River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-10-20
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1892.
Wisconsin University.

This year promises TO be an auspic
i0us one for Wisconsin's greatest ed
ucational institution, and Que that
will be looked back upon as the dawn
of new era in its history. Notwith>
standing a change in executive and of
several professors, and the establish
ment so near us of the richly endowed.
ambitious and hustling new Univer.
slty of Chicago, the enrolment is the
largest in the history of the school.
Recent liberal appropriations make
possib BILE the erection OF new build
ing for the College of Law and the
School of Economics, and also new
Armory and Gymnasium. The for
mer, which is in course of erection, is
splendid building of Superior brown
stone. 1t is expected to be ready for
occupancy early in 1898. Work has
begun on the Armory and it will be
rapidly pushed to completion. The
erection of these buildings will enable
the University to accommodate its
rapidly increasing body of students
and to maintain its high place among
the higher institutions of learning.
The Faculty has been greatly strength
ened, especially along the lines of
history and economies. Pres. O. X.
Adams is author of Manual of His
torical Literature and other historical
works, and admirably we'll qualified TO
advance the University in that line.
Prof. Richard L. Ely, who has
charge of the School of Economics, is
man of national reputation, and one
whose insight and vigor cannot fail to
carry his line of work successfully for
ward. He is author of text book on
Political Economy and number of
works on social science and is recog.
nized as authority in his field.
An important change has been
made in the curriculum by the substi-
tuition, where students so desire, of
what is termed the group for the
course system. The former allows
the student to select certain special
lines upon which he may concentrate
his efforts during the latter two years
of the course instead of following a
regularly outlined course as hereto
fore. The advantage of this is appar-
ent as it enables students to make
specialties of those branches which
will be of most practical use to them
in after life.
River Falls is unusually we'll repre-
sented here this year. The following
is list of the "Normalites, giving
time of graduation from the Normal
and work pursued here: o. G.. Libby,
'S6, Postgraduate in School of Eco
Monies and History; r. NJ. Parker,
80, Senior, General Science; Miss Mary
G.. Strahl, 81, Senior, English; Miss
Rosalia A. Hatherall, '9l, Senior, Gen.
eral Science; Miss Margaret Suther.
land. Elementary, 81, Freshman, Eng
llsh; Miss Rosalia Bohrer, Freshman,
Modern Classical; g. L. Cook, Elemen.
tary, '92, Junior, Law; ID. w. Malo- |
ney, Elementary, '9l, Freshman, Civ
ic, Historical.
DESTROYS of advancing the interests |
of the University and of inducing
those who have received that thor |
ough grounding in the elementary |
branches which the Normal gives to
take advantage of the splendid oppor- |
tunities offered by this, the leading
college west of the Alleghanies, to |
pursue the higher branches; and rec
ogniZing the fact that it is often diff |
ticult and unpleasant for one who en-
tiers school in strange city for the |
first time, an association was organ |
lied by the River Falls students for !
the purpose of furnishing all informa
tion in their power TO prospective stu> |
dents. Provisions will also be made |
for meeting anyone coming here from
that place and rendering all assistance
possible in the way of finding room,
boarding place, etc., and entering the |
University.
An executive committee of three |
was named as follows: K. NJ. Parker,
chairman, Miss Mary q. Strahl, ID. w. |
Maloney. Any of these will be glad
to answer any questions regarding the
courses, special advantages, expense,
ETC., of the University.
The Egis, a literary semi-monthly |
published by the students has been |
sent TO the Normal, which will help |
the students in getting an idea of the |
work done here. A daily paper, The |
Cardinal, devoted to college news, is
also published ty the school, of which
copies will be sent occasionally. This |
action on the palt of the River Falls
students has been highly commended
and will undoubtedly lead the students
from the other Nomals to adopt sim
liar methods and result in greatly ex-
tending the sphere Of the University.