The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-20

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long an offense to many friends {
the University, has been discontir
ued, and its more advanced clas
merged in the collegiate department
the course of study therein being ex
tended to five years. There has ais
been q re-arrangement of the cours
of studies, an increase in the list Q
optional ones, and larger provision
made for the study of our own Ian
guage and its literature.
Altogether, the history OF the las
two years of this institution has beel
most cheering to its friends. 1t is
laudable ambition which aspires u
the hope that in this fair common
wealth shall be reared an institution
which, enriched by culture, strong il
the sympathies and affectionate prid'
of the people, and wisely and judic
iously managed, shall one day ranl
with the most famous seats of learn
ing.
The endowment fund of the UNI
versity is 12,396.2S. This is ex
elusive of unsold land, which is val
ued at s22,O49.28. The income ofth'
University, during the two years
ending June 80, 1869, was $50, 1926
inclusive of $8,2s7.S3 received from
the State treasury, and the expendi
lures s54,372.22. Many improve
ments have been made in the build
ings and equipments, and considera
BILE accessions to the library; Law
library established, and additions
made to the geological, botanical, and
other collections to the scientific ap
paratus; for details of which you are
respectfully referred to the report o.
the Board of Trustees.
sTATEL1BRARY.
The report of the Librarian shows
the present condition of the State
Library. The number Of volumes
therein is 10,961, besides several hun
dred pamphlets. During the last
two years, sixteen hundred and thir
ty.one volumes have been added tn
the Library by exchange and dona.
tion, and thirty-five have been sent
away. The act of the last General
Assembly, reviving law repealed in
1864, giving the Secretary OF State
authority to dispose of Supreme
Court Reports in exchange for books
on law and equity, to be selected by
the Judges Of the Supreme Court
has caused an accession 10 the law
of SAG volumes of valuable
and needed works, and more are yet
to be received. From this source we
may rely on receiving about one thou
sand dollars' worth of books per an
mum. These, with exchanges and
will add to the library no,
far from two Thousand volumes dur.
ing the next two years. Besides, the
general library, TO which no addi
tions have been made since the re
moval of the capital from Iowa City
except of a few books presented to
the State, should be replenished.-
Yet the library apartments are too
small even for the present demands,
a great number of books being boxed
up and otherwise put away, for want
of room. 1 respectfully urge upon
the General Assembly, therefore, the
necessity of providing additional
shelf.room for the library. For this
purpose, the room now occupied by
the Supreme Court might be taken,
and other provisions be made for the
of that tribunal. I
would also recommend the revision
of the law on this subject. The pres
ent act was passed MANY years ago,
when the number Of volumes il the
library was quite small, and when
one of the State officers could readily
attend to it without neglect of his
other duties. Now, the proper care
of the room and books require the
time and attention of one person,
who should receive appropriate CON-
pensation therefor, and be held re.
sponsible for the safe keeping of the
property. He should also have
charge Of the reception and distribu.
ton Of all books connected with the
library under the laws of the State.
AND oUARTERMAsTER-GENER-
Ais OFFICE.
The report of the Adiutant- Gener-
al, and Acting Quartermaster-G -Gener-
al gives many interesting facts in
to the collection, return by
companies and individuals, and the
present location and distribution Of
the arms, etc., belonging to the State
which are fully set forth in the tables
the reports, as also
the expenses of the Quartermaster's
and for clerks. 1t ap-
pears that he has paid into the State
treasury the sum of two thousand
and eighty-one dollars and fifteen
cents for unserviceable arms, etc.,
sold. He has also returned to the
State treasury the sum of six thou
sand six hundred and sixty-five dol
lars and twenty-three cents OF the
nine thousand five hundred dollars
appropriation made at last session
for new building, iron furniture,
fence, and othor improvements in the
Adiutant- Generals Office. The sale
of the arms, ETC., obviated the neces.
sity, under the law Of cleansing and
the same, and also the need
of another building for their accom-.
His course in this re-
spect met my recommendation and
There are now due to
tho State from the United States,
in arms, accoutrements, ETC., $31,
425.07.
The returns and estimates for the
year 1869 make the number of mill
tia 141 GAG.
The idjutant- G General issued, un-
der chapter 123 of the Laws of the
Eleventh General Assembly, and
chapter s of the Laws of the Twelfth
General Assembly, being the acts in
reference to the gray uniforms for the
Second and Third Iowa Infantry
eight hundred and fifty-two ccrtii'
Gates, amounting to twelve thousand
and sixty-four dollars and ono cent
The whole appropriation for the
"gray suit" was thirteen thousand
five hundred dollars. This would
leave unexpended one thousand ioul
hundred and thirty five dollars and
ninety-nine cents; but from tho Ad.
infant. Generals statement | am