The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-13
INDUSTRIAL ART.

there is life in everything we see or eat or
drink.
INDUSTRIAL ART.
In this department Il is designed to teach
students in crayon work, drawing maps and
making models of every character. A num-
Der of maps shown us OF our state, which
were drawn blythe students, are admirable
both in taste and correctness.
THE UNIVERSITY FARM.
The farm contains 1859 acres. The land is
rich and well fenced and IN a fine state of
culture. 1t is stocked with fine herd of
valuable short horn and Jersey cattle, Berk-
shire, Essex and Poland China hogs, and q
full variety of Plymouth Rock chickens.
Captain Burke has been the farm superin-
tendent from the beginning. He seems to
be well posted in first class farming. and will
doubtless make model farm in connection
with the university, which will give to stu
dents who may come here to work their way
first class knowledge In the line of agricul-
ture.
COLLEGE LIBRARY.
As yet the library here is somewhat lin
tied. They have good selection as far as
they have gone. They are Just now adding
some 81, 900 worth of books to the catalogue,
and in the course of years will be able to
present full collection of the best volumes
of the age on all subjects connected with the
SIuuleS Oh the university.
LITERARY SOCIETIES.
OF these there are two-one for the young
men and the other for the young ladies.
For culture in writing, defamation and
debating the societies of college offer OPP
portunities of improvement superior to any
thing we know of, for it is there that stud
ents obtain many of their best criticisms,
and brighten up to the full meas
ure of the finest practical develop
ments. If they are well conducted
they rarely fail to sift the grains of intellect
in a college with fairness and reality, and
lead finally to the front those who have been
the best students and who have the most
brilliant intellects.
Judging from what we see here of the
contour of the students, we would presume
that they have fair share of promising
abilities. The students seem to have the
vim for healthy developments and the snap
OF certain future success.
THE FACULTY.
Emerson +. White, A. NJ, LII. D.. is presi-
dent and professor of English literature. He
is to-day absent from the university at Craw-
louisville as one of the judges in the ora
torical contest which is going on there. He
is clsssed, as all know, as finished scholar
of ripe experience, and, as all seem to think
here, he is making prudent and accom-
plished president OF Purdue university.
Harvey w. Wilcox, a. NJ, NJ. D., is the
professor of chemistry and physics He is a
native lndianian, graduate OF Hanover
college. He afterwards entered Harvard
university, where he perfected himself in
chemistry, and subsequently, graduated as a
physician in your city. He is chuck" full
of chemical compounds, and walks through
the wilderness of physics as If he was on his
native heath.
John Hussey, A NJ. Phi. D., is professor of
natural history. He is graduate of Ok
ford and a most diiigent worker in the field
of nature. His mind and culture fits him
for Just such chair. Not satisfied with what
be could see with his natural vision he has
supplied his room with microscope which
opens a new world before him. He now
plays with animalcules which float in drop
of water, as a boy would with school of
minnies.
David G.. Heron. A. NJ, Phi. D.. is professor
of mathematics and civil engineering. He is
also graduate OF Hanover. He has for years
been connected with the Kentucky univer-
sity. He is profound student and thor
ough mathematician. As practical engineer
he is thoroughly at home behind
his compass. His surveying instruments
are very superior and are highly priced by
him. Professor Heron, whom we have
known from his earliest years, represents
one of the best families in Ohio; but, good
as he is, the outlook indicates that when he
goes hence he will leave no one to represent
himself. Still, he may live in the memories
of other years; that will be something.
CHARLES E. LAMBERT, A. NJ,
is professor of Latin and history. He is a
graduate of the Northwestern university,
and a Methodist minister. He has Just
entered upon his duties in the institute
and promises 10 make an efficient and zeal
Gus workman.
L. 5. THOMPSON, A. NJ,
the professor in the industrial art, was IL
years connected with the schools OF San
dusky, and for a number of. years has made
drawing a professional specially. His con-
ceptions of drawing carving lithographing,
etc, are all of the practical character, and
with these ideas he is rendering his depart
ment one of the most attractive rooms in
the institution.
Robert F. III. Weyher, the instructor IN
German, is a native of Prussia. He is
fair, open hearted German, well yersed in
the idioms of his own vernacular and, be-
sides all this, he is said to be fine scholar.
E. E. Smith is the principal of the univer-
| sty academy. His long experience as a
teacher in the Kentucky university. of
which be is graduate, qualities him emf
| nently for the position he now holds here.
| Mrs. Sarah A. Oren, who is so vel, and so
favorably known in your city, and who won
such an enviable reputation while she was
state Librarian, is the associate principal of
the academy. In this role, as in all others
she has ever acted in, Mrs. Oren has main
tanned the prestige of her dignity and intel
ligence with commendable consistency. We
trust that the hand of time will ever rest
gently on her.
Mr.. Mahr is, or was, the instructor on the
piano, but we have heard no note of his
song and not even seen piano
in the establishment; we have 10
| inspiration TO speak personally OF
this department. The organ of the chapel,
in the morning service, is all the music we
have heard, and that was only an old time
tune which we had long since forgotten.
| A LIBERAL PROVISION.
| The legislature of the state has provided
| for the commissioners of each county to send
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