The state herald., 1892-04-08

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every section of the Union. In no state with
which am acquainted do the people vote
school taxes so literally and pay them SO
checrfully as in Colorado We arc justly
proud Of our free school system, and of the
| manner in which 1t has been conducted. Our
| motto has been:
"Make the path Of learning free;
A broad highway let 1t be
From the infants a, be-
To the university"
| But perhaps the fact Is not sufficiently un-
| dcrstood and appreciated that the University
is rs much and as essentially n part of our
| free suchool system as the district school or
the city high school.
Our public schools were Instituted because
the people believe that tho welfare and safety
of the state depend upon the intelligence OF
!, its citizens. But there are problems to be
grappled with that demand special training,
and Colorado cannot hold her own with other
communities, economically or politically,
without due proportion Of liberally edu-
Gated men and women. The talent OF her
sons and daughters Is MS much p,i,y IT her
wealth rs the coal In her mines the silver and
gold In her mountains and the fertile soil
OF he plains and valleys. Our Legislators have
been wise enough TO sec this, and have tried
to make IL possible for any ambitious boy or
girl to attain n university education, or such
special training MS may 1T him or her for the
highest degree of usefulness We have all
admired the reply Of the patriotic Vcrmonter,
who, when rallied upon the poverty Of the
soil In the q Green Mountain State and asked
what could be raised there, said, I'VE build
| school houses and churches and raise men,"
Men and women arc the best crop that can be
raised in amy state They are the state.
A ilourishing state university is ever the
pride and boast Of the state where It exists.
The University Of Michigan Is almost as wide.
ly known MS the state itself, and every person
who lives In Michigan, or who comes from
there, is dcscrycdy proud Of It, Its graduates
are among the most useful citizens we have In
Colorado. Higher Institutions Of learning
make the state favorably known abroad and
attract good citizens. From this point OF
view they pay abundantly for their cost, in
dollars and cents. But, after all, their high
est utility is In uplifting society and making
life better worth the living.
The University OF Colorado has been well
planned. Its location, here In Boulder, Is as
good as could have been selected Boulder is
one of the pcasanicst towns In the state, being
beautifully situated at the mouth Of Boulder
canon and ut the foot Of the picturesque
Boulder mountains, only an hours ride from
Denver. The site of the University Is on
mesa overlooking the town and ntfording an
extensive and magnificent view of mounta ins
and plains To those coming to Colorado for
considerations Of health It l5 specially invit.
Ing The student may acquire sound lungs and
thorough education at the same time. To
residents OF Colorado there is no tai,lon-thc
University belongs to the free school system.
unfurnished rooms, fuel and light arc pro-
yided free and the cost Of good table board Is
only 1915 per week. Two hundred dollars n
year will pay all bills and expenses, including
the cost of books and stationery. Good board
may be had In private families IA Boulder at
very reasonable rates.
In connection with the University Is q
State Preparatory School for the benefit OF
those sections Of the state where no high
schools cxist. 1t Ia NO, designed 10 compete
with the high schools already established, but
merely to supplement them, and will be dis
continued when the increase In tho number Of
high schools Is sufficient to warrant such
step. The Preparatory School takes pupils who
have completed the grammar school course,
gives them three years training In the Pre-.
paratory School. equivalent To the high school
course Of one Of our large cities,
and the University then oircrs
them a choice Of four courses, each
leading To a Bachelors degree.
These degrees are Bachelor Of Arts-B. A.;
Bachelor Of Philosophy-Ph. H.; bachelor OF
science-B. s.; Bachelor Of Lcttcrs-B. l.. In
addition, there Is n medical school, and It Il
proposed 10 lnauguratc a law school as soon
as 1t may be deemed adylsabic--probably mex,
September.
The head Of the University Is n Colorado
man, President James II. Baker, who sue.
cceded the honorcd Horace II. Hale on the
resignation Of the latter Mt the close Of last
year. As principal OF the Denver High School
for seventeen years, President Baker has long
occupied a prominent position In educ. tIonal
circles, and he was elected president Of the Na.
tional Council of Education ut its last session
In Toronto. He l. a graduate Of Bates Col.
lcgc, man Of finc attachments, earnest, am.
bilious, hard worker and thoroughly Ia
touch with the educational forces of the State.
lie Is surrounded 10y nm able faculty, nearly
every one Of whom Is an enthusiastic special.
Is, In his particular department, and four Of
whom have received their second degree, oi
Doctor Of Phllosophy-from Yale, Johns Hop.
kins, Michigan and Bates.
The University Is equipped with faellltle.
for thorough work, md the fact that at pres.
cntsom, Of the Glasses Rgc small gives more
opportunity for individual Instruction, In
the physical laboratory. from whcrc our fu.
tnrc engineers and electricians are To be
graduated, there I. 1900 worth Of well
selected apparatus. II cxccls the plant Of
many older Institutions, because Of the fact
that nearly every article IL new md Of the
latest and most approved kind. IL isn Colo
RADIO characteristic To wan, the latest and beat.
The chemical laboratory Is likewise well
equipped nj cost Of upwards Of t3,OO0. The
biological collection cost large sum. aud /.
very extensive. The library contains some
5000 admirably selected volumes and l. 80
thoroughly indcscd ns 10 enable sSdd,rts 10
make the best use of II. I, Is much better for
practical use than many more extensive col.
lcctionu,
The University building. are eight In mum.
bcr, consisting Of the mnln building. the med.
lcnl hall, the hospital. Woodbury. Hail In dor.
miiory for malc sindcntl, cottage number
one, cottage number two, the Prc.ldrnrs
house aud the new Hale scientific building
now In process Of completion. When the
scientific building l. completed the first hcor
viii he devoted 10 the department u physics.
the second 10 mathematics, the Third To biol.
ogy and the fourth 10 chemistry. Woodbury.
Hall i subsian'inl stone huIhliug the Hale
scientific building I. n large aud handsome
structure of red and white sandstone, and MI
the other buildings nrc Of brick. A GOOD deal
Of work hns been done IN Improving tho
grounds.
The total number graduated from It's col.