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Agriculturo of Massachusetts, who went to Europe to collect information 

 in re<;ard to the establishment of Industrial Colleges, says in a report to 

 the lioard : 



" The industrial schools in Europe have not been located in the vicin- 

 it}'' of its largest cities. The ])urposG of this is obvious, for, besides the 

 increased expenses to tha pupils, tiie incentives to the Avaste of time are 

 greater, and the temptation to immorality increased a hundred fold. The 

 nearness of a city, through its show of great wealth, is calculated to lead 

 the mind of the student to speculative pursuits, and to create a distaste 

 to those industrial occupations whose gains are slow and toilsome." 



Another expedient, under the pretence of assisting in the endowment 

 of an Industrial College, has been suggested. It is to make over or 

 donate to some existing literary or denominational institution, in con- 

 sideration of their granting the use of a part of their buildings for a sci- 

 entific department, all the proceeds of the land donations of Congress. 

 We are informed that some of these institutions have already nominally 

 established scientific chairs, or departments, in anticipation of such an 

 event, or to induce it, and have at this time their advocates in and about 

 the State Capitol, looking after their interests in this respect. To all 

 such we would put the question whether they are actuated with a desire 

 to assist the State by such an arrangement, or whether they are not in 

 the position of the man who had been in business on his own account 

 until he had become hopelessly involved in debt, and now wishes to, find 

 some one with a little readj^ cash to take in as a partner, that he may 

 lead a more easy life ? 



And if such institutions be of a sectarian character, as we believe all 

 the colleges in the State are, we would ask the additional question — 

 what reason can be given why one sect should have the benefit of the 

 endowment of tlie Government more than another? and how that pro- 

 vision of the Constitution, that no preference shall be given to any sect 

 or profession, can be reconciled with such an act as the one asked ? 



Upon this subject we have the very best of authority. The late Pro- 

 fessor Pugh, who Avas ver}'- instrumental in procuring the passage of the 

 College Land Act through Congress, says in his report : " The object of 

 the bill was, most dish'ncf/j/, not simply to found industrial chairs in literary 

 colleges, but to endow industrial colleges." 



He adds : " No sooner was the bill passed, than in some States the rep- 

 resentatives of several literary colleges, Avith singular bad taste, made a 

 general rush to the State Legislature to secure a portion of the proceeds 

 of the bill, and in the general scramble for a portion of the spoils, in 

 some instances, defeated all legislation upon the subject. That literary 

 institutions should, Avith such undignified haste, grasp at resources (se- 

 cured for the endowment of Industrial Colleges) to Avhich they had not 

 the slif/hfrxt legitimate claim, is a melan'choly illustration of the terrible 

 extremities to Avhich they are driven in the struggle for existence. It 

 should warn those States which Avould found State Industrial Colleges 

 to endow them properly, and not cast them into the world to struggle 

 in poverty for existence, guided by a necessity Avhich knoAvs no law and 

 recognizes no right. 



" For what are the claims of the literary colleges upon the Land Grant 

 Fund? Can they afford the kind of education required in an Industrial 

 College? Can they organize the four or five different courses of study 

 required to meet the peculiar necessities of an Industrial College ? Can 



