Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-23

Undoubtedly the recent action ta- ken by Chancellor M. P. Freeman and Acting President Dr. A. F. Doug las of the University of Arizona in inviting the principals Of the lead ing High Shools of Aizona to visit and inspect the University, marks a definite step Of progress in rais- ing and benedtting the system oi public education in Arizona. During their stay in Tucson as the guests of the University. the educators not only famili5rized themselves with the scope of the work being accom- plished by the University, but they also became personally acquainted with the administrative and instruc- tive members and returned to their homes much better acquainted with inc affairs Of the University gfner- ally It is belieyed that by estab- fishing closer relations between the University and the preparatory schools Of tke territory. the visit O the High School princiT les will be a step towards largely increasing the membership of the University. A general outline oF the purpose, or ganizatioh snd advantages of the University is herein presented.
 Position Is important.
 The University of Arizona is an integral part or the system of public education established by and for the territory, end aims, as the head or such a system, to fll the same posi- ton as that occupied by the State Universities m such states as Cali fornia anI Wisconsin. It's general organization is in accordance with the act of congress of July 2, 1862, known as the Yorril act, creating ! the Land of Grant Colleges" | Ground was broken for the first Un- i iversity building on October 13, 1887. but owing to the un-orseen delays , and legal complications in the con struction of laws, little progress was ] made until 1890, when work was re- sumed with vigor. In this year the appropriations made by congress for the establishment of an agricultara! experiment station in Arizona were 1 made available. In 1889 an agri- cultural college had been nominally | established il, order that the terri | tory might avail itself of the Morrill, 1 act. Tn 1891 the University was for mally opened with a total enroll ment of thirty-three students.
 What University Offers.
 In erecting the University. the leg islative assembly followed the plan of unifying under one management the various schools and institutions of higher learning or investigation in Arizona-the college of liberal arts. the schools of mining and en- glneering, the agricultural college, and the agicultural experiment sta ton. In the language of the organic law the purrose of the University is to provide the inhabitants Of this territory with he means Of ac- Quiring a thorough knowledge of the various branches of literature, sci ence and art" To a certain extent the University has specialized in providing technical education adapted to the development of the peculiar resources of Arizona, in-
 struction Icing provided especially in subjects fundamental to meal
 and metallurgy. The University by
 nature of it's situation frankly lays
 it's strongest emphasis on the course
 of mining engineering. Excellent OIL rortunities ere given to the students to witness and study the acrual op
 eTation of great mines, while at the
 same time carrying on tue theoret . ical and experimental work of ihe
 mining course. The University
 should not, however, be regarded as simply a mining school. for the
 course os work leading to the Dacr elor of Arts degree is fully as vslua
 ble as any offered in the large east ern colleges. Credit towar1 degrees
 Is given by means Of 1ait system which assigns to each course o
 instruction offered a eertaiq nimoei , of units of credits. A unit ordinarill , represents one classroom hour rel week. or it's equivalent of two ol three laboratory hours, for one sem ester. One hundred and thirty-or' , units, inIudlng three units for mil itary science and tactics and physi , cal training. are requirad for oh taining a degree in any of the eours , es. A rough grouping Of the sufjecti , may he made as follows.
 GeneraI-Engl1sh. Mathematics E Philosophy. Military Science. Phys Q cal Training.
 Q Group A-Latin, Greek. French e German. Spanish
 Group B. - Economies. History } Law, Sociology.
 Group C-Agriculture. Astronomy ? Botany. Chemistry. Geology, MineI ]. alogy. Physics. Zoology.
 Group D.-Civil Engineerinv. Ne