The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-03-14
STATE AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE.
Address Delivered oDCeOre the
Iowa segla1Mt0eC hy
PRESIDENT We l. G II,
II CWnsna cMt l'pwm ana n AM-
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shane <Omuatslce Ne.
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for the cuur,csy which has prompted
you 10 grant mo the use Of this hall,
thus giving mo IN opportunity 10 utter
4 few earnest word. In defense cf the
Beard of Trustees, aud VI thu grea,
institution II learning which. even III
IL advcr.i.y, ! am proud 70 represent.
! desire a my N tho outset, tha, |
do not stand here 10 relieve any man
Or my sct ~ mon, BY ono feathers
weight, of tho responsibility which Ut.
tacllcs ~ tho violation a. law Or ~
neglect II public duty. Nevertheless,
" any man Lo accused of wrong doing.
hc should have, oven II hc II tho low.
cst ufall Gud's human creatures, n
c,mplcte opportunity for defense.
said that tho Agricultural College
IT Iowa was q great institution. II
seems 10 me that II has not been ~.
prcciatcd hrrc, that this institution.
which sprung into III. III full pAuopls
hiss achieved snseess sarsralollsd II
tiv hrsuts ~ Industrial institutions III
tho land. While many othor instilu-
thus East aud West, have langui.he,l
for years, because IL mistakes In their
early organization, this ono has nour.
i1l,c,l from tho very beginning
Go into your library and tInl. M
think ,on can, report u tho Cam
missioner II Agriculture aud follow
your finger down tho column whiell
giscs tho incomes ol these Industrial
Colleges. and yau will SEQ that the
Iowa Agricultural College gran. ha.
bocn ~ skilltally managed aud tho III.
come 70 carefully guarded sha. tho ~,
soasees u this College nre greater thu,
those " any othcr College u Agrieul
turc.
III the outset 0nv. kirkwond antl
Senators Cue and Clarks.n devised 4
scheme for handling this magniacen,
grant. aud since that timc tho lau.l,
gi,sn have boon ~ managed anlcr TIM,
plan wlich was rrystaliscd into law
TINT we hAvc tho ancsl income uf M,
institution of thu kind. Now, somcl,, d,
has exercised this skill aud gpod man.
agemcnt, and who h Il but tho muel
abused Board of 1'rustccsy I'Lin III
stitution l,aa not attained 10 i.1 rroaenl
standing among tho Institutions of III,
land without immense labor On tho ia,,
II somebody. Many osho. college,
wherein tho nav education prevails
ha,o languishod. llere il ono which |,
only thrso years and 1 half old. TIM
graduated claA last ycar, larger thal
any other lndshtrial College has ese,
graduated In IL graduating year, III,
number IT ssu,loAts who Attsndsd thi,
College h greater than tho number |,
any other lnAas.uriAl College proper |,
tho unllod States.
In namLcrs, IN discipline, In ays,en
In IL courso u study. III tho on.l,a.i
asm u IL studoass, h challenges eo,,
parison with any u she oshcr College,
ot Agriculture and Msuhsnie Arl~.
j. L wiao Or sensible polioy 10 XII
VI On institution which has at,aine,
such ~ emiasnee--to cripple IL uae
fGlacs~ BY means u Legislative ecnsur,
upon this Board of Trustees without
adequate ovidoucey
Hut | hAve no slmo far defamation
! shall b. ablo only % show you, gca
tlsmcn. that this College has MT loon
IN shs inye1tigalion that has lcen made
trsassd fairly. There has borA IN III,
conduct of 10 affairs Lat ono slng,,
important overnight, and upoa shst
shall y able. ! think. 70 give yoa nav
light.
II shs arss place ! come hsrs bctl
- oomplAinaal and ! wilnssA ~
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