Bloomington Post, Volume 3, Number 6, Bloomington, Monroe County, 19 January 1838 — Page 2

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REPORT

OF THE TRUSTEES OP THE INDIANA COLLEGE. January, 9, 1838. To the General Assembly of tht Slate of Indiana:

Incompliance with the provisions of tho charter

of the Indiana College, the Trustees of said Institu tion respectfully submit their annual REPORT.

In picenting this report the Trustees cannot re

frain From nn expression of their deep-felt satisfac

tion at the increasing prospects and success of the Institution; it still continues to gain a firmer hold

upon the confidence and affections of the communi

ty in the midst ot which it is located, nor Goes this confidence which ha been so justly inspired in th public mind from the expanding usefulness and

success of the Institution, appear to be confined to the immediate vicinity of the College, or to the limits of our own state, it has spread throughout the whole extent (or nearly so) of the valley of the

Mississippi. By a reference to the annual cata

logue of the officers and students of this institution,

it will appear that toe number of the students in at

tendance upon the exercises of the college has been

gradually and steadily increasing since its organi zation ; the causes of which the Trustees are confi

dently induced to believe, may be found, not alone in tho peculiar healthful ncss of Bloomington (the

place of its location.) the morality of her citizens, or the cheapness of boarding, but in the high and well

earned literary reputation of the President and

Professors of Indiana College. The trustees would (as evidence ol the flourish ing condition ef the college,) dtTect tire attention o

tho legislature to the cheering fact, that the number of students who pre in attendance at the institu

tion, who coutcmplato prosecuting a regular colle

giate course of studies, is much greater than it has

been at any previous period- since its organization which fact alone is sufficient to satisfy the most in credulous mind in community of the salutary in flu

enco which this institution has exerted, and is yet exerting upon the public mind, both- in reference to

the ability of the Faculty to impart instruction to those who have capacity to receive it, but likewise

in reference to the indispensable necessity of a

thorough training au J preparation of the youthfu

mind, preparatory to the successful entrance of an

individual upon-tne uroau, active, and expansive theatre of human life. The nm' jr ---f students

from distant states has rapidly incic:i-v i v. ithin the

last two years, and it is an undeniaLlo though grat

ifying fact, that many yonng gentlemen who have

pursued their regular collegiate course of utudies

in tho colleges of adjoining states, until the time of

their entrance into the last ear ot the senior class . . 11

have abanaonca tnose coneges, ana nave, ana are availing themselves of the advantages derivable from the instruction of the learned-President of this

institution.

The number cf students who were in attendance during the last collegiate year, was one hundred & thirty-seven. At the present session, there are in

attendance considerably upwards of one hundred

and many more who intend returning have not yet

arrived. 1 he trustees would here remark, tb.t the number in attendance : ,' i ring the winter session, is never so great as in the summer session, for which

they are unable to assign any particular reason

The trustees of the College have within the past

year, (owing to tho great inorcase in the number of

tho students, who dosiro to prosecute a regular col-

legiaie course oi siuaies, as wen as to provide tor

the proper accommodation or those who are classed as irrcgu'i- s,) been induced to add to the Faculty two professorships; one of mixed mathematics and

Chemistry, whs -jh has been filled by the election of

Mr. 1 heophilus-A. Vyttc,a graduateof the Penn

sylvania university, (at Philadelphia,) a gentleman

eminently qualified (or the station. The other of

Greek and rrench languages; necessary branches of English literature, arithmetic, grammer, bookkeeping, &c which is filled by Mr. Augustus W. Rutcr, a gentleman of a high order of talent3, who

is in pan assisted oy rroiessor rarks, whose ur bane manners, age, experience and talents eminent ly qualify him for the discharge of all the duties in

eumbent on him in this department, but also as the regular professor of languages. The other studies heretofore pursued, arc rigorously enforced by the

tuculty.

The government adopted in the Institution; is in

Us character parental, imitating as far as practica

ble, the government of a father over his family;

experience nas in part conhrmed the trustees in

tho belief of the propriety of this plan of governing

tho students, more particularly the older class of

them: it is believed that no more effectual plan for

forming a good moral character in youth, and hab

its of industry and attention to any department of

business, can bo adopted, than that which appeals directly to tho interest, duty, reason, honor and virtuous emulation of an individual, which arc

deemed to be the most correct principles upon which

young gcntlemon can base their character, and rcg-

uiato their iritcrco's-witn the community. In furtherance of this most desirable object, the Board of Trusiees have, in addition to the preceedinc form

of government, made it the duty of the president of

the faculty, (coniincnccing some time anterior to t!ie present time,) to deliver a public discourse or lecture, on some moral or religious subject, on each Sabb;th day, in the college chips), lo the students, who are recommended to attend.' It 'is, however, nut made an imperative duty on them to do so.- The

president understanding the views of the Board of

X rustecs on tnis subject, carefully abstains ffom the inculcation of any sectarian principles or doctrines. This course in connection with other measure, which bsve been adopted, has produced, and is producing upoa the students, the happiest effects in for-ining-a character for correct moral deportment, and n rigid attention to study: in which particulars it is confidently asserted that tho students in this Institution are nolereelled, if equalled, by those of any piher in the Union-,

