Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-08
NEXT COLLEGE YEAR.
University Will Supplement coun.
try School Deficiencies.
GREAT RUSH OF NEW STUDENTS.

Boys TO Study Post-Grnduate Agriculture
New Library Building Fatalities-Pro-
fessor Henry Says War Changed Beet
Sugar OutI0ok-A Professor Who Gives
One-Tcnth to Good Works How n
Banker Befriended student.
Madison, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE state uni
versity Will open Sept. %. That is
Thursday; o'clock is the hour for reci-
tatons. The preceding Tuesday and
Wednesday viii be devoted to examina-
tion of those who would be freshmen,
or who seek advanced standing.
Madison is dead now. The summer
visitors have mostly gone home and the
first shower of cOllegian interests has
hardly begun. Student Fisher of James,
Vile has been in town looking up foot
ball prospects, and the candidates will
coon begin practice. The O'Daa broth
ers cf Australia, fine manly young fell
lows, have been mere all summer. They
are Catholic gentlemen. The older one
coaches the crew and the younger one
will probably head the foot ball elev-
en-, as Cochems Is going to the Harvard
law school, Cochems Is the student
who has done good political work for
Mr.. La Toilette. the Harvard law
school is perhaps the best in the coun-
try. No one is admitted who has not u
degree from some college All of Will
lam M. Evarts' sons are educated there,
although they take college course III
New Haven.
New brains on the Faculty.
The most important change in our
faculty this year is the coming of Pro-
fessor r. A. Harper from Lake Forest
to succeed Professor Barnes in botany.
The latter has been called to Chicago
university, which with Rockefellers
millions. grabs up teachers as soon as
they get fame. Harper Is recommended
by the scientists to whom President Adj
ans appealed for a growing botanist
Professor Barnes will be Il loss to the
Presbyterian church here. He is a Pur-
itan in cast; gives u tenth of his in
come rellgiously to the church and
charities, and was noted in faculty de-
llberatons for his good sense.
Mrs. Albums stili an Invalid.
President Adams has been in Cali
lOIIllH All H0llIIltl Win BIN WIG,
She has not been gaining as was hoped
and viii spend the coming winter there.
President Adams will be In Madison
Sept. %, the regular regents meeting
being postponed from the 10th. A young
married professor Sober, in the Latin
department, with his family makes u
home for the president in Mrs. Adams
absence.
Lieutenant Brooks Is expected back
at the head of the military instruction.
He started early for Washington when
the Spanards got foolish, but Brooks
has not been out of the country. He
Is u West Pointer and an enthusiastic
soldier, just the fellow to do what Hob
son did If he had half Il chance. His
wife Is an army officers daughter and
was { Great belle at West Point when
her father was superintendent. He is
now in charge of the federal buildings
in Washington, which includes detec-
tive service to safeguard President Nc
kinley,
Professor Fortinbaugh of the eleCtri-
cal engineering department has accept
ed big salary In Cleveland, for there
Is more money in making electrical ma
Professor SWcnson takes his pace, One
of the most interesting developments is
the attempt to supplement the dencien-
cles of Wisconsin boys and girls in
their use of English. They come from
the country schools, especially very de-
feCtive In this particular. 1t is cry
ing shame the inadequacy of early in
struction. With all our Boosting sta
tstics show that we rank among the
lowest in the Union. Some of the high
er educators of the state are bending
their energ yes to the matter and we may
expect better things In the state uni
yersity two carefully trained men have
been secured--R. Il. Neal Dodge from
Brown university, Providence. and Ed
ward A. Thurher of Lincoln, Neb. These
men win build up u new department
under Professor Hubbard, Additional
work Is to be required, both for admis-
sion and ia course. and In time parents
OF college boys and girls may rcasona-
bly, expect to get letters from Madison,
both spelled and expressed with aCcu-
racy and elegance. Professor Freeman,
who has more directly to do with litera-
ture, excels IN interesting and inspiring
his pupils with love for the best
things, Professor Caskey, who has had
charge of eluCution. goes to Oberlin and
is succeeded by Dr. Arthur Il. Priest,
who comes from De PauW university.
The law faculty Is recruited by \. a.
Bruce, who graduated IN Madison in
1887 claw $500. For some years he has
been practiCing in Chicago. He sue
cceds Professor Drew, who goes to the
Illinois state university ut Champaign.
The school of music loses Professor ii.
II. Sleeper, who has II new position in
Smith College for Gir,s in Northampton,
Mass. Anne ng the academic fellows,
promising young men who get from
$500 to 5000 from the university in re-
turn for which they teach to some eX-
tent and enjoy opportunity for study,
there is constant change. Mr. Terry
has a leave Of absence for Il year To
perfect himself In physics; Mr., Rpiusch,
in political science, is back, DR. Laird
lGreekD returns from year abroad:
and Or, Fisher Of the pharmacy school
is off for a years study abroad. Tne
attendance this next year promises 10
! be very large. and never have there
hnpn more aupirat ipnS firm, ,,tn.,