New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-18
TIE LAND GRANT COLLEGES.
Association Embracing Them in Session
President Pattersonis Address.
IFRoM THE TRIBUNE BuKEAU.l

washington Nov I7.-There is now IN Washing
ton holding its annual meeting the Association OF
American Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
and Experiment Stations. This association is COM
posed OF the faculties Of what are popularity known
the land grant colleges" those state institutions
brought into existence by the Morrill, act OF 1862
which gave each State scrip representing thirty
thousand acres Of the public domain for each repre-
sentative in Congress. which endowment the
Hatch act OF 1887 added annual income, paid
OF the federal treasury. of $4,000 year TO each
college and TO which was given by act OF Congress
IN 1880 additional bonus OF s. 500 each.
Cornell. Wisconsin University and the Agricult-
urai College at Ames. Iowa. OF which the present
Secretary Of Agriculture was formerly president.
and which has earnestly sought to secure his ser
vices in that capacity within a year. among
the colleges represented a this annual meeting.
The president OF the ASSOCIATION. James X Pat
terEon. president OF the State College Of Kentucky
delivered notable address TO the association this
evening After reviewing the awakening in scien-
tic and educational circles which characterized
Ire middle Of the last century and which resulted
IN realization OF the fact that the classics filled
only a small sphere in the sum OF human knowledge,
and that the natural sciences had developed TO a
Point where their special study and pursuit called
for Increased facilities and improved methods. and
where this new necessity resulted in the Morrill,
law. President Patterson said in part:
This federation OF colleges and universities has
been addressing Itself TO the objects forth in
the lans.aS- sust quoted. viz ''The furtherance
search and liberal culture without which no en-
pire. however materially rnagnificent, can really
say tst u Is doing ITS share in the progress of the
Morlo 80 such federation of educational agen-
les aho acuyltles as this association Of ours has
ever oeen seen IL is the first, the greatest and
ne most Tar reaching IN ate aims and the most sue
cessfu IN us results Il has long since passed be-
sono the embryonic stage Embracing within its
scope al that Is valuable IN the old anc Incorporate
ING with II new Ideals X presents TO the nation and
70 ne world a-Gxsteul complete because all en-
oracing. inspired BY the vgor Of youth. goes on
conQuerlns aro 10 conquer. On the solid ground
OF nature rests the mind who builds for age.
american institutions have materially Influenced
,ne principles OF government IN the Old World;
american education is accomplishing a similar
work n Influencing the educational systems OF Eu-
rope Germany has felt its power great though
Germany oe IN intellect in pure science IN discov-
cry. Enklanc frankly acknowledges her obliga tions
70 american methods in university training and in
appac2uon OF science 10 Industrial production Rus
sis " Der commercial exclasveress pays re-
luctact tribute 10 American enterprise through her
policy OF obstruction; All these are iegitma te
sources OF an honorable pride ard an ire mere
gratifying because the FEDERATION OF America =
Colleges and Experiment Stations is the exnorerf
OF the idea The precedence which we have vyon
We must maintain. In hoe signo vnces stata
and nation alike interested IN The exfsse-cc
and development OF the units which forr,, shfs o.
niz2tion, and State and nation VIII respond with
equal nberaty IN order 10 maintain the most com
prehensive the most economic the most frzsifs.i
educational system which human wisdom ever de-
vised. ~