Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-02-04

XIV. THE HISTORY OF VERMONT
relations that existed state
ee institutions of higher learning that the has subsidized
somewhat unusual character The nature of this rea
has been described fully in Section x It there shown
while the state has retained certain of control
respect to all of these Institutions appointing in the
University of Vermont half of the board of trustees and
of Norwich University visiting board whose function is to
and report the condition of the institution nevertheless the
working Of the relationship results in the substituting by the
of independent institutions.
ua appropriations of money by the state of Vermont to the
institutions of learning began 1852 when the legislature
vote of the University of Vermont to the School Fund.- and
the remainder of the fund between Mdby College and Nor
University No further appropriation made of the three
uon until the 1884, when act passed ppoprang
wich University $1,000 annually which to be used
for tuition and rent for thirty cadets The first nstu
subsidy therefore, obtained by that device which has been
often many sates-he state induced to make
praon institution under the guse of assisting Students
appropriation $500 annually voted for the sup
and maintenance of the State Agricultural Experiment Station
act promptly repealed in 1885, when it realized that
Experiment. Station to receive support from the United States
This procedure is also characteristic of legislation in
No state of the Union will for educational support
induce the United States to From that
this Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural
have been supported out of the funds granted to the state by
government the only contribution Of the state being
paon 100000 1904 for the construction and equipment
building for the department Of agriculture.
1888 the University of Vermont and Mddebury College,
noted the of Norwich University in obtaining
y secured the of act granting each of them
year for four for paying "he tuition and Incl
college charges of thirty Students and the university
obtained that additional appropriation of 600 for
competent instruction branches of learning related indus
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appropriations expired they wre by of
made annual appropriations and by second act Of the
the appropriation Norwich University for the payment
"a and rent for thirty students raised $4,000 annually
thus realized this the completion of arrangement
practically became gentleman's agreement which
worked together to the end that each should dip hand
The state treasury to large extent possible This proc
accompanied with little supervision to how the money should
expended has resulted increasing the expenditures
by and has developed and disposition play
sections of the state against one another
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS COLLEGES
University of Aiddebmy Norwich
lar College University
1885 Observation-Disclosures. $3.50. ...... $1,000 $1,000
1885 .................. ...... $3.50. 1900 1900
1887 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ...... $500 1900
|l888 ................... ...... ...... 1900 1900
1889 Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 $4,000 1900 $500
|l89O NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000 2,4O0 1500 5000
1881 acknowledgements. 5000 2,400 1,500 5000
1892 .................... 5000 2,4OO 1900 $500
1883 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000 2,4OO 2,4OO 10000
1884 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5000 2,400 2,400 10000