Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-03

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Standing upon an cmincncc over.
looking the beautiful little city OF
Logan, aud the broad Cache Valley. Is
one Of Oahs chief educational instliu.
iions, the Agricultural College.
The main college building Is a large
structure, the appointments Of winch
are excellent The recitation rooms are
Wei lighted and ventilated, aud well
adapted for the purpose designed This
building contains the workshops, cook
ing. sewing, household. dairy, laundry.
engineering, agriculture and business
Departments. There % also the labor
aiory museum, library and gymnasium
rooms, and a military drll hall ol ample
size. la addition, there Is fine room
10 be used Tot chapel There Is also
a large building which is used Tor a
boarding house, aud little TO the north
aud west OF the main building Is "a sma !
two story structure which Is at present
In use by the professor of biology, and
which also contains the fine liu AIRY be.
longing to the department OF Engli h
Language and Literature. A little to
the north OF the college building Is the
farm barn, which is connected with the
department OF agriculture This build.
INK is well arranged, and modern In It's
con,tructIou. There IS also a large
farmhouse containing dairy rooms,
which has all modern convenience.
The library IS amply provided Tor an
institution Of IT'S kind. Each depart.
mcnt has a fine working library con.
tanning works, from the best authors.
being well arranged and classified.
The museum ls in the upper story Of
the main building, aud contains some
excellent specimens Tor illustrating nee.
eSsary principles This collection Is
soon To be augmented by an appropria.
ton Tor the purpose, Al departments
are well equipped, no pains OF expense
having been spared TO make each com.
plcie. The farm consists Of about one
hundred acres. eighty-hye OF which are
used Tor instruction in the ift and
science OF agriculture and Of hor,cuI.
tufe
The departments may be considered
under the following heads: (r) Gen.
cral educational advantages being d.
vlded a. ollows;
English language and literature, T.. ].
MacEwan; math MATES, lieutenant. n.
ID Syeii science, botany and hoftcul
iurc, 4 ), Ricnman, chemistry and
physiology ). 5. Iwombley; biology
and hygiene, +. W. Brewer NJ. d;
pin, sizes, J a Mldtsoe, philosophy,
mental and moral, and political science
President ] II, Paul.
The special department consists Of
mechanical and civil engineering. the
first named being IN charge OF NJ.
schHll aud the last named On charge Of
S. Forlier,
The Industrial department comprises
the following divisions; agriculture, A.
a. Mills; dairy, r. b Llnh ID; wood
aud non works w. Mayo cooking,
canning and laundryng, Mrs, y. Cotey;
sewing and fancy work, Mrs. T.. J. Mac
Evan: commercial, ]. l.. Shepherd;
military, H. ID. Styer u, S A. The
preparatory department Is IN charge OF
]. L. Game, IT,, with Mrs ) w, Eddy
and W. 5. langtOn, as assistants, The
course In English language and liter
AZURE Is well arranged, and Is very com.
plete. The work m English embraces
grammar rhetoric and literature, and
runs parallel through oil the Jour year
courses as far as the second term OF the
mniur year. The course comprises
productions from Shakespeare, Bacon,
Milton, Addison, Pope, Gray, Gold.
smith. Burns, Wordsworth, Irving, Ten
pyson. Dickens, Webster Burke, Mac
nuay. Carl,lr,M ltleyand George Eliot.
These are given in addition to thorough
ln,lruc ion In English grammar aud
rhetoric
The work in physics Is. l.. Expert
mcuts ~ physICs-twO hours a week