Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-07-31
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and in few years promises to be on
of the greatest educational institution
of the United States. Its student
body now numbers over 1000, and rep
resents ninety-one Kansas counties, be
sides many other states and foreign
countries. Because of its increasing
reputation and popularity, its terri
tory is constantly widening, and the
attendance in very few years will
reach very large proportions. Ten
years ago the registration reached
1,O62 students. The attendance last
year was just an even thousand great
er. Five years ago the attendance was
1919, which shows a gain of over 700
since that date. The operation of the
Barnes law, which has created over
so high schools in the state which
prepare their graduates for admission
to the Freshman class of tht Univer-
sity, and the work of the high school
inspector who Is constantly in the
field giving counsel and aiding high
schools to reach the highest point Of
efficiency, are responsible for much Of
this increasing interest in the institu-
ton. Over $50 Kansas high schools
maintain courses Of study that fit
their graduates for admission to the
University without examination. At
these high schools about 5000 student
graduated last spring, and the gener-
al prosperity Of the people will make
it possible for many of these young
people to seek higher education.
The University which offers all its
magnificent opportunities to youths
Of the state at very nominal cost,
naturally will be the Mecca Of many
of these seeking after higher learning
The university graduate Of ten year
ago who returns to Mount Dread for
days visit to his alma mater, is no
more astonished at the large number
of students he finds in attendance
than he is at the tremendous increase
in building and labratory equipment.
Since his college days he finds law
building has been erected at a cost
of $4,000; a museum which houses
:ae 100000 collection of mammals,
birds and insects, erected at a cost of
y,O,vO0; a $4,000 chemistry and phari
macy building; and gymnasium, the
largest in the entire Southwest, erect
ed at a cost of 100000. He also
finds in course Of erection group
of engineering buildings that will cost
with equipment, s25O,O6O, and when
completed will make the engineering
department stand without a peer west
of the Mississippi river. If he should
go to Rosedale, he would find the
Bell Memorial Hospital and the elm
ical labratory erected at cost of
$4,000 for the use of the clinical de-
partment of the School of Medicine.
He will also find a curriculum embrac
ing over 500 different courses Of study
under a faculty of 125 scholars from
| the leading universities of Europe ant
America. He will also find that while
the scenic beauty Of Mount Dread ant
the surrounding hills and valleys has
not changed, in addition to the tre'
Imendous material change in the In
tstitution, a great change has taken
place in the University atmosphere
The University cannot record Its his
tory by centuries like the Oldest In
situations Of learning, yet there are
growing up about It's classic walls
many traditions that have tendency
to weld the affection Of the student
and increase that intangible college
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and with q rerceness that strikes ter
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would-be athletic rivals. The oil
. graduate viii also note the marke'
democratic spirit Of the university
No student Is barred for the lack o
money. The half-a-chance man has {
II pastsziH. Thrssfifths Of the studen
r have earned or are earning the none
which supports them In school. Mer
s. counts above money. There Is no sue
:. thing as social ostracism because {
the degree Of wealth. Every studel