The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-26
STILLWATEW COLLGE.


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tiOn and the fourth under way were
compared with the purpose of ascer-
tanning their relative Importance TO
Oklahoma, the comparison would re-
suit in awarding To each the leading
place in its particular line In view
OF the high standard that has been
reached by these institutions, it would
be unpatriotic TO place in the lead
and assign the others the second aud
third places.
A student desiring to qualify himself
for teaching might with propriety pre-
| fer the normal course. For some other
lines Of professional work the course
at the territorial university might, for
equally good reasons, be considered
the best. The Agricultural and Me
chanical college at Stillwater has also
a special line Of work indicated by its
name. As Oklahoma already ranks
with the leading agricultural and
stock raising states of the Union, and
Is TO become manufacture ng state, its
! field is even broader, II possible, than
the Others
The first endowment OF the institu-
tion was an annual appropriation OF
81 1000 made by congress for an indus.
trial school in Oklahoma. with the
provision for an increase OF 81 600 per
year until it reached S25. 600. This
year being the ninth, tho amount to be
received from the general government
Is S24, 600, and next year the maximum
amount will have been reached. The
FIRST legislature availed itself Of this
endowment by accepting from the city
OF saltwater a donation of 200 acres
Of fertile lands adjoining the town
site, and erecting thereon college
buildings. Subsequent appropriations
| by the territorial legislature and land
grants by congress have given IL a u b.
eral supply Of funds Few states have
industrial schools better provided for
Ia looking over the college grounds
today il is difficult 10 believe that the
Improvements i'm sight have all been
made in eight years. They have now
reached point where every facility is
given to the students for learning the
principles of agriculture, horticulture
and stock raising, as well as all other
industrial and mechanical pursuits.
laboratory, with the lntest apparatus
for philosophical and mechanical ex-
periments, has been provided. Twenty
thousand dollars has been applied TO
the purchase OF apparatus and furni-
ture, a consid rabie portion Of which
goes 10 the mechanic arts building
now in process Of construction The
institution attaches Importance 10
practical instruction, and IL has most
thorough equipment for that purpose.
But the theoretical lines are not neg
lected, and in addition 10 its special
work II gives full scientific and liter
ary courses. It's library is one Of the
! largest and best in the West
One OF the most important features
| OF the institution is the government
experiment station, which is supper ted
by $4,000 congressional appropria-
tion in addition TO the resources OF the
college proper. In this department
| the relative values Of different grains
are carefully estimated bV practic,l 81
tests and reported also the results Of
early and late planting. The college
reports on these subjects are being
recognized as standard authority; and
owing TO the efficient work Of Prof
Nor ow and his assistants in this line
. book farming has ceased to be a
joke.
Steno graphy, tyPewriting and music
are also thoroughly taught.
The high appreciation in which the
institution is held by the pc pie is
shown by the rapidly increasing at
tendance, which this year will exceed
two hundred.
The Mirror, the official college pa
per, gives the following calendar for
1852 and the faculty;
CALENDAR.
Entrance Examinations, Septem Der
Fall term opens Septem Der Ia clos.
es December "a,
Winter term opens Jan. B.; closes
March %.
Spring term opens March 2s.
Commencement exercises, June 4, 9.
Ths present teaching force has been
re-engaged with some changes in Ii
ties, and four additional instructors
have been elected or will be during
the present month. The Faculty and
Instruction force for the year will be
ss follows, err Inged IN order OF date
OF election. eX ept III resident:
FACUL
G E, Morrow, Pres lent and Pro
fessor of Agriculture.
#- Professor of Mathematics.
Geo. L. Hotter, Professor of Chemis-
try
Henry e. Glazier, Professor Of Hor-
ticulture.
K r. Bogue, Professor OF Botany
and Entomology.
l.. L. Lewis, Professor of Z0olog,
and Veterinary Science.
A. c. Scott, Professor Of Engl sh and
literature.
X. G Chandler, Professor Of Mechan-
icai Engineering and Physics
John Fields, Associate Professor OF
Chemistry.
}. a, Bone, Assistant Professor Of
Agriculture.
U. M, Morris Assistant In Hortieul-
ture
-Instruetor in Stenography
and Typewriting
Mrs. Z. o. Stevenson, Instructor IN
Music.
fRErARArORY DEPARTllENr
n. Il. Thompson, Principal
Miss May Overstreet, Assistant
A. q, Ford, Assistant in Chemistry.
70 be elected
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