
recommended to tho fostering caro- OF
| the State, the Cualnittec feeling M
surcd TINT II throughout tho common
wealth, the people unto to build IL VI
and cherish Il, the same cannot fail III
due timo to become nn honor nnd
pride to tho community at large Gar
son hPpeGi.
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Or course IL Is rather rough on Tho
pcoplo Of Florida 10 have their State
counted for Hayes when Tildcn got
majority Of tho votes. But they cal