Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-13

and two cottages. which afford homes for stu
dents and teachers. These all front upon the
campus. thus making a very pleasant and
homelike community.
The outfit of school is another important
consideration. Mere Textbook work in the
natural sciences is n t very highly esteemed
today. Cabinets and laboratories are now in.
dispensable. At Montpelier one-half of the
work in physics and chemistry is done in the
laboratory, while full cabinets and frequent
excursions aid the work in mineralogy, geology
and botany. Physiology is illustrated by skel-
eton, charts, manikin, dissections and micro
seopic views. Herbarinms are prepared with
great interest by students in botany. In short,
the department of science was declared by the.
committee to be fully up with the times.
Believing in the value Of business educa--
ton, and also that it involves no special diff
Guilty and ought not to be expensive, Montpelier
Seminary introduced such department few
years ago and it has been very successful, reg
istering last year eighty. nine different stu
dents. 1t has the exclusive use of three large
rooms and the partial use of others. All the
usual business studies are taught. including
business practice. shorthand and typewritiBg.
Ii is in the hands of thoroughly trained and eff
fcient teachers, and charges are kept at the
lowest possible point for first-class advantages.
The Seminary firmly believes that the least
education with which our young people should
be satisfied is a literary course of four years,
and that business studies should be taken in
addition to that, or, ut the least, as part of
it. 1t allows, however, its business studies to-
be taken by themselves in business courses or
as special studies, as well as in connection with
literary courses.
The head of the Music Department at the
Seminary has long been known as one of the
most highly cultured musicians in Vermont
and one of the most successful teachers. I'm
der him the department has enjoyed great
prosperity. He win be assisted next year by a
new teacher Of voice-a lady Of high culture
and several years of successful experience as a
teacher. Music students can be accommodated
with board and lodgings at the Seminary, or
can come upon the trains at reduced rates,
taking one or more lessons per week, as they
may desire. An excellent pipe organ is rented
to pupils at reasonable rates. and also pianos.
A great deal of interest is taken in elocutioh.
1t is required in the literary courses and there
is special teacher of this art. Six prizes are,
awarded annually for defamation, and, at the,
state interscholastic contest at the uniye sity
Of Vermont, one of the prizes was awarded to
Montpelier Seminary.
Debate receives, also, much attention.
There are four literary societies in the school
two for ladies and two for gentlemen. These
societies have the exclusive use of two large
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