The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-31


On motion of Mr. Simrall the bill ant
amendments thereto were recommitted t.
the Judiciary Committee with instructions
to perfect the same.
On motion of Mr. Lewis the House ad
journed until tomorrow morning o'clock
I'm the House proceedings of yesterday the
reporter failed to state that Mr. Liddell intro
duced bill to regulate remedies in certair
cases, which was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.)
For the Daily Clarion.
No. 8.
The Union Of this school OF
Science with the University Of
Mississippi.
To the Members of the legislature:
GENTLEMEN: IG will doubtless become q
question OF deep Importance to the citizens Of
the State, how shall this great public in
terest be disposed of SO as most surely and
extensively to accomplish its design and
confer upon the people the largest amount
of benefit By careful perusal of the Act
it may be seen without any difficulty that
the peculiar wording of it leaves the matter
discretionary with the Legislature. For frs
admitting that we should take the words
literally, and establish zone College )" there
is nothing to prevent this one College from
being connected with the University and
forming part of it's general system OF
Education and again the carrying into ct.
feet the main object of the donation it is ex-
pressly declared shall be in such manner as
the Legislature of the States may respect
iyely prescribe" Now we conceive that
there are weighty reasons why the Institu-
ton contemplated by this Act should be
connected with the State University, and
that it should not be organized IS separate
and Independent College.
l. Even upon the supposition that the
Land-scrip when sold should realize the
largest amount anticipated, the interest
port an Institution efficiently and even re-
Specially. The Act distinctly declares that
'sthe leading object shall be, without exclud-
ing other Scientific and Classical studies and
including military tactics, to teach such
branches of learning as are related to Agri-
culture and the Mechanic Arts" What
then, let us inquire, are those branches of
learning?" The design embraces in fact a
full course of instruction in all Departments
of Literature and Science for it is stated
that "otker Scientific and Classical stndies" are
not to be excluded. Now, it that be the
case, it is very evident that nothing short of
O complete system of instruction would be
deemed satisfactory as meeting the design.
We must then in addition to the usual Pro-
fessorships of Languages, Literature and
Science, establish
l. A Department of Civil and Military En-
cheering.
g A Department of Analytical, Technical,
and Agricultural Chemistry.
g. A Department of Geology, Mineralogy,
and Special Agriculture
a A Of md RnfnnU
5. A Department of Commercial Science,
embracing Bookkeeping, &c.
6. A Department of Instruction in Military
Tactics.
Now there is not one of these Depart
ments without it's peculiar bearing upon and
relation to Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts, and these of course by the conditions
of the Act must be established in the College
referred to, under any circumstances
But if this Institution be separate
and distinct: all the other Sciences and
Latin. the Greek and MODERN hanguage:
will constitute three additional departments
The Mathematics, Astronomy and Physic
with English Literature and Ethics and
Metaphysics will constitute five others, and
these with the six enumerated above make
fourteen, of which not one can be omitted
in such an institution to make it respectable,
and to carry out the original design of the
donation. The simple statement of this
fact, demonstrates at once that the idea OF a
separate college is not to be entertained, as
q possibility upon the small endowment es-
timated as likely to be realized from the sale
Of land scrip.
g The conclusion seems to point to q con-
nection with the State University as the
only satisfactory solution of the difficulty.
Here we have the necessary buildings and
here is the seat of the Agricultural and Ge-
illogical survey, already provided with the
collections of this department., which have
been in process of accumulation for years
past Here, too, are our splendid Museum
of Neurological specimens, and cabinet
of shells,-the finest in the South, and equal
to any elsewhere. Here is our observatory,
soon we trust to be furnished with the grand
telescope, delayed only by the interruption
of the late war. Here are provided all the
necessary Chemical, Phvsolophical, As
Economical and Mathematical Apparatus
of the latest and most finished de
scription. Here we have also already
organized and in successful operation q
completely equipped Faculty of Arts and
Sciences, manned and furnished, diligently
instructing in all those subjects demanded
under that provision of the Act which en-,
Scientific studies" With this very fortunate
and favorable state of things in existence IN
advance, nothing can be more easily done
than to carry into immediate effect the de-
sign of this donation by giving it to the
University and organizing upon It's proceeds
the departments that are needed to teacn
the branches of learning that are related 10
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. TOT
while the whole number OF Professorsnlps
cannot be established that are needed, ~ -
Fortunate that some of the existing Chairs
81 the TTniyersitv are in situation precisely
e. supply the deficiency. For example the
Chair Of Chemistry already established IN
the University, might afford the necessary
instruction in Analytical, Technical ana iS,
Agricultural Chemistry if as we hope VIII
shorflv Ia done. the duties of instructing In
GEOLOGY should be transferred to the depart
ment of the State GeOlOgist, who IN tnat
case would be required to reside az the I'M
yersity, and who would fill the Chair q Ue-
ology, Mineralogy and Special Agriculture
of the State. The only addltlonal expense
for the first arrangement suggests0 mere
would be to provide an assistant III
the- Laboratory for the Analytical
Chemist. The Department of Civil and
Military Engineering might remain at the
ontset connected with the Chair OF Mechan'
les. in the University and the Professor II
that Department could instruct In the new
school also. The Department of Botany ano
Zoology would require an entirely new FRO
censorship to be supported out OF the donated
fund. The Department Of Mathematics y
the University being already pressed % -
utmost capacity in the discharge q .ns ar $.
ton IN the regular Glasses, could render ne
assistance in the new organization 20 tnas
| distinct Chair would be needed q matno
matics. Perhaps there are no two CnalLs
more needed than Oneof Modern Languages
and one Of Commercial Science emDracing