The charter of the college clearly prohibits the

teaching, or inculcation oither directly, or itvlirect-

, of any religious, sectarian principles. This

provision has been strictly complied with: sectarianism in the remotest degree being excluded from the public or private instructions and discourses of

tie faculty. Ihe public discourses and private

sentiments uf the president in particular, well, it is

believed, shield him from any imputation of that kind. The hatred which all bieote bear to him, be

ing the best testimonial in his behalf in this matter.

The Trustees would here remark, that the pub-

icdiscourses delivered by the president to the stu

dents on each Sabbath day, are nurrerously attended by the members of other denominations of chris

tians in Bloomington and its vicinity, whenever it

is cor venient for them to attend, and that no complaint has ever yet reached them in relation to the manner in which th. president discharges his duty

in reference to this particular provision of the char

ter; upon the' contrary, the trustees ct induced to

believe that it is one of the strongest evidences r

the propriety of the course which they have adopt

ed. Nor would they have been thus mute on this

9ubjeci, but for tho fact that prejudices have here

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within the said Territory, and the lands" reserved

for the use o' the same, together with such other

lands as may, by the President pf the United States,

be deemed necessary and proper for working the

Said salt springs, not exceeding in flic whole, the

quantity contained in thirty-six entire sections.

shall be granted to the said state, for the use ol tne

people of said state, and the same to be used under such terms, conditions, and regulations, as the Legislature of the said state shall direct. And, whereas, Congress did subsequently by an act of said body, approved July 3d, 1C32, authorize the Legislature of said state to dispose of said lam!-, nnd apply the proceeds thereof to the purposes of education in said state. And, whorcas, the Legislature of the

state did by an act, approved February 2d, 1833, authorize Commissioners, clothed with authority, to

sell sid lands with a view to raise fund for the purposes contemplated by the original donor?. And. whereas, said lands have been sold and the funds accruing from said sale have not, by any act of tho Legislature of said stale been definitely impropriated to any specific object. The Board of I'lustccs would most respectfully suggest to your honorable body tho propriety of appropriating said funds to

Mr. KtMSKiiv propjM:u to aiixiuJ by adding: 'Z&. that the committee inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill directing the Board to carFy out"th:e system of 133G, without any lopping ofTor lcg-f'a-tion." Mr. Smith proposed the following amendment: "and that it shall be tho duty of tho committee to report a bill making it the duty of the Board of Public Works, to change the construction of the Madison and Lafayette luil road to a McAdamiced road, ami that they shall cause a re-survey to be madebet'.veen Madison and Indianapolis, on the Michigan road, nnd if the estimates are less on that route and equally promotive of the puMic good, then it shall lie the duty of the Board to make the further let-

to the construction

tinr; on that route.

wilh a view

tofore existed in the public mind against Indianr , the endowment, and establishing of a permanent

College, in relation to this particular subject; in

view ol this they deem it their imperious duty, to

defend the character of the Institution from the malign influence, which such prejudices aro calcu-

ated to exert over its growing prospect and useful

ness.

It is a source of creat pLusure" to the Boa J of

Trustees that they are enabled to announce to the

public, and especial to the patrons of the college, the pleasing intelligence that the college library is at this time quite respectable. In addition to many

valuable works which were previously on haAd,

there are added many more; during the past year

t i i. .

nueen minarca aoiiars was appropriated to the en-

argemcnt ot the College Library and apparatus.

By the agency of the President an addition has

been made of books selected with great care in the Eastern cities, of a character admirably suited to

stimulate, and gratify, a taste for the solid standard

works ol literature and science.

In addition to tho regular course of studies pur-

Professorship in tha Indiana Collejje, wiih the view

ofedueating and preparing young men, free of any tuition fee, to iicumo tochers in the primary spools of the state. The Board of Trustees arc awn re that ihey rn.y by this recommendation, subject tuemsolves to the charge of cupiditx , in the estimation of some portions of the community, who may feel some jealousy towards this institution. They nevertheless, confidently believe that the fund could not bo disposed of in any manner, so well cc' 'ated to carry out.

