New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-15
AGRICULTURAL TRAINING IN VERMONT.
WHY THE EFFORT TO BREAK THE CHARTER OF
THE UNIVERSITY FAILED.
70 thu Editor The Tribune.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
sir: The recent defeat Of the so-called Agricultural
Coleye bill in the Vermont senate l. an omen Of In
crease prosperity for the state University. aud In
dcaes thoughtful regard on the par Of tie senate
for the educational interests Of the state.
By the Morrill, act Of 1852 Vermont, in common
with her sister States, received from the Government
contain grants Of land the income from which was
IN be devoted 10 tine establishment and maintenance
e an ayrlcultrual and mechanical college The grant
,ras made however, on the condition that the Federal
fund should be supplemented ty State subscription
OF 100000, and smaller annual appropriations mere
after
The promoters Of the enterprise made thorough
canvass Of the state but IL found impossible TO
raise even half the required sum- ana As the CONDITIONS
Of the grant made it necessary 10 raise the amount
within a certain LIMIT OF tIme' IL "do 4-'A~" ''e N'e
project would be \ failure.
Al this iunctIle however, the university was ap
pcaled 10 10 come 10 the rescue by assuming us
responsibility Of the college THIS meant 70 ths
older Institution the surrender OF IL own ValnaDH
charter n exchange for ne" one "h'h S"'u'
meet the requirements of the consolidated uhVer>iV
I, WIS h,zaryiou, venture. but after due deberatlM
tho trustees OF the university accepted the chaFse Just
T., ,1 nick If time 10 save, the Federal grant to the
STATE II was provided that after CONSOLIDATION us
Two institutions could not again be separated unIeS'
the supreme Court should decide that the moneys "o'e
,oi.appropriated, the court being vested With power
OF dissolution.
In spite Of this provision which shields the ma'ei
from the Interference Of the Legislature. Dill was
introduced in the recent House to Wlthdisw the 'ol'
creSo nd fund the University OF Vermont ana me
state Agricultural College and devote it Ia new aeI'
cultural and mechanical college 70 be eSaolshed' ID
fact. to separate the Two institutions and thereby 70
violate the solemn contract between the university anu
the state.
The trainers of the bill, in order to seizure us
,.,ge cbarpod the university with corruption IN the
administration OF the Congressional fund, ana also co'
tended that the present Agricultural College was nos
vI,.t il should be- The gTycr charge Of ms3pp!o'
,.i,fiou Of fuCd, was not sustained by careful III
ye,gatlon or the part OF the educational committees
AID the charge OF ineihciency was RIDICULOUS one ~
make at the present time, 1t i evident even u '''
casual o.y,crver that tie agricultural department -
In hour,hng condition and i constantly Increasing
IL, facilities for doing it, share VI the uAI'e'''!
work
In spite Of these facts. through pressure from out
side the state, aided doubt by the desire OF many
localities 10 secure pnOuc lis,i'u,u, uItd - no
ul.d I'm the House, but fortunately was AlIed IN inc
Senate. Thu, the university retains the d5loul'u1.
and mechanical department ana Win III, 3u VI a. 'T
appropriation will soon Increase IT, u~cilue>e 10 'no
Vermont farmer by the erection % me re" pant L"
% ,s.,~i"> 81 notc mat m Rhoee Island. where
state Agricultural Coues" l, already III OPERATION AZ
dependent of any OAe. llsu' tl.vl, 'tv ~ ,irs
d.. !led that Congressional nnd should De IeUl',u
7 ~, Tr,wn [ n.ver,!ty. similarly in Vermont 10 new
., ,5t, ',d hone 10 acquire The Use Of the fund
fr by he tom, Of the univcr>y's char
Ter granted BY The people, the supreme Court aIos
'' i,ncnt ha, gone forth tom the state that the
.nnl called for the pa>~t-s of ne separation blll anu
that the people have oeeh o,"eh ny ,.s ~ s'' u,
r., say the least this i, not complimentary 10 ,e III
tell GENT and ,hroWd people OF Vermont, ana perhaps
The mos, thar may be >td about % Is ta' me ds'ef 'n
vp,pcr- have been severely dealt with BY the peop'
/ ID mar of II