Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-20

norance, to be the future inmates oil our
jails and prisons, to scatter the seeds OF
vice far and wide, to become curse to
themselves, and the most dangerous and
troublesome element in society? Is it
not our duty to compel the parents Of
these children to give them the adyan"
tages of some school system, whereby
| they may be rendered fit to assume the
duties Of citizenship Has not the state
the right to protect itself against evils
which threaten its safety, its peace, and
even its existence answer Their ques.
tions for myself by most eriphatically
recommending the enactment OF such
law as will compel each child in the
state, of proper age, under. ordinary cir
cumstances, to attend school given
number of months in each year for a
reasonable number of years.
You cannot but be aware OF the fact
that there is On element in this country
which is seeking to. overthrow our COM
mon school system. Each year it is DO.
coming bolder and its hostility more pro-
nounced Those who are engaged in
this devilish assault upon the bulwarks
of the republic are not true friends OF
our free institutions, and should be
promptly rebuked by all good citizens.
Total productive school fund ......s2 2S7, 4l4 81
Receipts Of the school fund income last
fiscal year,. ......................,.. lIo,eV6
| Apportioned by Superintendent Pub n
lie Instruction ...,........,..., li,llt AZ
Number Of acres OF school land held by
the State Tor sale ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Az s47
The prosperity of the State University
| during the past J ear has more than met
the expectations of its most .sanguine
friends. A large increase of students
shows that it's able faculty, its growing
usefulness and influenza are widely and
Justly appreciated Whole number of
students in attendance during the year,
495. At the last fall term $40 students
attended, crowding the institution to it's
utmost capacity, while many for.want of
proper accommodations, were compelled
to turn Reluctantly away and seek other
schools. The President of the Board of
Regents in the annual report says:
"whlle the Regents have observed this growth and
prosperity with feelings Of the utmost pride and
pleasure and have labored with singular unanimnity
TO this end they yet feel that II Is almost entirely due
TO the engergy and wisdom Of President uhadbourne
and the jealous cooperation OF the college faculty
but beg your attention to this
fact towit: that nth the present buildings and ac
commodations, the University has reached the limit
Of It's usefulness"
Tim University should be enabled to
| accommodate all the students who desire
to enter its classes Thus aided, it will
become in a very few years the peer in
every respect, and is now in most, Of
any college in the country. | call your
special attention to the Regents report,
not doubling that perusal of it will
convince you that | do right in recon.
mending an appropriation if $50, DOC. for
the erection of female college building
the money to be expended in 1870
Let us lose none of the ground won by the
faithful labors of the Regents, faculty
and students The future of the insti.u
ton will continue to be onward and ups
ward if we do not unwssly check its
progress. We cannot afford to withhold
from it the little that is needed TO place
its future success beyond donbt.
Total productive University fund.-. s2O2,GG IA
Total productive Agricultural college
fund ...................-..... S6,uZb Az
| Receipts Of The University fund income. 300I3 90
! Disbursements University fund income. 250S6 So
| Number acres University land remaining
| unsold ........... ..... ......... II 1873
! Number of acres Of Agricultural College
land unsold 49,. ............. l52. Ss7
The State Normal Schools ut White.
water and Platteville continue in sue
cesstul operation Their influence in
raising the standard of qualifications of
teachers is already sensibly felt, and will
increase with the number Of their gradu
ates. The school building in process of
erection at Oshkosh will be finished this
wear. 1t will be II beautiful structure,
an ornament to the city and credit to
the State The contract price of this
edifce is S43, $4,000, to which sum will
be added the expense of outbuidings,
furniture, heating apparatus, DC. Toward
the establishment OF this school the city
of Oshkosh contributed the site and 30
900. The school will be opened next
fall The fourth school building will be
commenced AS soon MS the condition OF
Normal School fund will warrant.
Total productive Normal School hlnd =. s63s ,9il. 90
Receipts OF the Normal school fund in.
| come last fiscal year a2,22l so
| Balance In the income fund, September
~, lsbs.... ..'..........-.-....... II ,4S4. a
There is now held by tho State for sale
1902, 342 acres of land belonging to the
Normal School fund.
| STATE PRISON
The condition of affairs at the State
Prison Tor several years has testified to
the rare ability OF the late Commission
eI., Hon. Henry Cordier, in the perform
ance OF his arduuus duties, The disci-
pin there maintained il almost perfect,
uniting kindness with hrnness. and
tending in u great measure towards the
reformation Of the con,ie.s. The bnsi-
ness management has been prudent,
such Us viii, within y reasonable time,
render the prison nearly, if oot quite,
selisupportiug. Tho Commissioner re.
norts n net profit in the chair ana cabi.