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Government for the endowment of such college; and tliat when a title 

 in the State shall have been secured, that the same be sold and the pro- 

 ceeds invested as such endowment. 



^'Resolved, That vcq approve of the use of all the proceeds and interest 

 thereon of the seventy-two sections of land donated to the State for a 

 seminary of learning as a part endowment of a college for the above 

 named purposes. 



'■'■Resohed^ That to secure a fair organization, location, and manage- 

 ment of said college, as between the mining and agricultural interests 

 of the State, the Board of Eegents or Directors in whose hands these 

 duties shall be intrusted shall be composed of persons one half of whom 

 shall be well acquainted with the practical and theoretical ojierations of 

 mining, and the other half of whom shall be agriculturists; and this 

 relation shall never be changed. 



''Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the Chairman of 

 this Convention, he being one, to act with a similar committee to be 

 appointed by the next annual meeting of the State Agricultural Society, 

 to form a plan for the organization of said college, and projjose the same 

 to the Legislature and solicit its enactment into a law." 



And Whereas, The committee indicated bj- the last resolution above 

 was appointed and is now waiting the action of this Convention in the 

 premises ; now, therefore, be it 



Resolved, That we heartily indorse the above resolutions and the action 

 of the Miners' Convention in this behalf, and that we believe it to be the 

 duty and the interest of the agriculturists of the State to unite with the 

 miners in the establishment of a college upon the principles set forth in 

 the above resolutions. 



Resolved, That this Convention do appoint a committee of five to act 

 with the committee of the Miners' Convention for the purpose specified. 



After the reading of the report, the President stated the question as 

 being on the adoption of the resolution providing for the appointment 

 of a committee of five to act in conjunction with the committee 

 aj^pointed by the Miners' Convention. 



John Bigler hoped that no action would be taken by the society in the 

 matter, at least until the patent for the site of the college had been 

 issued. 



The Secretary explained that it was necessary that the college should 

 be organized by the present Legislature in order to obtain the land 

 donated by the Government for the purjDOse. The best legal talent bore 

 him out in the opinion that the passage of an Act incorporating the 

 college would give it a legal existence and secure the land, 



11. M. Bernard said he was present at the Miners' Convention when 

 the college matter was introduced. There were no mechanics mentioned 

 in connection with the resolutions there adopted. He would like to see 

 the society take some action on this fixct. The mechanical arts should 

 be represented. It was best both for the agricultural and mining 

 interests. 



A. B. JSJixon could not see that the question was at issue at all. Unless 

 something was done b}- the Legislature, the State would forfeit her right 

 to the appropriation of lands. " It was a conditional grant. The society 

 should take some action in the matter. That institution should be 

 located in this county. Here was the proper site in order that it might 

 be under the guardianship of the State. 



Some further discussion followed, in which Messrs. Bernard, Luce, 



