The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-07-11
The state University.

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partments the Board of Trustees have
reorganized the professorships of the
University of Mississippi. They have
also re-cast the entire scheme of study
SO as to meet the exigencies of the
times and the needs of those seeking
higher education. This scheme Of
study is so re-cast as to give the larg-
est possible elections to students in
the pursuit of either the b. A. b. 5.
or b. p. degrees. The course of
study has been also enlarged and
made more thorough, especially in
Greek, Bellies Letters, Modern
Languages, History and Political
Economy. Under the course of in
struction provided for any student
really DESTROYS of learning to speak
French and German will have an OPP
portunity of doing so at our State
University by two years course nm
der the ablest practical instruction to
be had. And whilst theoretical ac-
uuaintance with the French and the
German languages as they are now
spoken is about all that the colleges
of the country unfortunately afford,
an effort will be made at Oxford to
learn a student how to read, write
and speak these modern languages
with practical facility. Special at
tention will be paid to the careful in
struction of English and Bellies Let
ters so that whatever deficiencies exist
student shall be thoroughly familiar
with the English language. A thor
ough scientific knowledge of Modern
English will be impressed, on the
mind of every student willing to take
high English education by the
most systematic course of instruction
from the most excellent textbooks as
well as by discussions and lectures.
In this connection
POLITICAL ECONOMY AND HISTORY
will be taught the young men of the
country who wish to know these sub
jects. The science of History will be
shown to the student and under the
plan of re- organization and the time
allotted to the studies here named it
will be the fault of the student if
when he has completed his course he
is not entirely familiar with the best
thoughts on Political Economy and
the history of his country, especially
The departments of Greek and Latin
have been consolidated into one de-
partment known as that of
ANCIENT LANGUAGES AND LITERA-
TURE.
The name of the eminent Professor
of this department is guaranty suffi-
Gent that the study of the dead lang
uages will not be neglected as he will
be provided with a competent assist
ant by the opening of the next session.
In the consolidation of the depart
ments of Latin and Greek there is no
new departure as some seem to sup
pose. For many years in the history
of the University the famous DIR. JnO
N. Waddell taught both Latin and
Greek without the aid of an assistant,
at time too when the classics were
more popular as studies than they
now are.
To meet the want of some students
who desire to omit the Greek and
study the Latin Language or Uiee
uersa the opportunity will be better
presented by the consolidation of
these departments. But while it is
preferred that the student will take
the Greek as we'll as the Latin course
the most rigid instruction will be
given in Latin and Greek as required.
THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT
as distinct feature is superseded, but
the preparatory classes are put under
the personal charge of the respective
Professors in chief, who will form the
students from the beginning to the
end of their studies.
The consolidation of the depart
ments of
CHEMISTRY AND NATURAL HISTORY
has been thought expedient with the
services OF an assistant.
THE FACULTY
as now organized is certainly an able
body of teachers.
Of Prof. Mayes of the Law Chair it
is unnecessary to speak. He is too
we'll known to the people of Missis-
sippi for us to multiply expressions
as to his ability, his qualifications and
his fitness for the position of Chan
cellOr to which he has been elected.
We predict for his administration the
Prof. Fulton, of the department of
Physics and Astronomy, has given
universal satisfaction.
Prof. Hogue is noted for being an
erudite and accomplished scholar un-
surpassed by any in teaching Greek
and Latin.
Prof. Simms, late of Vanderbilt
University, is recommended by DR..
Garland and many others of equal
character, as being quite competent
to fill the chair of Moral Philosophy.
Prof. Leavell, of the chair of Eng
lish, is now professor at Clinton
College and an experienced educator.
Like Chancellor Mayes, the English
Professor is an Alumnus of the Uni
versity of Mississippi. So too is Prof.
Fulton, and so too is Prof John Wes-
ly johnson, the assistant professor of
mathematics.
The department of Chemistry and
Natural History will be filed by Prof.
PuringtOn, now of the University of
Missouri. Prof. Purington is endors-
ed by Governor Eagle and Ex-GOv-
ernor Hughes, of Arkansas, and by
DIR. Laws, president of University of
Missouri, and by many persons of en-
inence.
For the departments of Mathematics
and Modern Languages the Board
will select only such men as are un-
exceptionable from every point of