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COURSE IN PHARMACY.
Required Studies-Practical pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry, Inorganic, organic. qualitative and quantitative chemistry, pharmaceutical laboratory work, materia medica Special work in advanced chemistry, botany and pharmacy; Thesis work.
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LAW COURSE.
Required Studies -Equity, constitutional law, admirality, estoppel, municipal corpora- tions, commercial corporations, contracts, common carriers, negligence, torts, damages, sales, tax and tax-titles, juries, pleadings and practice, evidence, justice court procedure, criminal law, wills, domestic relations, personal property, real estate.
METHODS OF ADMISSION.
I. By examinations at the University. .
IL By special local examinations under the supervision of an authorized agent of the University.
IIL By presentation of a proper certificate from an accredited school.
TERMS OF ADMISSION.
All courses of the University are open to women on precisely the same terms as men.
1. General examination for all candidates for the Freshman Class; Orthography, grammar, sentential analysis, arithmetic, algebra through quadratics, plane geometry, civil and physical geography, U. S. history.
(2). For the Ancient Classical Course, the above (1), and ancient and English history; Latin grammar and composition, Cæsar (four books), Cicero (six orations), Virgil (six books), Sallust's Conspiracy of Catiline; Greek grammar and composition, Xenophon's An- abasis (three books), Homer's Iliad (two books).
(3). For the Modern Classical Course, all the above (1) and (2) except Greek, instead of which German grammar and twenty lessons in any Standard German reader, and solid geometry are required.
(4). For the English Course, the general examination required of all (1), and English literature, ancient and English history, botany, physiology, natural philosophy and solid geometry.
(5). For the General Science, Special Science (pre-medical), Long Agricultural and all Engineering Courses, the general examination required of all (1), and German grammar, twenty lessons in the German reader, botany, physiology, natural philosophy and solid geometry.
(6). For the Civic-Historic Course, the same as for the English or classical courses.
(7). For the Elementary Greek Class (Greek not required), Latin grammar and compo- sition, Cæsar (four books), Cicero (two orations), Sallust's Conspiracy of Catiline, ancient and English history, and the general examination required of all (1).
(8). For Special Students, the English branches required for the General Science Course Including the general examination (1).
(9). For Law and Pharmacy, evidence of sufficient education to profitably pursue the courses.
Persons desiring specific details will find the President, Secretary and Registrar ready to give any required information, either of whom may be addressed by title simply.
BUILDINGS.
« The University buildings are cleven in number: University Hall, devoted to the literary, mathematical, historical, philosophical. and civic departments; North Hall, devoted to German and Scandinavian; Agricultural Hall, occupied by the Experiment Station and the agricultural department; Science Hall, devoted to physics, zoology, botany, mineralogy. geology and the engineering departments; the Chemical Laboratory, devoted to chemistry. metallurgy and assaying; the Machine Shop, devoted to mechanical practice and the neces- sary mechanical work of the University; Library Hall, embracing the library and the general assembly hall; Ladies' Hall, occupied by the musical and ladies' literary rooms, besides ladies' boarding rooms; two Observatories, devoted to astronomy ; the Gymnasium, occupied also as an armory and drill hall. The Machine Shops, the Chemical Laboratory and Science Hall are new buildings of the most approved construction and appointmente. The latter is pronounced the best building of its kind in this country.
LABORATORIES.
The University is unusually well furnished with laboratories whose equipment is of the highest order. They are twenty in number, devoted to the following purposes: agricultural chemistry, agricultural physics, assaying, bacteriology, elementary botany, advanced botany, organic chemistry. qualitative chemistry, quantitative chemistry, engineering. geology, histology, mineralogy, petrography, pharmacy, photography, physics (embracing several sub-laboratories), psychology, elementary zoology, advanced zoology.
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WASHBURN OBSERVATORY.
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LIBRARIES.
The University has a general library containing about 17,000 volumes, and is developing a sories of special libraries devoted to the technical work of the several departments, among which the law library, the Woodman Astronomical Library and the agricultural library are the more considerable. Smaller libraries are being formed relating to pharmacy, engineer- ing, zoology, botany, geology, mineralogy, physics, German, chemistry and other subjects.
