The state herald., 1892-04-22
COLORADO SPRINGS AND COLO.
RADIO COLLEGE.
A Glance at tho Rocky Mountain Health
Hcsort-One of the Noblcst of Our State
Neutrality-suspicious. College and
It's Numerous Advsntages-Pu-
pills from all Parts OF tho
Country.
CoIORADo SpRr

Here In the West, where local pride Is so
marked, everyone likes to feel that his own
town Is pre-emlnent In something. In one
thing, ut least, Colorado Springs easily heads
the list--it Is the great health resort of tho
eastern slope OF the Rocky Mountains. ! re-
allied this more fully than ever before, per-
haps one evening last week, when heard six
consumptIves comparing notes, seated around
table in the reading room Of the hotel.
There were plenty more OF the same class in
the hotel, too. But the people are not all In
valids In fact the average Colorado Springs
man or woman looks uncommonly well. They
all seem to take abundance Of outdoor exer-
else, and In the amount OF riding and driving
done there arc few II any towns in the coun-
try that can compare with 1t. / fear that
some OF my Denver friends will object to the
statement, but 1t strikes me that this city Is
also prc-cminent In culture and social refine
mcnt. It seems destined to become great
literary, artistic and educational center.
suspect further, that this place Is to be
famous MS the home Of numerous "institu-
tions." This thought may have been sug-
gcsted by the stately walls Of the Childs-
Drcxel printers home, so soon to be dedicated
as an asylum for disabled craftsmen Of the
''art prcservative." 1t has one, now, that Is
among the most creditablc Of our State
schools. l refer TO the asylum for the deaf
and blind. saw a class Of blind children In
the kindergarten, singing and acting their
little games-all clean, bright and happy,
although many Of them had come from
squalld homes and owed the awakening Of
their moral and Intellectual faculties almost
an In ~ school Than 4 a ala nf
deaf children writing the parts Of n speech on
the blackboard and fitting the action to the
word Behind the veil OF the lost senses the
human soul exists, undmmcd, and seeks aud
finds expression. The crowning wonder, to
my mind, was reached when saw professor
lecturing to one Of the advanced classes Of
deaf mutcs and explaining In sign language
accompanied by words for the benefit Of WIS.,
itors) the structure Of the human eye and the
action Of the double convex lens. am
proud to belong TO state that so cares for It's
unfortunates.
COLORADO COLLEGE.
] also visited Colorado College, the institu-
tlon for higher learning which was cstab-
llshed so long ago as 1874, presided over since
lsss by that earnest and magnetic scholar,
slocum, Jr. My visit renewed the favorable
impressions made by n former carefur inspcc-
tlon Of the college. In an important sonsc
the president and faculty are the college, and
will begin my description by saying that the
members OF the faculty under President Slo-
cum are sixteen in number, and represent tho
scholarship Of the following colleges and uni
yerslties where their degrees were taken, viz:
University Of Wisconsin, Cambridge eng
landl, Harvard, Yale, Amherst Havcrford,
University Of Toronto, Johns Hopkins Uni.
ycrsity, University OF New York. Columbia
College School Of Mines, oberlin College and
Oxford Female College There ought TO be
no danger Of falling into ru,s with that kind
OF faculty.
The whole air Of the Institution Is hcalthful
and Inspiring. The buildings and grounds
are on a high table land In the suburbs Of the
city, with plenty Of room, and the view Is per-
haps the finest that can be had from any col
lcgo In the world. Pixies Peak, snow.
crowned and surrounded by the clustering
mountains at It's feet. can nowhere be seen to |
better advantage, while the red crags Of the |
Garden Of the Gods and Glen Eyrie are con-
irasicd with the pinc-eoycrcd foothills and |
the long slopes of the Divide.
The college buildings, except the gymnas-
iun,, are built Of the beautiful red and white |
stones quarrled In the vicinity. They consist |
of the main building Of the college, known Us |
Palmer HAIL. the home for young men,
called "lIagcrnan Hail." and montgomery
Hail." the home for young women students,
together with the presidents residence and
the framed structure used as n gymnasium.
They ART ornamental IN appearance, and both
the buildings and grounds are neatly kept II
l. n homellke place, where parents can leave
their children In full confidence that their
moral and physical surroundings arc Of the
safest character. The library contains 5000 |
volumes, selected with view To their educa-
tonai value, and added to year by year, while
the laboratories and apparatus are kept up to |
the requirements Of the times.
Two courses Of study are offered One
leading 10 the degree of Bachelor Of Arts and
the other To that of Bachelor Of Philosophy. |
II i the one great ain Of the college 10 main. |
tain a high standard Of work In every depart |
ment Besides the regular courses thcrc Is a |
wide range of elective studies for both juniors |
and seniors.
The preparatory department, known as Cut |
Ter Academy. takes pupils from the eighth |
grad. ~ the grammar school. and prepares |
them for admission 10 the college. Most Of |
the members Of the college faculty conduct |
classes In this grade and the corp. Of insiruc. |
tors ls altogether Of exceptionally high char |
acter.
The Colorado College Scientific Society |
holds monthly meetings In Palmer Hail. and |
has already Published many important and |
valuable papers contributed by it, members.
Thcn are three hourishlng literary socic,le. |
among the students, as well n. associations Of |
young men and women In afiillation with the |
College Christian Associations of the country, |
A course Of public lectures l. given each year
by prominent speakers from at home aud |
nbroad. Music aud orntory receive full |
measure OF attention, and two annual prlkc.
speaking contests are held.
Tho fees Of tuition are low, aud these arc |
rmltirj IN eases wherr II Is n.ecssay, 40 that |
u person can reduce hi. expense, io eco. Aud |
many can reduce this through the opportunl. |
tic. for sclf-surhort,of which therc are great
many In the city. In fact a number Of the |
students pay their own way entirely by work |
they sccur- IN the city. The co.t Of board IL |
very reasonable. Their, nrr kotn. scholarships |
established aud the womnn's Educational 40. |
clc,y does soinc,hng c,rry year for the rs.
sisianoe Of deserving young lady stndrnts,
The success ~ President siocnm and the |
board II trustee. IN adding 10 N, ondovm.n,
fund npi securing money for new buildings
has been highly gratifying. insomuch that the
college is prosperous. cut Of debt, aud In a
fplr way 10 Ia rapidly Increase Ia reputation
and membership and thereby extend IT, u.c.
falncss, ny educating their sons and danrh.
ter NJ home Colorado people can save the
expense of railroad fnrc., have their children
near them In u hcniihful climate. 10 which
they hr- accustomed. aud under good IN.
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