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the agricultural work of the privately endowed colleges was popular 

 in nature or of secondary grade, so it might more properly be in- 

 cluded under the discussion of secondary schools. 



Under a new State law in Mississippi a single board of trustees 

 has been appointed for the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical 

 College, the Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College (for 

 negroes) , the University of Mississippi, and the Industrial Institute 

 and College (for women). This board took charge July 1, 1910. 



The Legislature of Oregon has passed a law under which a board 

 of five members, to be known as the board of higher curricula, is 

 to be appointed by the governor. The duties of this board are to 

 prevent duplication of studies or departments in the agricultural 

 college and the State University. The board is empowered to deter- 

 mine and define the courses of study to be offered by each institution 

 and the departments to be conducted, and after investigation and 

 20 days' notice may direct the elimination of any duplicating courses 

 or departments. 



By a recent act of the Utah Legislature the number of trustees for 

 the agi'icultural college has been increased from 7 to 9. 



The agi'icultural colleges surpassed all previous records in the 

 number of students enrolled and in the number studying agriculture. 

 There were 52,250 students enrolled in the interior courses of these 

 institutions, 30,075 in correspondence courses, 21,004 in extension 

 schools, and 32,505 in all other departments — a total, counting none 

 twice, of 135,250 students. Of agricultural students there were 

 17,375, which is 10 per cent more than there were in 1909; and of 

 students in teachers' courses in agriculture 1,865, more than eight 

 times as many as in 1909. The income of the land-grant institutions 

 was larger by three and one-half millions than in 1909, and they 

 added more than seven millions to their permanent endowment and 



equipment. 



HISTORICAL. 



On April 14, 1910, the State of Vermont, at Montpelier, celebrated in a 

 dignified manner, yet with the simplicity well suited to the man and the 

 occasion, the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Justin Smith Morrill, 

 whose death occurred on December 2S. 1898. The audience included many of 

 State-wide and national fame who came to do honor to the memory of this 

 statesman. 



This succinct statement is taken from a memorial volume contain- 

 ing the addresses delivered on the occasion of the centennary exer- 

 cises in honor of the author of the land-grant act of 1862 and the 

 second Morrill Act of 1890. The principal eulogy was delivered by 

 President Matthew H. Buckham, of the University of Vermont, who 

 dwelt especially on Senator Morrill's work in connection with the 

 founding and endowment of the land-gTant colleges, characterizing 



