Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-01-14

lands, sales have been made amounting to %, 624,
The unsod lands of this class scattered through
many of the counties of the State and are offered tor
sale at an appraisal, evidences of State Indebtedness
being received IN payment for them. The total APP
praised value of these lands remaining nnsold Is 2o
l72 al. The Internal Improvement lands comprise
grant of five hundred thousand acres by Congress-
OF these lands there have been sold during the last
fiscal year 80, 562 7100th acres, for the sum OF
7O2, 70, principally in and-warrants There still re-
mains to be selected by the State on the grant above
mentioned, 495 59-l00 acres. OF the quantity Sc
lected there have been sold in all 2O6, S32, 9O-l0O
acres and there remain unsod 2S5, GIL, 5l1OO acres
There have also been sold during the last fiscal year,
Primary school lands to the amount of 1913, l62 90;
University lands to the amount of$27 1881, and State
building lands amounting to$lO,722 GO.
An act of the Legislature approved March 21st 40
provides for the sale of the Salt Spring lands, when
Congress shall authorize the State to make such
disposition of them. No such authority having as
yet been given nothing has been realized from the
source.
of Common Schools.
The subject of Common Schools is universally &C
knowedged to be one of the vital interest in every
free government. The liberal reservation by the
general government offs sixteen In each OF the
townships the State for that purpose, has enabled
us to secure fund that will do much in the support
knowledges among the youth of the State
The report of the Superintendent of Public In
structon will give the necessary information on the
important subjects coming within his supervision
The whole number of scholars that have attended
the Common Schools during the past year is 76,779.
OF these 1928 are between the ages of four and
eighteen years, 2,2S9 under four years, and 1929
over eighteen years. There is also in the State, 2o
1853 persons between the ages of four and eighteen
years, who have not attended the Common Schools;
the whole lumber of children between these ages be-
| ing 10000. The amount of school interest money
distributed in the last year, for the support of the
schools $22, ll3.
A provision having been made by Congress, May
| Goth 1926 by which the state was authorized when
the school section in township was fractional mere.
y, entirely wanting to select other lands to sup
port the deficiency 1.-THE state Geologst WIS by act of
March,l 1885, authorized and required to ascertain
the quantity thus deficient, and to report the same
to the Legislature at the present session. This du-
ty has been performed under the direction of the state
Geologst, and the result will be reported TO you by
the Topographer to whose charge, since the death Of
the Geolgist the documents relating to the
committed. These returns contains anC
complete descriptions of all the fractional sections
common school lands in the lower peninsula and o.
lands which have been located to supply such def.
cheney. The quantity of land to which the State is
entitled for such deficiency, IN the lower penlnsul;
is 49, 729 68-l00 acres. This added to the quaint
ty of entire sections in the several townships, and al
of the fractional sections, gives for the whole
mount of school lands in the lower peninsula 759,
n 69-lO0 The quantity of school lands in thu
upper peninsula is estimated at 3S046l 311O0 acres
# Whole number of acres of school lands in the stat
: 1,14O,000. The minimum value of these lands a
fixed by law would be $5,70O,000, yielding annu
al interest at per cent of S39O,00O. sale of al
S these lands at the present minimum price of five dol
lars per is certainly not at present anticipated
may not take place for many years. yet the state
e ment exhibits noble fund frhm which the amour
is actually realized is very considerable: and mus
n continue greatly to increase.
l. A wise provision of the school law in connecto
= with requirement of the constitution designed
Is promote the object has laid the foundation ft
valuable township and district school libraries
= during the past year many such libraries have bee
m established. more effectual method of fostern
I'd taste for reading and thirst for knowledge,
lie of difsing intelligence and enlarged views of mora
d and PATRIOTISM could scarcely be devised. Their il
lie fuence that will do much to elevate the people
ar Michigan.
lie 0fhe University
\ Our state University, although it has been in al
tuai operation less than five years, has already eli
\ promise of great usefulness, and assumed rar
literary institution of which Michigan may we
be proud. There now connected with the I'm
yersity seventy students. The ability of its profe
sors, the extensive library and cabinets, and the Ii
= stantly attracting students to its halls The ia
OIL that tuition fee is charged to any resident of Il
is State opens its door to ALL and makes knowledge Ii
ID orally free.
ar, The University fund at an early day of its exis
IL ence became indebted to the state for loan of B
TX 100000, and the interest this debt has been ql
's aed from the interest received annually the fun
nj The acts of the Legislature approved FEBRUARY 2St
ID 1884, authorized the State Treasurer to receive
I'd tain property and State warrants belonging to &
ne University fund and to credit the this lo
ed and also authorized the sale of University lands
al Internal Improvement warrants which were to
paid into the State Treasury and credited in like ma
n ner. The affects of these provisions have been e
trely to aid in relieving the fund from its embarras
nd ments. The amount received by the State und
no these provisions, and credited to the University flu
10 $780, Il, leaving due to the State from that FIJI
. for principal $43, sc. The amount received
IS the State under these provisions and credited to
University fund 56,774, a. leaving due to the sta
on from that fund for principal 43,335,86. The amou
IRE received this funds during the past fiscal year
TO interest on account of lands sold and loans
's- 1924, dollars and seventy four cents. Deduct
,d f tbiS Sro tho ;nterest dino tbe State on the In
De before mentioned the interest allowed on warrar
or paid n the available income for the past year is ou
IT. to be 6l38dollars and 80 cents while in lS43 it
Or but little over one hundred dollars.
- The embarrassment of the fluid has occasionet
De- withdrawal of pecunary aid from most of the brane
ed es of the University Six THESE branches have be
our continued in operation, three which are support
inc nryate tuitiOu each the others