File #3341: "1886-1887 Catalog, Honors and Prizes, President's Remarks, Textbooks."

1886-1887 Catalog, Honors and Prizes, President's Remarks, Textbooks.

Indiana--History; Vincennes (Ind.)--History; College Publications

Pg. 40-41. Left page: HONORS & PRIZES: Describes the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of the class. THE GOULD MEDAL: Describes the 1884 offer of Major W. P. Gould, U. S. Army, to supply an annual gold medal (valued at $20) for excellence in oratory; gives Faculty rules for the contest. Lists contest results: February 27, 1885, Joseph C. Bryan; March 12, 1886, Miss Lloyd Allen, judged by Messrs. Smiley N. Chambers, O. H. Cobb, O. F. Baker. THE PRESIDENT'S PRIZE: Prize medal valued at $10 to the member of the Senior Class passing the highest examination in Latin, awarded at Commencement. PRIZE IN MUSIC: Prize medal to the piano pupil with the greatest number of hours of effective practice, awarded at Commencement by Mrs. J. S. Horton, Director of the Music Department. GENERAL REMARKS by Enoch A. Bryan, President: prospering of the University, high order of work, increase from 154 to 178 in Literary Dept. enrollment, establishment of a Teacher's Department. Right page: GENERAL REMARKS, cont.: Describes the establishment of the Music Department, confidence in claims to a high place among educational institutions of the state, comparing favorably in thoroughness, attractiveness and cheapness with any similar institution. textbooks: Lists 27 textbooks used at V.U.

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

1886-1887

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