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mittee to lay the affairs of the institution before the next 

 Legislature. 



APPROPRIATION BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE. 



Accordingly, at the next Session, a bill to appropriate 

 ),000 to the Farmers High School of Pennsylvania, was 

 placed in the hands of Colonel Gregg, at that time Senator 

 from that district. The committee also found an earnest, 

 influential advocate in the Hon. James T. Hale, of Centre 

 County. 



Colonel Gregg at once espoused the cause of the bill with 

 all the earnestness of an advocate; and, in conjunction with 

 Judge Hale and the committee, canvassed it thoroughly be- 

 fore the Legislature, and finally brought it to the test of a 

 vote by which it became a law, approved May 20th, 1857. 



The Act in question appropriated $25,000 at once to the 

 Farmers High School, in view of $25,000 already obtained; 

 and appropriated an additional $25,000, provided a like 

 sum be raised by subscription. It further provides that 

 the annual meeting of delegates for the election of mem- 

 bers to the Board of Trustees be held on the first Wednes- 

 day of September. 



At the 7th meeting of the Board held at Harrisburg the 

 18th of March, 1858, H. N. McAllister, of the Committee 

 appointed for this purpose, made a report upon the progress 

 of the Buildings under the contract, and of the state of the 

 farm. 



The passage of the act of May, 1859, infused new con- 

 fidence into the movement. It placed $25,000 in the hands 

 of the Trustees at once, in addition to the $25,000 already 

 collected by subscription, and there was little doubt felt 

 that the other 25,000 could easily be raised, thus redeem- 

 ing the additional $25,000 from the Legislature, and making 

 a total of $100,000, at the disposal of the Trustees. With 

 the main College Buildings contracted for $55,000, there 

 seemed to be an additional surplus quite sufficient for erect- 

 ing out-buildings and putting the farm into proper order 

 for opening the college. At a meeting of the Board, July 

 2d, 1857, E. C. Humes was authorized to draw upon the 

 State Treasury for $25,000 in accordance with the act of 

 May 20. 



