Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-22
Agricultural and Mechanical University
of the State of California.

This institution recently established at
Healdsburg, on Russian River, is attracting
a considerable degree of attention. 1t is de-
signed for the instruction of persons who de-
sire to make their living outside the "learned
professions" Farmers and Mechanics should
be thoroughly educated, as we'll as lawyers
and doctors. This idea has prevailed in va
rious parts of the civilized world, and has
been acted upon with great advantage to
society, and there is no reason why it should
not be practically realized in California.
We perceive that the University at Healds-
burg has met with encouragement from emf
nent and influential sources. Among the
names of those faAorable to the institution,
we find that of John c. Fall. The following
correspondence, bearing directly on this sub
ject, will exhibit the character of the Uni
versity in its true light:
HEALDsBURe, Oct 8, 1859.
John Q. Fall, ES9-SIR: am instructed bv
the Board of Directors of the Agricultural
and Mechanical University of the State of
California, to request permission o. you to
use your name as reference.
The institution is based upon an idea in
your address to the California State Agricul.
tural Society, at their Annual Fair, held at
Marysville, on August 22d 1858, that we
should educate our youth for farmers and
mechanics just as they are now for the so
called learned professions. Seeing that none
has as yet acted upon your suggestion, and
believing it the true doctrine for the educa-
ton of the mass, we have concluded to un-
dertake it.
We have q farm on which we propose to
give our students practical, as well as theo-
retical instruction, in scientific, agriculture !;
a1d as soon as it is deemed advisable, we in
tend to erect substantial workshops, where
the student may receive an education, which
will enable him to become O practical me-
chanic. We now have steam power which
we shall devote to operations on the farm
when required, and in the meantime shall
use it to run machinery which will afford a
number of young men mechanical employ
ment
We propose to pay the student for the
labor performed in this practical instruction
and thus, by requiring only small outlay of
means, we will place thorough course of
mental training within the reach of every
cal science, in mathematics, in languages, in
philosophy, and bellesletters, and, indeed,
/ every branch commonly taught in r
higher institutions of learning, but with a
special direction to practical agriculture and
mechanics. We shall also have course of
gymnastic exercises, so that the physical
education of the student may correspond
with the intellectual. In short, we propose,
not to educate specially lawyers and doctors,
but to develop the man, and render him sus-
ceptible of enjoying all a benefcent Deity
has vouchsafed us while in this state of exis-
tence, and to fit him, as much as lies in our
power, for future life This institution is
under the control of no denomination, and
while we intend sedulously to avoid anything
of sectarian tendency we will have a spe-
cial care for the development of the moral
and religious emotions of our students
The institution is located at Healdsburg, a
healthy, quiet village, on the banks of Rus
sian River, and in the midst of that Justly
celebrated valley. The college grounds are
shaded by groves of oak and madiona, aft
ording scene Of beauty rarely surpassed
even in our own beautiful State. The board
are composed of w. NJ Macy, President;
Messrs. r. Matherson, 7. o. Thomson, j. D.
Hassett, j. W. Bagley, G. E. Hutton, j. A.
Burlingame, and r. NJ. Deneen. We have
secured the services of Mr.. P. B. Dexter, of
the Mechanics Institute, as our agent at San
Francisco.
Mr.. J. A. Burlingame, our trav cling agent,
the bearer of this, will give you any addi-
tonal information you may desire concerning
the University.
Yours, respectfully,
r. NJ. DENEEN, Cor. Sec'y.