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THE
THIRD
ANNUAL
CATALOGUE
--OF--
MIDDLE
GROVE COLLEGE
--AND--
BUSINESS
INSTITUTE
--AT—
MIDDLE
GROVE,
MONROE
COUNTY, MO
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WITH
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE
SCHOLASTIC
YEAR,
1893-1894
MOBERLY,
MISSOURI
DEMOCRAT
PUBLISHING CO.
1893
MIDDLE
GROVE COLLEGE & BUSINESS INSTITUTE
FOR
YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
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LOCATION
This
institution is located at Middle Grove, Monroe County, Missouri.
Middle Grove is a quiet little country town of about 200
inhabitants. It is situated about 10 miles East of Moberly, and
five miles from Evansville, which is on the M., K. & T.
Railroad. A hack runs daily (except Sundays) to the latter
place, thus giving us a daily mail and a daily transportation.
The College is one-half mile from the Harris Springs. These
Springs are second to none in the State for medical properties
and the famous cures they have effected. The people of the town
and surrounding country are moral and religious. They are awake
to the demands of a higher education and are willing to lend
their influence and means to secure a better and purer
civilization. This is demonstrated from the fact that they
contributed no less than four thousand dollars to the
establishment of this College, besides lending their aid and
influence in many other ways.
For
health and attractive surroundings, Middle Grove cannot well be
surpassed.
THE
BUILDING
The
building is a large two-story frame structure, consisting of
eighteen rooms and four large halls. It is so constructed as to
be well lighted and ventilated. The rooms are large and neatly
finished, and all are supplied with new furniture.
THE
GROUNDS
Consisting
of twelve acres of land, are beautifully covered with grass and
forest trees. We know of no place that affords a more healthful
and attractive location.
PRACTICAL
EDUCATION
We
desire to emphasize this phase of our work. No young man or
woman is prepared to enter any profession who has not some
knowledge of a business education.
This
is an age of push and electricity. The young people of today
must keep abreast of the times or else get left behind.
What
we want is more reality and not so much theory.
Hence
we are prepared the coming year to give thorough instructions in
a complete business education, type writing and shorthand,
besides the regular college course.
A
literary society has been organized in the school, from which
untold benefits are derived. All students of the college course
are expected to participate in the society work, and they are
expected to pay 5 cents each per month as society dues.
We
know of no better way for persons to learn to make a practical
use of their education than to be an active worker in a literary
society.
NORMAL
TRAINING
A
number of pupils are expected, who desire to become teachers.
For the benefit of these, a scientific and comprehensive course
of study will be given: embracing the latest and best methods of
our modern educators, as well as the best thoughts upon the
subject of education in former times.
While
we are putting before our pupils the thoughts of others, we
shall, at all times, endeavor to develop in them originality of
thought.
LIBRARY
DEPARTMENT
A
splendid library has been established at the college, and a
library association organized which will be a perpetual means of
supplying new books. Students have free access to all books of
the library while in attendance at school, and during the summer
vacation, subject to the rules of the association. They are thus
brought into communication with the best authors and made
conversant with the best and the purest literature.
MUSICAL
DEPARTMENT
We
are prepared to give an excellent course in music, both vocal
and instrumental. Vocal music will be taught in the regular
course of study. Instrumental music will be extra. Pupils can
also secure a thorough drill in voice culture, if desired.
BUSINESS
COURSE
We
have been induced by the urgent demands to add a Business
Department.
A
complete course in this will include
Book-Keeping
Business Practice
Business Penmanship
Letter Writing
Practical Grammar
Commercial Law
Business Forms
Business Arithmetic
And Customs
Practical Spelling
Students
can enter at any time, and can take any or all of the above
branches in connection with the regular college course; or, if
they desire, they may take strictly a business course, which can
be completed in from five to eight months, depending altogether
upon the advancement of the pupil when he enters.
We
can give a course as thorough as any business college, besides
the pupils have the advantage of taking this in connection with
the regular college course, the two costing but little more than
simply a business education from a commercial college. Tuition
in this course, five dollars per month, or thirty dollars if
completed in seven months or less.
SHORT-HAND
AND TYPE-WRITING
We
have also added to our college department a course in shorthand
and type-writing.
There
is now a growing demand in the business circles in our cities
for stenographers and those who are good operators upon a
type-writing machine, or a caligraph. The tuition is $2.50 each
per month, or $5.00 for both.
Students
who graduate in any of these departments will receive a nice
diploma.
Students
should take notice to the fact that any or all the studies in
the business department, as well as short-hand and type-writing,
can be worked up at odd times and at spare moments, while they
are taking a regular college course, so that upon leaving school
they will be fitted to enter the most lucrative positions in
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