The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-07-26
THE STATE tnIvERsirY.

THE STATE UNIVERSITY. z
from the Shreveport standard.1
The Board of Supervisors g &the
.ouisiana State University andyA8r1- a
.nltnral and Mechanical Coles met
n New orleans ON the 18Th tu6t.,. for
ma purpose of perfecting its oFganiza- N
and preparing for the accommodation g
III the increased number OF, students IL T.
will certainly receive at the commence =
ment of the next session. The faculty. s
was enlarged by the election Oh an aG-
dftional number of professors, Col'
Rovtl. with his usual disinterestedness,
voimntarilv offesing to submit to a re-
tlnction of his own salary toad IN &C :
co,nDlishing SO. desirable! an op)ect.
Among the new professors baden. >.
Goreas, so we'll known as chiel.ot inc
ordinance depaxtment of tho Sohieu-
crate States and for the last ten years
the able President of the University OF
the South at SeWanee, Tennessee. Inc
University now has as aD!e q aacu.y
as any similar institution at the S?uth'
and is sufficiently large to meet the re.
ouirements of the rising generation OIL
the State. II has fine library OF
I'd. 600 volumes, with cabinets OF min
erals and natural history, apparatus,
etc. which compare favorably With
those IF much older institutions. It Is
now prepared also to give practical m
strnction in it's mechanical and agrl-
cultural department., as contempia'eu
by the union of the two coiieges' a
constitutional amendment Will DC SUI
mitted to the people at the next eiec-
ton providing for the union WIN =.
of the law and medical schools now
CONSTITUTING and University OF Loul-
siana in New Orleans. A United states
officer has been detailed to give instruc-
lion both theoretical and practical, III
military tactics.
The institution is in very flourish
ing condition, At the last term there
3 were 100 students in attendance. rms
number ought to be doubled or trebled
the next session. There is no excuse
for Louisiana parents sendlhe theil
$ children out of the State, at mucn
greater expense, and so far OIL as 10 DC
8 6evond the influence of the home cir
e Gle. and deprived of the acquaintance
n and friendship of the people VIII
u whom they are to pass their hVes
l. The total expenses for year are only
1t a216. tuition. in all the branches, belnf
N free. 1t is the cheapest school OF IL
10 grade to be found in the Union.
es since tho union of the Agricultural
~ and Mechanical COlleSe .p1acVAcasA AA.S'
ir have been led to take much more In
terest in it. This Is particularly tru
l. of the State Grange, with whom 1t
Or GREAT favorite, and whose State lee
W tu1er. Mr.. James w. Nicholson,
Of most gifted and learned mathematician
rs ais the chair of mathematics. Bu
to while seeking to afford practical II
w struction in these important depar
IL ments, the University has not abane
~ oned its position as first-class llterar
to institution. Here instruction can Z
had. at the hands of able professor
re in the classic and modern language
OF history, general literature, and all u
w other branches which go to make U
no a liberal education. :,
by The next session commences on u
ne. first of October. We hope to see u
he halls of our State institution croWd'
ich to OVERLOOKING. We know OF sever
nd who will go from this vicinity, al
ing we hope to hear of more. This scctl
her of country can already boast OF nul
nor Der of its e1eves who arc achieVi
the success in the battle of life.
tn
rty The Bulletin informs us that AVG
ira Giles has declared itself in favor OF
his constitutional Convention. 1t
nen |strange-strange indeed-that the II
man to oppose this measure, WIN
UGH brought before the Convention, shor
APP he the Hon. A. Barbin, member
1 to the last legislature. Why is 1T II
ght the Senators and Representatives :;
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