The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-05-16
Vermont Agricultural College.

vermont Agricultural College.
At the meeting OF corporaIors, the
following gentlemen were present -
Gov. Smith, and Messrs. Morrill,,
Hammond ,Richarson, Cleavland, Dorr,
Herrick, Wash5urn, Park, Stevens
and Benedict.
Gov. Smith called to order, when
Mr. Morrill, was appointed President
and Mr. Benedict Secretary pro TEN
pore, and by subsequent vote this
was made permanent organization.
The members then drew for terms
OF office with the following results;
LIST class 10 serre ttoo yedrs-Horace
Herrck, l.. II. Tabor, Roderick Rich.
ardson, Frederick Holbrook, 6. g.
Benedict.
I'd class 10 serve four years-Horace
Fairbanks, Edwin Hammond, L. w.
Park, Elijah Cleavland, S. IL. Stew
ems.
Sd class to SerUe SIC ytdrS--S. M.
DoE, j. S. Morrill,, 0. g. Wheeler.
Alter general discussion Of Gov.
Smith and Messrs. Washbun, Dorr,
Morrill, and Hammond, the board ad
journed till afternoon.
At the afternoon session, the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
|. Making each corporator a com
mittee in his own county, by himself
or agents, to procure subscriptions to
he fund of 500 900 required by the
act, and giving a life scholarship for
every thousand dollars subscribed, to
be disposed of by the subscriber.
2. Appointing committee to report
plan for the permanent organization
Of the college.
3. Appointing committee 10 draft
an address to the people OF the state.
4. Appointing committee to co1-
fer with each of the colleges in the
state with view of merging any or
all with the Agricultural college.
The Board then adjourned to meet
at Burlington on the 9th Of Jul y next.
We commend the annexed address
to all who are interested in the Agri-
cultural college, (and everybody
should be,) reminding them unless
100000 shall be secured before the
18th oil November next, this project
will fail. The people of Vermont,
State almost purely agricultural,
should know no such word as fail. =
Three of the corporaiors pledged
$1,000 each mconditionatyj SO what
ever town gets the college will have
the benefit of these subscriptions
We trust there are many men Of means
and liberality sufficient to subscribe
in the same way, for if the whole hun
dred thousand is to be thrown upon
one town, or even county, the whole
thing may fail
VERMONT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
To the People Of Vermont
The Congress of the United States,
by an act dated July 2, l8 62, donated
a large amount of public lands TO the
several States for the purpose Of es-
tablshing Colleges in each State, the
leading object Of which should be.
without excluding other scien tific and
studies, and including mill
tary tactics, to each such branches OF
learning as are related to agriculture
and mechanic arts, in order 10 pro-
mote the liberal and practical education
Of the industrial classes in the several
pursuits and professions Of life, and
the legislature Of Vermont, by appro-
pirate action, subsequently accepted /
Of the donation, realizing lherefrom
fund Of over one hundred and twenty
1--WE thousand dollars, and by the act +
Of Nov. %, 1864, the undersigned /
were constituted body corporate by I
The name of the Vermont Agricultur
81 College, to carry out the original
purpose ofthe act Of Congress. The
also provided hat the afore-
said corporation shall cease 10 exist,
1n the 18th day Of November, 1865,
unless valid subscription Of a f1rtL-
r. sum Of not less than one hundred
thousand dollars shall By that time
have been obtained, for the purpose
II erectTs suitable buildings, provid.
ng libraries and apparatus, and de-
raging the necessary expenses Of the
,oilege.
The legislature have trusted 10 The
iberaliiy Of the people, and not TO
axatiou, for the success of this insii-
btion Of learning, which we have or
,anized, and we propose 70 conduct 20
Is 10 carry oUt 10 full measure the
erms and spirit Of The grant. We,
therefore,, appeal 10 the friends Of a.