The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-09-10

We will attempt to answer the CUES
tions, Is put by Mr.. Yule. "What was
the primary design Of the College," The
ninth General Assembly, convened in
extra session by proclamation Of the
Governor. passed an sct-approved Sept.
nth, 1872-entitled "An Act to accept
the grant and carry into execution the
trust conferred upon the State of Iowa
by an act Of congress. entitled An Act
granting public lands to the several
States and territories, which may pro.
vide colleges to give instruction in sg-
riculture and the mechanical arts ~
The State thereby accepted the grant
upon the condition and under the re-
strictions contained In said act of con-
gress. By the acceptance Of the congress
ional grant this college received over two
hundred and four thousand acres of the
public domain. 1t is very evident what
the design of congress vast was un.
undoubtedly to elevate agriculture, to
bring it up to proper standard by CIV
ing the farmers sons school in which,
if they wished, they could fit themselves,
theoretically. for the duties Of life. We
must bear in mind that the mech anical
arts were to be taught, also. This is a
wide field. 1t takes In the fundamental
principles that underlie the moving for
ces of the universe, and in fitting young
men in this course they must of neces-
sity take studies that apply not simply
to one branch of mechanics, but to all.
In this We have diversity. II the stu
dent after completing his college course,
finds that he can make more in one bust
ness than another he will drift to that,
which Of course he has right to do.
think by this time you will see that Mr.
Yule was laboring under mistake when
he wished to convey the idea that none
but farmers should be educated here
"How are the students selectedg' By
law, each representative district is en-
titled to send one person tor each mem.
Der of the General Assembly. Candi-
dates for admission should, when posi-
BILE. make application through the Su-
perintendent OF common schools for their
county. When any district fails to send
its quota at the beginning of the term, or
should rooms be vacant after the sever
al districts are fully represented, then
any persons. residents Of the State, Of
good character aud scholarship, and Of
proper age, will be received upon appli-
cation to the President, care being taken
to distribute the students equally, as
near as may be, over the State. "Do
your parents or guardians follow farm
ing" AZ for myself can answer that
they do not. Yet worked upon farm
from the time | was fourteen years old
until about nineteen, and by that means.
together with teaching. received funds
enough to complete a college course,
lacking about two months.
have prepared statistics which will
show the relation of the farmer element
iE this institution to all others. It will
certainly set aside the notion that has
gone abroad, that this college is now in
the interest of everybody else except the
farmer. We will give the number of
those in the various pursuits who have
children here: Farmers, 1872; merchants,
%; mechanics, Is; physicians, II; min.
listers, 9; teachers, 4; editors, Il bank
ers, 4; nurserymen, 3; lawyers, 3; land
agents, 5; hotel keepers,2; State officers,
q stock dealers, 2; civil engineers, e;
revenue officer, 1 lumber dealer, 1 !;
grain dealer, 1; miller, Il unknown, 3
The ratio of the farmers that have chill.
dren here to all other pursuits combined
is rs 80 to 26. Does this not give some
idea of the character of the institution,
Are you in the habit of performing
daily work on the farm" Yes,sir Those
students who take the agricultural
course are required to work at least two
hours and half each day, on the farm,
while those who study mechanics are
required to spend a like amount of time
IN the work shop. The student learns
in the class room the theory, and then
goes to the work shop or on the farm and
puts it in practice. Could we ask any
thing mores Does this not adhere strict
ly to the law that gave to Iowa over two
hundred thousand acres of land IL she
would found an Agricultural Colleges
For the ladies we may answer that
their work is the same as that which
they usually do at home, with slight
differences that are impossible to rem
edy As to the expense of running this
enterprise, it ia not great when we con-
slider the magnitude Of the work. It has
not cost the people of Iowa over TWEEN
ty cents or at most twenty-five rents"
per capita. have been somewhat more
lengthy than had expected,yet find the
matter not complete. If Mr.. Yule de-
sires answers to other questions will
be happy to give them. and if in travel
ing this way he can find it convenient
to stop, l will venture that he will go
away better satisfied than any cores.
pondence can effect. SAM'L Y. YATES
Aug. 28th, 1874.
PROCLAMATION.