®lit Crntrc grmorrat. UKLLKFONIE. PA Report of the joint Com mittee Appointed to In vestigate th Affairs of the State College. Mr. Mylin, from the joint committee appointed by iheßenate and Uouseul K-p --rmettlallve* Hi the la-l regular scs-ioh ~f the General A-#mbly i in v.-etiii#> tlie condition of thu Pennsylvania Wtu- Col lege, made the following report, which was read by the Clerk : To the Honorable the Senate and ilouaoof Representative* of Pennsylvania : Gentlemen—The coniiuiltee to whom was referred the duty of investigating the condition of the Pennsylvania Slate Col. lege respectfully submit the following re. port of their investigation* and . utlclusions The roaolutioii under which your com mittee was appointed w the loll.iwing : " In the Senate, April 14, IflHI. " Whereas, The b-ard ol lrusl. es of th- Pennst Ivania Stale College have addro*a| the lollowiug ineinoi ial to the Legislature '• To the Honorable the Senate and Hou-> of K ■preelil*tl V.-S ot the Genera' Assent 1 blv of the Commonwealth ol 1* misyi vania: " tieutleman—The board ol trustee* • the Pennsylvania State College,'ii view o the fact that the allegation ha- heen pub llely made HI your honorable bodt lhaitli present uiaiiaguiiieiil ol the institution tail to comply witli the requirements ~f me a< i of Congress of .lull 'J. 18)12, and the sever al acts of the L -gi-lature m relation there to, and. recognizing the right and the tin ty ol the Legislature to -.a- that the plight ed faith of the Coiinn -nwealth to isrri out the provision* of the act of Congress aforo-aid I* fully m--t by the r c pient oi the income of the land grant fund, re-jea t ; fully and earnestly request that a commit tee, to ho composed a- in tour judgment shall he proper, ij appointed to investigate thu affairs of the said college. The dwire of the hoard of trustees is that the invest!- gation may be thorough and exhaustive; that thsniinmittisi bct."m|e'-ed of gentle men thoroughly in sympathy with the higher education of our industrial cla*i-*, who will give much tint' and thought to the duties which will devolve upon them ; that the investigation include the details ol expenditure in the past and the necessity for the appropriation out of the income for the present and future, the present scoj I the courses of study and the contemplated enlargement of the same, the quality and extent of the instruction given in theclasi room, and the facliilies afforded in labora lories, work-.hop* and up *q iir-*l hv the act of tin ! 19.h of February.lß >7, and the p'ans to I* j adopts*! to secure greater off! iericy in th-ir admini-iraiioi) lor the future, and, in short. | the entire scope, methods, plans and opera j tion* of the institution, in all it* vari—l I and various d -parluient-. The work being ; necessarily one ol great labor,and IliVolv- ! ing the expenditure of much time, we re- i tpectfully suggest that th • com llltlee he j allowed to -it after the adjournment of the present and report to the next ses-ion ol the Legislature. •' On behalf of th hoard of trute* of the Fenn-ylvania Stale College and by the authority ther.*>f. "JAMKH A IIK.VVIH, "President of the Board "Therefore, "R-wolved, hv the Senate of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania (ihe Hou.e ol Representative# concurring). That a com miltew of thirteen be apjs.iiilcd, eoti-i-ling of fl ve member* of the Senate and eight members of the Hou*e, to b appointed bi the presiding ~ffi or* of the re|o'live tsi iss, to inve-tigate the afftir* of the Penn •ylrania Hint- C"lb*ge, as prayed for in th memorial of the board ol tru*te. above set forth. "Extract from the Journal of tho Sen ate. "Tlliwta fi COCHRAN, "Chief Cb-rk of th- S-nate. "In lA' Ihtutt April 14, 18*1 "The foregoing