The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-20
Tnivers.ty OF the state of Missouri
COLUMBIA, BoONECOUNTY Mo-,
July 18TH. 1892.

COLUMBIA, BOONEC COUNTY Mo.
july 10Th, 1892.
To William Paar Clerk of the County
Court of Cape Girardeau County,
Missouri:
SIR:-lt is my duty 10 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 Uni
versity o, Columbia and Rolla, during
the year ending June /, 1898, thirteen
students, between the ages of Sixteen
and Twenty-Five years.
Under the rules adopted by the
Board of Curators, students shall
possess a good moral character, and
shall pass Il satisfactory examination
in arithmetic and the principles of
English grammar aud written COM
position, and must pay the prescribed
fees. to-wit: On m%atriculating in the
Academic department, IN entrance
fee OF ten dollars, and contingent fee
OF five dollars: and . like contingent
fee nj the beginning of the second
half year, making the whole annual
charge twenty dollars. For the school
OF Medicine twenty dollars for the
first year and fifty dollars for subse-
quent years. For the School of En-
.gincering. first and second years
twenty dollars; third and fourth years
forty dollars. For the Law School
fifty dollars for first year students and
forty dollars for second year students.
For the College of Agricultural aud
Mechanic Art ten dollars. Examiua-
tions for admission will be given by
The English and mathematical depart
ments on Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Monday, September 8, ?, 10 and
IL. preceding the opening of the
University. The sessions of all the
departments will begin on the second
Tuesday, 18th of September, and will
continue until the first Thursday of
June, lS93-eScept that of the School
of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla,
which will begin and end one week
later, and the Law School which
opens on October 4 1892.
The Missouri State Military School
is now a department Of the State
University. (Missouri Rev. Stat. 1889, |
Secs. 6927-31l. Each Senator and
Representative in the General Assem-
bly, is expected to appoint one cadet
from his district during the month
of August. These cadets after pass
ing the required examinations will
be admitted to the academic depart
mcnis of the University free of tuition.
Two complete uniforms will be furn-
ished by the State to each cadet. The
College of Agriculture aud Mechanic
Arts, has been recognized with adj
dittional teaching force and greater
facilities.
Ample provision has been made
for the education and care of young
omc in all The classes of the Uni
vcrsi!y. see catalogue 1892, page IS.
Six new and modern buildings arc
Gow being constructed to replace the
old min building which was destroy
ed by fire on january o, 1892.
beg to call your attention to the
appended extract from the law ON
this subject.
You viii please, after giving two
weeks publication 10 this certificate,
transmit 10 me, on or before Septem-
Der Isl, q list of the names of all the
youths of your county who intend TO
make application for entrance inro
the University at the commencement
of the next session.
If such q LIST is not transmitted,
stuucnts from other counties will be
allowed 10 enter in lieu of those to
which your county is entitled.
Board can be had in the University
boarding clubs for male students at
S1.75 per week and upward; in pri-
vate families at $500 to $3.50.
L am very respectfully, your obedi-
ent servant, j. G. BABB,
Sec'y Board of Curators.
Persons desiring TO cutter the State
University at Columbia or Roila, are
acquired TO make known their inten-
ton to me on or before September, l.,
1892.
Catalogue of the University can be
had on application 10 the University
Librarian, Columbia, Mo.
WILLIAM PAAR,
Clerk County Court, Cape Girar-
deau County, Missouri.