Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-01
A NEW COLLEGE OPEN
The Duouesne Dedicated Last Even
ing With Appropriate Exercises.
REMARKS OF PRINCIPAL WOOD.
lie Outlines the Full Scope of the Institu-
ton and Its Work.
DEPARTMENTS OF STUDY DESCRIBED

Is well dQapteu TO cOliege purposes, tns
large, lofty rooms, in which erstwhile wer,
held the county courts, lending themselve
TO the need of the institution with very lit
tie alteration. A large apartment on tn,
second floor has been arranged as an as
sembly hall. ard in this hall were the open
ing exercises of the college conducted last
night
After an opening PRAYER and a musical
selection, Prof j. NJ. Wisman, Vice Presi
dent of the college, stepped forward ant
made an address of welcome to the audience
in few well-chosen words. Then he intro
duced the President, E. NJ. Wood, d. D.,
IL. D., who was to explain the general
plan of the college and the intentions Of
himself and assistants. Mr.. Wood is an
able speaker, his delivery being remarkably
clear and pleasing. He said:
DIR. WOODS OPENING ADDRESS.
For several years have been Impressed
that that there is not only room but de-
mand for the organization and establish
nent OF live, modern and progressive col.
lege III Pittsburg or its vicinity. Indeed,
have been often urged to move in that mat
ter long ago, with the assurance of all need
ed financial and patroniZing support to
make the effort permanent success. But
knowing that such an enterprise would re-
quire the expenditure of sucha Yastamount
of vital energy, have hitherto shrank from
the great responsibility. But supported as
am now by men of such actiTs and broad
philanthropy, men whose every pulsation is
life, men whose young and rich blood thro6s
with generous impulse for the good of the
whole community, such men as constitute
this Board OF Directors. supported by these, /
feel that success is well nigh assured.
THAT there is a demand TOR such col
lege will appear evident when a few facts
are considered. The growth of Pittsburg
and Allegheny and their immediate suburbs
during the past ten wears has been very
rapid. And then with Pittsburg q center
and all the railroads centering here as radii
draws circumference 25 miles distant from
the city, and you inclose a large number of
new towns established, and old ones re-
Tivified showing an increase of population
that is truly phenomenal And then re-
nembcrlng that within this ten years. and
within this circumference there has not
been anything like proportional increase
OF the higher educationai facilities, there is
then demand for the establishment of this
college.
SCOPE OF THE PROPOSED WORK.
"As TO the scope of our work, that has
already been briefly outlined to the public.
The faculty is large and complete and each
school under the supervision of the college
will open tomorrow morning with very
fair attendance. In a word, we shall do
everything that we have advertised and we
think We shall do it we'll We donot believe
in 1ulsome advertisements. We shall be
fair and honest with ourselves. fair and
honest with our pupils and fair and honest
with tie public. We are aiming 20 estab-
IlSh a modern, practical and thorC ugh col
lege. We do not care to perpetua 5e names
and terms which have long since lost their
original application. Some of them, how
ever, Will likely continue for some time for
the want of the correct term. Instead of
saying we have 4 preparatory course, fresh
man, sophomore, Junior or senior, we prefer
to speak out like piain, practical Americans,
IS We trust we are, and say, we have an Eng
lsh course, which is the basis of the regular
college course, and classical ana scientific
course, viz: first year, second year, third year
and fourth year, a three years ladies' liter
airy course, and three years normal course.
That word normal should be changed for
perhaps, teachers course, since, correctly
speaking every student doing natural work
Is Z normal student. In our classical course
we intend to maintain q high standard for
all who desire it, but as a requirement for
graduation with A. B., it will not likely go
beyond Homer and Plato or Demosthenes in
Greek and Nirgilius and TacituS or Livius in
Latin. And in the scientific course we shall
maintain a high standard for all who desire
It. but as requirement for graduation with
L. ). we will perhaps go no further than
general geometry.
LIFE NOT long ENOUGH
zone thing is very evident TO NV mind.
and that is that one life is too short to try
to compass the whole realm of classical and
scientific knowledge. We must drop some
the present and for the present
In these days many branches of
science, as electricity for instance, have SO
oroadened their scope and application as to
require much time for their mastery. Also
N literature and art the field is widening
Many parents during the past few days have
come in and when arranging for the work of
their son or daughter, have said they went
through that advanced course in language
ana mathematics, but that they donot desire
O. n do Iia,r- -,ti.1, a1,x
nave thorough but Il practical education
ADd hence we confidently saw to the uublic
thar IN the ancient as well as in the modern
lang 5uaSes, ana sciences as well, you will
have here the best modern methods and the
most practical and thorough work
Our ladies'literary course is so planned as
not to burden the student with the higher
ancient classics or mathematics, but to fur
nlsh enough of science, literature and art
SO that a young lady may fiji the average
position i'll life and have enough of accom-
l3ilshments to pass well in society,
Oar normal course is so arranged as to |
meet all the requirements of the teachers
profession. The latest and most approved |
methods of school management as well as |
instruction, will be faithfully observed
This school will be under the personal su- |
pcfFlslon OF the vice president of the col |
lege, one who has had years of su ccessful |
work in this department.. |
SATURDAY NORMAL CLASSES,
"our Saturday normal work will be broad |
IN its scope and under the personal instruc- |
tion OF such thoroughly practical men |
that teachers will find here the very |
Dest assistance in preparing for |
their examinations and school work |
3he work in the commercial school will be |
under the supervision of the best penman in /
tne state. He has also had great experience |
As an accountant, and is q general fayorite
~ business circles. Actual business prac- /
tlce, as lar as il can be conducted in a school
room, VIII be faithfully carried out, familiar
lzlng the student with every phase of busi-
The school Of shorthand and typewritinp
VIII DC IN the hands of thoroughly expert |
ShCSu persons, and, as far as possible each /
peIsoh VIII receive individual instruction
anu encouragement in their work And
from our vide acquaintance in Western
I'm @oLliisA ! ~ anA we expect to be able to find
SOod situations for all who are thorou1hlv
equipped for their work, either as hook
keepers or seeDogra pliers. and this We shall
consider II a pieaeure to do, and that with |
out compensation from the student,
Our evening sessions on Monday Tuesday |
1huTSdaY ana rlday nights will run from
O'Clock to $50 O'Clock Here the Same Str,iias |
may be pursued aud under tie SANE in
stfuctoIs as during the day. This will ac |
cOmmodate q large lumber OF persons Who |
are employed during the day
The School of Mechanical DRAWING will ba |
under the instruction VI graduate of +be |
MecLanical School of London, and thorough
master iii his art.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO MUSIC
Our School of Music will be under tho
personal supervision of graduate of
Munich and a man well and fayorablv
Known IN music rces in Pittsburg and
throughout the country.
"Aud of the school oT o1oc,,+;r,, i ,--;1i o,.,- |