Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-29
Total about.
S444.O?9

The bequests to the Theological Seminary for s162.679 To the Medical college there has been a gift of S5OOO with reversonary bequest from the school has been donated fund of s1O OOO by ex- Gov ernor English and has contingent fund of s6O 900 Arts received S75 900 for profess rships and
 general fund of $54,3 also $1 100 for scholarships 900 in the hands of special trustees and $135 ! grant to the State by the general government Altogether the donations and bequeets amount to s1 72s 181.27. If s12O,OOo of the Peabody building fund is deducted together the sIoO 0oo of land for the observatory and $5 900 for the Medical build ditions is devoted to science in some form or other Other contributions increase the amount from $780,
 The gifts for the erection of the various new col ege buildings alluded to the sums the col gregate g. 225 GOO to g. coo So far in 1ss sI there have been donated and pledged S35O, ,OOO. ments. In addition the facilities for instruction and number of volumes in the library have been more than doubled; the appliances have been more than quadruped the variety of subjects in which instruc tion is given have been greatly increased, and Aca 1emical department there have been added pro- fessorship of modern languages; of German of English literature of Latin 2) of molecular physics and chemistry; of material physics; assistsnt professorship of natural philosophy and of mathe- matics. The students have been graded in divisions and the optional system has been introduced the senior year as far as thought practicable and desr able. While the students have been stimulated to greater work and sefreliance the exactons none the less severe and the discipline the less stant; but there is less nonotony and more iexi- bility.
 The increase in the number of students at the Sci entc school is in larger ratio to that of Acade mical department. There is an increase of conh- sn es n oic a Ins % Mde b School was held up to ridicue. The people who have ought come headquarters to get the theory of the institution. It is the bankest nonsense to talk of the school affecting the Academical depart ment
 In the Law and Theological departments years of studies have been added In the Academical depart ment there three feowships yielding $eoO year, and three of $500 In the Theological Seminary there These departments have during the last ten years been provided with effective appliances and with
 The Porter fund of is subject to an annuity of S5 GOO. and has yielded income. Fifty thou professorships Of the twenty two professorshps not is fully endowed No college in this country fessors liberal salaries out tuition fees defrayng the salaries of the four others from the crease charges of tuition which may be consid- cred excessive by It is hostile to the growth
 Sheffield Scientific School has only one professor ship endowed, and the fund and the appliances are This is place to argue for the berality friends but the facts are mentioned because they exist. respects in others it is weak The professor- ships are meagerly endowed The salaries 3D. the demand Compared with the Seminaries at Am dover, New York Princeton. it has only third The buildings are standing advertisements in the wrong direction. Money is needed. This is render
 
 studies. It's professors are renowned; it's studies show greater variety of Protestant denominations than those of any other similar institution the country They are scholarly Christian and catholic.
 There is great promise for the Medical School A great calamity the loss of Professor Smith, It has corps of zealous and well qualified professors has extended it's studies to the length of the academic year and multiplied it's appliances
 The School of Fine Arts has than fulfilled it's hopes. The indirect result on the college is more positive and appreciated. It offers sysfematic in structon to freshmen in the Scientific School and is an optional to the junior and senior academies.
 Peabody Museum makes Q new depart Dent of re- search in natural history and kindred sciences wor heavy expenses not provided for in the endowment The annual outlay for five years has been nearly $6, 000-equal to the interest of the money for the build ing. The outlay per year has never been less than $3.O00. Whenever the building is finished large dowment will be needed or the funds of the college yard museum is separate from the university, and costs annually from SIG, 900 to $20.000.
 The library will soon more than i'll the present ed ihce. A new building will be required before many years. Every new branch of study is tax on this institution The care for it is paid out of the university fund. -
 In the Law department there has been marked progress in twelve years Twenty thousand dollars obtained by subscription expended the library in 7I-'73. permanent fund of $1O,o00-the income '69 the classes divided, and in 76 two degrees we're established The degrees awarded prior to 1870 number 194 since, 232. A chair of international law founded in 1874, and pleading the present year. bequest of $6O 900 made by the late Hon. Lafayette s. Foster, subject to life estate The Winchester Observatory, although the land do mated has not been sold, organized about two years ago. and is disappearing. 1t should not be forgotten that large amount was