revolution is'lii urrs-d in "HENRY lll'HN, "Chief Clerk l|ou*e of Representatives "Approved the 28.h day of April, A D. 1881. "II CNRT M N a sub committee, cui-i-ling of Messrs Mylin and Newmter, with Alex ander, chairman of th- general committee, of the 8 -nate, ai d Me-srs. Kotw-ru and IJall of the 11 .hi— of |{ -prsentati ves. The said committee having pursued their inve-tigatiofi*. have made to u* the accompanying rs|s>rt, which meets with our concurrent - * and endorsement. We herewith present the *am as part of our report, with an appendix embracing the act* of Congress and act* of the Legisla ture relating to the Hut# College. C. T ALSXANHER, Chairman. GEO. W. HAI.L, Secretary. Avis 11 MTI.IW. .l*O (I NEWMTER, KM* Hot. BEN, WM B. BottKKTa, A Lf REO MILLHAM. A. WttaoN N'lttttta. To the general eommitiee authorized lo investigate tb affair# of thu Pentisylva vanie Stale Collego : The suh.eimmillsHs create.) hy the gn. oral commutes-appointed under the con current resolution of the L-gislature to investigate the affsir* of the t'ennsvlvania Htate College, approved A |#rtl 28th, Anno Domini 1881, respectfully rejs.rt: This sub committee held numerous ses sions at llarrishurg, West Grove, in Che#, ter county, at Philadelphia, at the Stale College, at the exte-rimental (arm in Indi ana county and vl Bellefonte. They sought by advertisement* in the nswpa|-es*, by public invitations at their sitting', and hv diligent iiersonal inquir ing. to bring before tttern every |>eron who bad. or was aitpp-wd by himelf or other* to hava anv fact#, opinions, or crillcims to offer which could throw light upon the tubj.a-t matter uf the inquiry and lead the coinmlttsm and the General Aembly in •n Impartial and satisfactory utid -round ing of the real merit* of the questions in volved And in justice to themselves,in this Con nection, the committee feel bound Vu ray that if anv fact* bearing upon the matter hava nt been brought to their attention,it has not been for lack of diligent < If .rt on their part, nor becau-a the door* of the In- VMtigatlun wura nut thrown sufficiently wide open to admit every comer. Thu r , -olutioti, inviting communications relating to the college was as f tllow- ; " Resolved, that all person* who have any complaints or allegations to make Ngain-i the iiiHiiHgciiicui of ibe Pennsyl vania Slate College tm Invited to forward to tlie coiuniitti-e at II irri-burg on ~r be fore March 20th, IbS.' any statement in writing they desire to make. " This resolution was given publicity , through the agency of the A-sf tile said college to discover whether or tot th- interest derived from tile fund re 11z "I frotn the sale of the land script fund a- been delv expend.al in woodance with lie requirement* of the said ai l of Coll- J'o- bov>* recited Thirdly To inquire how the several ap iropriations made bv the Several acts of he Logi-lnturit ol Pennsylvania lo said •..liege have been ex pend '-lj Fourthly. To examine into all the fund* -cceived hy said college, whether from in. lividuals' contributions or receipts Iron indents, and a-certain if they have been a', n—ll v appropriated and atcouiiital for. Fifthly. To examine the experimental | '*rm and a*ceriaiti the amount of income I b-rived therefrom and of funds appropria ted to each nut of the general fund, th-ir i—lulness a- such, ami whether th- fund ippr-qiriat-d to each hava been honestly ippropriatcd or exja-nded. Th- investigation thu- outlined covers a very exletl-ive field, and while tome p-.r --iiui of the testimony offered to t mr com oiitteo wa* irrelevant and incottclu-lve. thev h-lieve they have Pinbraceil in th-'ir inquiry every important phase of the.ob ject ; and it i- due to the authorities ol the col lege to say riot only that they have placed la-fore the cominltt'-e everv d—u nent or oth-r sourcsspf information within iheir control, but e*p—aid hv th- Sial- to which th land* are aiqatrtion-d, and I'.un th- sal of land scrip haretiib-doro provid I for. -hall tar invests*! in st< k* of the I'mi—l btali-, or of the Stats—, or some other -afe -liH'ks, yielding riot I •—s ihun five per e-ri 'um upon th- | M r value of -ni'l -tia-ks ; and ihat the nion-i* • iriv.