The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-15
A. & NJ. COLLEGE.
THE AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL
INSTITUTION PAR EXCELLENCE
OF THE SOUTHWEST.
A Place Where an English Education is
Inculcated Along with the Principles
Of Farming and Mechanics.

teal and useful education. 1t has ex
tensive and well equipped buildings
laboratories and workshops.
It's general object is to excite and
foster in the minds of our people an
enthusiastic appreciation OF the at
tractiveness and value Of those pur-
suits by which the material develop
ment of the country is advanced.
1t is the business of this college to
turn the attention of our young men
from the overcrowded learned PROBES
sions, to those occupations which
have brought abundant wealth and
power to other states, and which are
beginning now to attract and well re-
pay the services Of trained young men
in Texas.
These objects are sought to be at
tanned:
BY thorough course Of instruction
in mathematics and natural science,
with continual application of princi-
pies to work in the shops, fields, gar
dens, vineyard, orchard, pastures,
diaries and other laboratories.
By thorough training in the
branches of an English education.
By relying upon text books as little
as possible and leading the students
to seek information directly from OBJ
servation and experiment.
By intoxicating the dignity of intel
ligent Misunderstanding the idea that
the farmer or mechanic who is worthy
of the name need be any less learned
than the professional man.
BY inducing in the mind of the stu
dent an enthusiastic love of nature
and the study of natural laws, where
by agricultural and mechanical pro-
cesses become invested with absorbing
interest, and are pursued in a spirit
which leads to progress and success,
There are two regular courses of
study and practice leading to degrees
and extending through four years
each. They are identical for the first
year, thus giving the student the adj
vantage of elementary training in
subjects that are of equal Importance
to every one, and afiording opportunity
for intelligent choice between the
courses as continued separately |
through the three succeeding years.
In the third year, or second class,
there is a still further specialization
by which the student may, in the ag-
ricultural course, vary his studies
with reference to obtaining either of
two degrees, that is, Bachelor of
Science (B. s. or Bachelor of Scien-
tific Agriculture (B. S. A. In the
course n similar speciali-
cation is provided for by which the
student is given the choice between
the degrees of Bachelor of Civil En-
(B. G. E.) and Bachelor of
Mechanical Engineering B. M. E)
All regular students must pursue
either'the agricultural or the mechan-
ical course, and there is no course of
which is not industrial.
The Latin language is optional and
may be studied by any student who
may have time for such extra study.
German and Spanish are considered
important and special attention is
given to them
The postgraduate degree of M. S.
Master of Science) will be given to
those who have pursued the post
graduate studies for two years and
have passed satisfactory examinations
hereon and submitted an approved
hesis.
Special courses in the following
subjects are provided: Agriculture,
horticulture, Dairying, Carpentry,
3lacksmithing, Machinery, Chemistry,
Drawing and Surveying
Expenses for session of nine months, ,
'l4O. This includes everything ex-
ept uniform and books, which will
ost for the session about $40. $
The situation of the college is COM ,
and healthy, and every atten- {
ion is paid to the morals and well
eing of the students.
The college offers extraordinary adj /
antages to those who want to study :
agriculture, Mechanics, Engineering, f
Horticulture, Botany, Zoology, Phys I
IS, Mathematics, Chemistry, Geology /
nd Mineralogy, English, Modern Lam G
uages, etc. n
Faculty and other officers: Louis {,
. Mclnnis, A. NJ, chairman, professor {,
mathematics; w. l.. Bringhurst, n
n. d., vice-chairman, professor of
'nglish and history Rud. Wipprecht, {
rofessor of languages; r. H. Whit h
'ck, Nj. E., professor of mechanical o
ngineering; Geo. w. Curtis, NJ. $. A., "
rofessor of agriculture; f. A. Gulley, h
[. s., professor of experimental agri- a
1t. Guy Carleton, second
lvalry, U. S. A., professor of military II
Hence and commandant of cadets; H. I,
{. Harrington, professor of chemistry 4
nd mineralogy; Thomas l.. Brunk, b. W
:, associate professor of horticulture g,
nd botany; John H. Kinealy, ID. E., G,
'sociate professor of civil engineering
nd drawing; Mark Francis, ID. V. NJ, Il
'sociate professor of veterinary ~
hence; X. f. Smith, adjunct Il
'ofessor of mathematics +. E.
lesecke, instructor in drawing;
ev. G. P. Fountain, Chaplain and HI
brarian; w. b. Philpott, Assistant 81
'ofessor of English; Duncan Adri- fo
zee, Assistant Professor of Chemistry to
ID Physics; j. +. Dugpar. Assistant cr