The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-08-18
University of the State Of Mis-.
souri,.
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, !
RooSE Co. ,Julv 1891.

BOONE Co., July l, 1891.
To TBos F. MIrcHux. Clerk Of the County Cour
Of Pettis County. Missouri.
Sir:-It is my duty to inform you
that. under the provisions Of Section
1873, revised statutes of Missouri,
1889. your county is entitled to send
to the departments of the State Uni.
versity at Columbia and Rolla, during
the year ending June 4, 1892, eigh-
teen students, between the ages oil
sixteen and twenty-five years.
Under the rules adopted by the
Board of Curators, students shall
posse 9 good moral character, and
shall pass q satisfactory examina alton
in arithmetic and in the principles Of
English grammar and written compo-
sitiOn, and must pay the fees pre-
scribed by said act, to-wit: On mat.
circulating in the academic depart
ment, an entrance fee of ten dollars,
and contingent fee of five dollars /;
and like contingent fee at the begin.
ming of the second half year, making
the whole annual charge twenty dol
lars. For the school OF Medicine
twenty dollars for the first year and
fifty dollars for subsequent years. For
the school of Engineering forty dol
lars. For the Law School fifty
dollars for first year students and
forty dollars for second year students.
For the College Of Agriculture ten
dollars. Examinations for admission
will be given by the English and
mathematical departments on Thurs
day. Friday. Saturday and Monday,
September 3rd, 18th, 9th and 7th,
preceding the opening of the Uni
versity. The sessions Of all
the departments will begin
ON THE SECOND TUESDAY (STH) OF
SEPTEMBER,
and will continue until the first Thurs
day of Juue (4.h) 1892-except that
of the scholl of Mines and Metallurgy
at Rolla, which will he lin and end
one week later, and the Law School
which opens on October 6tI, 1891.
The Missouri State Military School
is now a department of the State
University, missouri Rev. Stat,
1889, Secs. 1927 80. Each Senator
aud 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 examinations will
be admitted to the Academic depart
ments of,he University free Of tuition.
Two complete uniforms will be fur.
nished by the State to each cadet.
The College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts, has been recognized
with additional teaching force and
greater facilities.
Ample provision has been made for
the education and care of young wo-
men in all the classes of the Uni
versity. See catalogue 1891, pages
81 IS.
l 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 LIST, a list of the names of all the
youth of your county, who intend to
make application for entrance into the
University at the commencement Of
the next session.
If such a list is not transmitted,
students from other counties will be
allowed to enter in lieu Of those to
which your county is entitled.
Board can be had in the University
boarding club for msls students at
sl.75 per week and upward; in priv
ate families at $500 to $3.50.
l am very respectfully, your obed-
ent servant, j. G. BABB.
Board Curators, Uni ver.ity
of Missouri.
Persons desiring to enter the State
University at Columbia or Rolls, are
required to make known their in
tention to me on or before September
1, 1891.
Catalogues of the University can be
had on application to the University
Columbia, Mo.
THos. F. MITcHUM,
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