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DIRECTIONS TO APPLICANTS. RANDOM NOTES FROM SALTER. Thayer, Sept. 1st, 1879. Editors Industrialist: In compliance with the frained from holding out strong inducements respecting the amount of laW we might have to offer; but in view of the fact that during each of the last three years we have had more to do than the students could perform, we are inclined to give greater and positive encouragement on this TERMS OF ADMISSION.

Candidates for admission must be fourteen years request contained in the Industrialist of August of age, and pass a satisfactory examination in reading; arithmetic, through decimal fractions; and English grammar, to syntax. Classes are started at the beginning of each year in Drill in point. Any boy who is In dead earnest, wno is familiar with farm operations, and who can, raise 23d, I will proceed to be 44 heard from." I am not desirous of obtaining notoriety as a correspond-eut, but I am willing to do my share toward keep $50 to start with, should be able to carry himself Ar thmetic and Drill in English; and tne pupil must have the knowledge above indicated, else he will be unable to retain position If admitted, through tne iour years' course, And certainly this places an education within the reach of every determined boy, As yet we are unable to offer similar advantages to girls, not requiring labor in the College departments which they can perform. ing up the present student correspondence In your paper. I have been deeply interested in the letters already published, and hope to see many more.

Pupils will be received at any time during the year, if able to pass an additional examination unon the subjects studied by the classes which In regard to myself, I can say that I have spent they expect to enter. But they will find it greatly to their advantage to be present at the opening of RULES. 1. Behave as a trite man or woman should, at all each term, or as soon thereafter as posssble. times and In all places.

2. Attend to your own business promptly, thor a very pleasant vacation, and am now "located" on my father's farm, situated four miles northeast of Thayer. I will generally be found at home, and will be very glad to see any College friends GRADES. Both the Literary and Industrial recitations are oughly and courteously and vigorously let alone that of other people. graded daily upon a scale of 100; and an exami nation of all classes is made at the close or each month.

A student not attaining an average grade 3. Penalty: "Leave!" PUBLICATIONS. Tlia TTamd-TlAftlr mittlialiail In 1fi74 pnnifllnltifr of sixty is promptly dropped to a lower class, or excluded rrom the institution until awe to do so. THE INDUSTRIALIST. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1879.

Instead of the usual ciroular or catalogue, we send the Industrialist to those desiring information about the Kansas State Agricultural College. We would call attention to the artioles headed "Departments of Instruction," Industrial Education," Special Advantages," and "Directions to Applicants." If further information is desired, address Agricultural Oollege, Manhattan, Kansas. W. C. Stewart, Harry Rushmore, and Sara Morgan were among the College visitors tbia week.

Prof. Popenoe is at Topeka packing his large 'collection of objects of natural history. They will be a valuable addition to the cabinet of his department. A circular from the officers of the Normal School, at Emporia, announces that a new Faculty has been appointed, and that the next term will begin Sept. 17th.

The first meeting of the Webster Literary Society, for this term, will be held in Telegraph Hall, Saturday; evening, Sept. 13th, at 7:30 o'clock. Everybody welcome. The Alpha Beta Literary Society will meet in the College Chapel, Friday afternoon, Sept. 12th, at two o'clock.

All new students are invited to be present. Ladies especially invited. In another place will be found the names of some of the new students and the counties from which they hail. There are so many new arrivals that we find it impossible to obtain their names for this week's issue. Let them come.

The work of grading is strict and uniform in all a full discussion of the educational Question and the aims of the Institution, will be forwarded to any one desiring it. the departments, and this process is rigorously used for sifting out incompetent and indolent pupils thus more than accomplishing all that is designed to be effected by a "high standard of The Industrialist, a weekly journal edited by the Faculty and published by the Printing Department, contains original and seasonable articles on admission." Hence, the student's continuance In the College wholly depends upon his own action. the Farm, Orchard, Trades, Sciences, and Educa The courso is based upon the determination to tion. Price, 75 cents a year. Address A.

A. Stewart, Manhattan. make the labor required in the preparation of one Industrial and three literary recitations as much as the average student can perfectly perform, in ten hours a day. We design to give tho pupil the CALENDAR. Fall Term.

1879. Will begin Wednesday, Sep tember 10th, 1879, and close December 18th, 1879. worth or the time expended at ronege: and. who may stray through these parts. Have rented the farm, together with stock, teams, and farming tools.

