The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-05
OPENING DAY.
TINE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT OF TME
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
0pEHHEe FOB STUDENTS.

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administrators Of the university A number OF
ladies graeed the occasion by their presence
and brass band added their soft strains to in
spire the young hearts Of those about to enter
upon the student life. After an appropriate
prayer by the Rev DR.. Palmer. Judge Rennard
delivered the following address:
| Ladies md gentlenen-The Board OF Direo-
tois Of the University Of Louisiana have I'm,
posed upon me the duty OF making re- 70 y9qi, eng f
re for sY he ae advp p Of IBIS branch Of The
oeo bs end 2n a eP se fp eos by
| the cordial support Of all real friends of edu-
cation throughout the State. Articles IsI. 1s9
provisions for the establishment in New Or
| leans Of University and recognized the then
existing Medical College as one OF its depart
| ments.
| The Law Department was afterwards organ
lied, and like the Medical Department, has been
Ares IT. e P9hr s 2r Of 1868 REPEATS
the provisions Of the constitution Of 1s45 with
some notifications; It provides that q uni
| New Orleans. It shall be composed Of a.law. q
medical and ,collegia19, department, With ap-
proprae faeuEties me Genera hdsemhy
| tenanee. Article 14l Of the same constitution OF
1868 provides that; :,
tax herein provided for shall be appropriated
SCHOOLS throughput the State and the University
Our predecessors on the Board Of Admins,
tration seem never to have been able to avail
themselves Of this fund; It was In great part
Illegally diverted to other funds and used in
q manner unwarranted by the constitution.
The present board. after Its organization upon
the incoming Of The Nichols eovernment, to 2,
her cons titutional rights in the premises. This
litigation has resulted In g final Judgment in
ay9f RdfT g late ws on al
The buildings and have obtained o decree
which gives, us in perpetuty one,fourth OF the
The constitutional limit is one dollar and
half the point to which we think It should be
raised. The faithful collection Of this tax, to-
gether with the small revenue we shall derive
from tuition fees. will, we believe enable us to
carry forward this enterprise to permanent snc-
cess. and year by year 10 add new professor
ships until We shall be completely equipped,
TIE number Of registered voters ut our last
general election exceeded 1000. Had the poll
'ax been faithfully collected eur revenue for
for those who registered and may not have
voted would have been 1850 0, so that to be
strictly within bounds We can calculate, i
efficient measures are adopted by the General
Assembly for collection upon an annual row
enue from this tex alone of at least $4,000. Who
Gus administration that success awaits u.s..
The eonstitn ion as it now stands wisely To-
Gates the ACCIDENTAL department as yell as the
that at The request q tbs Botrd Of Adm lnistra-
tors the General Assembly Of Loqsians at
he ast fessi 2; reonnmendhba Inc adn ror
amendment, tho object Of which amendment
is to leave It discretionary with the board
as to whether the academiGal Department
should be located here or sewhere In the
State, Upon maturer reflection and careful
canvass Of the pros and cons. q larga majority
of the board concluded that tue reasons for re-
tAniug it here were overwhelming and have
nceordir gly to announG to-day that its organl-
tion in New Orleans Is an accommodated fact,
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board to adopt this conclusion. would compel
me to exceed the Limits which have assigned
ing at his conclusion. we sought to consult the
best interests Of the whole State. and we stand
prepared to show that oil portions Of the State
beyond the narrow limits of few parishes ad-
acsnt to where the academlcal dsl altment. II
removed, might be located will be much better
accommodated by having it domioiled In New
South.
Our aim will be to inaugurate n thorough sys-
tom Of education. Whatever is taught must pc
done with precision. Our youth must be taught
that the quality, rather than the quantity OF what
they acquire from books, is the test Of merit in
letters. W. expect md shall doubtless receive
the cordial coop ration OF both the able facu-
ties Of law and medicine in this new enterprise,
Its success Is essential to the elevation Of the
standard of both those departments.
We stand ever ready to aid each department
in every way that our means shall justify. We
shall work, SO long rs the ADMINISTRATION re-
mains in our hands to advance all alike-to in
misapprehension In tho public mind rs to
connection hetHeen the ncndemical depart.
mont Of the y diversity of Lonislaua and whAt
Ia known Us the Louisiana State University.
an Institution located at Baton Rouge. under
the charge Of Col T. Boyd It Is ptG iptin to
from that which was originally State m Hilary
institution, located near AIexan'dria, In the
Consolidated. by oct No. 145 promulgated June
/, 1877 the Agricultural and Mechanical College.
to- en from New On cans. There is nm ple
t
deem j. Of prime importance that the, Integrity
Of the University Of Louisiana should be- pre-
served by continuing the three departments,
each auxiliary to tbs other. lo@ated together in
New Orleans. in thos buildings original de-
signed FIR the three depa tmens.
from hs fro Boy pe OF he " U
v-raity saw fit in the pubic prints Of this city
on Friday last. sponking through 81 letter to Dr..
task this board Of admtnis'r for their action
in the Inauguration Of the acafemical depart
meDt The publication referred TO credits Prof.
Jones with the same anxiety that is felt by Prof.
Boyd to secure he removal Of this department
from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. aud it, con-
solidatipn with the State University We are
not informed as to the truth or falsty Of this
Prof Boyd also allows the publication to say
opening (this departmenu at this time 10 in
tended to defeat the ratification OF the twenty
first amendment. and he ventures the opinion
that tho full board would not approve the
stop
In this connection. not with q view to vind~
cate our action to The principal of the State
University, but to explain fully to the public.
whose trustees VT are, we will only say that all
action of tue board has been In strict accord
anGe with the constitution the laws of the State
and the rules and usages which govern such
boards.
Article 1874 Of the Revised Statutes is quoted
in the pub ication alluded to MS showing that
this wing Of the university has been trans
ferf cd to the medical department. The act re-
ferred TO bea,s date Of 1861 and did for the time
being make such transfer Of THIS wing mon
toned In the act as "originally. Designated for
q department of letters until otherwise o. dered
by the Legislature." BY act No. Is Of 1477 the
Legislature has otherwise ordered Bythis net
the control and use Of tthis wing said build
ing Is hereby restored to the BOard Of Admina
traitors Of the University Of Louisiana" A
reference to the last act. rather than that of
1861. would have furnished the public with
more accurate information.
AZ before said, our best efforts shall be direct
cd TOWARDS making this unive sity in fact RS
In name Ia all its departments aud we expect
and shall doubtless receive the cordial cooper
alton OF oil the professors in all the depart
mems.
Of nothing In our connection stronger than
that TO serve the best interests OF u very large
majority throughout the State-its location
should npvar ba phanpal from Nav Drlnana. Bv