The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-06-21
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Condition Of the Institution and
It's Brilliant Prospects.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUs-
TIERS

TEES.
FINANCES AND REDUCTION OF sALARIEs-
PREPARATORY DEPARTERNT-LAw DE-
PARTMENT-HoNoRARY DEGREE - THE
NEW PRESIDENT.
To the Editor Of the Sentinel:
Sir-The board of trustees of the Indiana
State University met at Bloomington on
Saturday, the 10th inst. Present, the Hon.
John 1. Morrison, president; DR.. E. w. Fl
Ellis, Gen. John Love, the Hon. w. E
Edwards, DR.. James d. Maxwell, the Hon.
Milton McPhetridge and DIR. A. Patton.
The proceedings of the board were entirely
harmonious, aud as they were In some re-
spects of interest to the public / submit
the following for publication il the Senti-
mel:
FINANCES AND REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
Alter careful examination of the finsD-
cisl condition of the university it was de-
cided that to enable the board to liquidate
during the ensuing year certain indebted
ness that has heretofore mainly accumula-
ted, measures of curtsilment would have
TO be adopted in some direction. In q
spirit of great liberality and devotion
TO the interests of the university
the faculty came to the re-
lief OF the board by voluntarily
submitting to a reduction of 10 per cent
on their salaries. One cause OF the
deficiency in funds is the failure TO receive
the full amount que from the interest on
the endow ment fund for he past two years.
II is the wish and determination OF the
board to keep the appropriations within
The limits of the income, anu to do this they
were compelled to adopt a line OF
rigid economy in the management OF
the university. IL Is hopsd that iD
view of the rapidly increasing efficiency OF
the institutions and the acknowledged SUI
periority of the work being done by the
faculty and students, as well as its mani
test importance in constituting the head
of Indians's great educational system, t. al
our next Legislature will adopt very lib
sral policy toward her state university al
Bloomington. There is no investment
that will contribute more, II so
much to the real prosperity and
advantage of a state as appropriations
for the advancement OF her educational in
terests This is well known and fully APP
precisted by our wisest and best states
men and political economists, and also to
their credit be it said, by large msjority
oil IndisDa's most earnest citizens ano
largest tax -payers. II q small tax of this
one-twentietn OF a cent on the 500 worth
of taxable property was imposed for uni
versity purposes, 1t would afford the
ne ans to place our institution OF learning
upUn an equality with the first schools Of
| me United S stes. Who would not be
| willing to contribute the trifiiDg SUN OF
| I'VE cents on the one Thousand dollars
4 taxables to place the lDdians
State University alongside of Yale,
| Harvard, Michigan and other institutions
OF that CLASP Thera is today as much II
| not more mind, force in our faculty than
| most of the schools in the East.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
The exercises for promotion in this de-
psrtment took place on Monday. OF the
wenty-nine young ladies and gentlemen
who delivered orations or resG
essays, not one failed to produce
favorable impression on thos.
present, giving unmlstsksble proofs
of skiliful training and thorough teach
pg. Evidently good work has been done
ia the preparatory department., which can
not fail to impress itself iavorsDly upon
| the future of the collegiate apartment
| We bad the pleasure of examining speci-
mems of written examinations In penman-
ship, history, physiology, and otneT
branches, w hicb would have dope credit
10 much more advanced classes. Some OF
the anatomical drawings and historical
maps We're almost perfect.
LAW DEPARTMENT.
The graduating exercises of the law
students, OF which there were 20, took
place on Tuesday, under the direction OF
President Moss aud Professors McNuit
and Rhoads, which, In every respect, re-
fscted credit upon students and teat hers.
| 1t may be safely stated that the law faculty
/ foil full hnpoollty Oh
| ing their duty. Upon Investigation it was
ascertained tnst only eight recitatioDs
and lectures had been omitted during
the year, in consequence OF one
1 or other of the law professors.
being absent on professional business.
rne board was fully satisfied that in here
| tofOre granting to these gentlemen the
| privilege Of prac'icing law when 1t did not
| in any way conflict with their dutit S ia
| the recitation room was not an error. The
| board, after thoughtful consi1 GRAFTON, de-
| cidsd again that it would be III Just to he
law professors to depcYe them OF the
| right of precticiDg in the courts, nor would
sucn action be favorable 20 the iDtsrts OF
the school, as by engaging in the p PRACTICAL
| duties OF their professions they would be
better qualified to give instruction in
the theory and principles of law. These
| gent emen also submitted to an even
greater reduction of their salaries than the
| ether professors. The law department
will be continued as heretoo ore.
HONORARY DEGREES.
The degree of LII. ID. was conferred up
on Prot. E. E. Wbi 9, president of Purdue
University, and Rev. Thomas G. Behansl,
a gentleman who has attained dlstinctness
in our state by his valuable contributions
co Biblical and other departments of litera-
ture. The following resolution was
ad pied:
purely library institution, supported by
the state, being, therefore, neither de-
nominational nor theological, it is deemed
by us inezpedient to confer degrees In d.
yinity.
THE NEW PRESIDENT, L. MOSS, d. d.
From all the evidence presented, we
may assure the friends of education and