Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-20

divided among the towns in each coun.
\ ty In .prOporticn to the amount OF
swamp land in each "a - s.
/ The lands belonging to the Normal
School Fund are to be sold as usual and
the proceeds placed to the credit of thar
Fund.
The revenue ACQUIRING to the School
Fund from the Swamp Land Fund. is
by the provisions of this law cut off,
| the Swamp Land Fund being abolished.
but in lieu thereof, twenty-five per
cent. of the income of the Normal
School Fund is to he annually transfer
led to tie School Fund Income, until
that income shall reach the sum of
] $500, COO annually.
| The Commissioners of School and
University Lands report the whole
amount divided to be apis, S54. Is acres
and dollars, and the amount of the
! Drainage Fund TO be ], 100, 427. G6 acres
| and dollars, of which amount 1854, 103.-
90 are acres of land which have been set
| apart to the various counties, in pro-
portion TO the number of acres of
Swamp Land in each county; Sc, OS9, :
~ are dues ON contracts for the sale of
Swamp Lands, and S4l4.21 money, all of
which has been set apart To such coun-
ties as We're, in the partition, entitled to
the same. The further sum of SIS, 3d.
4S Is due To various counties, to be
paid from the proceeds of the first
sales of Swamp Lands.
The Normal School Fund received
5O4, 595. 36 acres of land.
Which represents. ............. $500, 1886
For dues on Contracts .. I2q 964 81
Forfeited Nlortgaged Lands as
appraised. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81 625 25
Investments in Bonds and Certid-
Gates or indebtedness and Mort
cages. Observation-Disclosures ..... 1859 061 .07
sl.I2s. 2IG.55
Which amount is subject to the claim
of the drainage fund of S18,Sl9.4s. to
be paid from the first sale of Swamp
Lands.
This law puts at rest forever all cues.
tions connected with the disposition of
swamp lands, and has given TO each To-
cality its share, the proceeds of which
can be managed by the citizens thereof
to suit themselves. and renders the citi-
zens OF each town directly interested in
the sale and protection of the lands.and
endows the Normal School with a fund
sufficient to enable the Regents to event
ually establish one Normal School in
each Congressional District.
SCHOOLS.
call yonr special attention to the
interesting report of the Superintend-
ent OF Public Instruction. There is no
document laid before the Legislature
yearly of more importance or entitled
to more consideration.
Number OF children in the State over
four and under twenty years of age,
335 $50.
Number of pupils who ate; ded pub
lie schools, 223. CO..
Number of children who did not at
tend public schools, IL. 515.
Number of teachers employed, 1882.
Average wages of male teachers per
mouth, $50 10.
Average wages Of female teachers per
month, SD "a.
State School Fund apportioned.
$151. SIC. 81
Total amount expended during the
year, for the support OF Public Schools,
81, 036, 06S 81.
Cash value of school-houses and sites,
81, 500, 770.06.
The Board OF Regents of Normal
Schools, have examined several local. |
ties with view to making selections |
FOR the establishment of schools as pro- |
vided by law. Various cities and |
villages have made liberal offers for the |
purpose of securing the location OF IA /
Normal School. indicating great utter
est IN the cause OF education, bnt no |
locations have as yet been decided upon,
the Board wisely refraining from hastyi
action In matter SO important. / do |
not deem 1T necessary to urge you to |
give to the cause of education the at
tentiOn its importance demands. IL /
commends itself to your consideration |
without our argument.
AGRTCULTURAL
Chapter $50 of the United States
statues, approved July 81, 1862.
donates to this State $40, 1000 acres Of |
land for the purpose of establishing an
Agricultural College.
The lands have been heretofore select
ed, but no further provisions have been
made for carrying out the intention of
the law, which provides for the invest
ment of the proceeds of the sale of said
lands in United States or other stock,
''the interest of which shall be inviola-
bly, appropriated by each State which
may take and claim the benefit of this
act, to the endowment. support and
of at least one college
were the leading object shall he, with
ont excluding other scientific and
studies. and including military
tactics, to teach such branches of learn
ing as are related to Agriculture and the
Mechanic Arts, in such manner as the
OF the States may respect
lively prescribe, in order to promote the
liberal and practical education of the
Industrial classes in the several pursuit;
and professions of life"
A sum not exceeding ten per centun
upon the amount received by any State
Laay be expended for the purchase o:
land for sites or experimental farms, but
the principal cannot be diminished fol
any other purpose.
The law cited also provides that ''an.
State which may take and claim the
benefit of the provisions of this act
shall provide within five years, at least
one. college, or the grant to such
State shall cease
An institution of the kind contempla.
ted by this act will be one of the great
est possible benefit to the industrial.
classes of our State, and should be
opened at the earliest moment prac-
ticable.
/ feel it my duty to repeat the rec