The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-01-17

is 1853, 1863. 93 acres
The interest accruing from the school fund
together with twenty-five per cent. of the Nor
NAL Shoot Fund Income, constitutes the
School Fund Iucome, the receipts of which
during the fiscal year, were
interest Observation-Disclosures. S165 500 n
transferred nom other funds go. Ia, 81
Fines, sales of Dictionaries, timber
land refunded. .............. 1,565. OF
1882, 1866
The disbursements were as follows:
Appportioned by the State Super
intendent. ................... 1852, $50. sc
Clerks in Land Department ...... S197 ,04
Transferred to other funds and re-
funded. ...:.;:............,. 14,114Ss
Advertising, printing protecting
land and Att'ys fees ........... 5,177. sc
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $780, 49. 75
NORMAL sCHooLT.
After fully considering all propositions re-
ceived from different localities, the Normal
School Regents resolved to establish schools
at the following places At Whitewater, which
donates site and S25 900. The school build
ing is now being erected and will be ready for
occupancy next fall. At Platteville, which
donates the Platteville Academy buildings,
with 81, 100 to put the same in complete re-
pair, and $1,000 This school has been opened
ard am happy to say is complete success.
Al Oshkosh, which donates a site and $50 900.
the necessary buildings to be erected as soon
as practicable. AT Stoughton, which donates
site, S35, o0O and forty acres of valuable tim
Der land At ShebOygan, which donates a site
and 49,, 900 the probable cost of the requisite
buildings. All of these schools will be opened
at as early day as the condition of the funds
will warrant, and from them there is every
reason to anticipate very great benefit tC the
educational interests of the State
The fund is magnificent one and to those
who originated and advocated the legislation
which created it, the people of the State are
under lasting obligations.
The total productive Normal School Fund
now is $59S, 999.92 and the number of acres of
land belonging to the fund is 493, go
The receipts for the past year amounted to
$50, O32.26 and the disbursements were as fol-
lows
Wisconsin bonds purchased SSS. 900 90
Tax, printing and refunded items =. 3,732 SO
Transferred to other funds ~ q. $50 rs
1oIdl. '..'....... S93, 323 A
The receipts of the Normal School Fund In
come amounted to 500. 1904. The disburse-
ments for regents, clerks, buildings, attorneys
ices, transferred to other funds and protecting
lands, amounted to $22, 766.03, leaving a bal
ance in this fund of S56, 940.20, to which may
be added Sl10,OOO.00 to be paid by the localf-
ties above named, and $32, 1917 so interest which
will accrue to the fund early this year, making
grand total of Sl99, 1870 subject to the or
der of the regents.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
The State University having been reorgan-
lied, and the lands granted by the general GOV
eminent to the State in aid of an agricultural
college added to its resources, there is every
reason to believe the institution has entered
upon more permanent and extended career of
usefulness,
The REGENTS onnointed ,,pdor+ lo ,,,,,,,;; -
of chapter ia, laws of 1866, entered upon the
discharge of their duties on the 9th day of
June last. Their report shows that the county
OF Dane has delivered to them county bonds
to the amount of 900, and they ask of YOU
abe authorit., which | think should be unhesi
tatingly granted, to invest in these bonds, a
corresponding amount of the University fund
They also report the purchase of 1876 acres of
land adjoining the original plat, including va
rlous buildings, for an experimental farm, at
The total productive fund of the institution
is now S16S, 1856, the interest of which. to-
gether with such sums as may be received for
tuition, room rent, &C., will insure an annual
income of abo 1t $15, 10000, while the estimated
expenditure for each year is about S21, 900. 90.
leaving the annual income of the institution
inadequate to its proper support by about So
000.00.
There are 1882 acres of University land and
233, 556 acres OF Agricultural College land be-
longing to the fund, and as they are disposed
of, the deficit will, of course, diminish.
The Regents ask, and with good reason, that
the State make up this deficit, by refunding
the sums which for years past it has ungener-
ously and in direct violation of law, taken from
the fund to pay the expenses of it's manage
ment, amounting in the aggregate to $40. 500.
They also assert, and with apparent justice,
that the State should pay interest upon $780,,
600, the use of which it unwarrantabiv permit
ted in the erection of the present buildings -
The admission, under the provisions ofthe law
of 1866, of one student from each Assembly
district free OF tuition charge, though in every
respect just aud wise, will necessarily operate
to reduce somewhat the income which 1t would
have received. / commend the sug
gestions and recommendations of the Regents |
N all of which concur, to your careful con |
,ideration.
l have observed with much satisfaction that |
,he University has outlived the fierce opposi- |
ion which 1t has encountered on nearly every
side since its organization, and bids fair to be-
come what it should be in this State
A little timely assistance from the state each
year will soon place it beyond the need of ne
,uniary help. That it has not received such
i'd in the past, none can deny Indeed. had
he object of the State been to cripple and har-
ass it, means better adapted to the end could
hardly have been chosen. Not single dollar
las ever yet been expended by the State FORTS
benefit, and in this regard the legislation of
HIS CtdJ6 SlllGIS UQuCn DY comparison with |
hat of our neighbor, Michigan
/ trust that simple justice will be awarded 1
o the University, and that in future, it will |
eceive from the State that liberal support and
which is due from an enlight
ned public opinion, recognizing the fact that
n education is to be found one of the strong
st bulwarks of our government, State and Ma
ional.
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
In no former year has the State Historical l.
ociety added so many works to its Library
he addition during the year amounted 10 -
$50 books, pamphlets, and documents 80
1g the present number in its p0ssp, ssion Ok
90. The Society, since the removal 81 i+ y
rary to the beautiful suite of -, onos CO.. tUo
)r it in the Capitol, has grow n ra nidly in pa,
lar favor, and new inter est has heen awa
ened in its large and Valuable collections In
9curlng large oonp.Jion of books of a scien
fc and historical character, now in Europe.
nd another lSlge collection from the British Il
overnmenf, the Society will need and shouId L
eceive tlhe aid of the State in meeting freight
narges. 1t reflects great credit on our people
q source of just pride to all, and is well en-
tiled to assistance.
THE STATE CAPITOL
AS required by law, the Building Commits
toner's received proposals for the erection and
ompletion of the rotunda and dome of the
tate Capitol, but the appropriation for that
urpose, SS0,OOO, proving insufficient, the low
st bid being $151 800, and the law only au-
horizing the letting of the contract for the
ompletion of thf whole, the commissioners de-
ided not to take any further steps in the mat
sr, but to refer the subject to you for further {
elton.
There can be no doubt that the building {
ught to be completed as soon as possible. II
therefore, recommend that a sufficient appro-
ration be made for that purpose.
The steam heating apparatus, provided for 6
Y law, has been put into the building at a
ost of about S25, 600. s
Under authority of joint resolution No. 7.
S66, the Superintendent of Public Property
as contracted for the sinking of an artesian &
ell in the park, the work of which is still pro-
ressing, though under extraordinary Difficult
es. 6
MILITARY. T..
During the past year all Wisconsin volun-
eer soldiers have been mustered out and dis |