Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-04-01

~ tbht W do pCltiShl ouu ItCl 0S CuItO.
Mr.. Rice retired from the paper, since
which TIM, Mr.. True has remained
sole proprietor and editor. The H.
publican is one of the best papers in the
State. Its editor is Trs to the great
cause Of human freedom, loyalty TO ,hs
union, justice and the Right. His
journal is a credit to the State.
PoroMAc.
GOV. MERRlLL'S ADDRf ~
On tho delirery Of tho Charter and lS,al
Of the Agricultural College to Prss,.
dent Hekch.
MR. PREsIDENr:-I have beea chary
cd by the Committee With the duty Of
delivering into your hands the charter
and seal OF the State Agricultural Col
leye. Your acceptance of these en-
blems clothes you with the honor, -
we'll 40 the responsibilities attending
to the management of this most inpor-
tant institution.
Permit me to congratulate You, sir,
Upon the tlatter,ng prospects which
attend your Inauguration. The men
who are associated with you in she
work OF instruction, are able and earn.
est men, enthusiastic in the mission
whereunto they have been called. Tho
aopcs and good wishes of the people
OF the State are centersd upon you,
eager f,r your success. Your con-
nection with the College dates from
its opening chapters and therefore its
policy is yours to originate, shape and
establish, with no mistakes OF others
to correct, with no errors Of the past
to redeem by the success of the fu.
ture.
The .nunifcence Of the General
Government has enabled Us to estab.
lish this College. To State like ours,
whose wealth of soil, healthful climate
and accessible markets ,reuder it the
very paradise of the farmer, this boun-
ty has come with peculiar and hap
py significance.
To the gifts of Providence let us
add the highest improvement OF men,
not contenting ourselves until we have
reared generation OF farmers, whose
skilled labor shall unite with the ter
tiiity OF the soil, and beget the largest
harvest whicn nature and science can
produce. We have the mon to edu-
cate, the descendants of the pioneers
whose brave hearts, catching glimpse
OF the future prosperity, which we are
even now beginning 70 realize, were
nerved to Withstand the priyations anil
s1tt aT fha IVA hn,..
a land flowing with milk and honey
new and not exhausted by long years
OF productions.
Here, then, let the utility of scisn-
tiic labor be demonstrated From
this .institutionlet there go forth, in annu-
al procession, line OF educated, intel.
ligsnt husbandmen, trained in the Sc
crets of nature which underlie their
profession and filled with an earnest,
devoted enthusiasm for their work.
To you, sir, and your associates, l
am happy to give expression to the
personal and official confidence I cher.
ish in your success may be commensu
rate with its importance. May the
fruits of your labors be - abundant
and valuable as the fruits of the soil
whose mysteries you are called to re-
veal.
Hon. Jno. Russell, Chairman OF the
Building Committee, followed by de-
livering the keys OF the building to
President WEIGH, with . we'll conceiv-
ed address Next followed the iuaug-
ural address Of President Welch The
closing portion Of the Presidents re-
marks were addressed to Professors
Jones, and Foot. To these
remarks Prof. Townsend responded -
follows:
We will act with you, Mr.. Prssi-
dent, doing all in our power to meet
the spirit OF the law authorizing the
establishment OF this institution. We
sympathizc fully in your vievs express
sed here to day, regarding the sduca-
tion and elevation of woman, and will
unite with You to the full extent OF our
ability in educating the young women
who may enroll their names among
the pupils OF this college. We viii
devote our best energies to the ad-
vancenent Of the young men who hav.
been accepted as pupils. We recog.
nize tie Christian gentleman - the
highest standard OF manhood, aad our
efforts will be increasingly ;exerted in
the hope of bringing these young men
up to that standard.