Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-27


no demand has been made upon them for
instruction in practical and experimental
agriculture, and therefore they have not YET
expended, as the act Of Congress permits,
one tenth of the industrial fund in the pur-
chase Of an experimental farm but 1t ap,,
peared in evidence that the trustees ana
managers are ready to meet this demano,so
far as to furnish the use of the necessary |
land, whenever the demand shall be maoe'
even though 1t be by very few students.
By the act of incorporation, no student can
be compelled to perform agricultural LABOR;
and by the act of Congress the trustees OF
the institution are not required, but Simply
permitted, to purchase land for experiment
tai or agricultural purposes. Your com
mittee therefore, report. in answer 10 the
first question of the joint resolution, ina.
the act incorporating the University has
been complied with, to the full extent oil the
means Of the trustees and managers
In respect to the second question oil the
Joint resolutions, your committee nave
derived from the Industrial fund mas
been, OF could lawfully be, expended IN
buildings for the accommodation oil those
pursuing the courses of study indicated oy
the act of Congress. This necessity mas
been fully met by the University OF YER
mont alone, which has furnished It's own
buildings, at its owH expense, solely anu
which has enlarged its accommodations ior
the industrial students, provided library
building, in which is good library, anu
other important advantages which they en-
loy in common with the classical students,
and all this from fund which was contrib
uted BY the alumni and other friends OF
the ancient University of Vermont. from
the necessities of the case, the income from
the industrial fund. as well as the income
from the Vermont University LANDS ana IN
yestments. goes into common funo, anu ~
is therefore impossible to trace the none!
after it gets into the common treasury ; but
YOUR committee find. from an analysis OF
the annual expenditures, that the whole
amount of the industrial fund, and little
more, i. annually expended in paying ioi
the services of professors in the Industrial
department, and expenses properly belong
ing to that department. In the partner
ship business of the two corporations, the
industrial is, apparently the favored part
, ner In answer then, to the second ques
f ton of the Joint resolution, your commit
tee report that the funds of the institution
have been expended in accordance with TN
act of Congress.
D Your committee cannot. consistently witt
= their sense Of Justice close this report with
E out declaring that the President OF the IN
stitution has met every question oil IN
: committee frankly, fully. and fairly no
e without advertIng TO other information
/ which, by means Of this investigation, ha
come to our knowledge. And irst. 10 re
y lation to the practical results OF this hr'
C attempt in Vermont TO unite classical an
# Industrial education in one University
- Five classes only have graduated from IN
- institution since it commenced under II
present act of Incorporation. The toti
number of students who have left it, after
full or partial course, is l25. Of these,tw
have died, and the present pursuits OF seye
~ are unknown OF the remaining ll6. TIM
r. " are now in the professional pursuits Il
,r which the classical course i usually taken
N while eighty-six have entered business II
as teachers, farmers, merchants, clYll eng
neers, manufacturers, and in other depar
ments of business coming fairly within II
IT. intent and meaning Of the act OF SOngre
to of 1862, and of the charter OF the Vernon
% Agricultural College Of 1865. These result
indicate a degree of success which has So
20 prleed and gratifed your committee, as
doubt not it will every person who duly c
n Inmates the value Of education Tor the pra
= teal pursuits of life. Other States ha
-, endowed their industrial colleges with gre
j. | liberaliiy California 10 the amount
"a nearly million and a half Of dollars low
al more than $500 600 Michigan more thi
n S4OO, 900 Ohio $500 600 Mary ) i
90 600 in addition to Sl2 600 annually W {
~ Virginia SIS 900 and Nermont's twin =
10 ter in size and capacity, New Hampshlr
~ sos 900 during the last three years. b
.es Vermont's new institution has proved to
50 successful without other governmental a
ts than that derived from the industrial iu'
provided by Congress.
. Ii has become evident 10 your commute
n in this examination of the history oi
n institution, that the original design OF I
an author of the act of Congress OF l7p@ W
Iv 10 combine all the literary Institutions
az the State of the highest grade IN one
he versity, and to enlarge the course OF }
of struction so as to embrace every departing
l. IMPRACTICAL life. That this great and 90
n design failed is due, only, We think, 70
no pardonable love of the friends OF the thr
ot colleges for their own Institutions and I
nd State, doubtless, has been prevented irC
he aiding either OF them by its inability % a
in them all in like degree to any consider
.ei bic extent. The fact has been developed,
he this investigation, that by the benehcen
- of the friends OF the old University OF VI
-. mont. fifteen free scholarships had be
nm founded in the University and also Ii
Nv the trustees have generously admitted
for students of the new industrial departing
he to participate in these scholarships.
If Some Of your committee entered up
re- this investigation with doubts and su-l
" cions they have been gratlfed to ind The
ir, doubts and suspicious removed; and IN GO
of clusion we all unite in asking for the VI
rd mont University and State Agrlcultui
IA College the favor of the sons and daught,
me of Vermont who desire the best educati
m. for the practical business of life, and Co
nd mend the institution to the confidence a
ed fostering care of the State.
All which is respectfully submitted
mt Jas. X. TOBY, C0mn'ftce
M ID. ). STORRS, The part
I'D EDWARD ) Dana, ) Of The Hou
mr. p. WALTON, } Com. On
he SIMEON ALLEN, part ef N,HG