The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-01-25
The Agricultural College.

sion in this city the greater part o. iAsl
week. Among other business transacted
was the adoption Of resolutions recommend
ing the removal Of the state Asrcul-ural
College. They are a. follows;
VEereag. Tie President Of this Society
bas. IN his annual address, recOmmeldel
that action be i4ken Uy THIS Board 70 peii-
ton the Legislature iOf sUc1 change ~ t1e
law a. may he necessary ~ secure more
general ard hearty support VI The Sta-e
Agricultural College, by removing IL 70
some more eligible .Jc2uy; ana
Whereas, luis Committees opinion tAa-
under earnest anu able management WIN
q CORPS VI Professors, unsurpassed Tor ao-i-
ity and devotion ~ is interests, Il has iAl7
FAR. from the simple flc- Vi is unI0f-una
and inaccessible location enlirel yslaliei ID
meet Tie expectation VI IL trends, ana ~
secure The sympathy aud cooperation 81
the farmers VI the state, for whose especial
benefit il was established anu
WheTeqs, Tor this reason, unless rs To-
Gallon j. changed, iL must Tor years 10 come
fail 70 secure such sympathy anu support
and
Whereas. There Is danger Of il utter
failure and entire aba dDlncnt unless IL
shall be removed 10 q more eligible aud ac-
cessiUle point; ana
W1egeas We are now and ever have been
the earnest friends o. such and ieAete 10
nav he made and il properly loc@'ei vii
become tLe most useful ANA popular lnstl-
tuition Of The State; therefore
ResOlred. That this committee earnestly
request the LEGISLATURE az Us pI .-eni srse-
ion so 10 amend The law establishing the
ID. be-
tory thereto, as 10 enable the Stale Board
OF Agriculture after suitable grounds shall
have been secured and buildings erected al
some new point, 10 sell and dispose OF the
recent farm and college building, and
appropriate the fund accruing from the
same 10 the College 80 established al some
other point.
Resoired. That the Legislature be- further
requested 10 authorize the state Board OF
Agriculture 10 invite and receive PROPOSE
tlOns from various points Ol tie state 90
convey for the benefit Of such college varl-
Gus lands aud buildings in consideration OF
the establishment Of the college III such
points. and that said state Board Of Asri-
toner's appointed by the Governor or with
such other person or persons as may be
designated 10 establish such college Ut such
ere for the best Interests Of such college,
wnen il may receive the earnest aal hear
" cooperation and support OF the Lansing
community, and so become an Institution Of
permanent blessing whose praise shall be
10 every mouth instead Ot as heretofore a
burthen upon tie State. and name Of re-
pr, ach 10 lis friends and supporters.
ReSolrsd. That. in the opinion Of the
Board, il would he unWi-e ~ connect the
Agricultural College with any other educa-
tiOnal Institution. or 10 divert any portion
OF the grant Of lands apprOpr aied by Con
gress for is endowment, 10 other lnstitu-
lions
KeS0lred further, That the Legislature Dee
requested 10 continue the necessary appro-
prlation 10 sad college 70 meet It's ordinary
expenses and enable Il 10 continue Us bets
efits, until such college shah DO removed
10 a more eligible locality.
Prof Welch then offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopt,
ed. 1900. $3.50. .-.,.........--
boar witness IN rho energy devotion and
ability OF the Faculty having charge of the
State Agricultural College. and that they
hereby express the convection that IN the
qualities which secure success % an institu-
ton on the part OF lis teachers, they are
second 10 none IN the State.
The Society propose removal OF the
College-and for what reason?
Not because Of the bad management Of
the Faculty-lor the Society declare they
are unsurpassed for ability" Not be
cause OF any essential defect in managing
the institution-ior nothing Of the kind is
alledged. Not because the farm is too
small, or that the soil is unsuitable for the
purposes Of the institution, or because the
location is unhealthy. Not because il is I
destitute OF resources for its permanent en-
dowment-iOr it has 4 grant of 2iO, GOO
acres Of land. which, at Sl25 per acre
will amount 70 the sum Of $500, O0O the
annual interest Of which, at per cent. /
wonld be S2l, 600. Gov Blair tells Us in .
his annual message, that $50, 600 acres OF
this land have ulready been entered, and
that the preliminary steps for entering the +
remaining $4,000 have already been Ia
ken.
These. certainly, are essential and i'm I
portant elements OF prosperity; and Yet,
In the face Of these, the Society declare
that there is danger OF its utter failure
and entire abandoument'-au why? The
reason they assign IS "the simple fact of
its unfortunate and inaccessible location"
This, then, in the opinion of the Society.
will be. Of itself, sufficient to cause its Ut
ter failure Notwithstanding all the advanta-
ges conceded TO it in the resolutions.
Now LEI Us consider candidly what there
Is in this objection. Inaccessible" in
Saxon English, as applied TO a place. is Q
place which you cannot get 10. Can this
be truly said Of Lansing: There are now
two trains Of cars running duly from Ian
sing 10 Grand Haven, aud from Lansing 10
Detroit. On the other side, everybody
knows that Jackson is an accessible place.
easily reached from the eastern. western
and sOuthern portions Of the state. aud the
distance from Jackson 70 Lansing is ~ d
miles, and stage runs over that route dai- =
y in abcu, six hours: whereas 4 railroad
would convey passengers four hours sooner =
han the stages. We acknowledge thatthis :.
delay oil four hours is our misfortune N ~
present, but even this delay. small as it is in D.
travelling across the whole State VIII soon .
be removed. The members Of the Society /"
'honld know that 4 railroad from Lansing
o Jackson is in process of completion: that
he grading Of the route is being finished =.
It the rate Of tour miles per mouth: that :
he money for the purchase Of the iron can :,
be had at any day; that the route II
vii be completed before the nicotine
II the next Legislature, and very lonr be-
ore the new buildings for the new Col,eoe o
an be completed elsewhere. a
We have the assurance. then. from he Ct
most permanent business data. that iu u
hort time, one or more trains Of cars will "
IN daily 70 Jackson and ia view or This "
re ask this simple Questsn: Can the Col =
eye be said 70 be inaccessible when The "
tudents can reach il in q day from the '''
'astern, western and southern boundaries ~
III the STATE 4