Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-09-02
soutb-Wester0 pres6yterio, U,,vo,.,,v


alton OF the Southwestern public
every year in other journals abroad
and the result is that its reputation
as an institution of the higher learn
ing has been greatly extened over
many States. Students have been
in attendance from eight to nine
States annually, but not in such
numbers as Is desirable. Yet the
fact that there have been some from
one vicinity, and some from anoth-
or, has been attended with an in.
crease OF patronage from those par
ticular points, and in this way the
number from abroad has steadily
been increasing. While therefore
numbers in attendance, as factor
i'll estimating success, may not be
ignored nor yet too much stress be
laid upon that fact, yet two remarks
are TO be made in this connection
First-The number here il increas-
ing, and this is very encouraging
fact. Never before have the pros
poets of the University been so ia.
vorable for good attendance rs
they are al this period. Students
are coming already before the open.
opening, from Florida, from Louis.
lana, and the surrounding country.
Letters and dispatches reach the
authorities every day OF new stu.
dents from Texas, Alabama, Miss.
ippi and Georgia, Nashville, Mem
phis and Middle Tennessee gener-
orally, and boarding houses are in
great demand. Second, Besides,
there are here now ,.and have always
been in this University, the chief
elements of true success, as follows
The faculty is composed of singu-
larly excellent material. Every
independent school of the Universe
ty is headed by professor who, to
the essential qualifications of learn
ing and skill in-instruction. adds the
no less important accomplishment
of being a professional teacher, and
Identifies himself with the prosper
ity of the institution. There is not
one man in the faculty who is not
master of his school and all its de-
partments. This is hardly needed
to be said of the professors hereto
fore in Office, who are so we'll known
i'll this place and in the region
round about, but by way of intro
ducing the new professors who
have never visited this place before,
it is entirely proper that some infor-
nation should be given.
/. Rev. Robert Price, ID. d., of
Vicksburg, Mississippi, has signi-
fed his acceptance of the chair of
history, English literature and rhet-
oric, in the University to which he
was elected and called by the Board
OF Directors. The University is to
be congratulated upon the acquisi-
ton to its accomplished corps of in
structors, of gentleman of the
scholarly attainments, refined cul-
ture, noble christian record, and
weighty influence in the South-wes-
tern church, which characterize DIR.
Price. DIR. 2. will be present on
the ground atan early period in Sep
TENDER, with his estimable family.
He will enter upon the discharge of
his duties without delay.
2. Prof. g. Fred NicOlassen, who
succeeds the accomplished Hemp
hill in the school of ancient langu-
ages, has arrived and stands ready
to take up the course of that school,
so happily inaugurated by his be.
loved predecessor. DIR. Nicolassen
comes 10 this University accredited
AS young and rising scholar of ex-
merit. Ordinarily, COM
credentials for vacant
places in such institutions can be
procured by the small cat load, and
many of them are not worth the
Ink and paper used in manufacture
ing them. But it is remarkable
fact in this case that the letters pre-
sented by DR.. ,Nicolassen are Of a
rare and exceptionally laudatory
character, and proceed from the
highest literary authority in the re-
public Of letters. They come from
men who never indulge themselves
in such work as flattery or fulsome
praise, but who having themselves
reached the pinnacle of learned
and scholarly fame, utter only that
whereof they themselves are abso-
lutely assured and certain. When
a candidate can present the Hottest
testimonials of his accomplish
mentS as scholar, Of his skill as an
of his success as a stu
dent, and his character as q Christ
ian, from such eminent professional
educators as Prof. Rice, of Virginia,
DR.. GildersleeveJthe renowned Gre
clan, of Johns Hopkins, President
Gilman, of the same, and Prof.
Morris and Prof. Warren; also of
Prof. Lamar, of Harvard UNIVERSE
~ tbp am inapt tnnSfar Of SonClyr;f
ne surely has furnished all that any
person whose judgment is to be con
'idered competent, should or could
lesire. This is just what the new
Prof. Nicolas sen, of Baltimore, did,
ma upon these credentials the
BOARD of directors unhesitatingly
md unanimously appointed him to
preside over the school of ancient |
languages. One word more will
erve to set him before the cOmmu-
lity in his true light. Although
'oung man he has made achieve |
nents in his career as a scholar
arely attained by others until "a
and after Il longer term |
# profound study. From the Uni |
'ersity of Virginia he won the high
Iegree of Master of Arts, some
ears ago and during this year he
las reached the very rare honor OF
Doctor of Philosophy, conferred by
he Johns Hopkins University.
The South Western Presbyterian
University comes before the people
hen with all the prestige obtained
y its previous career, strengthened
y these new additions to its moral
nd intellectual attractions, and its
'iends trust that it may not be re-
arded as at all preSunptiOus when
asks IA large share OF the favor
nd patronage Of Il discerning pub
c, A popularity Of this Institu-
on Is that the students are all
rOught into direct association with
ne professors in the prosecution of
leir studies, as there are seven full
rOtessorships ana no adjuncts or
Ssistants. The Instruction given +.
)nIts then direct Ia lh"Hrfrom able
al experienced TEACHERS.
1t Is not alnIsS that this cOminu- {
ication should close with state $
lent OF the present. financial CON
itiOn OF the University. The en-
3Wment, though not sbyaliy means q
! large us thought 70 be, and what I
le board expects ii to- be, consists ,
the very best Securities, yielding
promptly paid, and good ineoine,
Id il does not owe dollar in any
nse of the word. IT has a grow
z library, sufficient apparatus for q
'eIent purposes and all needed il
a 4ln;x.