Besides these, which belong to the University, there are accessible to students the State Historical Library, 130,000 volumes, including pamphlets: the State Law Library, 20,000 volumes, and the City Library, 9,000 volumes, altogether, constituting library facilities sur- passed at only a few places in this country.
GENERAL POLICY.
It is the general policy of the Institution to foster the higher educational interests of the state, broadly and generously interpreted. It is its aim to make ample provision for the demands of advanced scholarship in as many of the lines of intellectual development as its means will permit. By prescribing the larger portion of the studies of the regular courses in the earlier years, and by leaving the larger number in the later portion of the course to the selection of the student, it endeavors to give a judicious measure of direction together with sufficient room for choice to permit individual adaptation and special development.
The University endeavors to avoid all that is sectarian or partisan, without withdrawing its sympathy and influence from whatever contributes to good citizenship and high char- acter.
Subjects which constitute party questions will be avoided in the courses of study. The subject of tariff having come to be a definite party issue will be omitted from instruc- tion, in all partisan phases of the subject.
The University recognizes no distinction of race, color or sex. All who conform to its Intellectual and moral requirements are equally entitled to its privileges.
METHODS OF WORK.
The methods of work embrace nearly or quite all of those that have proved efficient in the experience of similar institutions. Recitations, emancipated from servile text-book work, still hold a large place. Lectures, especially in the departments admitting of experi- mental and objective illustration. also occupy a large place. Freedom of discussion and questioning by the student accompany both methods. The laboratory system in all the departments in which it is practicable is fully employed. The German seminar system is being introduced.
DEPARTMENTS OF ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION.
Knowledge being the foundation of all true education, the University of Wisconsin rec- ognizes the search for new knowledge and the crucial testing of the old to be an important function of a University. Two departments of the University are devoted almost exclu- sively to originali research, the Washburn Observatory and the Agricultural Experiment Station. A limited but increasing amount of original investigation is being done in other departments in immediate connection with instructional work.
AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTES.
Through special legislative provision, a carefully conducted system of Farmers' Insti- tutes is maintained under the auspices of the University. It is placed in the immediate charge of a Superintendent, who carefully elaborates and judiciously controls the organ- Ization and execution of all the institutes. He is aided by special conductors who assist in perfecting the details and carrying the whole into effect.
The director of the Experiment Station renders as much assistance as is consistent with his other duties, directing his efforts chiefly to the discussion of the practical problems Affected by the experimental work of the Station, and the educational work of the Univer- sity. Experts from different states and from Canada are engaged to present special im- portaut themes. State and local talent is freely used, and not the least of the educational benefits is the development of latent ability in writing, speaking and experimenting which has followed as an incidental result.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE LECTURESHIP. .
An admirable system of Teachers' Institutes is maintained in Wisconsin under the super- vision of the Regents of the Stato Normal Schools. By a special act of the Legislature of 1883 the Professor of Pedagogy of the University was appointed lecturer to these institutes
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and a special appropriation made to meet the necessary expenses. Through this provision about forty lectures are given annually at as many different institutes held in various por- tions of the state. These lectures are directed in part toward the promotion of advanced professional work, and in part toward fostering higher and broader educational views among the people.
CALENDAR FOR ACADEMIC YEAR, 1888-89.
Fall Term began Wednesday, September 5.
Fall Term closed Wednesday, December 19-15 weeks. -
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Winter Term began Wednesday, January 2.
Winter Term closes Wednesday, March 27-12 weeks.
Spring Term begins Wednesday, April 3.
Examination of candidates for admission, June 13 and 14.
Commencement, Wednesday, June 19, 9 A. M.
Examination of candidates for admission, September 3 and 4.
FARMERS' INSTITUTES.
The following are the acts of the legislature providing for the establishing of Farmers' Institutes, in connection with the State University:
[No. 52, A.]
CHAPTER 9. [Published February 21, 1585.]
AN Acr to provide for holding Agricultural Institutes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Board of Regents of the State University is hereby authorized to hold institutes for the instruction of citizens of this state in the various branches of agriculture. Such institutes shall be held at such times in the months of November, December, Janu- ary, February, March and April in each year, and at such places as said Board may direct. The said Board shall make such rules and regulations as it may deem proper for organiz- Ing and conducting such institutes. and may employ an agent or agents to perform such work in connection therewith as they deem best. The course of instruction at such Institutes shall be so arranged as to present to those in attendance the results of the most recent investigations in theoretical and practical agriculture.
