, 1870-02-28

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n4ne Of the industrial Un,sers4'y. and evsu HEa
| tGc IDA Of Edustfis1 etp'2.toD, void beg
ieate TO su7EG.f o1e or tEo corrections OF whAs
| ytur eertespcndtns EsJ dtesa rn.mporssn; e1-
rtrF, but which see1 TO NC noftay aL co.!ca. The
ntk1 ata,s1 ent Ntlcb 1ot.ce -: " The catalogue
q studert1 ique1y, studleA = Is 7e!s enough, Jst
| In the man, orlJ ttoAe utuA!ly puIszed In the
Professional colleges eaFe been actualiy ta3Rbt."
I rattr oEet tbs Extraordinary coGi1Aion OF tde1a
troica;4d In the words preftt,i'nai colleges.
enter nmeIe denial OF tie fact; As, indeed, no
deriat woa!d be needed 10 one familiar With bpth
| cWr!culumE.
In the trcord d p!Ace, It u stated shst "We arc
beginning tho !aat term Of tho third Jeax Of the
! ItcuslYlai Unlvt1sHy.' To this hBse TO rt2.y
that tie urlSe1f1:J wa8 opeaed fer the rete 3ton
| Of stEde ntS-aS trial tfY1n-H1rch z, 1855. How
| t1rsl arithmetic eau ntka thee years bet xeen
I that lime and February 8. 1sIa, pA:sss mJ cou-
+ pfehenBtor.
/ Agap, he atates thai, "For the nsat tine, I
c'sbs In tie study Of ,mtcasn:cai scn nee Ia furu
ed" II he EeaIs that sho Professor Of Mcchxn-
teE hAa tuIt enttrtd Cpon his dutles, II trCe- II
| he neana tha. mechanical ksHdes have no: hten
| tAuens, te ts mls,Aken. Tne Gfat term, al The
! sttten'y. except .hoee VINO had before ssnded II
rUs1ctd tic st1ty Of Iatnra1 philosophy, and
evtry term stuce, usrn1al philosophy, I. q, the
fentt4-on OF the scence Of mechanics. OF else
tie ratneIatca AID eEAw1rg pef:a1nlrE 10 It.
have te.1 tacght, m we'll torEas.
| II re n,eans to iuuMate that no eEor.s have
bier made 10 tecnle 4 professor IN thai depart
IT. Mt ursi1 CIV, be q eg4:n E's:sken. Epon up
p,,tg 9 10 hi. DnE,sp.-oLe Of the T,ostees,-w,th
wtom p1esou1e re Is seGra:n:e4, MI. D: could
trnr fn,f fh%+ efY,r rtu hAra
msds to SECURE tutshle res1o7 for that depart
nta1; stas thcte 1ual'rfd, both theoretically and
practically, ste Inre;y to<1d; that those to whom
1t Ess betn ON red tect ed, owirg IN pa1t to III
unt iIh gEets t1ro,o themselves to con&t4nt at.
tack. .,-ete rcfson ha4irg been urdtr appointment
for II ose than q 1tar; and that va hnFe finally
kecared a profeseo-' In fha. department
Who, IN acd.tton 10 eeicg amply qusrnsd iheorctt-
cal>y. ts aiso 6 pruc:ica, naeh'ni.t Ills mex:
sts:euert Is that, The 3cheol opened 1fh :; asu
teurs, ard 1l tnese Il wese put 1910 La.io." IL
ssr1c mts.Bleo. Taa: thert were = pupils
prstent IL tine tnas :. studied Latin Is Eot aad,
moreover, 10 stcdc1t Tas rrt into cnJ studE- Let
It be ren ea-oeTed that this Was trsat term that
Cur Professor CT Agriculture could rot be WITH us
sh2t ProfeEfprc elect OF Geology aad Of Chen.
t.iry were also away; AID also t7at the most ct
| those who presented themselves Tor exxn!usslon
were 1ot prepared to enter upoR advanced stuctes
| atd then .hc' condition may be understood. In
| tact, tie s.u1ents vera adyifed to take, unde,
| the circumstances, one scientific. oce rathematl-
cal ard one larFusgo study, meaning
by thts latter, r1.ms.ify, English. As te:ore ss',
! al who had Ios before etnc!ed It, took natural
| philosophy. All tnok tome department Of u1afh.
euatics, and the larger proportion took Epelfsh,
| In the department at gfarEsr sud c,npos'too.
About thirty choEc La.ln- Az the fcalamecta. law
| Of The university fcrb'ds ra 70 exclude II, Latin
! was taught TO those desiring It,
haAz Jrs 1{@r fHArn A{nh&
three studen,s," ard proceeds TO Rtre tne;s
dis,Bton irto classes, with tina number IN
erch class: also, Eos accurate. He then
ecta, "Tnis wes at TIC olesrR cr the Third
5ea.." He;e bis arithmetic nsatn ta!lr. From
March ?, 1:os, to MsJ, 1863. L. three
further .tates that. "Aoout onc-h.f .re
Intending to purfue fasnt-g md mechanic
ttsete, nrd tho o'ter hal. the Professions y
az atp, a sfght nis:hks. Willie d much larger pro-
pa1uon look forward 10 lnuusss4s1 pursuits sc4rce
half dozen bare ~ yet declared tae!r insert.on
| OF en:erirg p'ofeescp-
lie rext Bsates that, "Clsrs,msn, Ecaoo:mas-
| ters, lawyers, dtc!orr, ard poiis'caua are In a
| De1ority In he Board OF TEn.'eeR'' This ts a
r1s:ake, as Mr.. Dunlap co7ld afso have told hir3.
