The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-17
The Agricultural College

To the Editors OF the Clarion
The following facts and queries are we'll
worth consideration in connection with the
question of establishing an Agricultural
College:
/. An examination of the course OF study
in the so-callcd agricultural and Mechan
ical'' Colleges will show that two-thirdS o!
each students time is devoted to the lam
guages, mathematics the sciences and
other branches which are taught in every
college.
q The same examination will show that
these cOIleges-since they have the necess4
ry teachers employee anyho w-provide for
several different c0nrses Of study, aud that
a majority OF their students are in these
courses and not pursuing agricultural
studies.
3. believe the restrictions upon the Ag-
griculJural and Mechanical College Fund
d. not allow il 20 be used for purchasing
grounds, buildings. etc. Cal the State
afford TO spend The sum necessary to start "a
new college when the Trustees of the Uni
versity are needing funds to com plete its
equipment:
/. Does it follow that because the State
has on" fiourishing college it can maintain
two? Tennessee had three at one time, but
only one now survives. Alabama has two
each upon neagre allowance and the
mum Der of stuGeHts IN both will not equal
the number at Oxford.
, l. the demand for agricultural and me-
rhanical instruction in this State sufficient
iy great 10 warrant the maintenance Of Il
separate institution for i'm parting such in
>truction? The proceeds OF the fund will
rot maintain college worthy Of rhe State.
II will have to cOmpeie with the l. University
Tor patronage, and since the latter nStitu-
ii n, according to Mr.. Sullivan and Dr.
Walden, has becOme the poor boys college
the Agricultural aud Mechanics! College
! a nIrt
founded separately.
q. Undoubtedly the safest and most eco
nomical plan would be t0 have the lwo in
situations work together 1t would save the
expense of duplicating thu buildings,
grounds, apparatus and instructors now
plOyed. Two of the most successful ag-
gricultural aud mechanical schools in the
country, the State Industrial Colleges OF
Geo gia and California, e operated III w
nectiuu with the State Universities. With
the proper management there is no valid
reason why the TWO schools should noC
work tremendously together in this State.
Texas, | believe, has combined the two and
begun good work. If fathers in the State
want their sons instructed in the theory or
practice of agriculture aud in the me-
chanic arts it can be done in con
nection with the State University,
as well and as cheaply as elsewhere.
If, however, the founding ola separate schoo!
II ucl tfliIh"ti upon, icJ IT. Dc no 'oHe-uOfSt
college" Educational frauds are one OF the
curses OF our country, and majority of the
colleges in the land are educ ional frauds.
Let there be liberal appropriation for
grounds, buildings, library, museum appar-
atus Of every kind 1t is the want of these
that makes most colleges frauds. Since the
new one will be scientific school there is a
special need for Museums and apparatus.
Not less than 100000 will be needed to
equip it for doing its work well. Alabama
could not afford the necessary sum, so the
NtthOdsts donated their college grounds at
Auburn. Tennessee has taken the grounds
OF the old East Tennessee University at
Knoxville. The above named sum will be
needed to place our Agricultural College on
the same footing with theirs if the material
| already on hand at Oxford cannot be used.
B.