To satisfy the curiosity of the inquisitive, I might state that I have hired a man and his wife by the year, for an indefinite period, and that my present mode of living is proving very satisfactory as compared with 44 baching." In regard to 44 that barn," I will say, for the benefit of Mr. Rushmore, that its erection is only a 41 question of time." A bill of the necessary dimension lumber having been sawed, is partly on the ground and the hauling of the necessary stone for the walls, I have laid out for my winter's work. The work will not be commenced until next spring. As to country, I can say that we have beautiful Bcenery here in southern Kansas, beautiful, at least, to the practical farmer and stock-grower. The gently rolling prairies, covered with luxuriant grass and grain, checked here and there by the timber line of some water-course, presents to histeye a world of wealth.

I think that in the near future we will have added to these "beauties of nature those works of art so necessary to a prosperous farming community, good, substantial farm buildings. With these will come a bet order thereto, he must do a full day's work with brain or hand. Only those students who can TO NEW STUDENTS. Bring the text-hooks you have been using. On arrival, first arrange for your boarding.

A. A. Stewart will furnish information, either by letter or on application, concerning boarding places or rooms for rent. Report to the President at 8:30 A. immediately after chapel exercises, for enrollment.

For further information apply to Jno. A. Anderson, President, Manhattan, Kansas. maintain a standing of ninety in each study will be allowed to take more than the prescribed num. ber of recitations and no one will be permitted to have less than one industrial and three literary recitations.

RELIGIOUS. "Unless otherwise directed by parents, students are required to attend chapel at 8:30 a. m. on academic days, and divine service once every Sabbath. EXPENSES.

There are no charges whatever for enrollment, attendance or Instruction in the regular courses: RAILROAD TIME-TABLE. nor are there any contingent fees for the repair of buildings, for the use of books or apparatus, for ter grade of stock and a more thorough system of We are exceedingly obliged to the students who are furnishing the Industrialist with interesting letters from their respective localities. We know Mr. Salter's "notes" will bo appreciated, and we expect Mr. Sikes to give us something spicy.

Mr. Morrow is the next one on our list. KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY. PASSENGER ARRIVES. No.

2, going East 11:58 A. M. No. 4, going East 3:28 A. M.

No. 1, going West 4:03 p. M. No. 3, going West 4:51 A.

M. No. 7 (freight), going West 8:45 A. M. Ncs.

1, 2 and 7 run daily. No. 3 runs daily except Monday. No. 4 runs daily except Sunday.

Passengers with tickets are carried on No. 7. Geo. C. Wilder, Agent.

diplomas, or the Kindred privileges usually grouped under the term "contingent." Male students are furnished instruction, the use of apparatus, instruments or tools, in both the literary and industrial classes marked out for them, without any charge. And the same is true of female students in the cultivation. During the last few years that class of persons peculiar to the frontier, who find more time to grumble than they do to work, are taking the advice of Horac Greeley and are going West." In their places the country is receiving an immigration of live, practical men, from the Eastern States, regular classes provided for them. Printing and Telegraphy are industrials primarily provided for the education of female students, and male students taking either of these are charged $1 per who come to make homes as well as a living." I Berk shires. A few very good ones of the choicest breeding now ready for shipment.

Address E. M. Shelton, Manhattan, Kansas. month tor use ot instruments. Instrumental music is a fine art or "accomplishment," rather than a mechanical art.

We do not place it among our "industrials" in the same sense, or for the same purpose, that we do those provided for teaching the trades. Accordingly. the say that Kansas has glorious prospects before her Who next? Very truly, yours, Lewis A. Salter. District boards about to issue school bonds are lnyited to correspond "with us before negotiating elsewhere.

We pay par for first-class 7 per cent bonds, issued upon our blanks. Bonds drawn on our blanks are not transferable, and hence may be safely sent by mail at letter postage. Blanks furnished free of charge on application to M. L. Ward, Loan Commissioner.

The fall term begins next Wednesday morning. The first bell will ring at half-past eight, the second at nine, at which time the students will assemble in the chapel. The first day will be devoted to the enrollment and assignment of students, and probably no recitations will be heard until Friday. We have every reason to believe that there following fee is required from female students NATIONALIST ITEMS. for tuition and the use ot instruments: Terms per week Clarence Wood is in eastern Kansas visiting mends.

George Perry, who has been sick, is able to be around again. Private lessons, 2 a week, on any instrument, $1.00 Private lessons, 1 a week, on any instrument, .60 Class lessons, 2 a week, on any instrument, .65 Instruction in harmony, from ten to fifty cents per week, as the student may or may S. M. Fox has moved into his new store, and his Mechanical Department. Regular instruction and practice in Carpentry, Cabinet-Making, Turning, Scroll-Sawing, Wagon -Making, Blacksmithing and Painting.

