The Press., 1894-03-15
THE report of Storrs Horticultural Col

THE report of Storrs Agricultural Col lege, just received, for copy of which The Press is indebted to the courtesy of President KOons, is a document worthy in size of the enlargement of the scope and ambition of the institution. The list of the faculty is a large one, consisting of the following: B. F. Rooms, president, zoology, geology, political science; A. B. Peebles, chemistry, physics; C.S. Phelps, agriculture: Geo. A. Waterman, veteri- nary science; H. E. Woodbury, horticul- ture Miss c. J. Short, domestic science ]; c. E. Davis, instructor in wood and iron shop; Miss l.. J. Barber, mathematics and English; l.. P. Chamberlain, farm superintendent Miss M. E. Wilson, house. keeper. The legislators who in 1891 un- earthed the awful fact that girls were ad- mitted to the class room can now further shock themselves by reading long lists of catalogued names of girl students. for whom express departments are provided, as seen in list above. The number of pu- pills now in the school is considerably over 100, the junior class being, of course, the larger, as indicative of growing interest in the school. Holland county furnishes a goodly number of pupils, but remote parts of. the state are also we'll represent ed. We think this is the first year that a Stafford pupil is catalogued-Willie R. Goodwell, of Staffordville, the beginning, we hope, of coming appreciation of the benefit of such school so conveniently located. Secretary Gold of the board oi directors, in his report, says:
 l The general assembly, in establishing the Storrs Agricultural College, provided for it's maintenance by the transfer to it of the United States bounty for agricul- tural colleges, according to the act oi congress, 1890, now amounting to about $20, 900 per year, increasing annually till it reaches 1925, ,OOO. Though quite lib- eral sum, yet it falls far short of the amount received by the larger states, and still our college is rightly expected to rank in the first class. None of these funds received from the national govern ment can be used for buildings. The ne cessities of the case have obliged your trustees to use other funds at our control for erecting a greenhouse for the horti. cultural department, but these funds are entirely inadequate to the demands fol enlarged accommodations for all our de. partments. Our buildings in all theil parts were planned for fifty boys with their teachers. Laboratories, class-rooms
 dormitories, dining hall and kitchen were all constructed in conformity with this plan. Now, an increase of our teaching force of 100 per cent, and of the pupils iI attendance this first year, has exhausted every device within our reach to accom-
 modate them. We do not know how tc provide for the incoming class. The general assembly of 1895 will be expected to provide for these wants. In the mean. time what is to be done? The life of the college depends upon it's steady, continu. ous growth-any check now will prove g permanent burden. The only way o1 meeting the emergency, we can see, is iI the purchase of a part of the Storrs farm
 with it's ample buildings, in perfect condi
 tion, both for college and farm purposes The ownership of this property, while vi
 tai to the present prosperity of the college
 has the added claim of being safe invest ment for the state. Will the trustees bt warranted in this purchase, trusting that the next general assembly will approve j the act? The buildings cannot be erected for the same amount that will buy then and the land, while the latter is of tho
 best quality and in highest condition O