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University of nevada— eontmuea Experiment Station. In the basement are Dr. Miller ' s recita- tion room and laboratory. On the first floor are Professor Wilson ' s recitation room and also Professor McDowell ' s. On the third floor is the botany recitation room and laboratory. To the west of Morrill Hall are the Mining Building and Stewart Hall. In the first-mentioned, on the first floor is Pro- fessor Jackson ' s room and laboratory, also the assay office. On the second floor are recitation rooms, and on the third floor is the chemical laboratory. In Stewart Hall, so-called in honor of Senator William M. Stewart, of Nevada, are the normal recitation rooms and the training school, also Miss De lyaguna ' s recitation room. On the second floor are the English history and mathematics reci- tation rooms The Y. M. C. A. rooms are also on this floor. On the third floor is the University Museum. Back of the Station is the shop where all the mechanical work is done. It was built but a short time ago, and is well furnished. Downstairs is the electrical department and upstairs the mechanical. The Gymnasium is a large building, and is well fitted for the purpose for which it was built. At the beginning of the fall term of ' 98, Mr. Frank Ellis, of Berkeley, was engaged as gymnasium instructor. Lincoln Hall is a commodious structure, situated at the northern extremity of the campus. It is the hall for boys, and is well furnished and made as pleasant as possible for the young men who live there. Mr. Richard Brown and family live in Lincoln Hall, and Dr. Stiibbs and family reside in the Cottage. The Cottage is the hall for young women. It is smaller than Lincoln Hall and not quite completed, yet it is pleasanter and better furnished than most halls o its kind. „ Course of Study. There are six courses 0 study in the University, viz.: The School of Liber a Arts, the School of Mines, the School of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, The School of Civil Engineering, The School of Electrical Engineering and the School of Industrial Arts. Beside these are The Normal Department, The Commercial School, The Preparatory School, The Training School, and the Military Department . In the School of Liberal Arts is given the Degree of Bachelor of Arts. This course is taken by students wishing a general education or profession. The studie included are English, the modern Languages, Latin, Greek, History, Mathematics, Botany, Geology, Chemistry, and Physics. In the Freshman year, most of the studies are required, but as the student advances he is permitted to elect many of them. The School of Mines indicates by its name the course of study. Students wishing to become mining experts, assayers, etc., follow this line of work. Metallurgy, Chemistry and Physics, Mineralogy, and Mathematics are the chief studies. As Nevada is a mining country, the advantages offered in this school are most excellent, for the student is able to do the practical as well as the theoretical work. The students have built a small mill, in connection with which are concentrators, amalgamating plates and a leaching plant. In the School of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, a modem language is 23
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Uniuersity of ncwda— eontiuuca required; also niechamc ' s chemistry, botany, biology, zoology, mathematics, English and history. In the School of Electrical and Civil Engineering the students are required to do a great amount of practical work A large number of young men take this course, for they realize 17ZT ' °ff-- - The studies in the School of In- dustnal Art are practically the same as in the Agricultural School studen t ° n ' T ' ° ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ° y « °f °rk and the elec others accordingly. The college is divided into two se- mesters and exannnations are given when each term expires On these examinations depends the advance of the student ' In the Normal Department the courseis similar to that of the publi J ' rchJoT ' but Th? ' ' ' llf ' 5°° ' ° ' «-- °f «t dy as the puDlic school, but they are better adapted for preparation for college The ' Wthfetp Lcr ' ' ' - ' ' ' ' - ' ' - ' - -- Siey ay All of the male students are required to belong to th- companv of cade s, unless they are physically unable. They are fn charge o7a com missioned officer detailed by the War Departme ' nt. This cofrse ncludt instruction m military tactics, and the cadets have company and battaHon drills every day for three quarters of an hour. na Dattaiiou . ' f are literary societies, social clubs, and various other enter- tainments which serve to make the social life at the University enjoyable I % 1 ■: ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ° ' ' °™ 1 d-- every four week besides the different college dances given by various classes. All stud n 1 and I 17 ) association. In this association are committees- and the different sports, as football, baseball, basketball, tennis etc who encourage them and rouse the enthusiasm of the students to athletics ' I or the short time which the University has been opened, great pro- gress has been made, and the Alumni, as well as the students, are proud of the institution, for they well know that no other college of its age offers better advantages. 24
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