-*tf*| -hall lon-litiit*- a perftelual fund, the capital of which -hall r-innin I revcr undiminished -xcept -• > far as may be provided in ssvtion flf'h • f this acl,|an- h- l-adipg otij-a-l shall h- 1 . with- ut -x hiding nltwsi letitifle and I la*-ical studies, ihd infill ling military tactics, to teach Uch branch f learning a- are rdabal i" -gricul ture and the np* hauic art-, in such oalilicr as til" |p.g a' ir.w of the S'ai"- llai resjea-livelV pre.i rib-. In or.l rto pro "il U- th-* lih-ral and pra. tn-a! education "f h- industrial da— iri the several pur-utt ,n 1 pro!.--ions in tile. 'I. A' t of th- L-.gi-lature of Penniyl vania. approved April 1 1 **■ '. "SEC 1 II- il enacted by the s- nate and ll"Use of Repfioenlaiivso u the f unnioii w-alth of I'-nnsylvaliia in General Assem bly met, and it is hereby enacts*! by ihe ailtholity "f Ihe same. That the a< t of Con gress of th- I'niled Stales pa-->*| th >md dav of July, one thou-and eight hun dr-a| and *itlt-IWo, cntilh*) An act (IOIIHI ing land- to the *<.veral Slat— and T> rrito. ri-s which may provide college* for th benefit ot agriculture and the m.-ctlnnic *rt, la*, and lh- same is her-hy accepted hv the State"! Penn*y I vania. with all it provision# anil conditions, and th- taith ••( ihe Stale is hereby pledg-d to carry the -ante int>> • ff.*'t • • • • •'SEC. 4 That, until otherwise ordered hv the Legislature ot P-nn-ylvania. th annual inls-rest accruing from any iriv—i m-nt of the funds n'-quir>*l under th- -aid act "f Congress is hereby appropriated, arid the said commissioners are dir-i t.al to pay the same to the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania for the endowrnenl, •tip port and maintenance of -aid institution, which college j* now in full and successful ■ q-emtlr n. and where tho I cadi eg ohjswl is, without excluding olh-r scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to t-ach such of learning as ar- related to agriculture and the me chanic arts." it will at once be seen that the language of the act of Congress t< sufficiently com prehensive til embrace every department of Instruction, so far at least as not to ex clude any branch ol study from the insti tution- for which II tiiake* provision. The controlling r. quircments ot the act are : (I) That a college shall !• established. (2) That tts course of in-truction shall include "military Indies." fi That It -h*il test exclude classical and scientific sltl lie* 111 general, 4. That It -hall aim t-> prom-'le the Ijlasral and practical s-du alion of the industrial classes in the several pursuit# and professions in life, and that to this end (f) It# leading "Ijecl -hull le- "to Is-ach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechahic arts " By ssa-lion one of the act of April I, IHflji, the Htate of Penn-y Ivenie aiaa-i'l-d the above quoted act ol C"hgres* "with all its provision# and condition-," and as If t ■ give it# acceptance the hlghi-sl fsisslble sanction added, "the faith of the Htate Is hereby pl-dg.-d lo carry the same into eff.