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ornamental grounds, having for its object practical education 

 in agriculture, landscape gardening, the health of the students, 

 and to afford them an opportunity by their earnings of defray 

 ing a portion of the expenses of their education. These advan 

 tages shall be open, in the first instance, to students in the Col 

 lege of Agriculture, who shall be entitled to a preference in that 

 behalf. 



It further provides that the College of Mechanic Arts shall 

 next be established, etc., and that the said Board of Regents 

 shall always bear in mind that the College of Agriculture and 

 the College of Mechanic Arts, are an especial object of their 

 care and superintendence, and that they shall be considered 

 and treated as entitled, primarily, to the use of the funds do 

 nated for their establishment and maintenance by the said Act 

 of Congress. 



It also provides that the College of Mines and the College of 

 Civil Engineering shall be next established, etc. 



It specifically provides &quot;that the College of Letters shall be 

 co-existent with the aforesaid College of Arts. But the provis 

 ions regarding the order in which the said colleges shall be or 

 ganized, shall not be construed as directing or permitting the 

 organization of any of the specified colleges to be unnecessarily 

 delayed, but only as indicating the order in which the colleges 

 shall be organized, beginning with the College of Agriculture 

 and adding in succession to the body of instructors in that and 

 the other colleges such other instructors as may be necessary 

 to organize the other colleges successively in the order above 

 indicated.&quot; 



It provides &quot;that a practical agriculturist by profession, com 

 petent to superintend the working of the agricultural farm, and 

 of sufficient scientific acquirements to discharge the duties of 

 Secretary of the Board of Regents, as prescribed in this Act, 

 shall be chosen by said Board as their Secretary. The Board 

 of Regents may also appoint a Treasurer of the University, 

 and prescribe the form and sureties of his bond as such, which 

 shall be executed, approved by them, and filed with the Secre 

 tary before any such Treasurer shall go into oifice. The Secre 

 tary and Treasurer shall be subject to summary removal by the 

 Board of Regents.&quot; 



Section 16 requires the Secretary to reside at and keep his 

 office at the University, for important reasons hereinafter enu 

 merated. 



