Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-01
VERMONT PHGN


BRIGHTER times are ahead for the OonneoI
cut agricultural school at Mansfield. Snoui
Il be Transferred TO a more accessible anu
other regards a more desirable locetloI'
der proper circumstances, there VIII oo
great cause for complaint. what mo
wants ia more funds. We are glad TO not
that the legislative committee appointed
the late legislature, will recommend that Ooii
neoticuts income from the government IN
for the support of agricultural colleges, "n'Si
hitherto has been paid to Yale coheBe'
transferred to this school. The income
about 1880 year. It has been absoroecI
bv Yale for the past % years, but the agrlI
cultural department of Yale's scientific school
has not dozen graduates to show for the
S165. 600 received from this source Inc
proposed transfer to the agricultural school
will simply be reparation for the wrong com
| nitted when these funds were diverted from
| the object for which they were provided
| Connecticut Vermont and Rhode Island have
been guilty OF thus cheating the agricultural
classes out of the special education designed
for them by the congressional act setting
apart the lands from the sale OF which these
funds have been obtained.
II has been the custom heretofore to winl
at This sort of thing, but it is time now t
call things by their right names. The &C
orio;nal creating the fund for each state pro
yides that it shall be used for
The endowment, support aud maintenance Of a
least one college where the leading object shall bt
without excluding scientific and classical studies an
ti,ary tactics 10 teach such branches OF learning
arc related TO agriculture aud the mechanic arts,
such manner as the legislatures OF Ihe states ma
snertiyely prescribe, in order to promote the berd
and nrncfical education Of the industrial classes
tbe several pursuits and professions OF iie'
Maine devoted the whole fund to its ayr
cultural college, where mechanic arts ar
! also taught. Massachusetts gives two-third
10 her agricultural college and one-third
r her institute of technology. New Hampshir
|, ,nrned the funds over to Dartmouth college
ssh;ob maintains an agricultural depart
n ment" and begrudges every cent spent upoI
a n Vermont gave the whole fund over to il
. nrincinal old literary institution, the stat
A npiversitv at Burlington, where Dr. Oressy
!, vetsrinary lectures and DIR. Coer's wor
;. wave ali il ever did for agriculture. Brow
!, university gobbled up the money witho'
,s even pretending to provide Tor agricultur
n education. The same thing WAS done
n Connecticut, only that Yale college pretend'
re- a little more than Brown.
h This diversion of the funds, or TO u
~ good, square English, this stealing rom =
X. farmers, has gone on long enough Let
nv farmers of these three states rouse up
ed demand the proper expenditure OF tne mon
ne. appropriated in their behalf. In Conne'
cut let it go to the agricultural school
Rhode Island compel Brown to expend
whole income for agricultural purposes
on Vermont either reform things at Burling
ep' or organize new institution for prao'
ae- teaching and experiment
tor Connecticut is good place to begin
pre- fight of repairing this injustice. The ca
me is right, and If Professionally aud ethele'
cry followed up, will succeed. -HomeStedd