-ct." By section four of the act, the intere-t of the funds thus acquired und-r the said a-'l of Congress wa* appropriated to the endowment, *up|e>rt and mainte nance of the Agricultural College ot Penn sylvania on the axprss*# ground that It *H ■ HlrcMtJy in • ► jm*rnti• vi v nml n nruums**! n* I i fniilll ilin r-|iiiri*iin'rii f ih L'nit<] Uwh. N*iihi*r ihfa nor miy ' IMW* If ihn Hlnlo IIIMIIH HFLV IIHH|I tl • f r to UIH rvquirvinwiU of tin* law of Collin***, a X• *|it it"* to tin? I tiiHiii'fiiHih tlioo (*x|H*riiM**riti>l lnrni % h iuhj>H't whit'll will iH roroi(i.-rmiion fint'Hih** ' lli IHWH R •*! to TIIH iri-tit TILI*N WN* I o|Hnfil in -ttn v HH i* w'l| known, in llim yonr IH.V.f (iiacJ**r m I'tonrtHf KraititnfJ lour j V-MT i* ••nrlhT. It Wm> origin*! ly CHllcd I IIH ! Fll'irh Shni|of IVnri-ylvHtiin, H j tot tin* which oritfirmtHd, it- i in onn !of it- early r**|r |H, pnrlly in n ft*t*linig ib*l j farmer* might fa |r.-jteli im| Hit* ! word 4 UO||*|{H" H- THUL of it JIIHCM whom j hoy * only I'"tiirnrl*| It]ln hnhi HIHJ partly with th** ul -t of founding a -ntnil iro-titu* , ti**ri with a limited cour-a of iintrmii'm, I -irinlar to th* agriciilitiral *chM>U of Ku : foja*, which nrti milionlliiattt to and h*ri | j thorough than the agriciihuml college* | j there, lint tin* t>chod on lining organi/. d j ) adoptod A coiir*n of in-truclion 111 inathe ; tnaiic* and llm naMiral MMHIICW* inof e\ tefi-ivi* than tiiat in any agricultural col lego of KiiropM, and a corn*-|*ndinglv lovignr linn' wa-(|M*otecj to tudy and rn qu:ral for graduating. It- organisation toid n U|H.| a collegiatH ha-l* from tile beginning, and the tru-taai only awaited the lime in with h th*y would he able to ••oiti|lct* it- laiilding* to chan • it- nan". The riant" wa- a i ordmgl v chtig-<| in to tin) Agricultural Ctdl*gH uf IVnn-yl varna. In 1871, the |/ N gi-laturn having previ • ou-lv HPPROPRIATIML the PRM ICD# of the Na tional land grant to th** LNli I ulion , and the j act of C*ngri*-, A- ha* been >hown, re quiring tin* RECOGNITION of the rmvhnrii art- • Q lally with agriculture 111 the I Cluf*e* of rtudy and NOT excluding OTHER atudii**. the naiiE wa- agail chang*ai to corre*|tftd . IN IT- wide range *f *NL-j •* I*, ale) ha- -irn'E B*l*n klio*n a- the |*O|III\ 1 Valii* S'at** j COLLEGE The committee* find thut lh* ' • ••iir-e* of -tody havw from time to lime j hang* d to t•••*t the changing r** i qnretn*'tiU t law or of public opinion ; | tint, in iuearlier year*, the übj a cl of Ngri* | culture l All theoretn a' and applied, nI way t ! held a prominent place wbtie other auh- I j ct* were IVII illd •**l ill the interest of a i nroad* r culture NN"* tl td, f *r example, i th** earh**t printed I'oiir**-* of *|u Iv pr**- % ide Mi-truMiofi in (**lttifat arid -o ial, | li|e|ital ald tnafilial m i-lii e, aalrotioffiy , th** fitglier rnntheinattc and other advance*] j branches ..f l armrig The cour*e* of *tud\ now in full oiw*ratiofi are by lar nn*re luid* d alid complete than at any prefioii p.ri*d of the hi-tory of the coll g*, and j *ee| b comply in the fulle-t -en-e with ! the r- q or* llieflt* ol ibe law- ot I'ongfe** j arid **l ihi- I• l•. They in. lud** two gen | -ral cur-**- oil** 111 general a i'll* the jotli.r in the RIM lent la**ic- . ar.#| four ta hnical • our-e*, vi/ agriculture, . hem • ! .r\ an I i*h\ -1 •, natural hiior\ arid civil 1 ; engim-or* g Th.-* corrr H uf KM. ||. IKJ Ml M.I LLLL.M 'I r irt.l.-. |..R IRIK >I>I |. MI- WH.< MTM UIIMMK I-r M f.\ r. ."n t.. .M k.. M mil <•■■ll*. K, M .h..rt • in-, it! < .r.K >.| vw jKMf. 111 lillur... MI .I M .iMiiUr . ..uf. in . li-in -ir- >J.K. >MI \ .ni'li'i.t. MF>- Ml.> MI|IIIIII.M| |. if .■ • IIIK L.-NJTH •'I Itl.lll Mil.l Ml .11. Il llfMll' h>~ "I .lu lv . lh.'\ IIIMV fil'll, Mill) IK. .('llllfi-.l t". |>Uf.l|K M ililaf \ (M. li. t f f.Kul*ri v IMUKM, MIM MII .In |kui., unl.-. .1 ■ ii•••.! ..n it*."l'il "I |.fn .i. M' il I.M In 111 "fi"i. if-rniiHi.. i rii|.l-. M-K r-o nr.-t t- drul. Kfrm-f.' |.i l.jr.M. Mr., d.-liv-ti-iI mi i'klilmm lluri • 11 Ii lhK u-.IMI >ludW .