Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-01-01
Agricultural Colleges.

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mug. s",' s.a'e' i"e'e e'iuen''y al
ample heid ior investigation into TINS SUB
Ject, and we trust that the examination viii
be thorough and impartial in every par
t;cular.
W. oonr tbo so,,o.;,, fro,,, ,ho ,,,h..
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AN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IN COURT
Anong many oener goou ehihgs, we mo
'ne ioiowing chpping III tne western Home
S'edd' LeaVehwor'n
The Hon L. p Poland, OF the Vermont Legis
lure seems 70 De going ior tne Agricultural Col
,ns ,,., - ,.' 80 ,,o ~. p'o,iu
to the Supreme Cont and call for a decision ri
the question whether the Vermont University and
the State Agricultural College have failed to carry
out the intention of the act appropriating money
10 the Agricultural College Inc Dill Is supple
iaen'eu Uy resolution charging Tue u''er iainr'
the judiciary committee IN ,vestisa,s ,ho matt,
and report to the House by bill or otherwise
The bill was passed. This, to quote a handy old
adage, is taking the bull by the horns. It de
wolves upon the supreme Court the important
lo,n' =, u e,, "n,' ~ 'n uuy VI an asr'
10 nrecede that Of What ,s No, fa comn, oI =
be made by ten voters. the Supreme Court will h,
called upon to decide the first case of the kind
probably, that has ever come before any court
Hence no precedent by which to be guided in
'"en ''''''o"
Inc principe is well settled and univer
sally recognized that when an individual, by
Will OF ueeu' donates property Tor specihed
purpose MS executors or trustees are bound
10 use such property 1or the OBJECT desig'
na,eo' ana no other But when the United
states government donates land for speci.
ned purpose the principle is by no means
settled tnat trustees snail use the endowment
Tor the given OBJECT and, as regards grants
ior agricultural coheges III tne several states
'ne general prac'ice Oh trustees has been to
use 'ne iunus ior any ana every other KIND
Vi euuoa'ion eAceP. INDUSTRIAL euucation'
congress shouiu appropriate nan mil
non vi uoiiars 10 eacn s'a'e lor the mantle
nance vi pow factory ana 'ne legislatures
'r'''' ''o '"0 ''o'ey ioi ''o manufacture
- "''' =. '''o''ope' vi sii'-eogeo ne
o1" '''''o'"e'' Peopie seneraiy would
.u's i"". 'o'pio'on 'na' 'he 0ohgres-
"pp',p i",'o' ""u oeen grossly per-
""'' =" "ae ''ne' 'neie wouio oe an
~" "oo'' ~ in"' Illustration
10 nV' Vi. Wv s''ong when one seeks 70 set
o''" ."e u'neienoe oe."eeh ihuus.riai COL
io' ''o eu''"s'o" VI '"e "orAins GLASSES
"nu u.i'o''i,''' III .ne euu'"'ion Oh 'ne
rS.D -. 49,, T -. '>"''"' 20 '"e o''iy
80, ~ VI, ,.n cAi'' "",'" "'' A'i'y recos
49, '"'' oln.io' anu '4c"'eiS snaPeu It's
H'o "ou'nsH, IL ie" o'nei S'ateS'
"a. '.si'"' 'oso 70 ui'',n'' i'is.i'u-
'"' 'u' - ''e geo. "aJo'i'y Vi cases IL Is
10y " u'p p 'i.'en' =, 'oi.'e more vi less
'"i'e,''9' anu 'oo, III 'he
'.' $50 "ne.o 'u' as''ou''u'a' ooiiege Is
,A'"'u''U"' '"o ooui'e Vi STUDY Is
''"' u '"e pio'o'',onai ooheges'
WIN ''ue' vi az 'oui'u'e auueu'
o' '"o ','o','"oio iosi' Vi .iings such
oo"ee' '''u'' s'inu o'' p'eoiseiy 'he same
s'"uua'eS as uo 'ne PROFESSIONAL colleges
anu ''.'''o'e' 'u'n oo''eses must De ana
''"''y Will NC i",'uie'' III 'ne matter OF
p'a."' '"uu''iiai euucatioh as
"''ou Aio"i eii'-eugeu professional
',"''o" Nooouy c'ain's ohat the daily
.'o. no awe 10 III a"s respect IKE
II. .N, a. VI '"e'""n'', Nooouy
80, .''''' '"' '"no nn'"ieoge' plaht
p'e' n"' 'ne SAME Prac1'cai
-, ""'o' ,"". ~ n"' W 'he gar
"u III" "Joouy' VINO hasn't an
80 20. o'"''' '''"' '"e oes' euuca-
oa.;o.' e. w.. AZ. -s s 'a"yoi 10 'he oese eau
d.r,. 49,, h,e.,'. - i"' le'' 70 one VI .hose
- y 'e''' ""''" usiy all
'0" ''"'e'
,,. "''- '",o eAoep'iohs' one
,'"' io' INDUSTRIAL euu-
M hn ,ha sss..,,o gu. Nou.iy eoooieu
Co.,, 700, s. 'n''''' ''''' III 'iie
fraua 49, 49, 0 s' 'ne
nn;,,a,a;.;.s hs.'. -, ~ ''''S'e' Vi 'nese
,,.-,. - f"''o' themselves vi 'he
:. od,,aat;e,n ..", - a" ,"e oauSe Vi
IL o. ~ justice
~ ''.' '"'n ~ hooA ior
,nanti Nonaa..s I'. '.1''s 81 i'' al enuow-
-, "'' '"''e 'a"ie seh'ieiheh
oN- .no "''' ~ ue'ouh'e 'he irauo Oh
""o ono"iu use money De
,.n 'o' '"e o''ioi'is Vi wagons Tor the
10Y u,"'''"' PURPOSE Vi making astrohomi-
IT, f''. '."ai' HUI more glaring
w 'n""' 0."e' INSTANCES pu' certainly
rNus o.e"'' 10 '"a. Vi 'he University OF
~" Una "nion p.iaes i'Seii on having all
'"o '"'e'' "sohieS III .ne shape Oh Twelve
pu',on ''"s'''S anu hidshpper " iossils'
10 'oaru u management Is close corpora
-'on' inii'ng al vacancies Inc institution
LAS nue. endowment IN It's own right. And
~ now seeks oy clause In the new consti'
'u.ioh Oh Una. state' 70 forever secure to IL
'o'i 'ne 'ii''ioi Ut more granted by Con-
',e'' al agricultural college, and
WHICH ihiiiioh OF more IL goobled several
Years SINCE despite the protest OF the farm
'rs anu mechanics Oh mat state.
we DeiieVe In the worth OF professional