The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-31

Under this arrangement during tn
last ten years over one hundred stu
dents have received special advances
training beyond the point usual
reached in our colleges and universi
ties. By reason of the small size O
these advanced classes and the person
al attention received by each student
from the professors it is believed thai
young men of talent NAV receiv,
training at the University equal te
that obtained at the best institution:
of learning in America. AS evidence
of the thoroughness of this work, the
! University can confidently point to
her alumni. Even among those OF
more recent date, her younger sons
can be found professors and instructors
in the leading colleges, teachers and
superintendents in our public schools,
engineers, practical geologists and
analytical chemists, and they not only
hold these positions, but they fill them
we'll.
For young men intending to enter
public life, or the ministry, or the
legal profession, the University offers
unusual facilities for practice in speak
ing, both extemporaneous and with
preparation. The Philanthropic and
Dialect Societies have furnished train
ing of this kind to men eminent
throughout the Union. The Moot
Court, besides, affords to legal students
opportunities for applying the princi-
pies of law to special cases and train
ing in the preparation and trial Of
causes in court.
The Mitchell Scientific Society offers
advantages of training and research
similar to those in the great German
universities. Its publications have
been favorably received throughout
the scientific world, and its exchange
list includes the journals of the scien-
tific societies of nearly all countries.
Students are admitted as members,
and they have presented many credi-
table papers before it.
The SHAKESPEARE Club has inspired
the students with genuine love Of
Shakesperian literature and criticism.
Its library contains the best publica-
tons on the subject, both American
and foreign.
The facilities for instruction in legal,
political and historical science the
opportunities for speaking, debating
and writing in the literary societies,
and the strong equipment of the Law
School present special attractions to
law students. Besides the law library,
which contains complete sets of law
reports IN. c. and U. S. and other
literature, there is very valuable COL
lection to books relating to American
and English constitutional history and
politics-all accessible to students of
the University.
The Medical Department offers
special advantages to young men in
tending to complete their medical
training in Northern colleges and hos
pitfalls. The instruction in the branches
preparatory to medicine proper is more
thorough than at these regular medical
colleges, because at the University the
classes are smaller and more time is
given to individual students. 1t is
also far superior to years reading
under perceptor. The course lasts
nine months and comprises instruction
in Chemistry, Physics, Natural History,
Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, and
Materia Medica.
A coure in Engineering, civil, cleo
trical and mining, has been arranged
under trained and experienced in
structors. 1t comprises thorough in
struction in drawing, field work and
other studies needed by the engineer
in his calling.
A Teachers Course, specially ar
ranged for school teachers who are
anxious to improve their methods of in :
struction or to enlarge their intellectual
culture, is offered annually free of
charge from March IS to May IS, to
all actual teachers