>f iii.' iU" r- K .in W Bud UIMI ih.'fK i i Mrri-il "ii M li'iv U'li.'vh mu'ril Mi>) 1* • i.-t b\ f.-W II MILL , 11. "Ml IIM"I" "• UHL' Il HMV.. M.fi.iniMit'.n Thi' .luil- iil in ullurK, f"f '*Mlll|'f. C Mil" ill.' iMlM'TMl'if I 111.11 l ' f|*> 1..M "III' ' M W. "I I ITM Ml.ll MIIM 1 \ . t Ml"l IflMl I iti" B''lr| Ml. I l-MfM l" "b-.-rv.. | .f.h'.mw. "f ."lul'l. l INVR.UijMIi -n. Th" .lud-nl in h"fii. 11lur*' w..f W. in ih" jiMfd' i" Mhd viti". IMfil". 'l'll.' -I •L.t.'T.L Ml llt'M'hMfll. L MF I. M Mil" lh h "|. MIMI i. IfMiri'il in lh.- u-o j ..I i.. I, . w.'ll M lh |iriri.'i|.l"M "f ni'" | i , i.n'.li •. Ti." .lud-nl 11. civil >'iiiMi> ririi{ M* nuinn M kfi"rlcd<.. •>( lh" lf.-lfiimnl Mf.i" ir |■ rm• 11. m' M|.|.li' Mii.in, in VMri.ii. itidu-ifif "I hf" Wti-n ih in.iiliili'.n *M. tlr-l "|M'fi.ti in iu IkiiU M c.'n.id.'rMt>ln Mill"IIIII ni riiMfiiiMl ImIMIT vM* r.-q iiri| "f MIL Thi. .YICNI 'M TNnd"n.d MFTCF * ! ITIMI "I n'.rml \*'MF. ; mid 'TIN J.fiM'llcnl I.rk TEW f.-QINR.IL i FM FDIL M cdu. M li'.MMl R M il.* R LIIMH M ifiMllcf .if niMiniHl lat>.r, IH. IIIFH il I'vid"ntlv "rv.'. IHN LW.. MMi-'flMiil fiid- "f IF ivm. lF PHY.HML Flfiif* Ml.d .kill in iiiMhi|Milali"ll WHHLLIFF iii" MI.MIKI. 'NIN. nl UF I'.'lll|.lifv N.MN.IML 'MIMT MM- MI." <>R unwl.F., III" cuninlllM did not IN-1 CMI I'd U|'N I" d"- ID" A il i- fcl F.F]IIIRI iiv NNY >-iilinif IMW "f lh" L*N'L.F) MUL' "f "F ihi# SIMU\ II J W.Hild -.'.-IN I" >M< M niMtler wh 'llv within LHF dii FLI-n ID lh" IRUT"" LL'LL *c'|.t , in ihi |.MrtlciilR (MIM'UI which TH'-RW tnY j • *i-l I.MI II f M I diffcrctu"' "f 'i|.lnl"fi) Wf nf ■ C"fn|M'll"l l"if" i furni.hinit M litwrnl Mnd |.rarli. | CM I cdiicMtt'W f"F th" indmirlnl CIMM.*, Mild ihMt iw l"Mdifnf fd'jfM-i it t" l"M n tu< h i hrMnt h "f li'Nrnifiif n- f" r.'lMl"d I" Miffi i iiliiif" Mfd lh" nut hiinic MTU. Tn" chnnii. cm I lMf>"fMtnri" t>|*iill)f Mrn in n fn.wt MdintrMld" cnndili'ifi inm|.li'l'li*- nd ; "itici"ncc. Th" j.hjf.tcMl lMi"TMl"fy hn- n Bit" (th.'tiifh "till M.Mfi. f|Uii') cf'll"f'ti"n "f | th" in*>.t M|.|>rnliUltlni( lh" Imrhinif ("fC" In lh" I cull"*" d"|w.rtm"ntt, only l* *iv in.lfuc | lion in lh" ClM— ic* ; "fi" Ih"i MI hti : I'htrtt >f Knif.ifh llhTMlnr", Mtid nlhl IHRNNCHFT which "ni"F inlti nv"ry .'"lift" id LIL-TMI "DUl'Mihin In ihn mm" r*iH"cU"fi. it rh"ld lit n >i"d ihMt lh" H|i|ir.|y lh" IfU'lH" f.ir lh" |.ur< hv i.f M|.(MifMliit Mfid p|illnrrt I fur lh" t"vfMl cUtt riM.rnt hnv" h""ii I mntl "*cliitiv"ly f-'f lh" IndutirlMl drptfl ni-nt-. (hit ni lh" M|.|fi.|irMihht n oh.ervntion anil knowledif", thnt th iluidard of ih"t" ttuiletlla Ml lOur" rerpecU, it exceptionally tti*b. 11. RIKANRIAL MA.VAOEMKKT. Tim next IbrcM bralicbu* ol Inquiry which llm colli milieu propoMtd to iiivitolitfal" r.i Into t.> lliu lliinin Inl liiann*"lii.'nl of lh" llitlilulioii , Ibo ufund" id lb*t vnriou tiii ni - pl,ici*i ni il- di.poral, cither from the prot'itdt ol th I'lilUnJ Sm,* Lin.l (•rant, lll** approprintlont mnd" by th" •Sinle of IVntiry I vaiiin, ~r the contribution.. •■I nidi VHIUMI- and reculpla from ttud.'flU, alid arc< rLain il ihey hnV" bucli hoiictllv appropriated. On ihi. i.iq-iriant point it i. "xlrcniclv t r*ti ty iii|( to tl fid Dial lh" le.liiii.nv it at. .oluli'ly unaiiiniou* Wbnti.ver dill Tetn of juilifMi"iil IIMVO IMMIII i xprea.ed by wii ri'tjmcliii|{ llm K'.iieral rnniinif'-umiil | and |nii - y ol llm llitlllullun, all, wilbout exception, when quetlloned, liMvwi'xprceij llm lull.-.i conlidoiiC" In lliu le-rfccl i'• t-K --rily with which all llm fund, hav" been •'i|M'iid"d and aci'ountcd for. Con.identic 110 well km.wii Bnanclal "nihnrra-.umni lot lh" in.liluiioi, in ii. enrliur dav, m.d llm I'Xlcnt >,f ihe iriU-retU ilivoiv.