Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-11-28

and from each other. Therefore, the
argument sought TO be drawn from the
aledged number of students from a
distance, in behalf Of the Curator law
OF the last session Of the Legislature.
has no foundation in fact. The law
ought to be repealed, and if the mex,
General Assembly is faithful 10 the
sound interests Of the Institution il will
be repealed We beg to state two
reasons, and at this time only two, why
it should be repealed:
FIRST, experience has demonstrated
its utter impraclicabiliry and injurious
character. AS was predicted during
The pendency of the bill, great incon.
venlence has attended the effort 10 ad.
minister the sffairs of the University
according TO its provisions. Contrary
to the policy of the state in all analogous
cases, and directly at war with the In.
terests of the Institution itself, a quo.
rum of the board does not reside in its
vicinity. Therefore, since the law took
effect 1t has always been difficult, and
rery often impossible to get together o
sufficient number OF Curators to do
business.
According to the existing law the
number of the Curators is eighteen
chosen in the following manner to.wit:
One from each judicial circui, and four
from the county ofBoone. At the semi
annual meetings, eleven constitute q
quorum 10 do business; at the specia
meetings, seven.
This objection 10 the law is basee
upon no speculative theory. It's basct
upon history-upon experience. Th
law has been tried. Ii has been weighed
and found wanting. Therefore let il
be repealed.
Retain if you please, Curators from
various sections of the State. Choose
one in every county if you see proper
but in any contingency elect quorum
to do business in the vicinity of the in
stitution. Let this quorum reside il
the county of Boone. Such is the pol
icy Of the Legislature in regard O al
other public institutions under lis con
troll. For example, the State Bank ant
its branches. A quorum of the director,
of each resides convenient TO the bank
that its interests may not suffer for thu
want of attention.
Second, for the first and only instance
as far as we know, in the history o.
public institutions of learning the Gu
rators are paid for their services, and
paid too out of the proceeds of the Sem
mary fund. Paid 50 day and si,
cents mile for every mile necessarily
travelled in attending upon the meet
ings of the Board. Such thing was
never heard of before. For ten year,
previous to the enactment Of The pres
ent law, the Board regularly met anc
discharged with fidelity the duties re-
quired of them, and that without pecu
mary reward or the hope of reward
Their legislation, though valuable to tn,
institution cost nothing. Not a cen
was drawn from the State treasury nea
the Seminary fund 10 pay them. Blu
under the presen, system what is The
fact! The pay dispensation was usher
ed in on the first ofApri, ls49. From
that period to the present time-abou
one year and seven monihs-there have
been six meetings Of thu board, coslin!
: the Seminary fund as follows:
First meeting. S294.7I
Second do l64,6-
Third do l79.4t
/, Fourth do 2lI,lt
Fifth do 1872, 81
Sixth do 22O.4!
Making total of SI233 81
TWelUe hundred and thrfy.threo dol
lars and thirty, eight centsi laid out anc
expended for services which were pre-
viously rendered by members of III,
Board without charge!
ltis proper to state in this connection
that the number of meetings during IT,
period mentioned, owing TO the cGadi
tion Of the affairs of the Unirersity
was larger than it would o1dinaril,
} have been. Nevertheless, 'Se submi
that it is plain proposiiion, in view o
the considerations above developed ,hs
the present law ought to be repe ealed.
We submit these facts and refec
,ions to the members oi the next Leai.
lature, We hoce ,.hey will duly cor
slider 'hem' a...d act as their own sens
oil duty Il, the country suggests.
The friends of the University will b