The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-01
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISE
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IULANt UNIVERSITY VI LUUlat
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The constitution Of the State of 1915 pro
vided that "An University shall be estab
lished in the city of New Orleans. 1t shal
be composed of four faculties, to wit: On
of Law, one of Medicine, one of the Nat
ural Sciences and one Of Letters" Previ
GUS to this the school had its existence j,
the medical department which had beer
established eleven years before. Two year
later the Legislature passed al act having
for its object the establishment Of the Uni
vers;ty of Louisiana and the law depart
lnent was organized. The repeated ccnsti
tptions of the State recognized the Univer
sity consisting previous to 1878 Of these two
| schools, at which time the academical de
| nartment was added. Many and repeated
acts of the General Assembly had beer
passed for the benefit of the establishment
but, though the opening of its younger
branch seemed to infuse some vigor, the,
4 failed to place it OH a confirmed footing
Thus stood affairs when, III 1889. Mr.. Pau
Tulane, living i'll Princeton, New Jersey
wrote to several gentlemen in Louisiana Il,
| follows: A resident Of New Orleans 70.
many years of my active life, bavinG
formed many Friendships and associations
| dear to me, and deeply syn2athiZing with
its people in whatever nisfortunes Or dis
asters may have befallen them, as we'll rs
being sincerely DESTROYS of contributing to
their moral and intellectual welfare, I do
hereby express to you my intention to
donate to you by an act of donation is.tc,
uicos, all the real estate own and am pos
sessed Of i'll the city Of New Orleans, State
of Louisiana, for the promotion and en-
dustrial education among the white young
persons in the city of Now Orleans, State
of Louisiana, and for the Advancement of
learning and letters, the arts nad sciences
therein, my intention b.ine that the bene-
fits shall be applied. and expended in the
city OF New Orieans." On tho 10Th of the
same month these gentlemen met in the
office of Mr.. Chas. G. Andy, Notary of the
parish of Orleans, and incorporated them
selves by public act into body to be
known rs the Administrators of the Tulane
Fund for The purpose of receiving ana car
rying out the object of the intended dona-
ton. Subsequen: thereto Mr.. Tulane made
a formal donation Of the property, amount
ing to nearly million dollars in money.
Thercnpon the Administrators set about
into effect tho donation ana be-
thought them, if feasible, of taking charge
of tho University OF Louisiana. Through
their fundamentally act No. As of 1924
was passed and tl.te institution became the
Tulane University of Louisiana, in which
was vested all the towers, privileges and
lmmnIities of the former college. BY this
enactment contract irrevocable and con-
clIls1vo was made between the State and
the Adminisi rators, tho power to decline
the acceptance Of which was granted, unless
the provisions of tho act should be ratified
and approved by constitutional amend
lnent, to be submitted to the people at the
next general election.
10 follow the plan of education adopted
by the Tulane University through its differ
ent and diverging courses is beyond the
scope of this article. It is sufficient to say
that upon examination Of the first annual
catalogue of the institution sent us through
the courtesy of one of its officers, We may
pronounce the plan thorough. "Recosniz- |
ing tho great fact that education is unit,
integral from its very nature, the Admins |
traitors look to the actual condition of |
things in Louisiana and find themselves
obliged to embrace in thor scheme plan
both broad and deep and to institute for
The successive phases of educational deyel-
'pmelit High school, q College and Uni
'ersity. Taking the youth on the tl1rosh-
I'D of the higher education, its object will
'e, throng. julicious instruction, to train
i'm to know, TO do and to be, and thus to
leveiop consistent manhood by means of
bis harmonious and equable evolution of
'ody, mind and soul" The University
roper as divided into High school and
College, after passing successive exami-
ations i'll which tho studert may enter
nd obtain diploma III any one particular
curse desired. The intention Of tho Nd
is to thoroughly carry out the
lea Of the great bonefactor Of the college
} foster such course of intellectual do
elopmcnt as shall be useful and Of solid
orth, and not merely ornamental and super
clai, conducive to immediate practical
enefit rather than theoretical possible
Vantage. Such an University can not
Ill in the aims of ita establishment and
lust command tic patronage of the whole
tate.
ASCENSION GuS CLuB.-Nhe,, this club {
et on the 10Th of July for its ninth shoot,
r. James X. Tucker presented tho organ /
alton with handsome gold modal to be i
varded rs prize to The mombcr making i
e three best successive scores. The result
the match on that day was Us follows:
Highest possible score %
!. llringier.. ,B A. Il. Mather. IL i
T. Davis. ........ Il L. Miller p'rM. Davis. ii {
4 Tucker. .....1 Is j. w. Tucker. 10
). l5oote. 20. Babin 10
e.. Hanson. II II. G. Brasd ........ 9 j
". Brown II D. Breanx per Oneil.. 6
Messrs. ]. T. Dringier ana j. NJ. Breaux !!
ot of their ito and Mr.. Bringier defented !
$ opponent. Ncssrs. Darlington, Blouin,
oval, Jotfrion and Percy were absent. X
The clubs tenth match occurred last Sun !
y, the 2Gth nit. when the subjoined scores {