The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-02-28
The Louisiana state CniYersItY,
EXTRACT FROM TIE ANNUAL REPORT
OFD. F. BOYD, SUPERINTENDENT, DE.
GENDER 81, 1871.

The means Of instruction are n,
complete.
Il is true we have large Facult,,
good library, ,nneh arraratns, an
!; priha.s the most extensive cabinets
the South, yet we need more If all.
!. The lrnfess,rsl,ips of Greek, Nora
Philosophy and Agricultural Chen.ia
try have been vacant all this year, an
he instructor! place in book keeiin
and writing sinre September. A PR,
lessor Of Moral Philosophy cannot Ion
s'r hr Dispensed with wi,!nnt seri.n
injury to, the University; the nthe,
may lie. provided "stpnd-~,ill," mon
progressive" 'a, "ur ,,o!iry.
! Bat such policy now ,aiays il prac
tieally nnwise. We cannot expect IT,,
I y"nt'r Of loui:ianu to he se,lt here I.
te e,'ucated uni. rs the advantages her.
offered aar in some measure equal t.
those pf other schools, wliici, are grow
lug daily ard adding to their facili,ir.
for instruction.. See what ia min.
done at s" many schnnlS at the North
and by few in the South. Donation
Vt thousands Of dollars are made, and
new prUfrss0lsl,ip can hardly tc con.
rr'ved 10 he slfsirahir. before tue he.
ctssary endOw mcnt fund il ready.
How then can we, expect To kee,
pace with such people. i. We stand
still II that is :" be our ,o!,cy
whtih-r frnm necess;ty or ci.sicr. we
must give up our high psete.nsi.,n. aud
lofty a~ifirati"ns. aud the me,,of tint
sessi'y. and not even claiming to he :,
respectable college, let us be i.oaeet!y
What then we shen!d be--an ac,dc.
my,"r l,isl, school. .t f..,
a University mrst grow, viii, plcn.
ty Ut means of ever, growing; csc i,
cannot keep step viii. human ,hough,
and he the exrNnent Of Il progressive
civilization. A University cannot he
self-sustaining. Like, a. cnurt of JUS
lice. it must be independents Of all fees
AMI all patronage, to d" its work hnn-
estly. faithfully. well and its profess
snr> mnst liz placed abovr all want, nr
doubt rs TO a. prnpcr and respectable
maintenance. Those institutions OF
society, which are necessa,y 10 it's
rtI.bsing. sncicty mnst have, whether
the people are pr"sprr,us or not, few
Or many. And it would b- ahout "A
reasonable 1" say that the Governor.
ship. or jndscstsi'. or pulpit, should be
>e'f-sns'ainins, rs that n University
should lie. a a.,, ,..-.,.F
Aud, strange toisay, those very poo.
pie in the United States who are most
noted f' their enterprise. industry and
thrift, whose private and pubic werl,'t
Is 'hc result of most supe, ior Judgment
and 'c"no'ny, are our Northern b.p.l,-
rem, who are 40 thoroughly convinced
that their, hishe, institutions Of learn
"g, $" Tar from being self aiming,
"nsht t" be sustained by the private
citizens. that during the last few years
they have contributed, says II recent
writer, to colleges and universities, as
follows:
"Amlcrst College, Massachusetts,
$3.50, O09; Bethlehem College; PENN
-yIvania, $500, 800; Princeton College,
New jersey. $501,00O; Cornell Uni,
v'rsi,y, New York. 1870, 900; Harvard
College. massachusetts. $4s3. 900;
Hamilton College, New York. $780,,
500; Rochester University, New York.
S203, VJ9; Lafayette College. PeDnsyi-
vania. :;26O, 0W: 81 Meth"ii.t college,
New York, $50. 400; Rutgers College,
New Jersey, s225.03o; Tufts College,.
Massachusetts. 500. 900; Chicago Uni
vessity, $25a ,HlJ; Yale College, Con-
i7aD,O33; with others, max.
lug an aggregate of nearly $780,
900"
Now, how is this institution to he
proprrl- endowed, so that it's exis-
Ience first, aud iis efficiency next,
shall he put beyond all danger and all
lunbt.
Perhaps the individual wealth Of
Louisiana is not now sufficient 10 ius-
fify private donations to any extent
but many re,suns are able to con-
'ibnte sontthing, aud they ought To
Ia it. f !
To suit the ability of persons oflim.
ted means, have gotten up the fol- |
%" ing plan. IA approved hy the Exec.
,tive Committee of the Board Of Sn.
Iervisn,s: E.
Fer every 800 donated, the .l"nor
hall have II receipt will, fonr coupons
',,achet,, each good for nj. fees of tui-
ion for one, session, and only one at
he coupons he nscd in amy one Sea.
'inn. A gift it is, Yet one for which,
he pnbiic-spirited man Of little means
= richly repaid. His SIG0 now paid 10
he University edncates his snn, aud nj
he end of four years he has saved $500.
or the annual tui'inn fec is SEQ But
where is the gain to the University
We hope to increase the nanflMr Of ca
lets so much that the increased,
i'm oI,.,ts ,,.;i fnr b,,,,,l ,n.l .,.l,ar t,.os