The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-01-02

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In my inaugural message 1859 called the attention of
Legislature the great Injustice Of excluding daughters
from the State University at Ann Arbor and asked that some
provision might be made for their education all the higher
branches Of learning again the subject In 1926 Con-
gress granted the Territory Of Michigan sevenywo sections
land for the and support of AN University and for no
other and purpose Whatsoever The Legislature IN 1891
organized the University Of Michigan" and by the act of
ganzaon specially declare that ait shall be open all
residents Of this State who may wish avail themselves OF its
advantages Inc OF organization contemplated tora
ton OF branches different parts Of the State and declared
that in connection with every such branch Of the University
there shall be established institution the education Of
Females the higher branches Of knowledge" 1t manifest
from this that the Legislature contemplated and intended
that both should have equal advantages under the law
aud that the rich donation made by Congress for the
tua benefit of all persons resident of this State who might
wish avail themselves of t The lands thus granted have
nearly all been Sold and fund has been thereby created
amounting hundred and sixywo thousand FIVE hundred
and eight dollars and twenyscven cents upon which the
state to the University OF interest of per
cent per
Females of our State have been denied Joint
participation this fund and have been excluded
University since its first organization The State should make
this right Not dollar Of money has She thus far expended
in teaching her daughters the higher branches of learning
boast OF GUY Common school system the early nurseries
Of the future statesman and the very foundation which
free institutions must ever rest Yet we could not carry on
this system day without the aid of these Females who
excluded from the University The Annual Report Of the Su
perntenden Of Public Instruction. for year 1860 shows
that the thousand hundred ort-one quail
flied teachers primary schools FIVE thousand three humid
red and ortwo females These female teachers mould
the minds children and stamp upon youthful incl
lects impressions as lasting life
The influence which they upon the rising generation
far greater than that of the male teachers and in the
portion they educated will this influence be beneficial
the along apparently indifferent with
making the slightest effort towards educating daughters
in the higher branches OF learning For twenty years the
University fund which is the joint property Of both sexes, has
been exclusively devoted towards educating Every
consideration Of State policy demandsjusce demandshat
you should make provision for the building Of Female Col
ege" that daughters may have the advantages
oyed by sons the University ask you make
appropriation thirty dollars this purpose This
will be just four apiece the inhabitants Of State
cheap way melting out long delayed justice would locate
it somewhere in the rural districts and possible in the
y Of beautiful lake but its particular locality should be
left open competition No Female College should be built
for less than fifty thousand dollars and would require the
successful locality pay at least twenty thousand dollars
wards the building Of There great many localities
where the citizens would eeuly contribute twenty
thousand dollars towards securing such institution their
d midst.
: AcRcrt-rnAL COLLEGE
The Constitution Q. the State provides a the Legislature
shall encourage The promotion OF intellectual scientific and
l. agricultural improvement and shall practicable,
provide for the establishment OF Agricultural school, Such
school has been established and been operation nearly
four years under the control and management Of the Board OF
y Education.
The law organizing the College required the purchase Of
farm and site within miles OF Lansing expense of
exceeding fifteen dollars per acre This was an unfortunate
upon the OF those upon whom devovod the duty
Of selecting the farm and Site they necessarily
PEELED to purchase wild uncultivaed land the Improvement
which has really the than improved farm
like quantity and quality would the FIRST instance Ought
expect much good from scientific and experimental cult
vation until the farm shall have been thoroughly subdued
Time alone accomplish this Tie chopping down and
clearing off heavy growth Of timber only the first steps
towards subdung land Great improvements have however
Of been made the farm within the past years
r ing usghy objects and giving farmer like and tidy
H. appearance. There other improvements necessary bt
made More land should be cleared the old bridge
Cedar River connecting the different parts OF the farm anc
necessary its USE should be rebuilt and barn should bt
a built.
The Legislature of 1859 made appropriation Of the
trtyscve thousand five hundred dollars ior the purpose
paying the Liabilities Of said institution for the erection of
farm barn and shed for the repair OF buildings the paymen
salaries professors and teachers and the payment OF othc
necessary expenses be incurred the successful operation
said school during the years eighteen hundred and fyne
eighteen hundred and sixty There paid Of this
d. preparation during the year 1889 the Of housan
six hundred sevcnt-si2 dollars and foyve cents
nd during the year 1850 the OF fourteen thousand
hundred and nineteen dollars and foryec cents eay
by ing the balance uncxpended Il will require further az
preparation Of twenty-five thousand dollars for the
years make the Improvements contemplated by the Les;
Of 1859 and make other slight Improvement
to be made recommended by the officers of the institution
on build bridge Cedar River and carry the Coeg
az fer the years.
The Legislature of 1858 passed law authorizing the Ayr
he cultural College for its and for the purpose Of dranaG
and reclamation take immediate possession Of certain
es lands belonging the State situated the township Of La
sing and Meridian the county Of nghan and De Witt
Bath the county Clinton The Of this land is in
body situated about and half miles north the Coe
On buildings and can he reclaimed ng expense and
then great value the Institution for grazing purpose
There scattering lots that could be sold to advantag
and sold and the ayas applied toward eClan the ba