Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-08-10
A REMARKABLE SHOWING.
what Has Been Accomplished by an Iowa
College.

College.
The new catalogue of Highland Park
Normal College has just come to our
table. II is one of the most complete
school catalogues we have ever seen,
IL begins by giving u brief history OF
the school. From this, one is able to
learn OF the remarkable growth of this
institution, We learn that the first
year s2l students were enrolled, the
second year 1899 and that last year,
the third year of the school, 1914 DIFF.
ferent students were enrolled. Every
The expenses are remarkably reason
able. Board is $500 week, room
rent 50 cents week and tuition in
most OF the departments only SLc)
week, Following this comes u very
complete aud elaborate outline Of the
courses of study, One is surprised to
see the amount of work outlined, Sure
ly highland Park College Is more OF
University than any other college or
un iverslty IN Iowa. Ones attention is
called first to the Dldactic course. The
work In this course is commensurate
with that given Mt any Of the State
Normal Schools, The work is very
carefully outlined and the expenses
tabulated. Following this comes the
special training department. There
are two beautiful pictures here show
ing the actual work of the children in
the Primary and kindergarten work
This Is the only department. of the kind
IN the state Of Iowa. The object IL To
tit primary and kindergarten teachers
for work In the public schools, Fol-
lowing this comcs the regular Scicntl-
iic, Classical and Literary courses, all
complete and thoroughly equipped and
organized, Aside from these regular
courses, we ina some remarkably
equipped courses IN the various de-
partments OF the school. The Elcct:-
cal Engineering and Civil Engineering
courses are extensively outlined and
from personal knowledge we know
there is at hand every facility for
teaching these branches in the way Of
apparatus and equipments. They are
now building extensive shops
for the Electrical Engineering
department. These shops Will contain
some twenty FORCES, II foundry, work
benches and tools for students To work
with, IRON lathes, etc. In the same
connection we find outlined most com
plctely the pharmaceutical course, the
post graduate course in pharmacy ana
the chemical course. II IL generally
understood that these courses are tho
most completely equipped of any slmi'
lar courses in any school In the west
They have been largely attended and
from the catalogue we are able &c learn
that there il every reason why tho
classes In these departments should be
large, for there IL ut hand MI kinds OF
apparatus and equipments for making
the work successful. lIcsiIcs these we
find n carefully outlined department of
elocution, the business department,
the shorthand and typcwriting, toll
cgraphy, etc. The musical conservatory
Is spoken of particularly and deserves
special mention, as H. Is one OF the par
ticular features Of the school From
the knowledge one gains from the cat
alogue and from what we know Of II
personally, this n probably the most
completely equipped conservatory of
music In the west. Prof. Tracy, tho
director was for thirteen years the
leading piano teacher IN the Boston
conservatory Of music and is an author
OF note. The art department, the de-
partment of penmanshIp and pen art,
and department Of public school draw.
ing also deserve special mention on
account OF the completeness with
which they are outlined and the
strength of the teachers that preside
over these departments In fact the
catalogue rs "A whole Is worthy OF tho
most careful perusal. The school has
n wonderful history thus far and Is un-
doubtcdly one OF the greatest schools
in the country.
We learn from the catalogue that the
prospects for a large attendance next
year are much better than ever before
and all departments are being strength
ened and made ready for the work Of
next year.
The fall term opens August 30.
Any one can obtain one of these cata-
logues by addressing President o. II.
Longweil, Highland Park Normal Col.
lege, Des Moints. Iowa.