-d. il i. a | niMtti-r ol ju'l prljc to (1 ri.l thai n<> rhndow •■I .u.pici -ii ..I di.hon.wty re in uj. ,ii th . . loiMilfirnlloii ..I' tl,in ifr.-nl public tru-t. i I'lii. i. no more than WM. to haro biM*ri "X - I |Ht'lnl from llm known character of th" many "lllMii'lll clliz-n. of lh" Mlal" who | . . fiflltubd lh" bonrd of iru.lcu. , bill tl i noli" lh.- I"., talitlai'lory and nunc lh" l".. due t<> ibelli and I" the Mini" lo record lh" incl. The different tourotw of income, th" unit riM-clv.-d fr-un "a. h, and th vari. .u. u••*. lo whn h th-y hav•• bcii applied, Mfi'ificn in detail, in lb" full and "lata.rat* •umiiiariet lr>.m lliu tx-.k. uf th" coliinf", hn h were |iirni.hi I'r.ifew.or UMUIIIIOII, ihu bii'ini". iiinnaff. r, an I which accompany tin, r"|.,ri. A brief runnnary It ail lhal it r. q or.-cl b-f. I'h" t Ul pr.M-e.si. r#alir."d b the Stat" ir.'in ihe land n rip wa> lour huridr.-,| Mm! thirty*niiiu lh<*u-and one buridr.*d and eighty. .Ix dollar, and eighty cent. , lh" u O . f Aftt h indr. I and Ii: '- II tho'i-Mi"! "Il" tnili'lrcd and lliirly .it do lnr. haVlliif collie I r.-in wlo under th- m t. of I WW and I did, and two huiidr'd and eighty wight tiioii.and i-ha hundnil ai.ii ci|(htt..ig i)ul> lr. ami eiuhty cnli Irotu ai" und- r th act ol IWi* Ib" -all-, ol .crip were mad" under tn dir.. lion of the L'Vi.lalur", hi a Stale loinmitwl.'li appointni lor that pur |-'.e, and the incioii", a. it a. i ru.-i, apt n> prialtai lo Ihe Mate C-'ll'K" In a. n.ni.n. e Willi llm pr..vi.|..iit "I Me llon f/ni th" act ..( l oiiur.-.., lh- .tun ol f.iily.ihrcn thou • and • ikhl hoiidrcil and richly it d'diar. and liili eiil- (.lightly l"tt than th" ten l- r i . nt Muthorix aij wa. "if"'nd"d in the purihatu ol three .XperiiiiriiUl farm-, leaving ihriw hundr.d and ninety Bv. Ihou.and ihr.-e hundred and thirty dollar, and ihirty c-'iiU to lw productively in v.-.tcd Hi the act ..f April 3. IHTit, ih" I. gi- lalup", in partial conpidcralion ol the • IIIMII price ri-c'.-lv.-d lr,*rii the land tcrip, directed llm i.tue of a rlligle tx-nd ol the for ire rum of fivx hun dr. I Ihotonlid d dlart. Ix-aring lnu r.wt at n | .or cnt , running fllii year* from date, and the I 111 "P". t meanwhile to b" palj to llm Stale C.dli'g" Il will tx x'ti If,.in ! th lop-going ttau-mattl lhal lh pr.icecil. |o| ibe land grant .>n which the college |. j now r.-c"ivitig inter."t u three hundred and ninety-llve th,,|i*l porpoux, Thn total amount ..( tint income, from IWWj p. Ihdl. we find j to have (awn three hundr.-d and forty-three ihou.and teven hundred and flfti-aeren dollar- and twelve ceritt; while lh- amount actually exiwndeil f..r the ruppori and mainlenancu "of the college during the .aiim (M'ri.xJ wa. four hundred and fifty. ; eight lh. Hl. and tlx hundred and aerentr •ix dollar, and eighty-two rent*. Of the la.t named >um Blty-teven thou.and and forty dollar* •> devot.-d to thn tnaintc nance of th exjx rimental farm, which uinfer the act ••( Congrert t.im.d to he I properly regard"l at a |*rt of th" eduea - tiunal equipment of the in.tltution It l I evident, therefore, whether thi* item h j deduct! d or not that n<>t only the income from the land grant fund but a large turn In addition, hat been legitimately expended in compliance with lh" requirenmntt of lh" United Ml*tw law. The remaining contribution* of ihe Slate to thi* college have been a* follow* : Kirty th..nnd d >llar* in 18i9and forty nine ih-.u.and nine hundred dollar* in Iffsl, for lb" the erection of building*; live tht|.*nd dollac* In 1870 for building on th Ka-iern rxiH-rlniental farm, and eighty thoutand dollar* In 1878 for the re moval of a in >rtgag>' d"ht u|M>n lb" r>rop |Mriy. Thia debt had be. n incurred ow ing to the great increase in the coat of building .avaaioned by th" waj. and after the original Contract->r* bad be.