❖ ^ ^ N I y t.H i V f. j I Canton, il^eto ^or& Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/circularofinform00stla_0 RICHARDSON HALL ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY CANTON, NEW YORK A CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION ALMON GUNNISON, LL.D. PRESIDENT GEORGE S. CONKEY TREASURER ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY ''T^HIS institution is situated in the northern part of New York state, in the town of Canton, St. Lawrence county. The town is a very attractive one, being the shire town of the county and having fine public buildings and pleasant homes. The people of the town are in fullest sympathy with the University and the most cordial social relations exist between the townspeople and the officers and students of the institution. The University was chartered by the Legislature in 1856 as a college for the promotion of general education, and to cultivate and advance literature, science and the arts. As at present organized the University consists of a Col¬ lege of Letters and Science, a Theological School, and a Law School located in Brooklyn, New York, and a State School of Agriculture. These departments are independ¬ ent of each other in their Faculties, buildings and funds and in the instruction and government of their students. The College Department by the charter is entirely unsec¬ tarian, while the Theological School is an institution organized for the preparation and training of persons for the ministry of the Universalist church. All denominations are represented in the faculty and students of the college. The Law Department is called the Brooklyn Law School of St. Lawrence University and has fine quarters in the building of the Brooklyn Eagle. A fine equipment has been provided for the Agricultural School and the school is in successful operation. THE CARXE('ilE ^SCIENCE HALL AND OTHER KUILDINCLS St. Lawrence University 3 THE EQUIPMENT The University owns one hundred and six acres of land in the village of Canton; comprising the college campus, twenty-six acres; the athletic field, thirteen acres; the Agricultural School campus and farm, sixty-seven acres. The Athletic Field has been thoroughly equipped with a quarter-mile cinder track, two hundred and twenty yards straight away, a grand stand with dressing rooms, lockers and the usual appurtenances of the best athletic field. The campus rises from the street and is attractive in contour, with many trees which have been planted by the different classes. A fine outlook is obtained and there is ample room for the enlargement which the future will make necessary. The grounds and buildings of the Agri¬ cultural School adjoin the University Campus and a large experimental farm is connected with it. The main college building is a large brick structure, containing the President’s office, faculty and trustees’ room, recitation rooms, laboratories and the various offices of administration. Its corner stone was laid by Horace Greeley, the address being made by Rev. Dr. Edwin H. Chapin. THE HERRING LIBRARY The Library building is a fine structure of Potsdam sandstone, erected by the late Silas C. Herring, of New York. Upwards of twenty thousand volumes are upon the shelves and constant additions are being made. There are many books of rare value, the famous Credner and Loveland collections being among them. The library is 4 St. Lawrence University largely used, a competent librarian being always in attendance to assist readers. THE COLE READING ROOM Through the generosity of the late Edward H. Cole, of New York, the Cole Reading Room was erected in 1903. The building is one of great beauty. It is built of sand¬ stone and is architecturally beautiful. It is finished in oak with a circular gallery supported by Corinthian columns. No expense was spared by the donor in its erection and equipment, and the building is admirably adapted for its purpose. All the leading American and English mag¬ azines are upon its tables and it is greatly appreciated by the large number who use it. Mr. Cole by his will left a suitable endowment which provides for its perpetual maintenance. All the buildings are lighted with electricity. THE GYMNASIUM The Gymnasium was erected by the alumni. It is large and well suited for its purpose. It has the modern gym¬ nastic appliances and is in charge of a competent physical director who gives the most systematic and approved physical training. The students, while not overdoing the matter, are interested in athletics and there are strong ’Varsity teams in all departments of athletic sports. Plans have been prepared for a new Gymnasium. FISHER HALL The Theological School is well housed in a stone build¬ ing which is exclusively used by it. It contains the University Chapel, offices and recitation rooms. It is named after the first President of the School. COLE KEA1)IN(', ROOM IN^ri^RlOR COLR R1CA1)1N(; ROOM St. Lawrence University 5 THE CARNEGIE SCIENCE BUILDING A Fifty Thousand Dollar Science Building has been erected through the generosity of Andrew Carnegie. It is admirably adapted for its work, equipped with labora¬ tories, electric appliances, the best appliances for science work. It is said by visiting professors to be the best equipped Science Building in the state. RICHARDSON HALL The old college building has been reconstructed and modernized and is practically a new building. It con¬ tains the various rooms of the Arts Department and the offices of