Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-06-11

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other State, destined TO grow still larg-
cr as the taxable wealth of the State
shall increase from year TO year, and as
the proportion of the State revenue an
nually set apart can never, by the eX-
press terms of the Constitution, be less
than hTcniy.frc per cent
Thus, under the liberal provisions of
our State Constitution, supplemented
by wise and iudicious laws, has our
common school system been establish
ed on permanent basis.
Nor has the higher education been
neglected. Besides numerous private
schools and denominational colleges,
we have our system of normal schools,
maintained by the State, and as iitly
crowning our educational system, we
have this, our State University, stand
ing on foundations but recently largely
extended and with vastly improved ca
pacities and appliances for the thor
ough education of the sons and daugh-
ters of our commonwealth.
The University has reached Its pres
cat summit OF usefulness only after
long years of persistent effort.
Its struggles and ombarras4ments,
during so long period of It's history,
are bil too well known for the credit Of
the State.
But thanks to more liberal policy
that has GRADUALLY brrn cainin%
orourI tbc State hoS come to i1s rcs,
cue oud by fine mid il hos furnished thc
institution is at last on n permaneu
Lo.is and drstirnJ IN hncomn ot M J;s.
tant day. the equal of any similar in
Stituiion in any State Of the Union.
Most sssurcdlv this m,rnificont Ics.
tiny can and will he achieved. If thc
nnGnlr of Missouri throurh thnir ron.
rn.nntotives shall obrv t6r mandate If
the Constitution. by furnishing the re.
qUi,i,c support Gratifying ~ It must
he, to nolr the dawning of Il more en-
lightcncd policy towards the Universi-
ty, still il must be confessed that so far
as State aid is concerned, we are far
behind many Of the Younger States of
the Union.
tn kocn roco with tho fines and to
r,n,t thc err,. incrrns sinl, vents M ,Ln
people Of 5lisspmi and TO make The
University what il should bo, thr duty
Is plain and the OBLIGATION imperatiyc
on our State TO provide for the 'Uniycr.
si,v and our normal schools a larrc
permanent fund. so that fine annual nc.
cruing interest thereon shall be amply
sufficient to maintain our higher cduca-
tional system without the necessity OF
Il resort TO the General Assembly At
each recurring session Ior support
but too often grudgingly given and
with difficulty obtained.
Having briefly olludrd to tbc lroislo.
ton RELATING t6 ow common yrhno,
sy,lem a flw mara wor,is Nd IN IN,
University. In 1862, CONGRESS nossrd
law proyiliup for the rnlowmrnt nj
opricI,lulral and mechanical collngn,
by thc General Government in tbc III
fcrent States. and to secure this end 4
liberal grant OF the public lands wa,
made.
The agricultural and mechanical
n,ll,,,o fn,. III ,t.,n ,,., ,rt,,. 4, ',,.,,,,
Gle u rraY., At last made part of III,
UNIVERSITY system.
In 1867, Il normal department wa.
established in connection with the Uni
, ycrsity, and in 1872 the doors of th,
, University were, by act of the Genera
Assembly, thrown opcn to the youth O
the State male and fcmalctand h,
, this means the annual attendance ui,oi
the University has been LARGELY incrrnS
ed.
/, D,riro. u,o qol cono.ol ,..o,,,,,
onL i;iIlc i;Il nyor two y"nrs a,.n ''a,''" an ~
, n"nn,im,ian 'r vs. a,', @ t,n'iT "'S I',l "'' "l
i,yn.s ",,1 ,,n ,,a," o,, ~ ," nIn ,Io ,hU"I"" I;
,o,,'," ;,, T,,,.ii VA iii""' =" .,'"Su 'no III
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'o T" om,,r"n,in,i,n ',,ru r M'''''' WV "''"o' u
'"r "pF'''' '"',o,''
/ nave mus briefly skeIGhet the his
tory of lhF Legislation aS TO the Unirel
Y >lIy--hot simply to show the progreS
$ that has been made, but also to observ
= tnaI IN tHe achievement OF this iiegisl9
tn thr .rrcn.. and nrnsnnr,,,, ~ ,,f; ,"f H.
IL I'niyrr.itv ON, Iistin~nish shnJ irionJ hn
c t,Lnn an ,c,iyn ncrt ''''''',' '0''' '''
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u nus everywhere f' III punlc or pr