Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-16

by Prof. j. +. Todd, who is most thorough
i'm all the difficult branches included
under this head. Physical science, by
Prof. William Il. Payne, from the Yale
scientific department, an accomplished
scholar of the first rank. Physics is
taught by text books and experiments,
with a laboratory complete in all its APP
pointmcnts. The chair of modern Ian.
guages is ably filled 10y Prof. +. w. Fair
field, who does German and French well,
and is not unmindful of the Greek Ian
guage and literature. The clever gentle
man is ais o acting principal of the pre-
paratory department., which not only
fits students for the college classes, but is
designed to meet the wants OF students
not taking the regular course.
Your correspondent remembers Yale,
and the frigidity of the chars, the austCrity
which made the recitation room seem
like q miniature court room, or Il prison
cell. AtTabor, professors and students
meet as friends i'm the chapel, in class
and upon the streets, and many lasting
friendships are formed. brainy spartan
band of cultured men in the chairs,
students of both sexes, representing the
of the work is broad, and the influence
and character of the college are fully
established.
THE LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
This is not II separate school. Ladies
and gentlemen are admitted to all
courses of study upon equal terms. So
far rs they pursue the same studies they
rccite together and enjoy each others
society at proper times and in II proper
way. Miss Helen T.. Martin is principal,
with Mrs. III. ID. McClclland assistant in
the art department. The conservatory
of music is in charge of Prot. L. =. Geer,
and iirst-class facilities are furnished for
obtaining II thorough musical education
What is most needed now are funds TO
lift the institution into II larger sphere of
usefulness. A building is needed 10 pro-
vide larger recitation rooms, Offices and
increased facilities for broader work.
Such Il building will cost something like
$4,000, and President Brooks is now
college to the business men OF the cast,
who have been quick to see the advantage
of investment in the west.
STUDENT LIFE
at Tabor college, is not an isolated one
as many have supposed. The students
of the college and the families of the com.
munlty are one Students are educated
as members of society, feeling It's respon-
sibiliticS and restraints. 1t is the aim of
the faculty and trustees TO give the stat
dents Il christian education, but the
Congregational church is the only one III
operation in the community, and stu
dents are required to worship ut that tab
ernacle, without regard to past ccclesias-
teal training. This gives some occasion
for the charge of sGCtarianiSm which it
would be well for the management to re-
flute by the adoption OF less rigorous
rules.
PuTTERING WITH POLITICS.
Another suspicion is fast developing
into an open charge. This is the serious
impression that Tabor college is running
politics in the interest of some political
party. A disturbing element has foiStcd
itself upon Il faculty which otherwise is
second to no other in the land. This is Il
youthful teacher in Il vacant professors
chair, who harbOrs the notion that he is
destined for the state senate or the gov
errors chair. Not long since he caused
himself to be elected as q delegate to n
political convention at Sidney and
pr%ostitutcd the name and influence
of the col eye in this behalf. Although
rebukcdb by President Brooks and the solid
men of the faculty, the indlscrCtion dealt
the college n damaging blow. Hardly
had 1t recovered from this, when II sec
Ond atliiction came from the same tri1ling
source. The young professor resolved to
ave a political meeting on his own ac-
count, and commit the college to its sup
pun. ~ stot w w OH w
several suolling campaign speakers, and
announced Il political meeting to take
place in the Congregational church
Bills were posted on telegraph poles, and
at all the cross roads. The honest chris
tan farmer who had been taught that the
church was Il sacred place dedicated to
God, and not to man, threw up his hands
in holy horror! The good burghcr who
revered Tabor as the seat of a christian
college, was amazed Mt the seeming in
suit offered to his religion and his God.
The general surprise was not
lcssened when the audience went from
the church to the college chapel and the
speakers We're presented by the same
member of the faculty. There were four
speakers in all, two of them candidates
for office, one u chairman of II party
committee, and the other II noted young
lawyer of Fort Dodge, who drew the
crowd. All of them were begging for
votes The political professor caused
the politicians to be brought forward
that they might make n final plea for po-
litical support before the students were
dismissed to their classes. The friends
of Tabor college hope the management
will frown upon this effort to convert
the college to II certain political party,
this attempt to prostitute its influence to
the encouragement of political palavCr.
and thatthcy will place the rcbuke where
it properly belongs. VIRGIL.
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