administration. THE PRESIDENT’S HOUSE The residence of the President of the University is upon the campus. It is a substantial structure of brick. One of the Fraternity club houses is also on the grounds of the campus, while all the eight fraternities are well housed in buildings which they either own or lease. THE INTERSCHOLASTIC CONTEST An annual meet of the High Schools of Northern New York takes place at the University in the spring. It con¬ sists of athletic contests for a silver cup, and an oratorical and literary contest in the evening in the Opera House. Great enthusiasm prevails at these trials. Special trains bring the contestants and their friends and the attendance and interest are very large, 6 St. Lawrence University INFORMATION There are two courses, one of Science, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science, and the other of Literature and Arts, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Each requires four years. Certificates of the Regents and of principals of approved secondary schools are accepted for admission in lieu of examination. Students who think of entering St. Lawrence should write to the President making such inquiries as they desire. All information will be freely given. Parents and pros¬ pective students are cordially invited to visit the Univer¬ sity and inspect its work. EXPENSES The expenses are small. It is believed that a student can go through no other college so cheaply. While the standard of instruction is unexcelled and the student is deprived of no advantages that he could get elsewhere, the scale of expense is put at the smallest possible limit. Tuition is but $50 for the year. Tuition is free in the Agricultural School. The best board, inclusive of room, lights, heat, etc., is but $4 per week. There are several free scholarships. The expenditure of the students is small. When one spends but little he spends as much as his fellows and it is possible for one to go through St. Lawrence on a sum which is very small compared with the ex])enditure imperative in institutions less advantage¬ ously situated. GYMNASIUM HERRING LIBRARY CAMPUS WEEKS xVTHLETIC FIELD ORAND STAND St. Lawrence University 7 INSTRUCTORS The Faculty is composed of able and experienced educa¬ tors. The largest sympathy exists between the students and their teachers. The lack of personal knowledge of and interest in the larger institutions is not apparent at St. Lawrence. The instruction is thorough and syste¬ matic. There is but little necessity for discipline as the students are self-governing. The institution is co-educa- tional and a delightful social life is therefore possible. There is a woman professor who has a kindly interest in the young women of the school. The students are enthusi¬ astic in their loyalty to the University. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION The customary four years High School course prepares for St. Lawrence. The following are the admission requirements: ARTS COURSE Leading to the Degree of B.A. Latin Grammar, Caesar’s Gallic War, bks. I-IV; Vergil’s Aeneid, bks. I-IV; Cicero, six orations; Latin prose com¬ position; Greek Grammar; Xenophon’s Anabasis, three books; Homer’s Iliad, three books, or Odyssey, three books with prosody; Greek prose composition. (Three years of French or German and one year of Physics or Chemistry may be substituted for Greek); English two years; Algebra; Plane Geometry; Greek and Roman History. 8 St. Lawrence University SCIENCE COURSE Leading to the Degree of B.S. Two years of Latin (Latin Grammar and Caesar’s Gallic War, bks. I-IV) or two years of French or German; Eng¬ lish two years, algebra, plane geometry; Greek and Roman History; and any ten of the following subjects: Physical geography; botany; zoology; geology; astronomy; chemistry; physics; general history; midiaeval history; English history; advanced U. S. history; economics; solid geometry; trigonometry; advanced arithmetic; advanced algebra; (A third year of English, Latin, French or Ger¬ man, or a year of physics or chemistry is counted as two subjects). Certificates of approved preparatory schools are accepted in lieu of examinations. Students are admitted with a fair number of conditions. Six months and a year are given for the making up of these conditions. Applications for entrance will be sent to those who desire to enter. Catalogue will be sent when desired. THE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL The Theological School is three years. For the degree of B.D. four years; for a college graduate three years. No examinations are required. A High School Course or its equivalent is required of applicants for admission. A combined course of five years taking the College and Theological School has been arranged. This gives the student the B.D. and A.B. degrees. SECTION OF PHYSICS ROOM THE BOND PAVILION, ATHLETIC FIELD CORNER OF MUSEUM, SCIENCE HALL St. Lawrence University 9 Free tuition and free books are given to students taking the Theological course, and $125 per year is granted to approved students by the General Convention. AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL The Agricultural School, though very inadequately housed, is in successful operation. Before the issue of this booklet it will be in its splendidly equipped building. It has an able Faculty and a fine course of study. The course is two years in length. Students must be over sixteen years of age and must be of good character