Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08
The Ceutte 9rmutrat.
BELLEF FONI e. PA
Report of che joint Com
mittee Appointed to IT.
vestigate tn Affairs
of the State College.

lege, made the following report, which
was read by the Clerk:
To the Honorable the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES, of PennsyIvania
Gentlemen-T committee tn whom
was referred the duty of investigating the
condition Of the Pennsylvania State C"l.
lrge respectfully submit the following re'
mort of their Investigations and Onclusiuns
The resolution under which your com.
mittee WAS appointed was the i"ll"wing
H. the Senate, hprH II, 1881.
Whereas, The b ard of TRUSTEES of tn"
PsnnsylvAnIa State College have addressed
The following memorial u the L.'gi-Htur":
" Tu the Honorable the Senate aud H"u-'
of representatives. ut the General A.r"m
blv ut the Commonwealth Ul =. nnsyi
vsniA:
"IirmGlpmen The board ui trustees "
the Pennsylvania State Cull"g", IN view 4"
thu fact that the allegation hA- been pub
liUly made IN your h"n"rHbl" b"dN lhHlth
present management "l tue Institution iHll
10 comply with III" requirements "t tn" Hr'
of Congress uf july >. 1862, aud the sever
al acts of tn" l. 'gi-ln'ur- ~ relation lh"r"
t., and, rpcugnIzlug the right and IN" dm
" of the L..gi,lHIurr L. -''r that IN" plight
ed faith Of the Cumm.'n wealth tn CarrN
out tn, provisions of the NET Of Cnngrr,,
afnre,Ai1 l. fully mt by the r pIrnt ut
the income uf the laud grant fund, respect
fully and earnestly rrqurst that commit
tee, to be composed ~ in Your judgment
shall he proper, be- appointed to invrrtigat''
the affairs ut the sHid college,. The desir"
of the board of trustees is that the invest.
gntion may be thorough and cNhHustivci
that the committee be c"mPn-ed "f gentle
men thoroughly in sympathy wIth the
higher education uf our industrial classes
whu will give much tim and thought 1"
the duties which will d.volve upon them
that the investigation include thr details ul
expenditure in the past and the necessity
for the appropriation out uf the income for
tho present and future, the present scope "i
the courses Of study and the contemplated
enlargement of the same, the quality and
extent Of the instruction given IN the ClA.s.
room, aud the facilities afforded in lsbura.
tories, work hops and up IN ths farm, for
prActiCnl instruction in the branches Of
learning which ARE related u ngricultur"
and the mechanic Hrts, the practical valu"
of thu eXperim .nlal farms CONNECTED with
the college ~ 'qrr,rl by the act uf tn"
i9.h Of February, II, and the plans Ia b.
adopted Ia secure greater iii ci"nry N their
administration Tor tho iuturr, aud, in -hurt.
the entire scope, methods, plans and uperE
tuns uf the ln-tItutiun, IN all IT. varied
and various 4 'prrtnent.. The Wurk b.'ing
necessarily nnr at great lAhpr,sn invulv.
ing the expenditure uf much time, We re-
spectfully suggest that tn, com nitier h'.
allowed 10 III sttsr tn. Adjnurnm"ut of III"
present and report TO the next session ui
the L-'gi-Iature
"On bshslf Of the board of trustees of
the Penn -ylvanir State College snd b,
the authority thereof,
JAMS A BEAVER,
President of the BOsrd
"ThArAfnra,
"Rsolved, bv the Senste of the Com.
mnn wealth uf PennsyiyAniH t,ha Hnu.s ot
Representatives cuucurrIng). Thst com.
mttoe of thirteen b. appointed, cnn.i,tinr
of ave membrrs ~ the S-natc and eight
members of the H"u-e, =, be- appointed b,
the pr-siliny uff 'ur. of the respective hrd-
lee, a. invt-ligzt. lhs sffu of the Penn.
sylvaniA STAT. COLLEGE, ~ prayed f"r N tn"
memorial Of the board ui trustees above SIT
forth.
Extract from the Journal OF tho Sen.
ate.
THOMAS . CocHRAN,
"Chiri Clerk ~ IN" S-'nsin.
"Ta the Hous, Aprh H. 1881
"The foregoing resolution r''ururr"d IN
"HENEY UUHN,
"Chief Clerk IInu.e Of Representative,
Approved the 2s h day Of April, A d.
1881
"TIENRY VI. UoYr"
At the irst meeting ui tn" commI,'ec, an
organization wns rfT-ct.d by the election
Of Hon. G T Alexander, chSirmzn, and
the Hon. Ger w Hall, secretary. and in
order ~ facilitate tn. enquiries "r the rnrn-
mites, the duty uf tAklug testimony wa
entru.t.d br sub committee, c"u.i-ting of
M-s.rs Mylin and Sewmyer, with Alex.
and-r, chairman Ui tn" general r"Inmitten.
Of the S mate, aid M,-rrs. k,h"ris and
Hall # III" House Of Representatives.
The ,aid committee having pursued
their inve.tigStiuns, have made un " tn"
accompanying rrIprt, which meets with
our concurrence and endorsement We
herewith present the .ams a. part II our
repnrt, with an sppendx embracing the
act. of Congress and ACts uf the L,gislA-
ture relating to III" STATE College.
G. T. ALtNASDER,
Chairman.
GEo. w. HALL,
Secretary.
AMos IT. MrLiS.
JNo G. NEwHVER,
EvAS HoLBEN,
VIZ B KoBERrs,
ALFRED MILLHAN,
A. WtLsoS NORRIS
To the general rommitI-e Authurizrd 20
investigate the Hfiairs Of the Pennsylvs.
vania State College
The subcommittee created hy the gen.
erAl c"mmittse appointed under the con.
current resolutiun of lhs l. -gislaiure tn
investigate the aff,irs If the P-nnsylvAnia
State C'llegp, approved April 2sth, Anno
D,mini 1881. respectfully r~trrt:
Thi. sub rummittee held numerous ses-
sions at Harrisburg, West Grove. In Chp..
ter county, nt Philadelphia. at the State
College. vt the experimental farm in lndi-
snH cuunty snd u BslrIhnte.
They sought BY advertisements In the
newspapers. by public invitSti"ns 81 their
si.ling', and by dlligent persenal inqnir-
inY. ~ bring b..fiF- them every persnn who
had, Ur was supp.-.'d by himself or Others
10 have any facts uuinIuns, oF rritiCisms