The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-01-20

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| tion of the State Of Iowa, That the object Of
The State University Of iowa, estabh she'd By'
Ithe Constitution, at Iowa city, shall be to
provide the best and most efficient means OF
imphrting to the YOUTH of the State" of both
sexes, upon equal terms, a thorough educa-
| ton and perfect knowledge of the different
or:iitles of offterattire, the arts and sciei,tes,'
twitiY their various sapriicatiohs. T"sH9d %
| Sec. 2. There shan bc attached tottlle tni1
igersi,y a Collegiate department. in which,
as ,5on AZ m:v he tleenitd fexpatlient by tlier
I Board 5fTristees2 hereinafter provided ,3sicat
\ gtIlaF College clasSes shall be fp1ned or pro-
ivilJd for, ana d Preside n Erid the heeeSss,r.'
lProio -Soas ana ttitors eIected There stsaft
also DE a Normal Aephrthent to fthsTudfer-
sity,tin which shalt oe taught the theorynhd
pTr,ttice of teaching and everything @hich'
enters into 1t asnan art, including ailhthe
tndst improved methods and processes now
in usc Fall the varieties of tea1hiagye qag.
Sec - The University shall he governed
! and managed by a Board OF Trustees consists
hing Of seetn persms to he elected at the fiIst
,n2et:ne oliEe lsoird of Education three Of
,wlio,u siis.ihoif theliofice : for oneyeaY, and
f;,fr for three yes,fs and yvheneser the 'terni
| OF any t,7i tees ,xpire, tiren places SHAH 3De
! supplied by new elections. ,nojTH3 b 5orcrt
tees 'sllali each receive the same per diela
during the tine Of tlIeir scssiDni aaIl niieagf
going to returning tlicrehom, as members
OF the Geaeral Assembly. pa -EH 5Talil
|, Sec ). The University. shiill hegerlbe un-
der tie exclusive control of aIis religious der
nomination whatever.iFv is .sizol sttsEssgi
Seed In all cases where lspeciinefsno nop-
natural history ,and geological and iniuisss,f-f
logical specimens which are or may BE- herea1
talter collected By the State Geolosist Of IoWa
Tor BY any others appointed by the Sslte tos
investigate its natural history and its physial
I Cal resources are found. they shallbetng TO
and he betheptoperty Of theTState University
and shall form a part of It's cabinet OF rEstaa-
al history. .srd5 30 e1rr7a noqH s@lani od f2idN
Sec. 7. The Board of Trustees slraIl apr
point Secrctaty,ga Treasurer ,.atid d Libraa'
rian and a Curator ot the Cabinet of Natural
History, WHO shall hold their respective Of.
ficess during the pleasareo of thseisoard of
/ Trustees. EIt shallihe7the duty Of the Sec
retary to record all the proceeding of the
Board, and carefully to preserve oil it's hooks
and papers 1t shall be the duty Of Treas
urer to kcepsa true and faithful aecoiintsuf
! all monies received and paid out byyl him,
and before entering upon the duties of his
office he shah take and subscribe an cath
! that ne will faithfully perform the duties of
| Treasurer, and he shall also give bond in
penalty of twenty five thousand dollars,
conditioned for the faithful discharge Of has
duties as Treasurer, and that he will at all
times keep and ren,ier true account of all |
morliesreceived by him as such rTreasarer,T
! and ios the disposition he has made Of the
sa,na, aud that he will at ali times be ready
to discharge hanself of the trnst, and to pay
over when required, which bond shall laye.i
two good securities, and shall he approved
as to its form and the suiiieency Of its. seci !
rites by the Board of Trustees, and also the
Auditor aud Secretary OF State, and shall be \
filed in the office of the latter. The. Libra
rap and Curator shall have charge Of the
Library and Cabinet Of Natural History. ~
| Sec. 8, The, University shall consist of
such departments as the Board Of Trustees
shall Determine subject 70 the provisions Of
this act, and the, same may he altered oil
chanse as they may preYcribe. The inime;
date government Of the several departments
shell he entFusted 70 the faculty. The me
thed and course Of insrIctidns in each de-
partrrent shall he prescribed by the Board
Of glpStees Who shall also confer such de;;
grees and grant such diplomas as are. 'ns1al-
u, conferred and granted by other rniTesi-@ 4
" or such etherY as they may think pro
per- .,-..,,-.,., "a d. -. ....., 49,,
Sec. o.. The; Board of Trustees shall have
power and it, shall ,be their duty to enact
laws for,tls government Of the University,
tp elscs@ REesia4pt ani g rH9pisit number ~ Of
prqiesqqgssaf tusqrs, alfp such other officers
A. Shey may, detqa skpG8aent, and tI', e deter-
rpinf the amq9gt pf !ghsr reSpectiye saar'Yes5 lY II
also the, Compensation Of the offireFs men
toned ia sec. {. Of this act. oThey Shall
have poker to. rerlpve any !ofliner connected
with the institution when, in their judgment,
the good Of the institution, requires, and TO
! determine the amount of fecs to be paid for
, tuition.
! Sec.lp The Bnsri Of Trustees are az
theyize,i ,to, eNrend such PARTON of,thc iia-
come OF the Y University Fund as it may deem
expcdient, in the purchase Of apparatus, y
/ hrarv and Cabinet Of Natural History, in
providing suitable means to Keep and pre-
serve the same, and IL the procurement of
all other means anl facilities for -iving in
| S,ructonSSi {saiaHsI irsE EgggH ba'dUI.. 4
RanI A. giuaid.ugi f.,;Lv.-s Yt,,..S, ~,
! Sec, L.. The first meeting of the, Board
I of Trustees Shah be held on the first Wednesl
day Of February, in the year one thousand
! eight hundred and fifty-nine, AZ iowa Cay:
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