The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-10
ESTABLISHMENT AND AIMS OF THE COLLEGE.

The Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College was
chartered February 2Sh, 1878 1t opened to students
October 6th $780, 1t its existence the Act of Con.
gress approved July 3D. 1882 donating public land to the
several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for
the benefit Of agriculture and the mechanic arts Section
of this Act reads And be It further enacted that all
moneys derived from the sales OF land aforesaid by the States
to which the lands appooned and from the Of land
scrip herenbeore provided for shall be invested stocks
the United States of the States of other stocks
yielding not less than five per cenum upon the par value
stocks and that the moneys invested shall constitute
perpetual fund.- the capital of which shall remain forever un
diminished except far may be provided in the 9th section
of this Act and the of which shall be nvolaby ap
propated by each State which may take and claim benefit
o this Act 70 the endowment support and maintenance of
least C0lege where che leading object s be- without
excluding other scientific and classical sudes and including
military tactics branches OF learning as are e
lated to agriculture and the mechanic and in such manner
the Legislatures OF the States may respectively prescribe
order promote the liberal and practical education OF the
industrial classes n the several pursuits and professions
lfe."
The State of Mississippi in accepting the conditions OF this
Act of Congress- and by her Act approved February 2Sth
1878 prescribed the powers given the Board Trustees
The establishment and maintenance of frstclass nstu
ton at which the youth OF the State may acquire com
mon shoo education and scientific and practical knowledge
of agriculture horticulture and the mechanic arts also the
proper growth and OF stock without however excluding
other scientific and classical studes including military tactics
They shall regulate the of study, Of tuition man
agement OF experimental farm of performing labor
and the kind OF labor to be performed by students"
The Of the General and State Governments plainly
define the objects of the College The leading object be
benefit agriculture and the mechanic arts Should other
studies be taught than those relating TO these
should be considered secondary and rather instruments TO
readily comprehend the sciences which undere agcu
ture and the mechanic arts.
The complexion OF the College must be such as to famia
rze students with the leading objects forth the Acts
viz To educate and direct their minds and agrcu
tar horticulture and growth Of stock management Of
FARMS of performing labor and the mechanic arts
This necessates that special should laid on the
science such chemistry, botany geology zoology ento
molOgy, physiology, physics, mechanics mathematics ETC.
which undere agriculture and the mechanic arts To under
stand properly these sciences, liberal education especially
10 English is requisite The varied conditions contributing
intelligent understanding Of agriculture science
and art includes education broad and liberal as that
needed in mastering any profession it differs however
kind; it is to be industrial and practical Students be
familiar only with farms and labor but also labor
educational in far is in illustration OF studies taught in
the recitation room.