The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-01-23

by FIRE. The practical question now to he
determined is, wba. shall be done to re-
trieve this misfortune 10 the educational
interests of the State?
3, an act Of the legislature, approved
March 3, 1853, this Institution was estab-
lished, and perm anently located at the city
of Emporia, upon condition that q tract OF
land, not less than twenty acres, adjacent
to the town of Emporia, should be donated,
and secured TO the State in fee simple.
To meet these conditions, the citizens OF
Emporia promptly donated to the State the
tract Of valuable land upon which the Nor
NAL School buildings were afterwards ersc-
ted and in sddition to this, from tine to
time contributed literally Of their means TO
add to the success Of the Institution. But
independent Of these facts, which it seems
TO me should have some weight in determin-
4 ing this question, thoroughly organized
and well conducted normal school is abso-
Iut-ly necessary 10 insure the greatest sue
Cess 10 our ON mon school system OF educa-
ton. The success OF the common schools is
measured BY the qualifications Of tbs teach
ers Therefore il is important that those
desiring to teach, should be provided by the
State with the opportunity of attaining the
highest grade OF qualification. Hence the
necessity Of q well conducted institution OF
this class.
therefore recommend that appropria-
ton be made to rebuild and restore to our
educational system the Normal School at
Emporis.
STATE UNIVERSITY.
This institution, az shown by the reports,
is in q fourishipg condition and, to insure
its continued success, its interests should be
carefully guarded, and such aid and en-
coursgement extended to it az will insure
the maximum Of Efficiency in all its depart
ments.
| The total receipts OF the University, from
January /, 1877, TO June 80, lS1s,ss eAhib-
ited in the report, amount to $40 SOL 6i
while the Expenditures during the same
period amount to $40 O64 81; leaving bal
! snce on hand, June go 1873. of S7S7 03
The estimate required for the fiscal year
closing June 80, 1880, is SAB $50, and for
the fiscal year closing June so, 1881, ST.
200.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Having received no report from the Ag-
| ricultural College, eau only say that in
formation derived from q recsnt visit to
this institution leads me 10 believe that it
is making satisfactory progress in Its va
| rious departments, and is credit TO the
State.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
This department continues TO do a won
der:ui work for Kansas. It's reports, so
full of valuable and reliable Information
relating TO our State, are mol highly esteem
ID by our citizens, but are eager y sought
afer by citizens OF other States and coud-
tries desiring 10 obtain correct informstion
about Kansas. This department should be
lIberally sustained by the State, and every
Necessary provision should be made TO in
crease liz efficiency and usefulness. Itis to
lie work of tkfs department that We are In
debted for the statistics showing that Kan
as has sprung from The twenty fourth in rank
| ,moug the States in the production of
wheat n 1866, to first in rank 1873,
proGuciag, as she cid, Cover 100000 oi
bushels, while in the production Of corn,
Kan-as rises from Iwenty-iifth ir rank in
1865, to fourth in rank in 1873.
The rooms occupied by this department
are wholly inadequate for the purposes for
which the are used, and respectfully sug.
gest that msasures be adopted to provide
such additional room rs the importance
and necessities OF the department seem TO
denaEd.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
The repCrt..of the Superintendent cf In
surance gives a very satisfactory exhibit Of
the transactions OF that department. Sew
eral suggestions and recommendations are
M ade by the Superintendent, to which your
| attention is invited The total receipts Of
| this department during the year 1877, as
shown by the report, were Sl3, ,2iG.i2, which
| was disbursed as fol -ws: To the school
fund S3 500; and to the assurance furd, So
446 IL.
COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES.
TIE report of the Commissioner OF Fish
cries, to which request your attention,
shows, among other things, total expendi
ture Of $3.50 55; the accidental loss OF de-
-truction of 100000 salmon eggs; the de-
| posit, without the authority OF the commis-
sioner, of l0). 600 youug shad in the Kaw
river, at Topeka aud recommends the ap-
propria:iou OF S6, 600 to enable him TO sue
cessfully prosecute his work as such commis-
siorer.
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! an OF the opinion that the interests Of
! the State wouli De best subseryed by con-
centrauing the management and sale Of all
the -chooi land. of the State, including the
| lands If the Agricultural College, Normal
School ard State University under one gen.
eral head, TO he known So the State Land
Department, by which all contracts Tor the
sale Of land should be either made or ap
proved. and That all payments OF principal
or interest on land contracts should be ade
TO the hesd OF such dePar'n erf, and oavered
into the State Treasury, to be placed TO The
credit OF the particular fund to which It be-
longs, and BY the Treasurer DISTURBED ac-
corning 10 law. Such sys'em ioI 'ne uE'
position Of our public lands would be Less
eHpensise, insure greater safety TO the pnr'
chaser as we'll "a the State, and would be
less complic.t.o than our present system
There should also De proVision made ioi
an apI ra's7ment of all Of SAID lands by
commission duly created Tor that purpose
which shonId personally inspect every 'rsG'
OF such lands, and In thelr report give lnl
and complete description oi eacn suodi'isio,
OF forty acres, embracing quaiity ol SOIL
Sone' "i,
Such an Improvements pEihg eh.ireiy ireee
irom local ihnuences' (~hich mare oui
80 ~ ri.
; equal Justice to all concerned.
The commission who selected the 265 0O(
acres OF land recently secured to the Stat,
from The United States government, having
in their report given such description from
a personsl inspection of each tract describeC
the value of such land might be fixed with
o,, r.v;-;,;pg tho land Such an ann, aise