Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08

p'icnI ana ~ HeHrlY unHftUsius, tnHt IL 10
impossible not Ia b. convinced By II, and
without attribuLing to any uf the witnesses
conscious purpre ~ mirr"rrss"Et ihs
inrp, II Is rHty ~ soc To whHt All extent
p"rr"hHl di-HppoiLtmeuu and res''ntin"nis
Colnrrd the views uf the two individuzls
who alone gave dispAragtng testimony.
TIL" statements of present and former
students, and parents of students, of pro-
i"rs"rs, citiz"nr uf the neigh hbnrh"od and
ur officials who now are and f'r many
y"nrs have been engaged In tn" Hdm,nistra.
iiun Ut the law IN Centre county. all unite
in cnntrhdirting th" generally vague a-s'r.
, liun- of tn" individuals referred ~. Their
unqualified te-iimuny l., that the Studsnts
/, of III" State CuIl"g" Hrs rs manly and
b"unrHbl" IN their conduct, and ~ correct
IA their morals, IA any similAr body ot
Nuuug m"n In any institution In III" STATE
Or tn" country. Several uf the witn"rsrs
gn farther, and expr"ss their ,trnng con-
victims, based uIrtn oh-rrvhtion aud
kn"wlrdgr, that ths standard of ih-s~
students IN tncre respecu, Is exceptionally
high.
II. FfSASCGAL MANAGEMENT.
The neIt three GraucheB ul inquiry which
the committee prupused 10 investigate rr
lHte 10 ths huHn,Ial management uf the
Institution tho u,s mado OF the variou.
iund- plncrd at lie dl-pu-Hi, either tr"m
the proceeds ui the United SlaL..s Land
Grant, thr appropriations mrd. by the
State of Penuty lvHfIu, ur the contributions
"t individuals and receipt, from, .tudrnt-,
aud ascertain II they have boen honestly
appropriated.
Ga This important point 1t is extremely
81, tp.r E,I - ,h.
sulutcly uuHnlmuu- Whatever difference
uf Judgment have b'-sn rrprrss.d by VII
n--rt's respecting tbs general management
aud pnlicy Ell the institution, all. ~lthnut
"Kcrptinn, wheu qu-stI"n"d, hSysr1 prrs.,,J
the iullrsL CunlideuCr ia the p..rfcct int,g.
rly with which all the fund. have b,,-n
expended aud accounted for. Cun,idering
Ia" we'll known financial cmbArrA.srnont-
"t lhe in,tituti"r in it, earlier days, and
the extent "f the Interest," iuvuiy"d. it l.
naitrr ct Ju-l priI" - lind that nu ,ha,lu~
"i suspcI.'n ut di-hun"sty re.l. upon tn.
administration uf lhi. great public tfu.t.
Thl- j. nn nur' than wa. tn have been ~
wvt"d from the knuwn character of the
uiruy eminent CilIz ne uf the State - be-
constituted the b'tHrd II lru,t.c, but It l.
mon" The l-a- rAllsin"tnry And mons the I.,,.
due 10 them aud l. the State - record the
lHrt.
The different sources II income. tb.
amount received frnn each, nnd the vari.
uu- u'e- 10 whtch th"y h-v" b,-.u applied,
Hrr gwen III detail, 10 the flll And rn nb,rAu.
summaries from lAo b,uks uf the culI.-sr.
which vrr" iurni.hs.d 10 IN" COMMITTEES. b,
Professor ll-nliton, the bu-iu"-. nv nHg"r,
and which z"C'IupHny this r"lDrl a
bri-f summsty y all thSt l. r.q ard here.
