Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-13
THE RENO UNIVERSITY.
A Queer State OF Affairs Prevail
ing in the Institution.
Reno, New, Sept. 10, 1898.

students is all that is required TO
make a name for the University of
Nevada, the name is ours; if young
and incompetent scholars will ruin
the University, we are lost; this is
the state of affairs at the end of the
first three days work of this term.
Last Wednesday, with about seventy
five former students and fifty three
newly registered ones, the work be
gan. The boys and girls who could
not successfully try the examinations
in the grammar, and even the prim-
airy classes of the public schools, are
now full fledged University students.
Ten or twelve children from the
training school of the Normal depart-
ment passed the entrance examina-
ton with credit.
To raise the standard of ''Our Col
lege," the Sophomores, Juniors and
Seniors are required to do more work
than they can do well. Why is this!
Is it that we need the number minus
the brainsl On entering College
person is supposed to be educated IN
the lesser.
Is boy, who cannot pass an eX-
animation in a PRIMARY depart
menr, after being in that department
two consecutive years, edu ated in
the lower studies? Is the above
mentioned child fit member for any
College cIassl For the last few years
there are few if any who have gone
from the University as being unable
to pass the entrance examination.
Instead of trying to make a College,
the supporters of the University are
making preparatory school for Col
leges.
Last week newly registered
student said he wished to study Latin
at the Reno University to prepare
himself for Berkeley Whose fault is
this2 Can anyone see why there are
fifteen Nevada students at Napal
The laboratory equipments and the
professions at Napa cannot excel
those of the Nevada University. A
better faculty, better laboratories
and better advantages for the student
who works for his board, cannot be
found elsewhere. Yet our University
does not seem to be a success.
After raising the entrance stand
and so that incompetent people will
be excluded, the next step will be to
infuse some energy into the students.
Last Friday afternoon, eighteen out
of about sixty boys were with diff
Guilty congregated to talk base ball.
The boys prefer attending the bowl
ing alley down town because there
they are not interfered with. The
tennis courts are overgrown with
weeds, as the students have no time
to take care of the courts or play.
Some are good courts and little
! money would pay to have them
fixed. The young ladies, that is the
few who would like to play, cannot
: stand all the expense. The majority
of the boys are in the Laboratories un-
/ til four or five every evening except
; Friday, and it takes the rest of their
time preparing the next days les
sons. Many people say they see
University students on the street at
all hours.
1 These are the students of whom
/ their fellow students are all ashamed.
. When person can go for four years
without making up his studies, in
t which he has been conditioned, there
a are many who will take advantage of
it. What do you think of student
who, the week before he is graduated
takes examinations in Freshmen
= work? Why give three or more ex-
: aminations or let lazy student i'm
pose on professors and students who
! work with good will! say give one
, REORGANIZATION and after student
fails on the second, drop him from
the list of University members.
Generally college has a maximum
and a minimum number of hours of
weekly recitations. | believe the
Berkeley minimum is fifteen hours a
week, and they have the elective
system of studies.
Here there is a regular course, the
number of hours a week is over tif-
teen, in some years the minimum
: being twenty or over. The students
haua no gymnasium. no time to read