The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-01-22
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The first annual Message of Gov, Solomon
occupies a large space in our columns this week
We publish entire notwithstanding its length,
that our readers may have a full and clear un>
Outstanding of the condition ofourIState affairs.
The message is long, but whoever reads it
through will be satisfied that its length was all
needed for thefull discussion ofthe topics nee
essarily touched upon, and to lay before the
people the condition of the State.
The Message is a well written and able state
paper, and will compare, in that respect, favor
ably with any of the messages of previous in-
cumbents of the executive chair. The recom>
neutIy just and proper. The subject of educa~
ton common schools and col!eges-receives
its due share of consideration. The subject of
our State University is handled without gloves.
1t is very certain that this matter has here~
tofore been too much, either accidentally over~
looked or else puiposely neglected. Gov. Sal,
mon makes a comparison between the action
of the State of Michigan towards her state
University, and that of our own State upon
the same subject, that is not at all haiter-
ing to our side. While our sister state has acted
In the most liberal and enlightened manner
towards her itate University, and by such
course has developed an institution of learning
of which any state might feel proud, and which
is attracting students from all parts of the coun
try by hundreds, every year, the illiberal and
uuwise policy Of our state towards her Univer
sity has born very different fruits. Our state
University is dragging out a miserable and
feble existence, in which nobody seems to take
any interest. 1t is unknown snd unheard o
outside of the State, while few in The State even
know anything of it. Onr young men if they
think of obtaining a liberal edcucation start a
once for the Michigan University, apparently
ignorant that there is such an institution as the
Wisconsin University. The annual commence
ment of our University instead Of being all oc'
casion in which the whole State is interested
and WHICH attracts scholars not only from a!
portions of our own State, but from neighbor
ing States, is actually of less moment, and o
less interest and attraction, than the annual OK
aminations and exhibition of many of our higl
schools.
Gov. Solomon in his Message accounts 10
this. With a fund that should yield al incom
sufficient to set it above all chance of pecunia
az embarrassment, our state University ha
dragged along at a snail's pace, encumbere'
and crippled with debt and rendered thereby
not even q shadow of what it ought to be.
We hope the recommendations of the message
on this subject will be acted upon. 1t is a duty
our State owes to itself, its honor and its repu
tation, to lift it's State University from tn
slough of d%espond, and The gulf Of pecuniarJ
embarrassment and by a liberal and enlighten
ed action, make it what it should be, a blessing
and an honor to the state-an institution il
which the aspirations of our yonng men shat
centre;whero all vine desire may obtain a ibe'
raj education, and which shall attract by su'
perior facilities, hundreds from other states.