The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-02-21
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Kansas, will be ready for the recep-
ton Of students September ID, 1884.
The University building, now under
construction. will be a large eOmmOdi-
Gus structure ample for the aecommO-
dation Of 90 to IS students in its dormi-
tory wing, and Of 500 to GOO in the
college wing. Hundreds Of students
will find homes at very reasonable
rates among the kInd-hearted citizens
Of SalinR. Extensive arrangements
are being made for the club system
for meals, and all other expenses will
be reduced to minimum. Both la
dies and gentlemen will be received
into the university,
The Institution will be Normal,
Scientific, Philosophical and Classic
al, and its various courses Of study are
prepared on that basis. After having
completed thoroughly the Common
School branches, q student may be
able to complete the Normal course in
one year, the Scientific course in two
years, the Philosophical course in
three years, and the Classical course
In four years. Each course is one
years thorough preparation for the
next higher course. There will be a
Commercial course, a Fine Art course,
a Teaehers' course, a Musical course,
and such other courses as may be de-
manded.
The sons and daughters Of the rich
and poor will enter this Normal Uni
versity alike and in the future AZ in
the past the influence Of one class up
on the other will render discipline
unnecessary, and admonition rare ex-
eept to prevent excessive study. Nor
NAL government is peculiar. 1t stud
les to help each student to develOpe
the power Of self government. New
classes are formed annually In col
leges, but here we shall organize new
classes every term. Their formation
will in no way interfere with the reg
ular course Of study Of any student.
Most successful colleges are sustained
by some religious denomination but
this university will be non seetaIian.
The faculty are members Of different
religious denominations. The bible,
as the basis Of the grandest system Of
morals. will be read daily and its NOR
al truths, free from seetaTian dogmas,
freely discussed. BY the Normal, or
voluntary system Of study,we shall be
able to accomplish much more for the
student than BY the old compulsory
methods Of the older colleges and uni
versities
Here economy aud hard study
will be popular. The value of time
and money win be carefully taught.
Study must go on with a viii and this
will make results immensely more
telling than under any system Of
eOmpulsion. The compulsory meth
cd, generally pursued in colleges,
tending to repress Investigation, Grip
pie free thought and paralyze native
energy will be entirely discarded.
The Normal system Of instruction Is
far superior. The plan Of assigning
subjects to classes for investigation
and classification, preparatory 10 writ
/ ten or verbal recitation or discussion,
has been found to open a new era In
the life and progress Of the student.
None can resist the spirit excited in a
class urging every member to deter
mined, self-reliant effort for the mas
terry Of the subject assigned. Few
conline themselves to one text book,
or can be satisfied with any one au-
thor's views.
The plan ofself government will be
/ adopted. Police regulations and rig
OrOus rules to compel order and study
IN classes will not only be unneces-
sary but foreign to our plan. The fol-
/ lowing principles In our Normal sys-
tenn OF education are considered fun
damental:
l. That education Is accumulation
Of physical, mental, and moral power,
by self-development and voluntary
effort, and not the mere acquisition OF
knowledge from prescribed tasks and
compulsory study.
>. That true government In eduea-
ton Is self-gOveTnment under a sys-
tenn Of republican laws, and not mere
/ prefunctOry compliance with q sys-
tenn Of laws prescribed by trustees,
and enforced BY q faculty and spies
8. That q true education Of both
sexes IL accomplished more vigorous
", harmoniously, and certainly by
their mutual stimulous and sympathy
during the course Of study.
The regular exercises OF the Uni
versity viii be varied. General exer-
cises viii be held daily st $50 A. n I'm
the chapel Young Mems Christian
Association viii be organized and will
hold regular meetings; there will be
occasional Reunions, ExpOsitions,
Pebble Exercises and Entertainments.
Much attention will Be given TO the
matter Of training teachers for their
work 10 common schools.
Aud now that the work has begun,
we feel that we shall have the hearty
support Of all good citizens in our
Efforts to build q Normal University
IN Golden, Sunny, Central Kansas.
THE PRESIDENT AND FACULTY.