Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-03-08
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Am Agricultural College i'm North carolina
Action of the Farmers Club OF Rocky
Point asld Spring Garden New Hanover
County I'm Relation TO the Appropriat ION
by the Legislature, of the Land Scrip Do
nation.
At the regular meeting of this Club, held
on the 18th February 1867, the subject Of
State Agricultural College, in connection
with the recent Act of the Legislature, APP
propriating the Land Scrip to the Univer-
sity, was taken up and referred to the fol-
lowing members to report upon as a com
mittee, viz: DIR. S. $. SatchWell, DIR. w.
W Lane, and Messr5. a. L. Hall, A. r..
Black, James S. Hines and James Cara
son. The committee, after due dehbera-
ton, made the following report. which was
unanimously adopted by the Club:
Whereas, By act Of July 2, 1862, the Congress
of the United States donated large extent Of the
public lands to the several States and Territories
for the purpose of establishing Colleges, to i'm
part instruction i'll Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts-North Carolna'a scrip amounting I" 10000
aCres,-the intention being, as set forth III the
BILL to promote the liberal and practical educatiop
of the industrial classics; and Ultimately may
be plainly infrrre1 t. dignity labor by placing the
pursuits of agriculture and the mechanic arts on
d level with the learned professionals ind orherens,
The General Assembly Of North Carolina has, by
recent act, transferred the States scrip to the
University at Chapel Hill, the principal intention
appearing to be, may be inferred from the pro-
ceedings, 10 benefit the University, by replacing
III some degree her recent lusses-and the effect
must be to place the donation where it will not
much benefit the industrial class: And lUheTeas,
This SocietA deems it not only the privilege, but
the duty OF the people at all tim, to inspect the
acts of their public servants, and to diSapprove of
such acts as appear to them to be unwise, or in
manifest dercLction of their interests: Therefore,
ResoLCed, l. That this society condemns the act
transferring the land scrip to the Trustees of the
University, unwise, impoitic and uni ust.
ResOlted, 2 That there always has beeu and
still exists ample scope OF usefulness for the Uni
yersity without changing its character < to
make its edding object to teach S"cb branches Of
ledI9t5l.9 are Ietdted 10 agriculture Q3ld tie Ne
cj,t.hic 4rts'-somehipg it never has done, never
should be compelled to do, and, III the opinion of
this society, never will do.
ReSOIUed, B. That the University is Il State
institution of established character-long the
pride and boast OF North Carolina-the Lcgisla-
ture should have supplied her wants by Il liberal
State appropriation and not have resorted to the
unwlse eXpedient Of dressing her up i'll farmer =
! toggery, that she might accept donation the
very fact that Of her having to assume this new
character to accept it, showing that it not in
tended for her.
ResoLUed, i. That as farmers we would class
among our greatest wants, purely Agricultural
College, one which III fact we'll i'll name,
will teach principally such branches OF learning
as are related to agriculture and the mechanic
arts and i'll which our sons might be taught
theoretically and practically to apply all the aids
which science furnishes to the business of farm
ing.
EeSOLrci, ). That such College, to be proIuc-
tive Of the best results, should have farm at
tachcd to it, 1t should combine study and labor
The hand and the head should be educated to-
Gether. The theories Of the School should be con-
stanly tested in the field, and everything having
tendency t" make labor degrading should be
carefully excluded, by compelling all who attend
to WOlk. That the views he"ein express 5cd are
practical two OF the oldest Agricultural Colleges
III the country, one III Michigan and OnC in Penn
sylvania amply demonstrate.
HeSOtred, =. That the donation ample
nucleus 10 have commenced Il separate Institute
with and that local subscriptions, private NUM-
tic@nCC and the enthusiastic interest felt among
farmers and mechanics in the success of Col
leGe adapted to their own peculiar wants, would
have been of li.Ore value than all the brick and
mortar AMI nasty tonnes that Chapel Hill can fur
nish
Res0IrcI 7. That in lieu of the scrip converted
to the Of the University the Legislature should
i at an early date, make appropriation Cquiva-
lent to Il IN value, to AID establishing A2T-
cultural and NoChancAi College for the benefit Of
The industrial classes.
EeSO}reA, 3. That this Society i. ners it's thanks
, and appreciation to those members WHO opposed
the transfer III the face of the pressure brought
to bear ON the Legislature by the University and
of its Notwithstanding that they had right
and justice on their side.
HesOlred, 9. That these proceedings be signed
10y the President and Secretary, and sent for pub
iication to the Journal and Dispatch at Whining G.
ton, with request that other papers i'll the State
copy.
WILLIAM =. LAEKINs, President.
JAMES i. McPHERsoN, Secretary.