Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-09
From WAlton's iournsh
Vermont Agricultural College.

vermont Agricultural college.
At the meeting Of the corporators the follow
ing gentlemen were present: Gov. Smith, and
Me,srs. Morrill,, Hammond, Richardson. CIevs.
! land, Dorr Herrick, Washburp, Park, Stevens
and Benedict.
Gov. Smith called to order, when Mr.. Morrill,
was appointed President and Mr. Benedict See
retary pro tempore, and by subsequent vote this
was made permanent organization.
The members then drew for terms OF office
with tho following results:
Isl class, 10 s'rrs tlco yeTs-Horace Herrick,
| l.. Ii. Tabor, Roderck Richardson, Frederick
Holbrook, g. &. Benedict
I'd class 10 Q rre four yedrs-Honce Fairbanks,
Edwin Hammond, 1. W. Park, EJih Cleveland,
3. II. Stevens.
Sd class 10 Srue sir yedrs-S. NJ Dorr, J. s.
Morrill,, Z. i. Wsshburn, D q. Wheeler.
After general discussion by Gov Smith and
Messrs Washbprn, Don, Morrill,, and Hammond,
the board adjourned ill AFTER noon.
At the af.ernooa session, the following resolu-
tious were adopted
|. Making each corporator a committee in bis
own county, by himself or agents to procure sub
serptOns To the fund OF 100000 required by
the act, and giving life scholarship Tor every
thousand dollars subs cribed, TO be disposed OF BY
the subscriber.
2. Appointing committee TO report plan for
the permanent organization Of the college.
g. Appointing a committee to draft an address
to the people OF the State.
4. Appointing committee 10 confer with
e,ch OF the colleges in tue Stite with view Of
merging any or all with the agricultural college.
The Board then All ,urned TO meet at Burning
ton on the 9TH OF July next.
We commend the annexed address 10 all who
are interested in the agricultural college, (,nd
every body should be,) reminding them that un-
less 100000 shall be secured before the l4th
Of November next, lhi. project will fail. The
people Of Vermont, State almost purely agfi-
cultural, should kaow no such word as fail.
Three of the corporators pledged $1,000 each,
lHcOndiho.dHyj so whatever town Eels the col
lege Will have the benefit of these subscriptions.
We trust there are many men OF means and lib
ersity sufficient TO subscribe in the same way,
for il the whole hundred thousand is 10 be thrown
upen one town, Or even county, the thing may
fail.
VERMONT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,.
To The People Of permont
TIE Congress OF the Unted States, by an act
dated July 2, 1862, donated large amount Of
public lands to the several States, for the purpose
Of establishing colleges IN each slate, the leading
object Of which should be, without excluding
otner scientlfc and classical studies and including
military tactics, 10 teach such branches Of learn
ing a, are related 10 agriculture and mechanic
arts, in order 10 promote the liberal and practical
education Of the industrial classes 10 the several
pursuits and professions Of life aud the legisla-
tufe OF Vermont, BY appropriate action, subse-
quently accepted Of the donation, realizing there.
from fund Of over one hundred and twenty. hvs
thousand dollars, and by the act Of Nov. %,
1864 the undersigned we're constituted body
corporate by the name OF the Vermsnt Agrcul-
lural College 10 carry out the original purpose Of
the Get Of Congress. The Legislature also pro-
vlded that the Aforesaid corpoIation shall cease to
exist on the 18Th day OF November, 1855, unless
valid subscription Of fur her sum Of not less
than one hundred thousand dollars shall, by that
time, have been obtained, for the purLose Of
erecting suitable buildings, providing libraries,
and deirayng tae necessary expenses Of the col
lsge.
Ths legislature have trusted to the lberaltyy
OF the people, aud net to taxation, for the sucsess
OF this institution Of learning, which we have or
sanized, aud We propose to conduct 80 as to carry
out in fall measure the terms and spirit OF The
grant, We, therefore, appeal to the friends Of
agriculture aud the mechanic arts, with the as
surance that their specIslIlss shall not be subor-
dinated, and TO the friends of sound Learning
throughou, the State, with the promise ofan earn
eN purpose TO secure an opportunity for all the
advantages to be obtained al first class coilegej
and, finally, we appeal to the generous sons Of
Vermont, dive ling without the limits OF the State,
who have not forgotten their birth place, pedging
them grateful memory, 10 come forward with
their voluntary subscription, in such amounts s
they can reasonably bestsw for an object Of such
importance.
To many localities the establishment OF such
an institution would bc of great and enduring im.
portance, and its location and success in the State
must bo a matter Of just pnde 10 oil its citizens.
Subscriptions may be forwarded to either Of
he undersigned or 10 such agents as may be BY
them authorized to call personally for donations,
and those who offer sub criptions to the amour.
of one thousand dollars or over viii be allowed,
L they require i, life scholarship Tree o. tuition.
TRUSTEES.
JusrlS s. MORRILL,, OhyILLE q. WHEELgR,
EDWIN HAMMOND, lRENo W. PARK,
ltopERlck RICHARDSON, LEMuEL II. TABOR,
ELIJAH tLEAvELAAD, HORACE FAlRBANgs,
SENAoA N, DoER, SAMUEL Ii. SrEvENs,
Horace liERRlcK, GEORGE Il. BENEDICT,
PETER 7. WAsnBURN, FREDERICK llotpRooK.
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