Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-29
THE LEWIS ACADEMY.
Full Pledged Educational Institution,
Already Built and Ready for Work.


A Full Pledged Educational Institution,
Already Built and Ready for Work.
The first annual prospectus of the Lewis
academy, is ready to issue. The north wing
Of the academy is about completed and the
main building and south wing are progress
ing rapidly. The Lewis academy, of Wich-
| ita, is going to be surprise to the educa-
tional men and interests Of this state. The
impression seems to have gone out that the
Lewis academy is but another evidence of an
| overworked local educational sentiment
which has in turn dotted the land with weak
schools, one-horse colleges, etc, but, as we
said some fine morning before long, the ed
vocational men of this state will awake 10 the
reality that Wichita has an academy in fact
| as well as in name: school far in advance of
a dozen so-called colleges of the state,
and quartered in building of
| its own which for capacity
design and cost, will be equaled by no educa-
tional institution yet erected in Kansas indie
pendent of state aid The writer of this told
the locating committee of the NJ. E. College
and it made them mad-that they could
better afford to locate their institution at
Wichita, an acknowledged center, for moth
ing than to take it elsewhere for fifty thou
sand dollars. Three educational institutions
have been located at Wichita since that time.
every one which viii surpass the college
which the NJ. Z. church then located.
| From the first annual circular of the Lewis
Academy, above alluded to, and which circu
| lar contains the names of the faculty elect,
and the curriculum for four courses viz:
preparatory, normal, scientific and classical,
we extract the following remarks touching
the course of study decided upon and the
conduct of the school;
The above broad and comprehensive cur
riculum has been adopted by the board of
trustees and faculty of the institution as the
| one best suited to the wants of the public gen
orally The Scientific and Normal Depart
ments are designed especially for those pre-
pairing for business or for teachers IN our
common and graded schools. Those who
complete these cources will receive an apprO-
pirate degree and diploma. The classical de-
partment will properly prepare those who
wish to enter the freshman class in any OF
our colleges or universities.
| 1t is an excellent preparatory course for
| those also who expect to study law or medl-
cine and have neither the time nor the means
for more extended preparation.
The classical course is designated to give
better opportunity for the study of Philology
and it is hoped that the patrons of the school
will appreciate the Importance of pursuing
the study of one or more of these languages
| that the structure of our own language may
| be better understood Special attention in
| this department is given to thorough drill III
the principles of the Latin, Greek and Ger
1,,r lnfI< foy~
ripe scholarship. Those who complete this
course will receive, on leaving the Institution,
a certificate of their attainments, and a letter
| of recommendation to some higher institution
of learning.
! Hardness Course in Latin: Greek, Jones';
German, Comforts; arithmetic, Rays New
Practical, New Higher: English grammar,
Reid q Kellogg's; geography, -;
| Physical geography Maury's: algebra, Rays
or Wentworths; bookkeeping, Bryant a.
STATIONS high school; botany, Grays How
'lants Grow" civil government, Townsend's
Seventy Lessons: drawing, krusi or Prang;
elocution, Randalls; English literature,
Raub's; word analysis, Swinton's; geology,
Steel's Fourteen Weeks; geometry, --;
United States History, Eclectic; general his
tory, Swinton's outlines: method, Wicker
sham; pedagogics Rosenkranz: natural phil
osophy, Averys; physiology, Eclectic: polit
ical economy, Wayland: mental philosophy,
raven, moran philosophy, maven, THeuorlc,
Hills; school economy, Wickersham; zoology, !
Hooker; school composition, SwintOn.
At the close of each term critical oral and
written examination will be conducted. after
which a report of the students work and
standing will be sent to the parent or guar |
dian of each pupil. No student will be per- !
nlitted to pass to an advanced class until he |
or she has passed satisfactory examination |
in the lower classes.
The discipline of the school will be mild and
parental, yet firm and vigilant. The in
fluence of moral and religious principles will
be brought to bear upon the students, thus |
throwing them as much as practicable upon
their own responsibility, and training them
to govern themselves. Those students with |
whom all reasonable measures fail will be re-
turned to their parents or guardians.
Each pupil will be expected to attend
chapel exercises every morning, unless ex- |
cused by the principal at the request of the
parent or guardian. Also each one will be
expected to attend church and Sabbath |
school every Sabbath with whatever denom-
ination he or his parents may elect
The course of instruction will be of such a |
character to stimulate personal investiga- t
ton and original thought hence everything |
that will develop the students powers will |
receive especial attention.
The privileges of the academy will be open
to both sexes. Young ladies and young gentle |
degrees of an equal grade for the same or an
equivalent standing in scholarship.
Tuition in preparatory department. per |
term, 800; tuition in normal department. |
per term, $1,000; tuition in classical depart /
ment, per them, $1,000: music, vocal and in
strumental extra. All fees must be paid in
advance.
No reduction will be made for absence, I'M
less in case of protracted sickness, nor for |
any other reason, except by permission of the
superintendent.
The year will be divided into Two sessions !
of two terms each First term will open
Monday, September 9th; will close Friday, I
November II.
Second term will open Monday, November
18th: will close Friday, January 30th, 1887
Third term will open Monday, February I'd
will close April Sd.
Fourth term will open Monday, April 9th; |
will close Thursday, June ilth
No vacation will be given during the year
except one week during holidays.
CONDITION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Mr.. j. d. Caldwell, as chairman of the |
committee on school buildings and apparatus
visited the different school buildings in the |