Forty Years of the University of MinnesotaElwin Bird Johnson General Alumni Association, 1910 - 348 pages Covers the origin and history of the university from 1851 to the early twentieth century. Includes photographs, engravings and maps. |
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... grant of lands for the en- dowment of such a University . " The report of this committee , including the act which was submitted and afterwards adopted as the charter of the University , it is believed was drawn by the Reverend E. D. ...
... grant of lands for the en- dowment of such a University . " The report of this committee , including the act which was submitted and afterwards adopted as the charter of the University , it is believed was drawn by the Reverend E. D. ...
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... grant should be and remain a perpetual fund and that the interest alone should be appropriat- ed for the support of the University . THE FIRST BOARD . On the 4th of March , of the same year , the legislature in joint session , elected a ...
... grant should be and remain a perpetual fund and that the interest alone should be appropriat- ed for the support of the University . THE FIRST BOARD . On the 4th of March , of the same year , the legislature in joint session , elected a ...
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... grant . Under ordinary circumstances this would have been amply sufficient . But the times were so hard and money so scarce , and it was such a difficult matter to negotiate the bonds at all , that this provision was lamentably ...
... grant . Under ordinary circumstances this would have been amply sufficient . But the times were so hard and money so scarce , and it was such a difficult matter to negotiate the bonds at all , that this provision was lamentably ...
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... grant of land made by Congress to a state university when it adopted the enabling act for the admission of Minne- sota into the Union as a state . After his con- nection with the University ceased , the regents continued this agitation ...
... grant of land made by Congress to a state university when it adopted the enabling act for the admission of Minne- sota into the Union as a state . After his con- nection with the University ceased , the regents continued this agitation ...
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... grant of land to settle that part of the indebtedness which had been unquestionably contracted by authori- ty . During the first two years of their service , they were engaged in investigating the affairs of the boards which preceded ...
... grant of land to settle that part of the indebtedness which had been unquestionably contracted by authori- ty . During the first two years of their service , they were engaged in investigating the affairs of the boards which preceded ...
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Page 328 - No portion of said fund, nor the interest thereon, shall be applied, directly or indirectly, under any pretense whatever, to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any building or buildings.
Page 322 - It shall be the duty of each of said stations, annually, on or before the first day of February, to make to the governor of the State or Territory in which it is located, a full and detailed report of its operations, including a statement of receipts and expenditures, a copy of which report shall be sent to each of said stations, to the said commissioner of agriculture, and to the secretary of the treasury of the United States.
Page 319 - State which may take and claim the benefit of 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...
Page 328 - Territory shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, to be applied only to instruction in agriculture, the mechanic arts, the English language and the various branches of mathematical, physical, natural and economic science, with special reference to their applications in the industries of life, and to the facilities for such instruction...
Page 307 - That all moneys derived from the sale of the lands aforesaid by the States to which the lands are apportioned, and from the sales of land scrip hereinbefore provided for, shall be invested in stocks of the United States or of the States, or some other safe stocks, yielding not less than five per centum upon the par value of said stocks...
Page 323 - That the grants of moneys authorized by this act are made subject to the legislative assent of the several states and territories...
Page 309 - AN ACT To provide for the further development of agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of the act entitled "An act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts...
Page 322 - That it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals ; the diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies...
Page 323 - SEC. 8. That in States having colleges entitled under this section to the benefits of this act and having also agricultural experiment stations established by law separate from said colleges, such States shall be authorized to apply such benefits to experiments at stations so established by such States...
Page 307 - State shall cease ; and said State shall be bound to pay the United States the amount received of any lands previously sold, and that the title to purchasers under the State shall be valid.