The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-04-17
OF Land
GRANT COLLEGES
Result Of Measure Passed by
Congress In 1862.
KNOWN As THE MORRILL, ACT

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/ Growth Of Educational Institutions
Organized Under Name Of Assoeia-
tion Of American Agricultural Col
Ieses and Experiment Stations.
/ Senator MorriIl's Good Work.
By N. BARNETT DODsoN.
The Negro Land Grant college is the
outgrowth Of the congressional land
grant act of 1862. This measure was
introduced into the United States con-
gress by the late Senator Justin Smith
Morrill, Of Vermont in 1857 and finally
passed in 1862. The bill granted pub
lie lands for the founding Of state col
leges to teach agriculture and the me-
chanic arts and allied subjects and Is
known as the Morrill, act
An additional grant was made by an
act introduced by Senator Morrill, in
1890. which provided that in each state
and territory in which separate schools
were maintained for white and colored
youth an equitable distribution of the
fund be made between the two races.
The act carried with it an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 year from the federal
government. In 1907 similar act was
passed by the national congress. appro-
priating an additional $4,000 yearly
to each state and territory.
The act requires that the states re-
ceiving the benefit of this appropria-
ton provide ground and, buildings and
keep up the repairs Of the institutions.
The money appropriated by the fed
eral government may be used to pay
teachers Of mathematics, science. Eng
hsh, agriculture. the various mechanic
[ arts. commercial subjects and domestic
science and arts, but no part Of the
appropriation may be used to keep up
repairs. The spirit Of the act is to re-
quire the states to do their part In the
interest Of agricultural education.
Potent Factor In Work Of Education.
1t has done more than any other
agency to awaken general interest
in agricultural education throughout
the United States and to stimulate the
southern states to provide scientific
education for the Negro youth. Ac-
cording to the report of the commits
sioner of education for 1912, these
schools received from the federal gov
ernment $245.51S and from their states
$270,66O, total of $516,16S. They
had a total enrolment of 5000.
The land grant colleges are organ
lied under the name Of the Association
Of American Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations. This organiza.
ton meets annually IN various por-
tions of the country. The member
ship is open to all the land grant
schools Of the country. In the last
few years representatives Of the Ne
numbers. In 1911 these Negro repre-.
sentatives organized a special confer.
ence among themselves at the meeting
held In Columbus, O., at which time
they were addressed by Hon. r. P.
Claxton, United States commissioner
i
son, chairman Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Associa ton Of American
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations. The meeting Of this special
conference was held on the campus Of
the Ohio State university.
In 1912 the Afro-American represent
atives met with the association in the
Piedmont hotel, Atlanta. Ga. They
held special conference at the At
lanta university. where they were ad-
dressed by such distinguished educa-
tors as j. e. Stockbridge, editor Of the
Southern Ruralist, and President Ken
yon L. Butterfield Of the Massachu-
setts Agricultural college. In 1913 the
Association Of American Agricultural
Colleges met in the New Willard hotel,
In Washington. There were present
representatives from nine states.
Corporation Of Distinguished Mon.
The special conference Of the Negro
representatives was held in the Young
Mems Christian association building.
Among the distinguished speakers at
this special conference were Hon. p.
p. Claxton. United States commission
er of education: President W. 0.
Thompson. chairman Of the executive
committee Of the Association OF Amer
lean Agricultural Colleges and Expert
ment Stations: DR.. James Fl. Dillard,
director Of the Jeanes fund board;
Cont. to page 3, Col. 2.
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