The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-17
THE A. aud NJ. COLLEGE,
PRESiDENT LEES ADDRESS.

originally published i'll The COMET
The "Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege OF Mississippi, located at Starkville
viii be opened to students on the list Wed
nesdy of October next. The Colleg,
building is now completed The Domitor.
now being constructed, will be finished OF
the LIST of November.
students must be ut least fifteen years o
age--none under this age will be admitted
except by special permission OF the Fac
ulty, and for good cause.
Before entering, all students presenting
themselves, will be examined in arthme
tic, geography, English grammar, spelling
reading, and writing. Those who, in the
opinion of the Faculty, are sufficiently adj
Yanced in these studies, will be entered IN
the Freshman Glass. Those who do moi
pass fair examination, will be entered il
the Preparatory Department. Provision
| Will be made for more advanced students
if they present themselves.
The general course of instruction in the
| College, presenting Il definite line of pro
grcss for students, will be about as follows
FRESHMAN YEAR.
Arithmetic, algebra, English structure,
English analysis, English composition, his.
| tory, bookkeeping and business course
drawing, botany, agriculture, geometry,
(begun), elementary chemistry, lectures.
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
Geometry, elementary chemistry, trigo-
nometry, surveying, organic chemistry,
blow-pipe and yOlumetric analysis, mechan-
les (begun), analytical chemistry, lectures.
JUNIOR YEAR.
Mechanics completely, anatomy, agri-
culture, chemistry, horticulture, principles
Innnn nhVSiOInpV chemical
principles of rhetoric, entomology, meteor
OlOgy, English literature.
SENIOR YEAR.
Zoology, agriculture, psychology, astron-
omy, botany, Constitution of the United
States, moral philosophy, civil engineer
ing, political economy, landscape garden
ing, inductive logic.
This course will be taught in text books,
by lectures, and by practical work in the
Laboratory, and on the farm and gardens,
and in the shops (when cOnstructed). 1t is
not intleXible, but may be varied rs neces-
sity suggests. Very soon the text books
will be designated. 1t is best that stu
dents purchase no books, as those selected
will be on hand at the College, where they
can be procured.
Latin, Greek and the modern languages
are not in the regular curriculum. But the
languages when desired, will be taught
by competent instructors, by students pay
ing extra " for such instruction. under
the supervision of the President.
Tuition, with this single exception, will
be free to all students of the state. Stu
dents from other States, will in addition,
have to pay II tuition fee of thirty dollars.
A "Matriculation Fee" of five dollars
will be paid by all students, and in the
Sophomore year students will pay for such
chemicals. (at cost, AS they use in Labora-
tory work. This is usually about ten
dollars.
When students enter the boarding de-
partment of the College, they Will be re-
quircd to deposit with the Secretary and
Treasurer, twenty dollars as an advance on
their board, to be credited to them in settle
ment of account. At most similar Colleges
the board is from two and half to three
dollars Il week. The trustees will lose no
effort to reduce the board to as low point
as possible. This amount includes fuel.
Besides this expense, books and clothing
and washing and lights are necessary eX-
penses.
In my Judgment after Il careful investi-
CATION. | think it will be best for students
to calculate that their actual outlay of
money per year will be from seYenty-tivc
to one hundred dollars The College being
an industrial one, all students are required
to work at manual labor for three hours
each day. for five days in the week, as far
as possible in illustration of their studies.
In remuneration for this work faithfully
rendered, they are paid eight cents an hour,
which amount is credited in the board ac-
count in the boarding department. STU
dents will always be given preference in
all work an industrious young man by
working more three hours Il day, and on
saturdays, will reduce his expense to
nominal sum, and below the amount indi-
Gated. Some young men at similar colleges
Day all their expenses in this way, but
these are exceptional cases.
However, if students during their yaca-
cation can, and will teach school, Orremain
on the College farm, and work, or other
wise employ themselves, it is within the
reach of any deserving young man to pay
in Il measure for his education himself, us
it lessons the expense. 1t is educational
at the same time that it is remuneratiVe,
varied too, for the illustration of the prin-
ciples of science. 1t cultiyates taste for
agricultural pursuits. " -Four years OF
study without labor, wholly removed from
sympathy with the labOring world, during
the period of life, when habits and tastes are
rapidly formed, will almost inevitably pro-
duce Discrimination, if not inability to per-
form the work and duties on the farm.
But to accomplish the objects the College,
it is evident that the student must not, in
acquiring a scientific education, lose either
the ability or the disposition 10 iaoor on
the farm. If the farmers theh are 10 De cd
ucatcd, they must be educated on the larlll
Itself, ana IL Is que TO thlS large elash Vi
our population that facilities FOR improve
ment, second to none other III thc state, DE
them
rms WoPk lamlllarlZes llc Studehts WIN
implements, and enables them 10 see the
varied experiments IN Agriculture, h0rtl-
culture, Pomoi0gy ana STOCK falslhg all OF
which tends to direct thelr tastes ana
habits to farm llte.
Military tactics ana science VIII pc
feature OF the college, but not 10 me extent
of oYershadoWlnS the agrlcul!ufal ana me
but rather as anOrdlng Or@amza-
ton for discipline.
As soon as practicable after organization,
Il cheap UNIFORM VIII DC PROVIDED anu lui-
nished at cost to the students: This suit |
will be about as cheap as any the students
could obtain elsewhere. :
AS the Dofmltory VIII not ne hhlsheu
Oct, 9th, students viii have to Obtain
Ior ABOUT il9il! OF SIN M .i Aitel nv Tne
Dartment established. board will be fur
nished at actual cost 10 Sqch s ,,iI Ms