The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-04-03
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} science underlying that most import
ant department of humanindustry, il
view of the latest and most usefu
facts and discoveries, as wellas the
best approved methods and practices
including all that may properly come
under this head
81 ID AProfessorship of Physics and
Mechanics, including in these terms q
wide field, embracing those branches
generally termed natural philosophy,
with an explanation Of the principles,
and their application to the uses and
industrial pursuits of the many men
engaged therein.
3D. Mathematics and Civil Engi-
neering, to enable our pupils to sur
vey their own lands, lay out roads,
take levels for bitches, embanlments
and under drains, construct bridges,
&C.; and in short, fit them for the
several avocations in life for which
knowledge acquired in this depart
ment is indispensable.
4th. General and Applied Chem
istry-by which those of our pupils
intending to pursue farming will be
enabled to analyze their soils, the
grains and crops they grow, the rocks,
Goals or minerals on their premises,
and determine the value of peat, mari,
animal, mineral or vegetable manures,
and their adaptability to their own
economical purposes; and to qualify
others for useful and prominent posi-
tions IN the numerous and varied prlr-
suits of practical life which depend
upon a knowledge of this important
science.
9th. Geology, Mining and Metall-
urgy, which are SO greatly to contrib
ute to the developement, utilization
and economy of our vast mineral re-
sources, and In the future add SO much
to the wealth and prosperity of our
own State.
9th. AProfessorship of Veterinary
Science to include q thorough knowl
edge of animal anatomy and physiolo-
gy, with rational medical and surgi-
cal treatment of the diseases of our
domestic animals, by which tits hoped
the great pecuniary loss now annually
sustained by the want of such knowl-
edge may be very much lessened.
To this chair is also TO be added such
a knowledge OF general or special 20
ology as may be required, particularly
such as relates toa better knowledge of
such beasts, birds, fishes andinsects as
are beneficial or detrimental to man
in his industrial pursuits.
7th. A Professorship of Botany,
and Vegetable Anatomy and Physi-
ology, with special reference to field
and garden crops, with practical in
structions in horticulture, orcharding
and forest tree culture.
9th. English Language inits high
er departments, with such instruction
in our mother tongue as will give our
pupils an easy and exact expression to
their thoughts OF discoveries, and en-
able them to communicate them to
others in a clear and intelligible man.
ner. To this chair will be added the
modern languages-by which is in
tended the French and German--to
open to our students the rich stores
of agricultural and scientific lnowl-
edge to be found therein.
9th. Ancient Languages-that is,
Latin and Greek.
10th. Political Economy and Civil
Poity-the first of which treats of
the production and distribution of
wealth, and directly concerns indi-
viduals as well as the State. ''Politi-
cal economy comprehends all the
measures by which the property and
labor of citizens are directed in the
best manner to the success of indi-
vidual industry and enterprise, and to
the public prosperity" Civil polity
will teach the mutual dependenceand
relationship, of government and indi-
viduals, and define the legitimate
rights and duties of each, and thus
contribute to higher and more In
telligent citizenship, which is of special
value in q government such as ours
Provision will also be made in ac-
cordance with the law, for teaching
military tactics.
From this brief summary it will be
observed that "the leading object
of nine out of the ten professorships
is directly connected with agriculture
and the mechanic arts, which are GER
tainly literally provided for. It is
difficult, in view of this showing, to
understand how any fair-minded or
unprejudiced person can believe that
the Board of Trustees are not acting
in entire good faith, and arranging to
teach fully such branches of learning
as "are related to agriculture and
the mechanic arts, in accordance
with the act of Congress The OBJ
lection to this general arrangement
OF the studies to be taught in the
Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical
College, must then be alone directed
to the modern and ancient languages.
In reply, it may be asserted with per
feet truth, that he who wishes to keep
thoroughly posted in agriculture as a
science, or with the constant progress
in the mechanic arts, chemistry and
other sciences, will need to read quite
as many books and memoirs, in the