Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-26
THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGKI
CULTURAL COLLEGE.



to full report of the remarks of judge
Powers, of which only brief abstract has
been hitherto given to the public.
WHAT OTHER STATES ARE DOING.
Mr.. Morrill, said
give few examples to show how won
dertully the United States land grant col
leges have been built up, and how soidly
they are supported in other States.
The college in Indiana, besides the land
fund, has received from State approprla
lions $3.50 1850, from the county where the
college was located, $50 900, from single
individual 100000, and from other bene-
factions $4,000.
That of Illinois has received from the
State $499 800, and benefactions to the
| amount of 1896 400.
That of Ohio has received from the State
S205 ,543, from the county where the col
lege was located $500 600, and S2S 900 from
other benefactons.
Louisiana and Virginia each appropriate
$1,000 annually, and Maryland aud Neva
da 10000 annually, for their colleges re
spectvely.
Kentucky levles an annual tax yielding
about SIG 900 for the support of her col
lege, which has received Sl04,0 in bene
| factions.
Mississippi for her two colleges appro-
priated 5000 i'll 1881, and two years later
| Sl20 900.
Kansas obtained IS per acre for its land
scrip, instead of the fraction of dollar
obtained by Eastern States and her col
lege has received from the State and from
| beuefactiOus S271 82
Pennsylvania has recently made liberal
appropriations, for buildings related to
agricul ure $50 0OC, for drill hall and gym
nasium 200, and for current expenses of
two years SlG5 600.
Colorado, keeping her land for higher
price, has appropriated for its colleges
| Sl4l $50, and levies an annual tax for its
support of one fifth of a mill on all taxa
BILE property of the State.
| Maine has made State appropriations
to her college amounting to s241,2lS, and
it has received in benetactlons 100000.
New Hampshire has made State appro-
priatlons amounting to $751; 600, and has
received 500, 400 in benefactions.
Massachusetts appropriated Sl4l ,515 to
increase the land fund of her agricultural
college, and 1865, COO for buildings, includ-
ing S27, 600 for farm, and regularly appro-
PIRATES since 1888 tor its annual support
$4,000 The town of Amherst also gave
to the college SIS 900, and individual bene-
factions amount to 1872 40.
| These facts represent the general udg-
| ment OF the States as to the value and i'm
| portauce of these institutions No more
exalted forum exists competent to render
| just decision Oh the merits of the land
/ II
most emphatically favorable.
| The fact that in several Instances land
grant colleges have been joined with col
leges or universities already established,
has occasionally been criticised, as though
States hrd lent their aid to decorate one
institution AT the expense or injury of
others, or to the disadvantage of the col
lege thus provided for. On examination
this idea will be found to be entirely ba Sc
less. For example, Rhode Island sold Its
land scrip for $50 900, aud gave that sum
to its Brown university on condition that
IT should provide a college or department.
the leading object whereof should be to
teach such branches of learning as are
related to agriculture and the mechanic
arts, in order to promote the liberal and
practical education of the industrial clas-
seS, and should also allow the students
entering the university free, by virtue OF
TINS fund to pursue any OF the regular sci
entlnc or classical courses and receive the
regular degrees in graduation. Thus, in
stead OF large favor to the Brown uni
versity the Rhode Island land giant OBJ
| taiped favor of tar greater magnitude
| or an equal partnership in all the appiian
ces ana resources Of a vigorous existing in
stltution, and vastly increased its power
and efficiency. In no other way could the
national bounty have been made to pro-
duce equal benefit.
WISE DISPOSITION or THE FUND.
These facts are equally applicable to the
union OF the Vermont University and the
State Agricultural College, which I have
always believed to be the happiest and
wisest solution of the question for Yer
mont and tor its practical cpnSummation
the State was greatly indebted to the
ability of the Hon. o. p. Chandler.
This subject having been agitated in
New Hampshire, an able committee was
appointed by the governor aud council to
consider the whole matter, and unani-
mously reported June |, 1856, that re
moval of their agricultural college from
Hanover, Dartmouth college, would not
lnure to the benefit of the institution, but
rather to Its serious injury"
The Vermont University, SO far, has
furnished and kept in repair all buildings,
together with a chemical labora DRY, Ii
brary, etc, etc. 1t has also furnished Il
corps of professors and Instructors,
without which nothing worthy of
the name of college could have
been started-largely in excess of the
income derived from the national bounty.
A college which includes the practical and
applied sciences, rs a prominent part OF
its instruction, really requires larger
number OF professors than colleges of any
other description, and no land grant in
! stltutlon, even in moderate way, could
pretend to offer the liberal instruction
contemplated, with a similar number.
| he Vermont University and State Agri'
cultural College now has, inclI ling the
| president, 10 professors, | assistant pro
! lessor and instructors-some OF them
having double duties. This, it is true, is
in excess OF present available funds, and
yet more professorships properly endowed
are desideratum to be devoutly hoped
for.
Whatever else might be done under the
national law of 1862, scientific and classi
Cal studies, as already stated, We're not to
be excluded, and We're, therefore, to be pre-
served, and this is SET forth at the very
starting point, but the national bounty acl
brought to the front "branchea of learn
ing related to agriculture and the mechan
&c arts"-iearning in the broad delds OF
the practical science, and lone are broader
than those related to agriculture. Tht
useful was to have greater prominence il
the eyes of students as it will have IN al
their after life, and not stand unequal anC
shame-faced even in the presence of an
cient literature. Military tactics were alsC
TO be incluued, not merely rs healthfu
physical exercise, but as valuable Incl
dental requirement for all young men
with patriotic blood in their veins, anC
IlnOn whom Our country muSt rHlV as eve