Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-03
domestic Nems.
Agricultural Coliege-vlst Of the Legislative Com

AgricuIufai C0hexo-'isN VI '"o S0s''"'e WIN
The Joint and Special Legislative Commit
tees on Agriculture, made their visit to the
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at
Orono, Tuesday, and spent the day in looking
over the College buildings, listening to reci-
tations of pupils, and examining into the con-
dition and wants of the institution generally.
mittee: Senators-Lang, Buffum, Bolster
Garcelon, Neatly, Minot and Rolfe. Repre-
sentatves-Barker, Farwell, Hamilton, Thur
Tough, Dearborn, Lane, Adams, McLane, Nick
erson, Cunning, Hussey, Conforth, Greene,
Bonney, Alexander, Wentworth, Boothby,
Kimball, Cousins Douglas, Darling, Sargent,
Reed, and Bean. Among other visitors ac-
companying were several ladies, A. W. Paine
and C. p Wingate of Bangor, Messrs. WEB
ster of Orono, Bracket of Belfast, Messrs.
Rollins, Coburn, and Pease OF Orono' ana
others The visitors found upon their arrival
at the College, two classes of students at work.
one under Prot. Fernald in trigonometry and
the other under Prof. Peckham in Physical
geography AZ HuditSi Vi Az wv WI - VIA
the Laboratory building called together the
class in Chemistry, under the instruction OF
Prof Peckham. The new Laboratory build
ing is fine brick edifice two stories in height
and well-titted for the purposes for which 1t
was built. 1t will cost when completed about
S25 900. The lower part is all finished and
mostly furnished with the necessary appara-
tus. In the second story is to be the lecture
ROOM and connected with the main building
workhouse for the boys is to be erected.
About twenty five pupils are in attendance,
which is all the College will now accommo-
date. Over twenty-five applications more
were made last spring, but there was no room.
The citizens of Orono have at length voted
to make absolute conveyance of the land upon
which the buildings stand, that all neces-
sary action is now taken to render the State
appropriations available. The following are
the conditions
If the College is abandoned or its location
changed the State shall refund to the inhab-
itants of Orono the sum originally paid for
said lands, viz: eleven thousand dollars with
interest from the date of said purchase; pro-
yided however, that the State shall first ap-
propriate and there shall be expended upon
new buildings buildings now in conrse OF con-
struction, the grounds, and otherwise substan-
tally as asked for in the last report Of the
Trustees, the sum Of $50, 900.
A lecture was given upon practical agri-
culture by Prof Fernald, Warnings Elements
being used as text book by the class. The
visitors expressed much satisfaction in the
manner in which the pupils acquitted them
selves in this recitation. There were some
declarations of pleasant general character
by the pupils, and remarks by members of
the committee. The dinner hour having ar
rived majority of the committee went over
to the farm house and took dinner with Prof
Johnson, the farm superintendent and the
pupils After dinner they looked over the
barns, stock, &C. Most of the delegation took
the early afternoon train for Bangor, and the
minority returned in the 6 l5 train, all well
satisfied with the trip and better able to judge
and act understandingly in regard to the wants
and needs of the College.
We CLEAN the above from "Quidam's" re-
port in the Wing.