OFFICE OF THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY, 

 SAX FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, 1874. 



To the yoint Committee from the State Grange, Mechanics' State Coun- 

 cil, and Mechanics' Deliberative Assembly. GENTLEMEN: The Regents 

 of the University respectfully acknowledge the receipt of your memo- 

 rial of August 8th, consisting of preamble and resolutions setting forth 

 statements and remonstrances concerning the action of this Board in 

 the administration of the affairs of the University. While the Regents 

 confess their surprise and regret at the mistakes and misapprehensions 

 embodied in your memorial, they gladly avail themselves of the oppor- 

 tunity thus offered to correct them ; and in doing so, will have in view 

 the diffusion of intelligence rather than any controversy with your 

 committee. The Regents assume that all good citizens desire only 

 the welfare of the University, and that, while they would take little 

 interest in a controversy, they would like to have some facts. 



Your committee are under a misapprehension in supposing that 

 the Congressional grant, as it is called, was " for the support of State 

 Universities." That grant was for "the endowment, support and main- 

 tenance of at least one College where the leading object shall be, with- 

 out excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including mili- 

 tary tactics, to teach such branches as are related to agriculture and the 

 mechanic arts, in such manner as the Legislatures of the States may 

 prescribe." The Act of Congress does not establish an University, 

 but a College, leaving the State great liberty to carry out the details of 

 the plan. The University of California is established by the State of 

 California, and includes the College referred to in the Congressional 

 Act. The law of the State says: "The University shall have for its 

 design to provide instruction and complete education in all the depart- 

 ments of science, literature, art, industrial and professional pursuits, 

 and general education; and also special courses of instruction for the 

 professions of Agriculture, the Mechanic Arts, Mining, Military Sci- 

 ence, Civil Engineering, Law, Medicine and Commerce, and shall 

 consist of various Colleges, namely: First, Colleges of Arts; second, 

 a College of Letters; third, such professional and other Colleges as 

 may be added thereto or connected therewith." The University is 