By sctEal couat, full t8o-:ht1ds OF tie present
T. emsers Of :tc bcard are etQagtd either IN 1a1m-
pg or horticulture. OF the reua ainder three are,
CT hsve heen ministers. three !aw9ere, and
TIE feratraer arc bushels men. Bat
further, Iecsuse man has tcea d rol:-
I tcap, It does Tot preclude his a1ko
nakttK some pre- cratocs to Agricultural tuoWI.
ecge, 81 NF. .. can testify; because = mau has
| been doctor 1t caeA not urn. him for besrg the
ahlegt ho.t!cnsur1ss In tbs State, Is our excellent
state Hor!lcuit1rlst, Dr.. Hull, can testify, and ID
| tn 10 the ind.
: Fn.ther en he sa,s, "Tha fnrds hare been ap
: pied to the te aching In = great part OF oihel
l fnti hK ~ fms WA
ccud teach Eo othtrs." nust Gait this also
E9sake. 1t viii do NJ harn to repeat here tht
tundsntn:al law oa which the u1lyaraty II
fou1ded. There IA = very FtneEal Vagueneas Of ap
! pEfhcca.on ~ 10 what It really is. The act O
Copp.esa aaJs: " Wheic th- ttadina object bhal
Ee, without excluding oihcr sef*hs6e And eko&sfea
!! studitE, AID EcCdn& military !actcs, to tc1ci
such branches Ct lornin9 a. are related to aRri
culture ard RE nschsulc arts, IN such naratr q
the Legi. atuIes CT the Statc1 nay respective,
| pieac1ioe, In arder to promote the lib<r4i ami
praet edt education Of the Industrial c'Aatea ID tn
q +<rtyaI tufsu,fs and professions Of life." hAv
italc:ked tn!s in order 10 erin2 forward scTera
!. | lotn:s commonly Ig1cIed.
i AZ the legislative enactment ID substantially th
!, came, with the exception Of the addition, in II
. Ecst thorough DanEes, Whst apple
: to eae, Is equally applicable to holn
Congress states that Tie seadlns object shall b. /
!. | teact-not agriculture Ios nechance-oa. III
tleLkEk6 VI AeSAl!Ak 1ekAtk ~ tAEAAf ~ Qt2I4 !
psenate the !bs1ai AIa lfaetieai education OF III
! :Edrst!A cIassea in ihe several pursuits AMI pre-
a Jtxxisas OF life.
The aturle stateEent Of th,b Is enough. Du1
in fact, The funds are expended tor: Ole regent
eLe professor Q! Es1:.sh lArg1sHe; oLe pioleaso
i | Of sg1lcuturt: uEe professor Of Chemistry, on
r1ofeftor Ct mechanics; one sssbtant psofeasort
t'oialy ard Datu1A1 ht4ter}; an assistant p1t
g feHor Of civil engineering and nAthe1aslc.
=, ore as1:stans rIctefsor AID instructor
IA nll!tsry tactics. tootteeplrg, AID Germa1
"a enc teacher Of drawing ard Instructor IN E1a:h
n mat:cs; ore :ufot Il languages, AID uozastas
Ii oLe sss,s;aLs IN cEemasry; oIs sssstant c
"a farm; or atststnlt IN hcrs!cuiEfe; oEe gazde
=. er x1ti tn,tt; ore nakttr mechanic; ena ie
Of tureE On hcrt1cIltcre "a cour1e Of twelve 1et
tures}; cre lecturer on zoooFy "a eourse Of shl
IT lectur.t}: II three Farels' I1at!iutes ne.t
A. one ID the LortheEu, oLe In the central. and Of
In the eoutheEn portion OF tue S.ats. This max
nr .Eo account Of the txp.DEes Of the farms at
i, eHtp We Foint 10 the ahoSa II triunphal
II 1efufatton Of any op:n Or implied assertion
diversion Of the funds from the cbjec. iatesdt
*. By Congress 2Ed bJ orr own Legislature.
Is reRn1ds the statement that tnete p.o1esso
or teach roh.Dg but the old ro1slac l: IS hare
b. wo1tn EaEe to reply; ana Jet It may e5
or the apprehtnaio1s Of scEe TO he to
ae ttas there ia not ore ct these perao
~ tut Is practically familiar VITA lahn
Il, cot one Who Is rot hesrr and sorl eIgae'
.. In tnts eEort 10 render educsuo1 nofe pfacsc:
b. AID 10 give 10 The 1aoortug classes an tqu, ed
he cation aEd eaual staius with the professions.
A nAY a!4o he added that there are seveeel of tnel
,.l !eaih who have 70: get forgotten the lease
ur 1eslntd In early ufe, AID who wol!d no: be fo1r
IN IN agricultural kroNieds- and practice, lnca
M hiId tcue Of tnetf critics.
:, uix Ec1t mistake IS II stat.rF, that, = fea.cad
n the hrarches Of learning r.!s:IIg to as1icu1tu
an the mechaH.s EytS sheY have k-b.kitut