Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
UNIVERSITY
OF THE
STATE OF MISSOURI.
OF THE
COLUMBIA, Boone County, Mo-,
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COLUMBIA, Boone County, Mo-,
July !, 1891.
To j. y. Williams, Clerk of the Ghan-
ty Court of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,:
SrR:-It is my duty to inform you
that, under the provisions OF Section
1888, Revised Statutes of Missouri,
1889, your county is entitled to send to
the departments of the State Unfvefei-
ty at Columbia and Rolla, during the
year ending June 4, 1892, IA students,
between the ages of sixteen and twen-
years.
Under the rules adopted by the
Board of C~urators, students shall
possess q good moral character, and
shall pass . satisfactory examination
in arithmetic and in the principles Of
English grammar and written eompo-
sition, and must pay the fees preseffb-
ed by said Act, to-wit On matricula-
ting in the Academic department, an
entrance fee of ten dollars, and coutin-
gent fee of five dollars and q like con-
tingent fee at the beginning of the
second year, making the whole an
School of Medicine twenty dollars for
the first year and fifty dollars forlsub-
sequent years. For the School of En-
cheering forty dollars. For the Law
School fifty dollars for fra. year stu
dents and forty dollars for second year
students. For the College of Agricul-
ture ten dollars. Examinations for ad-
mission will be given by the English
and mathematical departments on
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Mon
day. September Sd, 4th, 5th and 18th,
preceding the opening Of the Uni
versity. The sessions Of all the de-
partments will begin
On the Second Tuesday (sth) Of September,
and will continue until the first Thurs
day of June (4th,1 lS92-except that
of the School of Mines and Metaliurgy
at::Rolla. which will begin and end one
week later, and the Law School which
opens on October 9Th, 1891.
The Missouri Military School Is now
q department of the State Uniyersity,
missouri Rev. Stat, 1889, Secs. 6927-
81 Each Senator and Representative
in the General Assembly Is expected
to appoint one cadet from his district
during the month Of August. These
cadets after passing the required ex-
aminations will be admitted to the
Academic departments OF the Univer-
sity free of tuition. Two complete un-
iforms will be furnished by the State
to each cadet. The College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts has been
reorganized with additional teaching
force and greater facilities.
Ample provision has been made for
the education and care of young
women In all classes ofthe University.
See catalogue 1891. pages GIGS.
I beg to call your attention to the
appended extract from the law on this
subject.
You will please, after giving two
weeks publication to this certificate.
transmit to me, on or before Septem-
Der 1st, q list of the names of all the
youths of your county who intend to
make application for entrance into the
University at the commencement of
the next. session.
IF such q list is not transmitted, stc-
dents from other counties will be al
lowed to enter in lieu of those to which
your county is entitled.
Board can be had in the University
boarding clubs for male students st
$l.75 per week and upward; in private
families at $500 to $3.50.
at ! am sn,s very respectfully, yGar ebedi-
sec'y Board Curators, University of
Missouri.
1.-THE Secretary of the Board Of
Curators shall cause to be transmitted
to the Clerk Of each County Court In
this State q certificate, stating the
number of pupils that such county 10
entitled to send to the State Universi-
ty the next Scholastic year, WHICH
CERTIFICATE SHALL BE PUBLISHED
BY EACH COUNTY CLERK FOR TWO
WEEKS in a newspaper published in
such county, the expense thereof to be
allowed by the County Court, and
paid for out of the County Treasury"
Persons desiring to enter. the State
University at Columbia or Rolla, are
required to make known their inten-
ton to me on OF before September ],
1891.
Catalogues of the University can be
had on application to the University
Librarian, Columbia. Nc.
J. V. WILLIAMS,
Clerk County Court, Audrain Co., Mo.