JTfcress-OTaklng1 and Millinery. Daily instruction and drill in hand and machine sewing; cutting, fitting and making dresses; and all branches of millinery, by a practical teacher. Clothier. Wm. Knostman, dealer In Ready Made Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Gents' Furnishing Goods.

A well selected winter stock on hand. Opposite post-office, Manhattan. 11-26 nw 8. Roberts, 51 D. Office south side of Poyntz Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets.

Residence corner of Third and Pierre streets. 16 goods are very tasteiuiiy displayed. not be in other classes. At last the Kansas Pacific has made a substantial The only charge made for material in either the will be a large attendance, and we hope to make walk from Wyandotte Avenue to the depot. The citizeus met Saturday at the office of J.

literary or industrial departments is tor the chem icals used by students in laboratory practice, Sheldon and organized to oppose the drive-well the year a pleasant and profitable one to all. The following new and old students have al which are turnlshed at Wholesale prices, and monopoly. Dr. Reynolds, of Ft. Riley, will preach the an amount to but a small sum.

ready arrived. A number of others are on the Furnishing an absolutely free education is as nual sermon before the Young People's Christian much as can be reasonably asked; and the insti road and will be here to-day or to-morrow Green union, aunday, beptemoer Htn. tution neither boards, clothes, nor supplies the horf-horns of both sexes for sale at the wood county John Long A nderson Charles F. Col. John B.

Anderson has purchased the six student with text-books. Hoarding can be ob College farm. One young bull, a very supe lots south of Mr, rurceirs, three on rierre and Clark; Montgomery Nr. Lender; Johnson Miss ta'ned in private families at from $2.75 to 4 per week. Washing costs from seventy-five cents to three on Colorado street, on which he intends to rior animal, may be had at a moderate price.

Address E. M. Shelton, Manhattan, Kansas. EvaCouso; Wilson Noble A.Richardson; Cowley one dollar per dozen. Text-books, which can be build.

Our reporter was mistaken as to Mr. Higlnbot Charles Messenger; McPherson Miss Walden; procured in Manhattan, cost from $2 to $5 per term. Massachusetts L. E. Hobbs and Charles W.

Moore ham's intentions to build on the old lumber-yard jno student need expend over $5 per week; and lot, but he has contracted with Wm. Smith, for many of our best pupils are living at 81.25 per Miami Chas. Casstcel; Clay Miss Selma Ehr- Mrs. Shortridge, to have a building like Fox's week. Students desiring to board themselves" sam Cherokee Chester II.

Packenham, Charles A. erected Immediately west of Knostmau's. Work can do so at from $1 to $2 per week. In a club of Packenham, Noah T. Harvey, George W.

Boles; has already commenced, and the lower story is to four young men, renting a house, the average cost be ready lor occupancy sixty days. Barton F. H. Prescott and L. F.

Gault; Brown to each lor the term was per week. LABOR. F.M. Walters. SPECIAL ADVANTAGES.

Manual labor by the students may be for either We enumerate a few of the special advantages of two purposes First, to acquire skill in a given which the Agricultural College presents to the art; second, to earn money. In the first case, the labor is educational; in the second, it should be Johnnie' Lewin, the little Englishman who attended the College for three years previous to the last, died very suddenly on Sunday, August 24th, at his home near Wakefield. He was attacked by young people of the State of Kansas First: Although an industrial school, as thor paid for by the party benefited. Educational Labor. Manual labor in the reel ouch and as complete an education using the bilious colic and died in a few hours.

This sad ations of the Industrial Departments, like mental term In its popular sense can be acquired here news will be received with sorrow by all who as in other schools. A student will make as rapid labor in those of the Literary Departments, is purely educational and will not be remunerated. knew kind-hearted Johnnie. While here he en advancement here as elsewhere in the studies pur While the interest of the student will be held par sued, whether he remains here one or two years, dcared himself to all our hearts by his genial ways amount in the direction of this labor, the practice or through the wnoio course. and christian character.

For some months John necessary to dexterity will be required. Second: While obtaining a knowledge of Eng Remunerated Labor. When the Institution nie had been looking forward to a visit to his lish, mathematics, and the natural sciences, every needs labor on the Farm or elsewhere which is student Is learning some useful trade or art. This native land, where he might enjoy the society of not educational, but simply for its own profit, and peculiar feature of the Agricultural College is a the friends of his childhood; but he has been which a student is able and willing to perform, it becomes an employer instead of a teacher, and he success, it should no longer be regarded as an called to another and better country, one of Bookseller and Stationer. S.