and have at least a grammar school education. The tuition is free. Fees, Ten Dollars for the year. No examination is required. There is a Domestic Science Course for girls. It is two years in length. Students who are graduates of Normal, High Schools or Colleges will be able to obtain license to teach in the schools of the state. Tuition free. Fees Ten Dollars for the year. THE LAW SCHOOL The Law School course is three years for the degree of LL.B. Two years entitles one to graduate. The school is located in the Brooklyn Eagle Building. It is near the courts. It is the only law school in Brooklyn. There is an able Faculty and the instruction is equal to that of the best law schools in the country. Tuition, $90 a year. For catalogue of the Law School send to Dean William P. Richardson, Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, N. Y. 10 St. Lawrence University A PHI BETA KAPPA COLLEGE There are hardly more than sixty colleges out of the four hundred of the country that have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. This is an historic fraternity whose mem¬ bership is based upon scholarship. Colleges are granted charters only after the most thorough examination of their standing and of the high character of their instruction. St. Lawrence successfully passed the hard test and is a member of this honorable body. ADVANTAGES OF ST. LAWRENCE Location in a healthful region in a town comparatively free from distractions and dissipations. A fine class of students, coming from good families, earnest, intelligent, prudent, seeking an education for the work of life, not for the reputation of being collegians. The alumni body, almost every member of which has attained influence and success, intensely loyal to the University and to each other, ready to give a helping hand to the new graduate. The competitions of modern life are very severe. The ranks are so closely knit together that it is not easy for the new comer to find a place. It means much to him if a friendly hand is stretched out and a place is made for him to begin his work. There are nearly one hundred gradu¬ ates of St. Lawrence in Greater New York, and nearly every one received his start from the helping hand of an older alumnus. The graduates of the larger Universities can have but slight acquaintance with each other. There are too many of them for the affection which means help¬ fulness. PRESIDENT’S HOUSE FISHER HALl St. Lawrence University 11 Able and conscientious professors who personally teach. Much of the teaching in the more pretentious institutions is done by tutors and instructors of inferior experience and ability. The Professors in such institutions are engaged in post graduate instruction, which is more congenial to them. The comradeship which comes from a limited number of students. Classes are not divided and the closest friendships are made by the intimacies of class work and life. The co-education of sexes. In nearly all the colleges where co-education has been introduced as an afterthought, it is unacceptable to the students and the young women are treated with scant courtesy. St. Lawrence has been co-educational from the start; the women are there by right not by sufferance, and most harmonious relations exist. The expenses are smaller than in almost all other col¬ leges, while the instruction is of highest grade. “New York Education,” an educational magazine of high rank, says, editorially: “In its men and results, St. Lawrence University is a veritable David among American colleges. Its courses are stiff and up-to-date. It is questionable whether any college of its size sends out so many men who make a distinct and advanced mark in the world as St. Lawrence.” Hon. Chauncey Depew once said, “St. Law¬ rence University has sent out many students and not a failure among them all.” ITS NEEDS It needs more students and more money; Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars endows a Professorship Chair and Fif¬ teen Hundred Dollars creates a Scholarship, which bears 12 St. Lawrence University the donor’s name and forever gives free tuition to some deserving student. It needs money in gifts and bequests. Put something for the University in your will. You can make no invest¬ ment which will be so securely guarded and which will bring such large results. He who educates the young, shapes the future. It needs a University Chapel to accommodate the enlarged attendance and to be used only for chapel purposes. It needs a new Gymnasium with a modern equipment. It needs an Administration Building. Ten thousand dollars will build a beautiful stone structure suitable for this imperative need. It needs an Art Building and Museum costing thirty thousand dollars. It needs an endowment for its Library. It needs $5,000 for the improvement of the campus. It needs above all unrestricted gifts. And it needs them now! Give us some of these and St. Lawrence University will largely augment its influence. Will you not do it? FORM OF BEQUESTS I hereby give and bequeath to St. Lawrence University, of Canton, N. Y., the sum of dollars, this sum to be invested and the income to be used for the use of the University. Should you desire to advise about entering the Univer¬ sity or about gifts and bequests, write to President Almon Gunnison, Canton, N. Y., and he will give you all informa¬ tion. HOME OF BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL Oh S'r. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY ' \