No. 4.] AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 369 



Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts," which was approved 

 by President Lincoln July 2, 1862. Section 4 of this act 

 provided for the investment of certain funds, — 



the interest of which shall be inviolably appropriated, by each 

 State which may take and claim the benefit to this act, to the 

 endowment, support and maintenance of at least one college 

 where the leading object shall be, without excluding other 

 scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, 

 to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture 

 and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of 

 the States may respectfully prescribe, in order to promote the 

 liberal aud practical education of the industrial classes in the 

 several pursuits and professions in life.^ 



Gov. John A. Andrew, in his inaugural address, on 

 Jan. 9, 1863, referred to this act of Congress, and recom- 

 mended that the Legislature take measures to secure to the 

 Commonwealth the benefits of the jjrant. 



This portion of his address was referred to a joint special 

 committee, which committee, by Resolves of 1863, chapter 7, 

 was allowed $300 for travelling and other needful expenses. 



A 48-page report was made in the Senate, March 26, 

 1863.2 The majority report consisted of 30 printed pages. 

 It quoted the act of Congress, referred to " The Fund to be 

 expected from the act," " The Object of the Donation," 

 " How to accomplish the Design," " Object of a Professional 

 College," asked the question, " Shall there be one College or 

 more?" referred to " Connection with other Colleges," and 

 quoted resolutions of the Boston Board of Trade and of the 

 State Board of Agriculture. The report closed with the 

 following " Recapitulation :" — 



1. Your committee are united in the opinion of the actual 

 demand for the establishment of an Agricultural College on a 

 practical basis, similar to the one in Pennsylvania, in Massa- 

 chusetts. 



2. That such a college should be wholly disconuccted with all 

 existing institutions, and separate from all large cities and towns. 



1 United States Statutes, Vol. 12, chap. 130, p. 503. 

 =* Senate, No. 108, 1863. 



