The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-01-15
2 y I 2 TIT zAND HI9O ID
COLLEGE.

AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College was opened for the admission
OF students on the 18th Of September
last. Thirty students entered the in
stitution at that time, and classes were
formed in almost all of the depart
ments OF instruction. The College can
therefore be said to be in successful
operation.
Its courses of study seem to have
been organized in conformity with the
provisions of the act of Congress -t0-
which it owes its origin these pro-
visions demanding an institphe5
properly equipped for .4tho he Hoe5al I5!Ui auI
CLASSES IN the various pursuits and
professions of life" Several OF its
most important professOrships remain
to be filled, but the trustees give assur-
/ q ma tta.t toPF,ofEsts.-SEEsS " III Uc 1uaue
| TO one or more of these departments
| during the present year.
The productive capital of the COL
lege now amounts to S504 900, while
its farm, its buildings, apparatus and
cabinets, together with the unsold
lands belonging to it in some OF the
southern counties of the State. make
an aggregate of at least $3.50, 900 more.
Such foundation can scarcely fail to
become very important addition to
the educational facilities of the State,
enlarged az it certainly will be by pri-
vate muniflcence.
There seems, therefore, just ground
for eongratulating the people OF Ohio
upon the opening Of the College on so
broad an educational and financial
basis.
desire specially to commend this
institution to the kindly consideration
of the General Assembly, and to the
good will Of the people. 1t Is the
school Of the people they own it, and
are to profit by it; 1 trust they will
hereafter have gr eat reason to be
proud OF it. It's teachings will be
thorough and comprehensive its
doors will be wide open, aud the bles-
sings widespread its support ought
to be generous and chserfully accord
ed.
BY act Of the Legislature, all of the
material collected by the tate Geolo-
gical Survey during its five years Of
service become the property of the
College, to the keeping Of which it is
already transferred. The collections
are large, and furnish very satisfac-
tory representation of the mineral
wealth and fossil contents ofthe rocks
of Ohio. The value Of the gift would
be greatly enhanced by some provi-
sion for its proper display. Suitable
cases for the exhibition Of so large an
amount Of material would probably
cost g, 500. By the appropriation of
such a sum the collection could be i'm
mediately utilized in an impressive
and instructive display OF both the
economical and scientific interests Of
the geology of Ohio.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Two volumes of the Geological Sur
Vey-one OF Geology and one of Pale
ontolOgy-haYe been published and
distributed since the adjournment OF
the last General Assembly. The field
work of the survey has been complet-
| ed, and O large amount Of material
has been collected for future volumes.
It was hoped that all the text would
be ready for the printer at the begin
ming of the present year, but it has
been found impossible, with the ut
most industry, to finish it. Sufficient
matter for two more volumes will be
prepared by the 18th of February next,
| when the term for which the Geologi-
| cal COrps was appointed expires hy
limitation Indeed, no appropriation
/ has been masie for expenses bey ond
the 1st Of the present month. the
plan OF the survey eontemplates two
other volumes, in addition to those 1
have mentioned, one devoted to econo-
mic geology purely, and the other to
| zoology, botany and agriculture, etc.
/ The work will not bs complete with
out these two latter volumes, the ma
terial for which is now fully half pre-
pared. A general geological map Of
the State should also accompany the
printed volumes. To perfect the
whole in q ereditsble manner will re-
quire two years more Of time, st an
| expense of $4,000 a year.
l therefore recommend that an ap-
preparation be made for the publica-
ton of two volumes immediately,
and that the sum of SO, 900 be added,
to continue the work OF thu survey
another year.
The value of this geological survey
to the people of Ohio can hardly be
over-estImated. 1t has occupied but
little time, and its cost has been
much less than that of similar enter
prises in other States. The work, so
far as published, is everywhere high
Iy commended; in my judgment the
interests Of the people require that il
should be carried on to completion.
II would be an unwarranted waste OF
time and money If material now pre-
pared should not be utilized.
STATE LIBRARY.