-n forced lt abandon their undertaking We Ind no quiwiton in any quarter that the above named appropriationa were appli.il to the utwa for which they were tnt-nded Oth .•r donation* to Ibe ndlege, chleflv hy the Slate Agricultural S-clelv and rlllaena who were i rile ret led In ttartlng It. hava amounted to ..ne hunnred and flfty-four thou-aud two hundr.d and eighty wight dollar*. On .ummarlttng the** tiatrm. nu It appear* that the prlncl|ial turn contribu ted to the iiillega (aeide from ihe endow ment fund) amount* lo a total of three hundred and eighty-thrne tboueaad nnd ►eveniy-on.) dollar* and fifty cent* *• lu|. low*: Appropriated by the Slate, on" hundred and "ighiv-four thou.and nine hundrtd dollar.; ex leiof-d for "t|x'rimeiital farm*, forty-three thou.and eight hundred and eigiy-til d .liar* and Ufly cent*; conlrilm- • led frniii private t-.urc.w, one hundred and (itly-l..ur Ihou-and, lw., hundred and eigb ly-llve dollar*, and the college ha. t>. i .how lor thi., (arm*, building, and appa ratu', regularlt, and, a* w.-Ixli.-ve, TMIIIV iiiveiip.-i.il at four hundr.'d and tiM> on'" thou.and, rix hundred and tlfuwii dollar, and aevi'hly -vri cent.. Il it rml mi'ot.ary to dwell nt gre*P• J |"'f iin.'i, lMl larilit, tint com. mitl.x. found HI aumu r* j.n p P, im.ru f..*r piexing than any oilier, in the cur." ol their inquiry. It it clear, fruin the t.-.n iii'U.y, tual tin we I,trui. have cohdocUii many valuable ••Xpcniiii'liW, and x rv. il ~ u-elul purfHite though th-y have come rflort ul III" alltii'lf.allolit whi. h Wcfe in dulged 111 l lh" lime proVl.loli wa. Itiwl. lor them. TIM. re.ull may Ix. aci outiP-d b.r partly on lb" ground of m-uliii n nt ap propriatlon. I r-* in ih college luiij., nnd partly 1 r..11l th" (act lhal Ho. tiu.teor, In order apparently p. gratify 10. at o iitiiie i. erilrutted Hi" g-n.-ral riuinagerueii- "I *.n, ol thu larilit aMii.ol "litirc-y to n c .mmllpw of gelivlcliinli 111 !U lielglllx.rho.. cor.Bdn thnr plant to the acruliny afid control ola body who had In.thing l.ui 1., al prid" in public .pint P. tllinulal" anil reward iheir • If ori", and lh" lo.al c < fa-rlorm an unr. quipil ftublic M-rvic. Ii Jt divi.li-d r< r.wull In dividii CI 111 nM. I. ; and d.vid.-d coun.i'l. r.— ulinl, M mighi iiaiurally havw ben exfa-P-d, in dlmiiit.h.il • ffi.-ieli. V and roiii" lilng ol mutual crilli i.m. We . an Bin!, In.w.'V. r, no rea-on to douhl thai a title larger a;.- pr..prialion w unl have added to Ibe ue. I,line-. ~f ilo- K vierri Mnd We.tern farm., the tru-lni ol the Col I *"g' # have Ml g""d lallh "Xperid'il til tl.al dire, in.n lully a uiui b a- th"ir itic*line would j i-lili, con j ■ idxring lh" Ivrg- at..) gr. >*i .g m-'d. "I ihi- d": *rini"iiu ul in.iru- in.n in the col- , lege. Th am-'unl appropriated p. th- Kel -ri. farm, MI Oiivter county. from |h;q p. IM|. I. . ighl'iui lhoii-aii J eight hundred dollar., p. the W.tl.rn larin. Mi Indiana cunty, nit'i-n thou-and and fi ly d-d'ar., ar.d p. the Centra! lann, near th- college. , f..urtei-n thou-arid two hundr.il ar.d fl.it dollar-. In •ur opinion, it would !"• urn j i*t p. ihecolbge, a- iri t rt-lit tit iitn "I high er education, to cripple iu rc-.ur 1,. ; taking from the fund. n..w at IP di-|" *i any larger a| |.riq.ri*t;..||. lo th" lain than have ln-repdor" txi-n ma , while. ■oi ih" other hand, il i- evident lhal tin y can n.'Ver 1.. rua 1" p. no-el p .bile eX|e"i-ta lion without a much larger et|wte- outlay ing lartn- are p. (..• relallie-1, we h"li"Ve it would b" * ~'Und ar.il wi.e |.li> v lor Ihe SiaP- P> niak" a lair anr.ua: appropriation lo tin maintenance of ibern. Ilui Hi- ■x r. in-- Iv doubtful, in lb-* It,.hi ..r .-n-ni agrn ul tural knowl.