Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-29
THE UNIVERSITY.
-4NNCAL MEETING OF THE STATE
BO4RD OF REGENTS YESTERD1Y.
r port of President Folwell-How the r.
stitution Has Been Conducted-A High
State OF Scholastic Progre s-The Ag. icul-
tural Department.

capitol yesterday.
Mr.. Folwell acted as secretary in the alb.
sence of o. v. Tousley, whose resignation
dated at Trieste, Austria, was received.
The minutes of the meeting of June %
and of the annual meeting, adjourned to
this, were read and approved.
A communication was received from E.
A. Mckinney and others, committee OF
the students Christian association, praying
for. the designation of site for an assc-
citation building on the campus. The petit
ton was referred to the executive COM
mittee with power to permit the
erection of the building, if, in
their opinion a suitable site could be
allowed the society for the purpose with
out detriment to the college campus
provided the building be such as to meet
the approval of committee and that the
grounds and building remain under the
control of the faculty and supervision
of the board.
An invitation was received from Presi-
dent Shepard of the State Teachers asso-
citation, now in session, asking the regents
to attend the meeting and inspect the ex-
hibition. On motion of Gov. Hubbard
the invitation was accepted.
The chair announced the appointment
of Regent Buckham to fill the vacancy
in the auditing committee occasioned by
the retirement of Regent Marshall.
An interesting personal letter
was y reai from ex-Regent
Tcusley, accompanying his resignation.
The board then proceeded to elect sue
cessor, Regent Gillian being the gentle
man selected.
The report of the board of regents was
then mace, accepted and referred tossa
special committee, consisting Of President
Sibley and Regents Clark and Buckham.
THE REPORT OF PRESIDENT FoLwELL,
of the university, for the sessions of 1882
and 1882 3 was then read and accepted.
In his report President Folwell thanks the
board for the confidence reposed in him
for SO long term of years, and his appre-
citation of the honest and faithful SER
vices of his colleagues of
TIE faculty. Sixty-two degrees were con-
ferred by the university in the years COW
sled by the report and 1853 since the organ
ization of the university. The whole num-
Der of persons graduated is 1873, six per-
sons having received two degrees. No hon.
orary degrees are conferred by the uni
versity. The number of girls who have
graduated is 43, all of whom completed
the same course of study as the boys, and
were in every respect their equals. As re-
CARDS attendance, the noticeable diminu-
ton in the lower classes shows that the
preparatory schools have not yet taken up
the work formerly done in the preparatory
classes. The fourth class was
ordered dropped by the regents in
1879 in the expectation that
the law for the encouragement of higher
education would stimulate high schools to
feel this want, but unfortunately the
statute became imperative after one year,
owing to the omission of the word San
nually." The law has since been re- enacted
but sufficient time has not elapsed to show
its practical workings. In the mean while
President Folwell recommends that the
board reserve the right to establish auxil-
larry sections TO: instructing students in
regular course The corps of instructors
have voluntarily i'll most cases given addi-
ton as follows: Prof. Pike gave two
series of lessons in mechanical
drawing of twenty-five lessons, each COM
mencing in November 1880 and 1881. A
course in shop work was given under direc-
ton of Mr.. w. F. Sleeper and number of
young men took wise and forge work. In
addition to these two, a summer school was
conducted both in 1881 and 1882, consist
ing Of courses in botany, geology, Ger
man, English, rhetoric, and elocution.
Seventy three persons, of whom sixty -four
were ladies, were in attendance last sum-
mer. The farmers lecture course was be-
gun in February 1882 and will be contin-
ued this winter, and President Folwell
recommends that the lectures in part and
President Porter's report be print
ed. In this connection President
Folwell says: The number of young men
desiring to pursue q full course of study
in scientific agriculture is here, as every
where else, very small. The best service
the agricultural college can now render is
this: To place in the hands of the actual
working farmers of to-day the proved re-
suits of all the science and experience of
course is to bring the practical agricultur-
ist and herbiculturist face to face with the
men of science who devote their lives to
the application of science to the processes
of the farm, the garden,
the stable, etc. The discussions which
the lectures seem to bring out empha
size the most practical points. The delay
of nearly two years IN beginning the new
building planned has kept the university
from the development expected, but the
most has been made of its exist
ing facilities. The report of
State Geologist Winchell embodied
in President Foiweil's report, shows that
the first volume Of the final report is pro-
crossing towards publication. The field
work of the greater portion of tho state
has been completed and the volume men,
toned will cover the southern por-
ton. The field work Of various
counties with accompanying maps will
make tho volume very valuable. Presi-
dent F6lwell recommends the discontinue
ance Of the IS fec collected annually, the
deposit Of that sum, to be returned to the
student; that tho university year be short
sned 50 that boys can 90 TO the farm and
the young women, to the country
schools in spring; the establishment Of
Judiciary body or council from within the