SECTION 2. For the purposes mentioned in the preceding section, the said Board may use such sum as it may deem proper, not exceeding the sum of five thousand dollars in any one year, from the general fund, and such amount is hereby annually appropriated for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This act shall be in force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 19, 1885.
[No. 1, A.] CHAPTER 62. [Published March 21, 1887.]
AN ACT relating to Agricultural Institutes, and amendatory of chapter 9, laws of 1883.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assenbly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1, chapter 9, laws of 1885, is hereby amended, by omitting from said section the words, "in the months of November, December, January, February, March and April in each year," where they occur in the fifth, sixth and seventh lines thereof, so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: Section 1. The Board of Regents, of the State University, is hereby authorized to hold institutes for the instruction of citi- zens of this state in the various branches of agriculture. Such institutes shall be held at such times, and at such places as the board may direct. The said board shall make such rules and regulations as it may deem proper for organizing and conducting such institutes, and may employ an agent or agents to perform such work in connection therewith, as they deem burt. The course of instruction at such institutes, shall be so arranged as to present to those in attendance, the results of the most recent investigations in theoretical and prac. tical agriculture.
SECTION 2. Section 2, chapter 9, laws of 1895, is hereby amonded. hy striking out the words, "five thousand dollars, where they occur in the fourth line of said somtion, and in- serting in lieu thereof the words, "twelve thousand dollars," so that said section, when so amendled, shall read as follows: Sectie 3 2. For the purposes mention in the preceding
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section, the said Board may use such sum as it may deem proper, not exceeding the suin of twelve thousand dollars in any one year. from the general fund, and such amount is hereby annually appropriated for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and pub- lication.
Approved March 16, 1887.
The following were the Institutes held during the winter of 1888-83, under the superin- tendency of W. H. Morrison:
Places.
Counties.
Dates.
Kewaunee.
Kewaunee
November - 13, 14
Friendship
Adams
November 20. 21
Amherst
Portage
November 23, 24
Mondovi ..
Buffalo
November ~1, 23
Bloomington
Grant.
November
Mt. Sterling
Crawford
November
30.
1
Platteville
Grant.
December
4,
5
Dodgeville.
Iowa
December
6, 7
Darlington
La Fayette
December
11, 12
Brodhead.
Green
December
13, 14
Plainfield
Waushara
December
18, 19
Westfield ..
Marquette
December
20, 21
Berlin .
Green Lake
December
26. 27
Hortonville
Outagamie.
December
25. 29
Eau Claire
January
9, 10
Chippewa
January
11, 12
St. Croix.
January
11, 12
Polk
January
14, 15
River Falls.
Pierce
January
15, 16
Menomonie.
Dunn ..
January
17, 18
Durand
Pepin.
January
17, 18
Arcadia
Trempealeau
January
22. 23
Viroqua
Vernon
January
22.23
Fountain City
Buffalo
January
24, 25
Sparta.
Monroe
January
24, 25
West Salem
La Crosse
January
20, 30
Reedsburg
Sauk
January
31. 1
Oregon
Dane .
February
5.
6
Walworth
February
5. 0.
6
Rock
February
Union Grove.
Racine
February
8
Port Washington
February
11. 12
Sheboygan Falls
February
13, 14
Manitowoc.
February
15, 16
Black River Falls
February
18, 19
Mauston
Juneau
February
20. 21
Waupaca.
Waupaca.
February
26. 27 26, 27
Fond du Lac.
Fond du Lac
February
Kenosha
Kenosha.
February
28. 5,
6
Beaver Dam
Dodge
March
8
Phillips.
Price
March
11. 12
Medford
Taylor.
March
12, 13
Wausau
Marathon
March
12, 13
Colby.
Clark
March
14, 15
Grand Rapids
Wood
March
14, 15
Green Bay ...
Brown
March
19. 20
Richland Center
Richland
March
19, 20
Chilton
Calumet
March
21, 22
Lake Mills
Jefferson.
March
21. 22
Waukesha
Waukesha
March
26, 28
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West Bend
Washington
February
Portage
Columbia
March
Delavan
Janesville
Ozaukee
Sheboygan
Manitowoc.
Jackson
Eau Claire
Egleton.
Baldwin
Osceola Mills
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STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
BOARD OF REGENTS.