-dg'. wlnlh t or ad- xen farm, are enough le-ip r in-,, "ti", l -r ik purp e- of M tetillfi. inv. .ligation p. , .*lll |WRI-aie f.-r ihe ire-r.-a-ed . tp-rie- K.-r lb" |. irp..M*t o| f-ra* ileal |-r im.'i.laliori. the more farm* the le IP-r ; l.nl il .earn* P< U* not ufir,-a.onible l .ufq."" thai thai end could la- to ally a. w. ll arid niu* H Dlnrr th.-aply reached by a .y.lem of vol untary 11.. p-ralion among individual (*•- i in-r-. i any ing on ibe.r "fe'ration* and working out their ex|" rinienu in wrna. , pondence wilh the ndieg", arid p, eor." • itent und-r it* direction The tendency ..f opini oi *. in ihehe-t m<-an- of advam ■ ' ing agricultural knowl.aig" |.,r praciical u-e, aeein to have undergone art irniM.r i*nt i harige within a inmparalively r<- vent fa-ri-Mi Formerly it wa- thought lhal a tn(B ienlly rxlend-d rai.e' ol field .* |a-rlrn. ntalton woulJ yield th- r-uti n—-d"d a- a gutd" in u. i*-.(ul farming But agricllure, like .-v-ry ..th-r branch appii-.l M 1.-M, tia- bri influenced by the rapid and wond-rfnl advam-" in every de|tarlment el Mi--nii(i knowl-ilge, ilur ing the la-t twrnly-flve y.-ar- ; and. a- * ■ !i.n.eqU"tiC" lb" inVetigali,.rit of the lab • oap.ry have s>me Pi iMTUpy a lr in. r.- irn|*.rlant relation to lh" practice ..( the larming c-imniiHiity than ev-r b--f..re A large number of agricultural experiment • Pttion. have acvivrdinglv b"enalr-ady e iabii.h"d in Europe f..r the m.I" pu'po-c ..( j mnducling tuch invntigati'.n. and lh-- ; niimb>-r it rapidly incr -a-ing In (hit , ii'iinirv four Siiie#, Cunnrvtii-ul, N.-w York, N'-w J.-raey and North Carolina have "ttahlirh-af Uch experiment rta'ion., and movement, in the .am" direction ar on I.*it in "dh.-r State*. In our own, then- j are indication* ola wide.pri-ad public in terett In th" mailer, and the Stat" Board .if Agriculture, at il !al meeting iinanini-'U. IT rvd.q.paf a retolutior. urging the .-tiib li-hment of tuch * -tallon "at the -ar|iet f.racticahle time " In view ••( ihe fact. and con-ideratb.nt tiigge.p-d, we are of -.pini-m that th- ini>tM of the coli'V • houbl be auth-.rix-d, in ca.e they .hould d-wm it advi-ahle, p. tell lh" Iwo outlying eifwrirnen'al farm-, and r-ijnired pi apply the Income from the fund thu* ..(.uin-d P ih tupp'rt nf an exja-rimerit ttatlon ol the kind referred to. It would lh-n b-- nn-' t-arv for (he I-cgi-lature p. make an addirtonal annual appropriation in order to • nab'" the tlation to proe-a-ute work of of equal tcope and extent wilh that done by timilar .lationr in th "four Slate- men lioned. If, •• thn cour.n of legislation in dicate*, il it to be a part of the ".lalill.hed l*ilit-v of the State to tend lie aid to the ad vancement of agricultural knowl.-dg" and practice, il would fern P' be (he dirlate of round policv t" cmienlral" it* e*|art menl. and r-ff -rtt, both in ihe iniefi-i id "cnnomv, 'lf i--ncv, and eae of control. The Stale College ha> alr.edv In u. a large |.arl of th-- applian.ie and "qiilpment nee ••taarv for lh" ami e, ful maintenance of an experiment Marion, and it now doing a larger amount of valuable work in rhatdi rectlon than at anv previou* p-riid ..f it hi-tore, and it now publishing it* result- In a aerie, of popular bulletin.. iv cnscLPainjra A* RKCOMVIKMOATION* The fact remain*, notwllb-tanding the condlti-'n of thing* above tlaied that th" college for a long tim • hat b-i-n tubjert P> an amount of public erllici.nv, which ha ra.iili.il In a widespread diMrutl, If not h.iaitlity, toward* I*. nnd the committee have coiotantly directed their Inquirie. wilh a view inata-ertainlng tl* ground*, and if pop. ihie the proper rem dv for it. Their iivncluiin have been prapentui in part. In formar pagwt of thi* report. 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