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over $400,000; consequently, even after expending from $8,000 (160 acres of 

 land at $50 per acre) to $16,000 (160 acres at $100 per acre) for land, we might 

 still safely count upon an annual income from the investmant, funded at 6 per 

 cent., of from $18,000 to $24, 000. Let us, however, base our calculations on 

 the average, $21,000, and expend it as follows: 



For fuel, light, repairs, and incidental expenses $2,000 



For salaries of professors, assistants, and employes 19,000 



Total.. 21,000 



The salaries, which should be high enough to secure good talents, but not to 

 encourage excessive disparity in remuneration, might be thus apportioned : 



Superintendent or president of agricultural college $2,000 



Superintendent or president of normal school 1,500 



Professor of mathematics 1,500 



Professor of chemistry. 1,500 



Professor of ancient languages 1,500 



Professor of natural history 1,500 



Adjunct professor of mathematics 1,000 



Adjunct professor of chemistry 1,000 



Adjunct professor of natural history 1,000 



Professor of modern languages 1,000 



Instructor in music 1,000 



Instructor in drawing 1,000 



Instructor in tactics and sword exercise . . . 900 



Head former, a house and 700 



Head gardener, a house and 700 



Expert farmer, who must be a good sheep-shearer 450 



Expert farmer, who must be a good mower ""450 



Porteress, who may be the wife of any one of the last four enumerated . . 300 



Total.. .. 19,000 



If the funds permitted, it would be very desirable to have a taxidermist, who 

 could keep up the collection, and instruct the students in stuffing and setting 

 up animals. 



The duties of the above corps would be about thus divided : 



Professors and assistants. 



1. The president would lecture on Sunday, and impart religious instruction, 

 devoid of sectarian bias ; lecture on sacred history and moral philosophy ; pre- 

 side at faculty meetings, and have a general care of the welfare of the agricul- 

 tural college. 



2. The superintendent of normal school would, as remarked, give his chief 

 attention to have the normal school students master the art of conveying the 

 most useful instruction in the manner best calculated to make it impressive and 

 attractive, and to facilitate its most ready acquisition. 



3. The professor of mithematics would lecture on or teach plain and spheri- 

 cal trigonometry, descriptive geometry, optics, acoustics, mechanics, navigation, 

 and astronomy. 



The adjunct in this department would teach algebra, geometry, bookkeep- 

 ing, physical geography, and use of globes, surveying and meteorology. 



4. The professor of chemistry would lecture on heat, light, electricity, and 

 magnetism, organic and agricultural chemistry, and superintend the operations 

 of the most advanced analytical students. 