IN" ttHI pr"c"''ds realiz~-d b, the St,i-
from the land sCrip WA, tour hundr.-l and
thlrls -ulue lh"u-sud on" hundred aud
"lghty.siI dollar. and Eighty usul. the
-gu 80 one hJnir.i Aui q .s.u lh,u,-sud
"u" hundred aud lhlfty III da.Irr. having
come from ssl-s uuJrr tn" sCl- 81 lsG3 aud
1866, aud lvu huudr,d aud eighty tight
tuuu-snd IN" hundred Aud rIghty-.II dol.
lAfs and Eighty cents from sAles undrr ii
at "i 1867. III" ral,s ut .rrip were mAdr
under to" dir-,l,un - the l. 'gisistuF-, by
Stale cpmunssi"n appointed Tor that pur.
ir'-', sud tn" Income, Es u ACCfu'-i, apt F'i.
rrtat''i tu the State C,lpge. H. z,curdsn,-
Slth III" provisions ui secliun . ut 10" act
81 tuugrrs-, the .um uf iurlN- -thr.-s thou.
-sud light hgudrr,i and rIghtl Elk dollar.
Hud hity cent. t.nghliy lees than the tn
i"'r cent Huih"riz ii Wa eIp"ndrd in the
uur, hH.c ui thr-s Experimental fHfm-,
lruviug three huudr,d and uin-ty I've
tn"urAud thr"" hundred and thirty dollar,
rud thirty Cs'np ~ b.. rrriu,.tlvrly In.
Nr-t-d BY the set ~ April 3. 1872, the
Ir'gl- lAtur., In partial confederation ui th,.
.nAli price received from The land trrlp,
dir'7'iei the i-su" uf single b. nd uf the
Commonwealth fur tre cum uf We hun.
dr'-i ihuu-Hud dHllArs. b-aring inurr,,.i ~
~ l-'r r"nt running hfly ysars from dat,
sud the lui"rsst meHuwhilc t. br paid t.
the Stat" Cuilrga Il Wil be- s.,,.n frrm
th" foregoing -tHtsmsnt that IN. pr,Ces-i.
"l the land grzGt IN Which the Cullegs /.
n"w r'y'1v'ug iut"r-.t 1s three hundred
aud uIn"ly y-hv. thousand three hundrrd
std thirIS dollars znu thirty cnnts. The
frmatudrr uf the Eve hundred thousand
dmilsr- wss mad" az uf fourteen thuu,aud
uiu" hundred Hud siIty dulArs and twenty
v-nL- Premium on the securities In Whi,h
n" Ia, mentioned smuuul hHd te,rn In
veftei, aud eighty min. thuussnd seven
hundrct shd uIn" dullars and hfly ceuls
contributed by tn. Ststs The iuCume 81
III" lat tw" sn"uuts lzggrpgaling nnS
hundred aud fur thuu.AnI rix hundred
aud riTty uinr dJllzrs and seventy Crn'-t
cuu,tttute. The only fund IN which thu
colleges drAW inr rrpAtrs, improvements
n"w construction, and all other n.s-,.,Ary
demands uf sisilsr kind Th. invutna
t'um the land grant fund must bs used,
under the act ui Cungr,'ts, for strictly
educational purpnses Tho total zm"uni
uf this income, from 1896 tu 1881. we 9 nd
IT, have b'cn three hunarr.d and Erty tn f,-e
Thousand seven hundred and ftv.ssvrn
d"llar- and twelve rrnS whll. IN" amount
actually expended for the suppuri and
maintenance "of the college during tn.
.-m" period was fur hundred and hfty.
tight th"u.Hnf six hundred and seventy.
Fix d'llAr. and eighty.tNo cents. or the
lAst namrd sam Hfty.ssven thousand and
fprty dollar wss devoted un the nAint...
nAnCs uf the experimental farm, wht-h
under the Hct ni Cungrrts s~emrd Ia b-
property regarded as part Of the eduea-
tiunsl equipment Ut the institution Ii I.
evident, therefore, whether this item h.
d,,ductrd ur nnt that not only the incum.
from the land grsnt fund but large sum
tn addition, has BEEN legitimat"ly expended
In cumplisnc. with the requirements nf
II.