Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-06-30
xae STATE University.
RENO, june 26th.

hrSt tel IN The New state university |
dawned bright and fair on Thursday.
After d skevt walk through shady |
streets and past lovely beds OF roses |
we arrived at the building, which is
beautifully situated on Hill with a
natural lawn which will IN q few
years be bed of blue grass sprinkled !
with roses. The building is of brick,
two stories with msnsard roof.
Ascending broad fight of stairs and
crossing a pleasant yerauda, We entered
large hall with flights of stairs TO
the upper stories. At the left of the
entrance is the principals Office. Mere
Professor MeCanfmon recived us and
with courlly &ttenn ion, showed us
through tho building. Passing
through the office, we entercd the
| double reception room. Here the reg.
lister is kept. type writer and fifteen
Trouvelot astronomical drawings
The view from the windows is rs n
fairy picture; little village nestles in
the foreground where picturesque
cottages are hidden in bowers of teees
and flowers. The church spires and
school house belfries stretching their
arms above the trees 70 the blue vault,
speak Of peace and happiness. Be.
You'd, the ever flowing river. now Gid
ing. now rushing through meadows
and hay fields. where the new mown
bay is ready to be stacked The fra.
GRANGE of which reaches even to our
| point Of observation. Ia the distance
are the everlasting hills, whose sum.
mits pecping from under coverlid of
snow, keep silen, watch over the scene
beneath Back of the reception room
is the library and museum, the walls
| of which are lined with book cases
containing many valuable books of
reference, and the cabinets which are
Geing rapidly filled with rare speci.
mems and curiosities, On one OF the
tables are magazines and newspapers,
and those Of the State editors who have
not placed the University on their
mailing list shonld do so at once On
the other tables are fouid the easts of
4 standard measure sent from Washing.
too; the liquid Measure la thrsc nickel
| pieces, dry measure in four brass
! pieces, weights aud measures from one
to twenty five lbs. IN brass All these
measures are in velvet lined cases
There are also All air pnmpa plnneta.
| rum and number OF other valuable
and useful conlrlvaaces AT the right
OF the entrance hall il the office of
| Professor Willis, of this is the chem.
ical laboratory. Here is found a com
| plete chemical outfit. four delicate
scales will spirit levels, one of Ger.
man. the others of New York manu-.
| facinre; cases filled with chemicals II
large table for convenience of com
pounding, u furnace and The parallLer.
MALTA for assaying small lots--als-,
samples of Ora manniiyiag glass
and other appurtenances to II well iur.
nished laboratory. Back OF this room
and opposite the museum is The school
room, containing three rows Of single
desks. BlackGoar,ls are nrrangcd on
either side OF the room and the light
enters through windows in The soul,
and east, which also afford perfect
circulation of air. Ascending the
stairs, the upper floor il found 10 be
unfinished, this, however will be rem.
rdied by The next Legislature. The
ceiling is high. the windows large and
the halls wide. The recitation rooms
are here and although large at present,
will when completed be divided, but
will then be delightful recitation
rooms. The mansard roof Is also I'M
finished, bu! will BE- eventually be put
10 use. At present there are thirty.six
pHpils in attendance, most of WHOM
are from Reno. In order to receive
The full benefit of the appropriation,
parents in other counties should mr..
range TO have their boys and girls
begin their University course with the
next Term. Board can be secured with
private families, for from six to seven
dollars a week. This secures the len.
eft of Il home. The rules are so stric,
aud the pupils. so far, Of such good
moral character that no fond mother
need fear to trust her son or daughter
in this school and town. II is sin.
i cerely hoped by the Regents and Pro.
fessers that parents in all parts of the
State will apply Vt once for admission
for their children. Registers can
be Obtained by addressing Stale Uni
versitv' Reno, Nevada"