The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-23
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES Of ST. PAUL
The Many Institutions of Learning of Which ST. Paul the
Home Are Justly Adding to the Other Titles of the lily
That of Educational CenterSi

tinualy increasing and viii seen i fed fSa
school is approached by the girls s as Wei
as by the boys, and the numpef u yo .all
women seems likely to increase , as ~ ~
| idly as that Of the young men. Inc siasa 4a
/ .ates of the school return to the farm after
| their studies are compleleo, anu ae
| school. both in it's work and It's lnnuence;;
school and more nearly embodying just
what farmers want for the eau ca.aoni ~ ~
| their children than any other school OF
| agriculture in the country.
| Colleges in the City
Four of the principal colleges Of the
| state are located in the SUBURBS OF ot:
Paul, besides theological seminar1es, ana
/ all are within twenty minutes RIDE on me
] street cars to the center OF the CITY;
| There are nearly 900 students at the iocai
/ other towns in the states and contiguous
| states. In connection with the lhTee N
| stitutions there are preparatory depart
4 ments
| HamlIne University.
: .Hamline university, the oldest college
| In Minnesota, was established in 1854 It's
/ first location being at Red Wing. The
| university was removed to st. Paul in
| 1880. from which time its growth IN IN
| f1iience and strength has been rapid.
! Hamline university Is coeducational IN
stitution, and Is under the control OF the
| Methodist Episcopal church During the
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to Hamline's endowment, which places the
/ institution on a permanent basis, such
/ that its future Is assured.
The medical department minneapolis
| College of Physicians and Surgeons) Is
! the oldest chartered institution for medf-
| cal education in the state. 1t was founded
| in 1888. In 1898 it received strong addi-
1 lions to its faculty, and the enrolment
/ has increased rapidly since that time. In
| 1895 the college became the medical de-
partment of Hanline university, and the
! The new medical college building is sit
| uated on the corner of Fifth street and
4 Seventh avenue SOUTH Immediately oppo-
site the new buildings of the Minneapolis
Rev. George HI Bridgman, D. D.. Ii.
d., Is president Of both of the college Of
| liberal arts and Of the medical depart
ment. o
Manchester College.
| :. Manchester college is also a co-educa-
| tional institution and the average at
tendance is abouf 200. 1t Is located in
| Manchester Park and its property faces
Presbyterian control, and is really an off !
spring Of Wooster university, Wooster.
Ohio But in its instruction and internal
adninstra he Z. college IS Wholly pa n nen-
able to students of other faiths on equal
terms. -
Though one of the younger Institutions
| of the state, Manchester college ranks
ness Of its courses Of study, the scholar
ship Of its professors and the careful
supervision Of students with a view to the
| development of character.
The past year Of the college was the
| most prosperous in its history. The at
tendance was larger than on any previous
year and the classes graduated from the
college and academy were the largest yet
sent forth.
Better than numbers Is the high char
| acter of its graduates In this respect the
eoI1apa Ia prOhahlV DnHXGelfHd DV AnV
the country. The graduates, almost with
| out exception, have been deeply lmpueq
! with the Christian and altruistic spirit.
!, A large majority are devoting their lives
to educational or distinctly Christian
work Others are carrying the same
spirit into the practice OF law or medf-
ming success. Judged by its graduates
| the college has made record The cause
| for this is found In the genera! atrnos-
phere Of the institution, and in the char
dents receive much personal attention.
, Manchester college should prove a safe
place for young people to secure a higher
| st. Thomas College.
The college Of st. Thomas is situated
almost on the banks of the Mississippi
river. 1t is under Catholic control and
offers a thorough course in all the
! branches. Only boys attend this school.
Last year the attendance numbered 257.
los,lT There are a number of seminaries 1oeat-
ed in the suburbs Of the city where stu
dents Of different denominations are pre-.
pared for the ministry. The most i'm
portant of these is the st. Paul seminary,
| located in Groveland Park, with an i'm
pressive group Of buildings overlooking
| the Mississippi. 1t takes six years to
finish the course offered at this seminary
| before the students are eligible to enter;
the priesthood. There were 165 students
IN attendance last year.
FrrThe German Luther seminary and the
Norwegian Lutheran seminary and the
United Norwegian Lutheran seminary are
also located in st. Paul and offer theolog-
| zeal courses for students who intend to
| go into the ministry.
Shattuck Military School.
One of Minnesota's foremost educa-
Gated at Faribauit, MINI.
under the controls of the Protestant
Episcopal church, Shattuck has been since
its foundation, in 1857, the most popular
Institution Of its kind In Minnesota, or,
for matter of that In the Northwest.
I In choosing location a better site
could scarcely have been selected. In
and around Faribau1t is beautiful coun-
try, neither a level. unateraetive prairie
nor mountainous Is much more brok-
en- and billy than In most Of the state,
and originally ,Yery much Of it was heavily
wooded This made it a favorite hunting
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