The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-19

classes In the several pursuits and professions II
life." Act approved July ?. 1864: !.
Gen. Brent continued, that while working the
construction might be made by some that the
board was working on the seminary fund for
agricultural purposes, and thst he desired tt
correct before such impression had become
circulated throughout the State. He would,
therefore, present, as covering his ideas and as
an amendment to
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT
the following, to be considered as an additional
portion of that report:
Whereas, The board OF supervisors have been
unable, by reason OF causes beyond its control,
to prescribe in detail the course OF studies to be
pursued ut the University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College; and
Whereas. Il il incumbent on said board TO de-
termine upon system of instruction to be pnr.
sued; therefore. be it
Resotped by the Board, 1. That the leading OBJ
ject to be sought by the president and faculty is
to agriculture and the mechanic arts, without ex-
GLIDING other scientific, classical
on MILITARY STUDIES.
q That in execution Of the object there shall
be organized, in obedience to section twelve oil
the act Of incorporation, and according to Ito
classification,
First-A school or schools Of literature.
Second-A school or schools Of science, wherein
mathematics and such other branches OF learn
ing as are related to agriculture and the me-
chanic arts shall be taught.
Third-Such other schools prescribed In section
twelve 90 may be organized with the limited
means at the disposal Of the president and fac
ulty.
3. That the president Of the faculty, until fur
ther direction OF the board, be charged with the
duties OF professor Of OWL engineering, and that
he is authorzedisnd directed to assign to any
branches than that appertsining TO his particular
chair when. in the Judgment OF the president, the
same can be conveniently done.
4. That subject to the foregoing declaration,
and to the law OF Incorporation, the president
and faculty are authorized to prescribe in detail
the course OF studies in the respective schools,
and that ut the regular meeting In December
next the president and the faculty be directed to
submit report recommending in detail q course
Of studies as prescribed and provided for by Sec
tion fourteen OF the act OF Incorporation for the
consideration Of the board.
The preamble and resolutions were adopted.
motion prevailed requesting the Governor,
as ex.officio president Of the board to commune
cate with
~ THE SECRETARY OF WAR,
requesting that an officer of the United States
Army be detailed under existing'laws OF Congress
to instruct in military tactics al the institution.
Col. Boyd said he would like to make . state
ment, and said AZ the board will be short of pro-
fessors he proposed, and was perfectly willing,
and would suggest that there be employeda
PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT LANGUAGES,
ct salary of $4,000, that sum to be paid out Of
his own (Boyds) salary, and he would look to
the seminary fund ior his salary when that could
be made available.
Mr.. Sanford thought II better to take portion
each from the salary Of the other professors than
take it from the president.
Gen. Brent was opposed to the idea Of taking
anything from the presidents salary, it
s'wAs NOT BUSINESS,
he thought, and the board desired to conduct It.
self on business principles.
Col Boyd replied that the institution needed
start; he was willing to trust to the seminary
fund for his salary, If by so doing he could assist
in the start and secure the requisite number of
professors. II would, in his opinion, be much
better for the reputation Of the institution for
him to look to this fund for his salary than for
one Of the professors to do so.
Mr.. McOollom was not in favor ofsuch move.
Mr.. Lusher was also
OPPOSED TO IT.
and moved that the request of the president
OF the faculty be recorded upon the minutes, and
that further consideration OF the subject be post
poned until the next regular meeting in Decem-
Der. Carried.
the expenditures Tor the ensuing year shall In no
case exceed the amounts named under the re-
spective heads In the report OF the president Of
the faculty.
The secretary presented letters from the Sec-
Rotary OF State and the State Treasurer in re-
Spouse to his inquiries as to whether those off,
cials would deliver the seminary bonds for fund
ing.
The letter Of the State Treasurer alludes to the
resolution Of the board first, and concludes as fol-
lows:
81 WILL SAY
that under act 1872 of 1857 doubt il any author
ity is vested in me as custodian, or you, gentle
men, as members Of the board, to dispose OF said
bonds as directed, except by Legislative enact.
ment."
The Secretary Of State refers to the reso-
luton first and then to act No. 8 OF 1874 regard
ing the funding OF the bonds according to the
provisions Of act No. lS2 Of 1857, and thinks the