EX-OFFICIO. HIS EXCELLENCY. THE GOVERNOR. THE HONORABLE, THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT. APPOINTED. Term ending February, 1890.
J. H. EVANS, Platteville.
WM. E. ANDERSON, Milwaukee. C, A. HUTCHINS, Fond du Lac. Term ending February, 1891.
S. M. HAY, Oshkosh.
EMIL WALLBER, Milwaukee. JOHN PHILLIPS, Stevens Point.
Term ending February, 1802.
W. H. CHANDLER, Madison.
E. M. JOHNSON, Whitewater.
CHARLES V. GUY, River Falls.
OFFICERS. J. H. EVANS, PRESIDENT. S. M. HAY, VICE-PRESIDENT. W. H. CHANDLER, SECRETARY. STATE TREASURER. EX-OFFICIO TLEASURER.
Committees.
Executive - Regents Evans, Chandler, Johnson.
Finance - Regents Hay, Phillips, Wallber.
Teachers - Regents Chandler, Thayer, Wallber.
Institutes - Regents Thayer, Chandler, Hoard.
Examination of Graduating Classes - Regents Hutchins, Chandler, Thayer.
Course of Study and Text-Books - Rogents Thayer, Hutchins, Guy.
Inspection of Schools and Grounds-Regents Phillips, Guy, Evans, Johnson.
Boards of Visitors to Normal Schools, 1SSS-S9.
Platteville-Rev. S. D. Pulford, Lancaster; Supt. E. C. Wiswall, Prairie du Sac; Wm. Hooper, Esq., Darlington.
Whitewater-Rev. Judson Titsworth, Milwaukee; Supt. John T. Flavin, Watertown; Prof. George S. Parker, Janesville.
Oshkosh - Hon. Michael Kirwan, Manitowoc; Supt. A. W. Millard, Markesan; Rev. Mary J. De Long, Menasha.
River Falls-Rev. J. L. Dudley, Eau Claire; Hon. J. C. Bartholf, Milton; Supt. W. L. Cum- mings, Trempealeau.
Milwaukee-Prof. J. C. Freeman, Madison; Supt. Chas. L. Harper, Lancaster; Supi L N. Mitchell, Fond du Lac.
HISTORY OF NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The Constitution of the State, adopted 1818, provides, "that the revenue of the School Fund shall be exclusively applied to the following objects:
"Ist. To the support and maintenance of common schoo's in each school district, and the purchase of suitable libraries and appurtenances therefor "
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"2d. That the residue of the income of the School Fund shall be appropriated to the sup- port of academies and normal schools, and suitable libraries and appurtenances therefor."
No effort was made to take advantage of this provision of the Constitution for the en- dowment of normal schools until 1857, when an act was passed providing "that the income of twenty-five per cent. of the proceeds arising from the sale of swamp and overflowed lands should be appropriated to normal institutions and academies, under the supervision and direction of a Board of Regents of Normal Schools, " who were to be appointed in pursuance of the provisions of that act. Under this law, the income placed at the disposal of the regents was distributed for several years to such colleges, academies and high schools as maintained a normal class, and in proportion to the number of pupils in the class who passed satisfactory examinations conducted by an agent of the Board.
In 1865, the Legislature divided the swamp lands and Swamp Land Fund into two equal parts, one for drainage purposes, the other to constitute a Normal School Fund. The income of the latter was to be applied to establishing, supporting and maintaining normal schools, under the direction and management of the Board of Regents of Normal Schools, with a proviso that one-fourth of such income should be transferred to the Common School Fund, until the annual income of that fund should reach $200,000. During the same year, proposals were invited for extending aid in the establishment of a normal school, and prop- ositions were received from various places.
In 1806, the Board of Regents was incorporated by the Legislature. In February, Platte- ville was conditionally selected as the site for a school, and as it had become apparent that a productive fund of about $600,000, with a net income of over $30,000, was already in hand, with a prospect of a steady increase as fast as lands were sold, the Board, after a careful investigation and consideration of different methods, decided upon the policy of establish ing several schools, and of locating them in different.parts of the State.
At a meeting held on the 2d day of May, in the same year, the Board designated White- water as the site of a school for the southeastern section of the State, where a building was subsequently ereeted. and on the 16th permanently located a school at Platteville, the acamedy building at that place having been donated for that purpose.
