The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-28
DAILY PRESS.
SATURDAY, JANUARY IS. 1871.
state College Of Agriculture and tho Me-
Oh. 20 Arfs
PORTLAND.

lion. Abher Coburn, President of the
Board of Trustees, has prepared his annual
report Oh tne condition of this institution
A perfect title has been granted the COLLEGE
to Its lands in Orono, making available the
$5OOCO appropriated by the last Legislature.
The principal work of the past season has
been to devise plans, provide material and
erect buildings for the necessary wants of the
college. During the present season, the work
on the interior of the main building has been
completed in the most thorough manner. The
ell, also, has been added. The roof is slated
and the entire building is now nearly com.
pleted. Its interior arrangements consist of
an analytical or working laboratory, furnished
in the most complete manner, and sufficiently
large to accommodate class of fifty students;
large lecture room, room for chemical APP
paratus, and room for chemical library
There IS also one room, that, for the present.
Will be used for the philosophical apparatus,
and one for neurological cabinet. An the
rooms are completely furnished with all rec.
essary appointments. The building is two
stories in height, 50x40 feet on the ground.
A boarding house has been built large enough
to supply board and washing to l25 students.
A wood house and stable with necessary out.
buildings, have been supplied. A brick build
ing has been erected as dormitory, to ac.
commodate about 100 students. 1t is three
stories high, with mansard roof, giving an ad-
ditioual story the building will afford AS very
desirable rooms.
The college buildings are situated on an ell
ovation at distance OF twenty-five rods from
the public way. A carriage way has been
constructed, and beginning made towards
tastelully ornamenting the grounds.
The boarl OF instruction is we'll organized.
The services OF John Swift, B. -, a graduate
OF the Agricultural College of Michigan, have
been secured for the department OF Botany
and horticulture. He has also been empo, ed
in teaching classes outside of his special de.
partment. Mis-. Mary L. Fernald has ven
instruction in French aud German. A course
OF lectures ON the subject of Dairy Farming,
was given IN the summer elm by x. A. Will
lard, a. Nj , OF Little Falls, New York, and a
course OIL Market Farming and Gardening, in
the TALL term, by James j. Ii. Gregory, A. M.,
oil Marblehead, Mass. Arrangements are IN
progress Tor special courses OF lectures in the
spring on Applied Mechanics and on Anato.
my aud Physiology. Arrangements have been
perfected tor lectures in the summer on Com
parative Anatomy and Zoology, BY Prot f. s.
Morse OF the peabody Academy oil Science,
Salem, Mass, and on Useful ard luxurious
Insects, by A. s. Packard, NJ. D., of the same
institution. 1t is confidently expected that
military professor will be appointed by the
government, to enter upon duty early in the
spring term. Other departments will be pro-
vided for as the exigencies OF the institution
In the various branches taught has been
marked.
The library, although entirely inadequate
to the wants of the institution, has neverthe-
less subserved an important purpose.
The report OF the Treasurer, Hon. Isaiah
Stets0n, shows the amount of funds In his
hands on construction account to be 81 ,763O2
and the amount overdrawn on general ac-
count 81 ,62O.36, leaving S6,142.66. This sum
will be nearly sufficient for finishing the new
dormiiory and providing warming apparatus
for it. A small additional appropriation will
be needed to make the work coDpl.te. The
remainder of the land, donated by the Con-
gress tor the benefit OF the college, has been
sold by the Governor and Council. at 81 cents
per acre, and the proceeds invested in State of
Maine . per cent. bonds, to the amount OF
$4,000. The discount and the accrued inter-
est on these bouds were paid by the State
treasurer on the second day OF November
last, and amounted to S43161. The surplus
which has accumulated fromstthe interest on
the Congressional Endowment fund, has been
invested in 6 per cent. bonds Of Z. & N. A.
Railway Co. The investments for this fund
now amount 10 $134, 300, producing a revenue
annually OF SS45S.
The report OF the farm Superintendent fol-
lows that Of the Trustees, giving detailed sc.
count OF the various experiments made of
practical character, the stock kept, products
of the farm, improved agricultural machinery
which has been added. &c. The labor system
has worked well. The sum of the charges
AGAINST fiuppn students who hav hppn nj Tho
college quite constantly during the past year
amounts to $l,939.41. OF this sum they have
paid in work $S0091. In earning this sum
there was no interruption in the studies. 1t
is often that the most industrious, faithful la
borers on the farm are the best Students.