St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-09
ADVISED BY The REGENTS
Biennial Statement Regarding the State
University.
MORE HONEY REQUIRED.
Satisfactory Progress Reported in the
Various Depariments---Law Students
Must Pay for instruction.

The board of regents of the State
university, in their biennial report,
submitted yesterday to Gov. McGill,
state that it has been their purpose to
improve the efficiency of the established
departments and to extend the organ
ization within the limits of its resources
until the demand of every calling is
satisfied, affording opportunities of cult
ure necessary to skill in the artisan
md to intelligence in the citizen.
The board has caused to be erected a
military drill hall, and Lieut.. Glenn, of
the TWenty-fifth United States infantry,
has been assigned to duty as professor
of military science and tactics.
The department of mechanic arts re-
ports gratifying progress, and fine
building has been erected and fully
equipped at a cost of $4,000. In this
department during the past year 200
children were taught TO work in wood
and iron, design and carve, and draw
and execute in carpentry and machin-
cry. Others were made proficient in
surveying and civil engineering. This
department is sustained at an annual
expenditure of $1,000.
Under the provisions made by the
general government in all annual ap-
preparation of S15, 900 for the promotion
Of agricultural experiments. the work
of the experiment station has been thor
Oughly reorganiZed. 1t has been sepa-
rated into divisions. % general farming;
T2) stock and dairying; 81 horticulture;
a. entomology; (5) chemistry; (6) veteri-
nary. To these have been assigned eX
pertS of special ability with director
at the head, constituting
THE CORPS OF EXPERIMENTATION"
Departments of law and medicine
have also been organized. The board
has recognized that professional in
struction ought not to be at the charge
of the state, and has accordingly re-
quired a tuition fee of students enter
ing either of these departments sutii-
cient to meet the expenses of inStruc
ton. Excepting the deans of the med
ical faculty and the law department,
the services of the gentlemen occupy
ing the several chairs are gratuItouSy
contributed to the university. Sub
stantial improvement is reported i'll the
facilities afforded in the university and
a large attendance of students.
The legislature is asked to appropri-
ate the sum requisite to erect new build
ings, and to complete and fully equip
the buildings already begun, which
are indispensable to the proper
prosecution OF the work of the
several departments. The board
deems an appropriation of 100000
necessary fol- the completion, equipping
and heating Of the science hall and mu-
scum, already begun; 100000 for the
erection, equipment and heating of an
agricultural building, including phys
zeal and chemical labratory; S35,000 for
the erection and equipment of a build
ing for the law department; $4,000 for
the purpose of ventilation, repairs and
general Improvements.
The income of the university is as
follows:
Amount of university fund, July
Revenue from the above, 1887. 5,296 a
Revenue from the above, 1888. 36,713 ~
State appropriation, 1887. -. $4,000 90
State appropriation, 1SSS...... 10000 90