The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-27

the college IN the laDors of Prof Collier
about the state with the Board of Agricul-
ture.
Prof. Collier presented this argument,
that when the grant was made to endow
this class of colleges there were already a
sufficient number Of colleges for the in
structon of lawyers, doctors, and minis
tiers, and it was evidently the intention to
found new class Of colleges where the in
dustral classes could receive liberal culture
in those sciences applicable to their pur-
SUITS and the people believe that in con-
Meeting this fund with college where pro.
fessional men are educated diyeus it from
its legitimate and proper purpose.
President Buckham said he would be
willing to go before the Supreme court to-
morrow and testify that not dollar of the
funds had in this state been missappled or
diverted from its proper and original pur-
pose.
Henry Lane urged that it would be chca-
per, more useful and satisfactory if the lee.
turesproposed should be delivered ai,liffcr-
ent places in the state. The lecturers going
to the people instead Of the people leaving
their homes for month and coming TO the
college TO hear them. The number Of
hearers would be many times greater and
the good proportionatcly more.
F. d. Douglass, Esq. urged that if he
sent his son to the college all the influences
around him as it is at present, would tend
to separate him from the farm and destroy
his taste for farm life and spoil the boy for
a farmer True education teaches those
things that the individual must practice in
life. During education the scholar should
be surrounded by associations that lead his
mind in the direction OF his chosen pursuit.
If he wants to he doctor he goes 10 a
medical school. If a lawyer to law
school, minister TO theological school Of
the creed he wishes to preach, and the mcr-
chant to commercial college. Now why
in the name Of common sense is it not
right aud reasonable for farmers 10 have a
school where instruction can be given and
Illustrated in agriculture, theoretical and
practical.
c. G. Prnglc of Charlotte, in answer TO
an inquiry, stated that with $500 TO $1,000
year the grounds back Of the college
could he put in way OF Improvement
that would result in Illustrations of horli-
culture fruit culture and experimental
gardening
The Burlington FREE Press of Thursday
says of this mccting An important meet
ing, for consultation between some of the
prominent farmers, members Of the state
board of agriculture, and the trustees and
faculty of the State University and Agr-
cultural College, was held at the invitation
OF the latter at the American, last evening,
the object being to devise some plan for
providing an additional course Of special
agricultural instruction, 10y lectures OF
otherwise, for the benefit of young farmers,
or young men who propose to make agr-
culture their calling. AIessrs Douglass,
Jameson, Heath and Stafford. OF the State
Board of Agriculture, Henry Lane Of
Cornwall, Mr.. Pringle of Charlotte, and
Hon. Il. II. Stevens, of EnOsburgh. were
among those present from abroad. The
evening was spent in earnest and harmon
ious discussion, and we hope in due time to
be able to make definite announcement of
valuable results for the farmers and the in
sttution. following from the meeting