Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-09
'uAlnaslfY Of fEHREssEk,
Work and Condition Of 4 Time.
Honored Institution.
Report of Trustees Board of Wis
itOrs aud Treasurer.
Na.hrille World. :.

OF account OF It's plurality OF branches
Special attention has been paid tC
those branches relating TO agriculture
and mechanic arts. Eight regular
courses have been provided, each al
the end of four years receiving its
appropriate degree. Five of these are
special.
Students may select their own fave.
rite course with the advice of the
faculty and the consent of their pa
rents.
For farmers sons a two years
course of practical agriculture is pro-
vided,
In 1881 this was conducted by the
Rev. w. S. DOak, ID D., State Super.
intendent Of Public Instruction. but
since his death the duty devolved, in
1882, on Professor S. II. Loekett
There we're as many as fifteen probes.
sors employed. The subjects taught
were to the first grade arithmetic,
geography and map drawing. reading
English grammar, history, elements OF
physics, elements Of chemistry. To
second grade, advanced arithmetic,
elements of algebra, geology of Ten
nesseO. elements of agriculture English
analysis, elocutiOn, physics and the
theory and practice OF teaching.
NORMAL COURSE
Of two years, to which teachers, and
and all who would become so, might
be admitted tuition free.
THE FACULTY.
In June. 1882. two members of the
Faculty, Edward 5. JOynes, professor
Of English and modern languages. aud
John NJ. Mcbride, professor OF agri.
culture and horticulture, resigned their
places. In August following the Board
Of Trustees filled the vacancies by the
election Of Prof. Rhodes Massie to
the FIRST named chair, and that Of
John W. Glenn to the second.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
The mutually advantageous agree
ment between the Board OF Trustees
and the Faculty of the Medical College,
by which that college became the
medical department, has continued
The school Of agriculture, hurticul
ture and botany has FIVE classes, two
in agriculture, tw1 in botany and one
in horticulture
PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE.
The members OF this department
study the various kinds OF soils, con
corning manure, management Of crops,
rotation, irrigation, etc.
The class in scientific agriculture is
instructed in the elementary compost.
iion aud food Of plants, the theory.
and action Of manures, the physical
properties Of the soil. the vital pro
ecsses, and development in tie plant,
etc, etc.
The school has every facility for
teaching its different sciences, and
departments OF knowledge, having 5
vel stocked farm, greenhouses, mu-
scum. laboratory. etc etc. In the
first year physiOgraphy, and in the
second comparative geology and physi-
Olog.
SCHOOL Or CHEMISTRY AND MINER
ALOGT.
In the frs; four years Students are
taught chemical physics aud descrip
tive chemistry in all its various
branches
SCHOOL CT PURE MATHEMATICS.
The instructor begins in the sub
collegiate year with elementary alge.
bra and first four books Of geometry.
Second year-sphericai trigonometry
and analytical geometry. Diferentisl
and integral calculus are laugh. in the
third year.
SCHOOL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS.
Give instructions 10 experimental
physics and astrA omy.
MODERN LANGUAGES,
English, French and modern Ian
glages are taught each for two years.
History and philosophy includes as
Us subjects ancient and modern his
tory, logic, mental science, political
economy, Constitution Of the United
States, history Of civilization, moral
philosophy and evidences Of Chris
tianity.
The school of ancient languages il
maintained for the benefit OF students
wishing to study Greek and Latin.
both, or siDgly. TIE military depart
ment gives instruction in military
tactics, etc.
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT.
This department teaches bookkeep
ing, penmanship, business customs
etc. The library consists of more thar
1900 volumes.
The list Of Trustees is as follows.
President, Rev Thomas w Hnmes
) I'D Secretary aud Treasurer. RON
Uraighead.
TRUSTEES.
Hon Alvin Hawkins. Governor NJ
Tennessee; Hon David A Mum
Seeretsry Of State, Hon G S NJ
Crawford, Superintendent Of Public
Instruction.
Hugh l. McClung, VIM X Eekle
Hon Temple, Frank A r Scott
Robert H Armstrong, Hon ,Jobr
Baxter, B Frazier, NJ D. WIN Rnle
Hon George Andrews, s II Smith M
D, Hon H NJ Polk, r Eaton, NJ y
IA W Mynatt, Charles NJ McGbee
Edward | Sanford, w A Henderson
Esq, Hon j NJ Coulter, Rev Jane,
Park, D D, james D Cowan. @ Dead
erlck, MD, JOHNNY Boyd. NJ ID. ,Job,
I Moses, Hon George Brown. 4
Caldwell, Esq, j + Desderick. Jobl
N Fleming, Esq, J W Gaut. SamI /
Mckinney, VIM Morrow, Nj ID Wr
Is Reese, ESQ, Moses White. ESQ Ho,
Az Whitthorne, Sam1 B Luttrell
Hon 3 Killebrew, Robt Craiehesd
James Comfort.
The number OF students is now 9G1
BOARD OF VISITORS REPORT.
r.. NASHVILLE, January L. 1893
! His Excellency, Governor Alvin Haw
! Sri forward herewith the repsr
OF the Board of Visitors of the III;
versity Of Tennessee, prepared by Il
secretary, j. HI. Mathes. ESQ y
Dlemphis. This report terminates M
, omclal connection with the Uniyer
} slty, aud in %seVering this relation
nave to thank your exeellencg an,
/, your predecessor for nfGninI 60.