, 1889-12-31
What the visitors Say.

which includes L. u. Whipple, j. U.
Churchill ard G. w. Barr, sent a report
to the governor yesterday. OF the in
stitution the board says:
The building is a handsome, subslan-
tial structure. well finished both inside
and out. The chapel and lecture and
recitation rooms are furnished with seats,
desks and slate ~blackboards. all of the
most modern and improved kind.
The auditorium is seated with chairs
and has a capacity OF seating $50 to 500
spectators In this room is a fine piano.
Rooms have been prepared but not
furnished for library. nusic, literary So
%cieties, museum and a complete chemical
and physical laboratory.
We were pleased to note hat the entire
building, from boiler room to attic. was in
excellent condition. The rooms are well
ventilated, heated by steam and lighted
by electricity.
The ground in front of the building has
been graded and the campus partially en-
closed by iron fencing. The latter work
is delayed by failure for a time only to
secure title to additional land to be used
in the construction of a beautiful lake.
This body of water is on the south side of
the campus. and affords facilities for boat
i5g in summer and skating in winter.
The ground can be made very attractive
by walks, lawns and trees. The building
commission and trustees are to be com
mended for constructing, furnishing and
preserving a building which will compare
favorably with any structure of its size.
The various departments are well sup
piled with maps, charts and chemical and
physical apparatus suited for present ne
cessities.
Rooms for instruction in chemistry and
philosophy are entirely too small.
In order to properly preserve and dis
play specimens for instruction in the natur-
all sciences and. encourage the collection and
donation of others. cases have been pro-
vided. j. d. Conley, professor of geology,
has a 81, 900 collection which he offers to
place at the disposal of the institution SO
long as he remains there.
A small but we'll selected library has al
ready been secured, and through the
OF the Academy of Arts and Sci
ences many more valuable books and per
iodicais mas be secured at a nominal out
lay. There is a delightful library room
only partly furnished. There is an
urgent need for scientific reference books.
1t is estimated that if a dormitory cost
ing not more than $l5, 900 were built, the
expense per student for room and board
could be reduced 20 81 per week. 1t is
also estimated that fifteen to twenty stu
dents not able to attend the university on
account ofthe expense would do so next
September if a dormltory were added. By
careful inquiry VIC ascertaIned that many
excellent families are prepared to accom-
modate students with room and board at
50 or 81 per week, perhaps less, and con-
sidering the difference in the cost OF liv-
ing; the limited number OF students who
could avail themselves of the privileges
OF the dormitory; tht,yscial and moral in
fiuence of private hom,S, we are per-
suaded that the best interests OF the uni
versity will not suffer if the erection of a
boarding hall Is postponed for at least two
years.
The university is very fortunate in its
teaching force. The faculty is composed
of men Of character and ability. We are
able to commend the thorough and eff
Gent instruction given. The educational
work will compare very favorably with
older schools of similar grade. The pro-
fessors have been chosen for particular
but they are always willing
to give extra instruction.
This is the faculty salary list President
Hoyt, 81, 500; j. D. Conley, 50, 200; A.
M. Sawin, 81, 800; Aven Nelson, W. l..
j. F. Soule, II. Merz. 81, 500. A
number of special lecturers without COM
pensation.
The course of study is thorough, COM
plete and weli-arranged.
In conclusion we desire to emphasize
the fact that we believe the university of
Wyoming is worthy the care of our legis.
lature, the patronage and sympathy of
our people; that young ladies and gentle
men sent there from a distance will be
comparatively free from those tempta-
tons usually found in large cities. that