M. Fox, dealer in Fine Stationery, Pocket-Books Envelopes, Gold Pens, Blank Books, etc. No. 127 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan. 19-3m ardeninr for Profit.

Instruction and drill in Kansas Horticulture. The Nursery, Orchard, Vineyard, Vegetable Gardening, Flower and Landscape Gardening, and Kansas Forestry. nnhe Farm Department of the Agricult--- ural College offers for sale choice Shorthorn bulls, Jersey bulls, ard Berkshire pigs of the highest breeding. Address E. M.

Shelton, Manhattan, Kansas. 3-47-tf "lHnglish Tjang-nnffe. The direct aim of the JL course is to make the student skillful in handling the machinery called language, just as an engineer handles his locomotive. Drill in English. History of English, Structure of English, Study of Words, and Rhetoric.

Constant practice in the class room and, if desired, at the printer's cases. OPE CENTS will pay for The Weekly Capi-tal, a first-class newspaper, giving latest and most reliable Kansas news. Sent to any address, postage paid, balance of 1879 for 25 cents. Currency or postage stamps may be sent in letter at, our risk. HUDSON EWING, Topeka, Kas.

inrabits of Plants. Thorough instruction in Vegetable Physiology tracing the development of the root, stem, bud, leaf, flower and seed. Careful study of cereal grains, grasses, and other food-plants, and of native and foreign weeds. Special attention paid to the habits and best methods of preventing or destroying insects inimical to the Kansas Farmer. Instrumental Music Instruction in in" strumental music will be given in private les" sons as formerly, and also in classes.

The classes will be drilled after school hours, or at such times as are convenient to students. The number of students in each class, on piano or organ, Is limited to three. Instruction will also be given on the various brass and orchestral instruments. Harmony, composition and instrumentation will be taught. For terms, see heading "Expenses" in article entitled, 41 Directions to Applicants." experiment.

Those who have been here one, two an employe instead of a scholar. It pays for or three years are now in good positions, receiv work, he works lor pay. The relation between them is commercial, not educational; and both which he loved to speak and for which he was well prepared. He was one of the Master's lambs. Mr.

R. civil engineer from Chicago, parties must act upon business principles. Hence, the College furnishes only such employment as its own interests require, and will pay according to the ing good wages as telegraph operators, printers, carpenters, etc. Young men who have been through the course in practical agriculture and horticulture are rapidly becoming known as the best farmers in the localities in which they reside. Third: The expenses are brought down to the lowest possible point.

There are no matriculation fees, no tuition bills, no college customs, which made us a call on Monday morning last. Mr. D. Is making a tour of the State In the interest of some value of the service rendered at irom seven to ten cents an hour. AMOUNT EARNED.

capitalists who desire to locate several thousands It is Impossible to predict how much a given of acres In one body, suitable for stock-raising on compel a useless expenditure for badges or dress. The expenses are simply the cost of living, and the an extensive scale. At his request we gave Mr. person can earn, since that depends upon what he can do and what work there is to be done. Hence, text-nooks used.

it is wholly impossible for us to answer the ques tion so otten asked: "Do you think I can meet my Fourth: The high moral and religious influence which exists at Manhattan. The students of the Demmler our publications. From Topeka he sends us the following note: "Will you allow me as a comparative stranger to express to you my thanks for the great pleasure which the perusal expenses by work?" Some students make one- Agricultural College are young men and women of halt their expenses, some the whole, and excep tional men have made more than expenses. As a excellent character. Their average age Is about eighteen years.

They are deeply in earnest in their efforts for advancement. Or course there are rule, a laithiul boy skilled In farm work can earn of the 1 Hand-Book has afforded. A better pol half his expenses on the Farm or in the Nursery. icy than the one laid for your College could, in a few exceptions, but the vicious or shiftless are During the year he can ordinarily acquire sufli- my opinion, not be framed; and the accomrnoda cient skill in the wood or iron shops to enable him to make articles for sale. The whole question is tions and facilities for practical study and work soon thrown out.

"Attend to business or leave" is the one rule. A wholesome religious Influence pervades the Institution. The students' weekly prayer-meeting has been well sustained for more one lor his own consideration and decision. We which you offer to students are undisputably of a can teach all who come, but cannot absolutely most excellent kind." than ten years. promise anything more.

Hitherto we have re.