The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-19
Proceedings of the Board of Regents.

The Board of Regents of the
Kansas State Agricultural College,
met at Manhattan, September Sd,
1873.
Present-Regents Hudson, Cop
ley, Green and President Anderson.
Minutes of last meeting read
and approved.
The acceptances of Professors
Ward, kedzie and Whitman were
read and ordered placed On file.
The following preamble and re-
solutions were adopted:
For the purpose of defining the
policy of the Board of Regents,
and as a guide to the Faculty in
preparing q new curriculum,
Be 1T Resolved. 1. That the
object of this Institution is to i'm
part a liberal and practical educa-
ton to those who desire to qualify
themselves for the actual practice
of Agriculture, the Mechanic
Trades or Industrial Arts. Prom
inence shall be given to Agricul-
ture and these Arts in the proper
ton that they are severally follow
ed, in the State of Kansas; prom
inence shall he given to the several
branches of learning which relate
to Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts, according to the directness
and value of their relation.
2. Upon this basis, the Faculty
are requested to submit to the Re
gents three courses of study, each
requiring four years for its COM
pletion; the first to be especially
designed for those who wish to be,
come farmers; the second fol
those who desire to become me
chanics or industrial artizans; and
the third chiefly for young ladies'
that they may be prepared to earn
an honorable self support and tc
adorn the highest stations of life
Degrees shall only be given tC
graduates, yet the faculty are re
quested to indicate what studio:
would in their opinion be best fol
pupils who can spend but one, two
or three years in either of thu
above departments.
Thorough instruction shall b.
given in the English language, anG
neither Latin, German nor French
will be required as part of eithe
the full or partial courses; Blu
shall be optional with the pupil o
parent.
Prof. Kedzie made his repor
concerning the purchase OF Chem
zeal and Philosophical apparatus.
Regent Hudson, from specis
committee, reported the following
purchases of stock for the Kansa
State Agricultural College, viz:
Grace Young 4th ........S 800 90
Grace Young 9th ..-..-.-.-- 1,o50 %
Kate Lee 40O w
Zenas King 40 90
i g, 100 90
The report was received and a.
cepted.
Regents Hudson, Adams an
Farm Superintendent Miller wei
appointed 3 special committee I
attend the Kansas City Exposition
and were empowered to purchas
stock for the College, using the
discretion in the matter.
The following resolution ";
adopted:
Resolved, That the sum of 81. q
/ be appropriated for the purcha:
of stock, consisting Of addition
herds of swine, cattle and poultr
and for the necessary outbuidint
for the same.
The following resolution WI
adopted:
Resolred, That the study OF La
in, German and French be optic
al with the student and parer
from this date, provided the ST
dent adopt such study in the plai
of these languages as the Facul
r may direct.
a An appropriation, not to exec,
D 81, 900, was made for the equi
j ment Of such shops and offices
b the Executive Committee M
/ deem necessary for the instructiG
s of agricultural and other studen
q in the Mechanical and Industri
d Arts.
al The President was directed
o report to the Board of Regents,
d it's regular meetings, such facts
t relation to the grade and work
j the students as may be useful
|, determining the efficiency Of {
e students.
8 The following resolution y
adopted.