Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-01-22

ortion of said fund.-" (meaning the proceeds |
f the sales of the land granted) ''nor tho
interest thereon shall be applied, directly or
under any pretense whatever, to
he purchase, erection, preservation or repair
# any building or buildings" and that "sny
state which may take and claim the benefit
# this Act, shall provide, within five years,
t least, not less than one College, IS ,dcscrib.
ID in the fourth section Of this Act, or the
rant to such State shall cease, and said
State, shall be bound to pay to the United
States tho amount received for any land pre-.
7ionsly sold, and that the title to purchasers,
inder the State shall be valid"
The fourth section Of the Act provides that
III the proceeds of the lands granted (exccpt .
,ne- tenth Of the amount which may be ex.
pended for the purchase Of lands for sites, or |
experimental farms,) shall be invested in
stocks Of the United States, or Of the States,
or some other safe Stocks" "and
the interest shall be inviolably appropriated,
by each State which may take and claim the
benefit Of this Act. to the endowment, sup
port and maintenance Of, at least, one College
where the leading object shall be, without
excluding other scientific and classical stud
les, and including military tactics to teach
such branches Of learning as arc related to
agriculture, the mechanical arts, &C."
The grant thus made to the State is a mag
niGcent one, being about five times as large
as that made for tho support Of the State
University, and will. il properly husbanded
and cared for, make rich endowment. But,
to secure the grant, sufficient funds must be
provided, out side the grant, to erect the nee
essary buildings, and then funds must be pro-
vided 10 meet the current yearly expenses
until quantity of the lands can be sold, the
interest of the proceeds of which, invested as
required by tho law making tho grant will
support the institution.
If these funds cannot DO furnished, or pro-
vision made in some other way to comply
with tho terms Of the grant, tho State will
lose the great benefits she may otherwise
derive from this magnificent donation. l
recommend the subject to your careful con-
sideration.
TIE SUPREME COURT.
I very earnestly recommend to you the
passage of law providing for the early ap-
pointment and subsequent election Of an ad.
ditional Judge Of the Supreme Court and
also that you make ar appropriation Of the
sum of five thousand dollars to be expended
under the direction Of the Court, for the pur.
chase Of law books for the State Library
The first of these measures deem neces
sary to enable tho Court 10 do its work
promptly, and the second, to enable it to dc
it well. This tribunal is one Of the most i'm
portant branches of our State Government
Upon its action more, perhaps, than upor
any other branch of the Government, mus
our people depend for security for life, liberty
and property. Questions are continually
brought before it, from all parts Of the State
affecting the most important interest Of th'
parties to those questions and the rules ane
principles established in deciding them, be
come rules and principles controlling tho in
terest Of every resident Of the State 1t is
therefore, Of The first importance that tn
Court shall have time to examine all ques
tons fully and carefully before deciding, an,
that it should have the means Of making tina
examination intelligently. The Court nov
consists Of only three members, and tn
amount of business before il is such tha
either great delay must ensue in disposing Q
it, or it must be transacted in such haste q
10 preclude proper examination and delibcra
ton. The addition Of another Judge wi
largely increase its working capacity, and vii
afford more time for careful and intelligen
action.
The absolute necessity for good Law Ii
brary, to a court Of last resort, must be np
parent to ALL 1t is unreasonable TO expec
learned and correct decisions from cour
deprived Of good library, as it is to expcc
good and well finished work from mechani
: without tools. The reports Of other State
contain the well considered opinions of thei
most learned JudfSs; the elementary work
contain the princii {es upon which our Who'll
legal system is based, and to require ou
Judges to decide cases involving question
affecting the most vital rights and interest
, of our people, without the opportunity
consult these fountains of law, is unreasona
BILE in itself, and tends to render doubtful an
uncertain the principles controlling and pre-
tecting these rights and interests.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
The State University is now in a yer
lourishing condition. The number of STU
dents .in attendance at the present time
over three hundred and fifty, and they com
from all parts of the State. The Faculty al
devoted to the interests Of the institution
and it is rapidly becoming, what it was il
tended to be, an honor TO the State and
powerful aid in promoting her highest intei
ests.
l renew my former recommendation, ths
provision be made, by law, for u military pr,
fessorship in the University. Such profcl
sorship will not only popularize the instt,
ton, but will impart TO our young men kin
5 of knowledge, the want Of which has cost u
many mon and much treasure, since the con
mencement Of the rebellion; and the necc
5 sity for which, in the future, the history ,
other nations teaches, may COME to US at an
/, time.
The Board Of Education, at their last Sc,
sion. directed the trustees Of the Unversit
: :, to establish military profcssorship as 500
: as the General Assembly should make Ii
necessary appropriations. have placed tw
hundred stand Of arms, with acc0ntTement
!. . in the hands Of the Faculty, and carnestl
, , commend tho matter to your favorable COZ
sideration.
!, The present number Of students in attcn,
!, ance upon the University Is greater than Il
!, capacity Of the University buildings to a
). ;. commodate; and, with tho prospective il
!. : crease in numbers, these buildings will SOC
J be inadequate to the wants of the institution
! and candidates for admission must DO turn,
! away for lack Of room to receive them.
) Tho former Hall Of the House Of Rcpr
sentatives, now used for a chapel, is insnf
!, cient for the present numbers, and many
= thus excluded from chapel services. A larg
e hall is imperatively needed for chapel, COZ
;, ;, menccinent and all other exercises requiriI
= = the assembling Of the whole number Of st
:, :, dents.
!. There are no suitable rooms for the Che,
. ical Laboratory. This, to our agricultur
. State is, perhaps, the most important dcpai
# !, ment Of our University. Chemistry Is b
!, coming daily more liberal contributor
n agricultural knowledge and success and 4
n advancement Of chemical science in o
/ State, through the State University, shou
IS be especially encouraged
,tl Our University will not be completed III
,r I'll IT snail nave an Astronomical ooservato