The school at Platteville was opened October 9, 1866, under Prof. Charles H. Allen, previously agent of the Board, and professor in charge of the normal department of the State University. Prof. Allen resigned at the close of four years' service, and the school was placed in charge of E. A. Charleton, from Lockport, N. Y. After a service of more than eight years, President Charleton also resigned, his resignation taking effect at the close of 1878, and D. McGregor, long connected with the school as a professor, took his place.
The school at Whitewater was opened on the twenty-first of April, 1868, under Oliver Arey, A. M., formerly connected with the normal schools at Albany and Brockport. N. Y., and the building was on the same day dedicated to its uses with appropriate ceremonies. On the resignation of President Arey, in 1877, Wm. F. Phelps, A. M., an educator of large exper- lence and of wide reputation, was chosen by the Board to take charge of the school. He was succeeded at the end of two years. by J. W. Stearns, A. M., who resigned in January, 1885, to take the professorship of theory and art of teaching in the University of Wiscon- sin. Prof. T. B. Pray acted as president for the remainder of the school year, when Prof. Albert Salisbury assumed the presidency, having been elected at the meeting of the Board of Regents held in February, 1855. President Salisbury formerly taught in the school, but for two years had been engaged in supervisory educational work in the south.
A building was completed during the year 1870, for a third Normal school at Oshkosh, but owing to a lack of funds, it was not opened for the admission of pupils during the year. The opening and the ceremony of dedicating the building took place September 19, 1871. The president of the school is George S. Albee, A. M., previously superintendent and princi- pal of public schools at Racine.
A fourth Normal School was opened in September, 1575, at River Falls, Pierce county, under the charge of Warren D. Parker, A. M., formerly superintendent and principal of public schools in Janesville. It supplied a want long felt in the northwest part of the state.
September 14, 1885, a fifth Normal School was opened in the city of Milwaukee, Prof. J. J. Mapel, formerly principal of the Milwaukee high school, was elected president. This school was located and established pursuant to action of the Legislature, directing the Board of Regents to establish and open the school when the city of Milwaukee should have furnished a site and building satisfactory to the Board of Regents, costing not less than $50,000, if the income at the disposal of the Board was sufficient to maintain the same. Upon the completion of the building, and the conveyance of the same to the state, the
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Legislature made an appropriation of $10,000 to aid in the immediate opening and main- tenance of the school.
The law under which these schools are organized provides that "The exclusive purpose of each normal school shall be the instruction and training of persons both male aud female in the theory and art of teaching, and in all the various branches that pertain to a good common school education, and in all subjects needful to qualify for teaching in the public schools; also to give instructian in the fundamennal laws of the United States and of this State, and in what regards the rights and duties of citizens.
REGULATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Tuition is free to all students who are admitted to these normal schools under the follow- Ing regulations of the Board of Regents.
1. Each assembly district in the State shall be entitled to eight representatives in the normal schools, and in case vacancies exist in the representation to which any assembly district is entitled, such vacancies may be filled by the president and secretary of the Board of Regents. -
2. Candidates for admission shall be nominated by the superintendent of the county (or if the county superintendent has not jurisdiction, then the nomination shall be made by the city superintendent), in which such candidate may reside, and shall be at least sixteen years of age, of sound bodily health, and good moral character. Each person so nominated shall receive a certificate setting forth the name, age, health and character, and a duplicate of such certificate shall be immediately sent by mail, by the superintendent to the secretary of the board.
3. Upon the presentation of such certificate to the president of a normal school, the car- didate shall be examined under the direction of said president in the branches required by law for a third grade certificate, except history, theory and practice of teaching, and it found qualified to enter the normal school in respect to learning. he may be admitted after furnishing such evidence as the president may require of good health and good moral char- acter, and after subscribing to the following declaration:
I, - -- , do hereby declare that my purpose in entering this State Normal School is to fit myself for the profession of teaching, and that it is my intention to engage in teach- ing in the schools of the State.
4. No person shall be entitled to a diploma who has not been a member of the school in which such diploma is granted, at least one year, nor who is less than nineteen years of age; a certificate of attendance may be granted by the president of a normal school to any person who shall have been a member of such school for one term, provided, that in his judgment, such certificate is deserved.
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