Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23

The regents speak encouragingly OF
the progress and growth of the sever
al colleges. and say that much OF the
recent progress of the university 1.-THE
direction of industrial education
such branches of learning as relate to
agricultural and the mechanic arts.
In relation to the proposition to sep
arate the colleges and establish an
agricultural college distinct from the
other colleges of the University the
regent says;
That which Wisconsin most requires
at this time in the line of public edu-
cation is not multiplication OF IN
stitutions devoted to that purpose,
but better equipment and support OF
those we now have. The law of con-
gress donating public lands ''for the
benefits of agricultural and mechan1-
cal arts" moreover. provided that
the money derived from the sale OF
the lands should be invested and
constitute perpetual tund,
and that the interest on the
investment should be "inviolably ap,
propriated" by the state Ito the en-
dowment, support and maintenance
of at least one college," ETC., and that
the state should provide within i've
wears at least, not less than one col
iege, or the grant should cease. The
state accepted the grant on these
terms. and. within the FIVE years
named QS66) the income from the IN
vestment was appropriated ''for the
endowment and support OF the uni
- oortoIrl nnYdJtI0nC since
| fulfilled, IAN endowment, "is a
permanent appropriation and settle
ment, and has no other definition IN
this case in law or equity. Even If
the state possessed the power to re-
verse its actson, by repeating our
! endowment and making another at
aay time subsequent to the five years
in which the act of congress permitted
the disposal of the income, a new ap
! preparation of the endowment under
existing circumstances would seem TO
be a violation of good faith to the
university, and a serious calamity TO
| the educational interests OF the state,
! including the interests OF agriculture
! and mechanic arts. On the faith of the
state the money for the purchase
of the experiment farm was donated
i to the university by Dane county, and
on the faith of the state and on the
permanent validity of the endowment,
buildings have been constructed,
| faculties organized, cabinets collected
! and courses of instruction provided,
and a multitude of students have gone
out from the institution who regard
| the university so organized under the
| law. as the property and inheritance
| of themselves and their children. But
were the legal facts otherwise, what
could possibly be gained by q sepa
rate and indepedent establishment
| TIE university, as recognized In our
constitution. Is but a collection o1
colleges. Each derives strength and
character from It's relation 70 all OF the
others. and to one central OrganZa
ton and government, and this with
out any more limitation upon either
department or college than If Ii exist
ed separately. All the departments o.
education are intimately related AND
inter-dependent. There Is no more
reason for the secession and separa-
ton of the department of agriculture
and mechanic arts, than In the case O
the classical or purely professiona
departments or colleges; or for ths
divorce of the agricultural instruction
from that of mechanic arts or militar,
tactics. Such . disruption woult
obviously work the largest injury amt
loss to the agricultural departures
itself. The courses of study renderet
necessary by the agricultural colleg
act, In fact extend legitimately .