The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-11
Layisg the Corner Stone Oh the State Agricui-
rus al College.


The corner stone Of the Neg YORK State Agricultural
College laid at 0vd Seneca county, the 7th inst
Tas ecldcs, say espondeDt OF tae Albany Jourat
well advaIce1one entire story beng Co nplee, and
PORTIONS OF the second The farm 10 splenddly To-
esed extending from Ssneca lake 10 the village OF Ovid
distance OF nearly Two miles, and hss every advantage
The. could be desired Institution of the Character
when ID soon put operation. II contains every
variety OF soil much Of 1hico il IL hgn state OF cut
vston IN fact the farm has been PRONOUNCED by com
peient judges 20 be equle1 by other 10 the State for
TOE purpose, 20 which y - 20 be devoted stream OF
through entire length; furnishing AL That 10
nreeed for frgaion, az also u ran saw mill ana grss
p.in
Toe prospect from The farm house Is truly magnificent
On tne east ia Seneca lake setcong to the north aud
son,b, and the suTrouoongs pcesen ing scene which
might well excite tie most enthusiastic adurs'on o..
those VINO axe so great al interest in agricultural pur
Euis.
The college located to the o. the farm house.
elevation overlooking The lake One pecu,arty or tie
,d6ce is the perfect system Of ventilation Every
in The college will be abgndaLtg supplied With pure air,
desderatrm mat cannot be to- highly priced Ia the Goa
struction Of public buildings Besides, water will be in
reduced into every room Il IL brought from never
falling spring bs.weeD ana tso miles from tie ccl
ee a. an elevation OF seventy feet above the level OF The
college.
The ruaices Of The college assembled at the farm house.
with the guess and at O'Clock we're escorted 10 the
grounds by The ctZens OF ovia preceded By band OF
Wien qnet was restored, Governor King called the as
semolqse order, when the Rev. Mr. Hunt, Of Ithaca
Hon p Jonysoy SecTe,a-y OF the Board OF Trustees,
then read the Of the box TO Dc placed in the cor
Contents Of bcx deposited under stone, July Z,
1856
Plate with following inscription" New York State
Agricultural Col eye, July T. 1859. Corner stons laid by
Hon. John A. King Chairman Board OF Trustees. Char
tered April Is, 1855 John elahed ts President; died
signed June 81, 1858. Trustees, july lS50-Jonn A.
King, William Kelly B. 2. Johnson, Henry Wager, Wm.
Buell., A. A. Poet, Joel W. Bacon j. b. Williams, K p
Prentice Samuel Cheever. Addison Gardner, K Patrick
Rufus K Deaeld Alexander Thompson, Arad JOY, James
y. Sbeidon Benjamin y. Burlington. Ofcers-John A.
King. Chairman Board Trustees B. p Johnson Secretary
Arad JOY Treasurer ]. E. seeey, Counsel 70 Board s.
(. HAYES, Albany Architect Thomas Crawford, Geneva
Boulder
The Bible. Transactions Of the New York State Agreul-
tural Society lns'Itose Red BOOK, Begsa
Manual VI New York Nortons Elements OF Agricul-
ture John Deatelds Report Of the Seneca County Agr
cultural Society," Charter OF the College, 1885, LIST Of on
GERS ana frus.ees and Regulations.
Exports OF Iruatces 10 the Legislature, lS5S-59.
Agricultural papers State Of New York:--rhe Country
Gentleman and Culuvator, Geaesee Farmer, Rural New
Yorker Rural American American Agricultural, Work
ing Farmer The Farmers Magazine, The horticultural
journal Of the New York STATE Agricultural Society.
Daily Papers-Al5any and New YORK, and other papers
from the state.
Llst OF trustees and oficers since charter.
Rev. W. b. Sprsgues Sermon the Completion OF toe
Atlantic Telegraph.
Copy OF the last letter Of Baron Alexander Won Hum
boldt on Receiving the Tssnsacpons New YORK STATE
Agricultural Society, April AS, 1859 (ded Nay 8
$780, with letter fom The Hon. J. A. Wright, American
Minister, Berlin.
Les Of premiums OF she New York State Agriculture
Society, 1862 and list Of Odicere
PROCEEDINGS the dedication OF the New State Agricl
tura Rooms February IL, 1851.
Addresses before the New York Stoe Agrcutur al So
ciety, by Hon. Edward Everea and Others.