, 1873-08-12

among. thta eaaa Of schools, bcforo
they have shown any return for what
l,as already boon given them, is aImply rropoB-
toroua. Cornell Uniyorsityis in no sonso an Ag-
rioultnral College,. It Is University. Yot It
haa roceivod s000, 600 from former allotments OF
the public domain. simply bocauao 1t waa estab-
lishod under tho conditions prescribed by Con-
gross. Admitting that 1t has great oxcellonoo,
why, aslta President McCosh, should 1t receive
half o million or million moro, while Amhorst,
and Harvard; and Princeton receive nothing7
Ue makoB tho point that, whflo tho Government
pnmpers ono institution in tho State, 1t is dong
oil that 1loB In It's power to woalon tho others.
Moreover, it Is not nksly TINT another institu.
uon like Cornell will grow up undcr all tho
900, 0,0o00 900 which 1t is proposed to givo to Agri
cultural Collogos. It Ia moro likoly Tint largo
eharo Of this money would bo equandorod and
stolen.
Willie President lroCosh protests against tho
discriminating endowment Of Agricultural Col
legos On The scoro Of injustice and inequality,
ho docs not aak for distribution Of the landa
among tho Colleges md Univeraitsos gonorally.
He thinks that the funds can bo usod to botsor
advantage. For the Northern, tho Middle, and
tho Western States, ho suggests TINT the money
should be used to ondow upper schools, whore
they arc needed, by districts, or by combination
OF two or moro districts, On condition that each
diatriot ahal1 raiee an amount Of money equal to
tho allotment Of tho public funds. Ono Of tho
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private contributions for educational purposes.
Tho special advantage would bo the provision
Of middle class Of schools, Of =
polytechnic character, higher than tho elemon-
kary or common schools now we1l established
and sustained, and less oxacting than tho Col
1eges and Universities. ThoBe schools should In
o1ulo instruction In every useful branch Of
study suited to young mon and womon under Is
yoars OF ago, and should bo opon to all children,
rich and poor. who have passed. tho elementary
grades Of instruction. President MoCosh be-
iovos TINT the Colleges would DO indirectly bono~
fted by theso schools, which would furnish am~
| plo preparation for those who desire to tako d
University courso. The oauso Of education
! would be still moro largely benefited, ns they
would furnish tho opportunities Tor q thorough
literary aud scientific schooling to thoao
who do not posscsa tho means to 60
| to Colleges. For tho Bouthorn etatoH
| ho proposes q different application OF thoir
share Of tho money, as better suited to their
wants. outsido tho large cities in the South,
the facilittoa even for elementary education arc
very moagro. President McCosh proposes that
ono-half OF their share Of tho money shall go to-
ward aiding tho establishment Of common
schools, and tho other half bo devoted, us In The
North, to tho higher schools. The plan wliot
President Mccosh proposes will devote tho pub
lie land-grants for educational purposes to thu
Highest and tho lowest branches. No Intelligent
man can foil to recognize ita superiority tht
Agricultural College aysten. The beHt way
however, to dispose Of tho public lands is to eivt
thom to actual settlers under tic Homestead
| law.