so effectually, the liberal v vs and intention of

Congress, and the act of the bta:e Legislature, as the one heiein suggested. If arguments were needed to prove the correctness of the foregoing position, they can be adduced. It is a fact which cannot be successfully cbiilrovcrted, ihsrt the foundation of a good education must be early lai 1 in the youthful mind, and that this object, as a general rule is to be

accomplished, or missed, in (he incipient stages of

instruction, which hrsl commences m ino primary

to lay well the foundation, if 'ou desire the super

structure which is to be ciecied thereon, to be durable. If this recommendation of tho Board, should

mjet with the favorable consideration of the J.egislatura, tho Board do most confidently believe, that within tho short space often years, the Siu'.e of Indiana will be furnished with a sufficient number oi competent teachers for all the primary schools of the State, than which a more gratifying and useful object cannot be attained. lu concluding this report which has already been protracted and minute, (and the only apology tor which is, an earnest desire on the part of the Board, to place within- the knowledge of the Legislature,

a true and faithful exposition of the conditkr-'of

that institHion, which we ardently ho,o and believe will, with prudent management, become the ornament of the State, and prove a lasting monument of the wisdom of its founders,) we cannot without a dereliction of daty fail to rccommond to your honorable body, the propriety of granting n charter incorjtoruling it as a Slate University; this measure we deem of importance, not from the consideration alonvthat vre believe it was eontcniplat-

s I et by the frarners of our most excellent CotislilutUm,

thut the Iicgisdature should, at aseui ly a lime aconvtnient, establish-a State University; but from the fact of the tendency of such a measure, to ditfisc information over every portion of ourcomu-nuiiy; to extend the sphere of its. usefulness, and- to improve the moral and intellectual condition of the

human family, by which means more than all oth

ers combined, arc we to. expect a perpetuity of those inestimable blessings of civil and religious liberty.

arising from our present happy republican form ol

Government. PARIS C. nUNNINU, Chninnan (f the &mi;i'n'tee of ifc U h r!

INDIANA LEGISLATURE. TWE.NTY-SECO.Nn SESSION.

sued in the college, the students are divided for the J schools of the country. How important, ihen, is it

performance of what are usually termed "Satur

day's exercises," into three departments; the more

advanced studonts in tne department immediately under the tuition of the President, engage in composition, declamation, delivering extempore (or

with the aid of p re-meditation only) orininal speech

es, debating and rhetorical reading.

l here are also two literary societies each composed of about thirty members, (students,) of the more advanced character, who spend one evening in each week in exercises similar to tho "Saturday

exercises." ach society has furnished itself with a-very handsome library of choice & select books. The exercises of the respective societies have had

an astonishing erlect m eliciting a laudable ambition amongst the members and other students to excel in

Ithe improvement, and cultivation of their intellect

ual powers. The Board of Trustees have appointed a committee composed of members from their own body, whote duty it is (in connection with such other members of the Board as may see cause) to attend the semi-annual examinations, and other exercises

of the students of the college, It was thought by the

uoara mat sucn a course would not onlv operate a

a stimulus-to the students to excel in thoir studies.

but likewise enable them to ascertain the proikicncy of Professors and students in their various departments; the Board without further state that they c&hnot let the present opportunity pass without bearing their testimony to tho honorable manner in which the students underwent their examinations at the last annual college commencement; it would have been particularly gratifying to the true patriot, and more especially to every Indianian could he have heard tho classical and eloquent speeches delivered by the young gontlcmcnwho graduated upon that occasion, many of whom are I. A A . ' f T 1

me suns oi citizens ot Indiana. From tho li'jcral legislation extended to tho college by the General Assembly of the State within

the last two or three years, tho Board of Trustees

have been enable to securo an available fund, fac

cruing from the sale of certain sections of tho reserve lands) equivalent to twenty-five or thirty thousand dollars, w! seh fund is cxclusivo of what has usually been-termed the "permanent college

tuna," which is in tho hands of the Treasurer of

State, who is the Superintfctidar.t of the Loan Office

and tho interest of whiclt alone was applicable to the use of the col lece. By a special resolution a-

dopted at the last September session of the Board of

i rustecs, it was determined by said Beard not to use any of the interest accruing on the permanent fund of the college, until the principal and accruing

miuresi snouiu amount to one hundred thousand dollars. This desirable object, wo think, may be accomplished within five years, and still leavo at the command of the Board a fund sufficient, with the small tuition fees paid by the students, to pay the President and Professors of tho College, their

uuai saranes, erect the necessary building which

uiuj ob ueeuea, ana enlarged the library and- col lege apparatus. Boarding can be obtained in moral and

ble families in the town of Bloomington and its vicinity at a price varying i from SHI 50 to &2 ner

week, in view however, of the increasing number of

SIUUUU3, auu ib-uriuif sumo uimcuirr micni in luture

arise in obtaining comlortable boarding, the Board

oi i rusices nave causea 10 do erected a'latoa two

story brick building, sufficient (when finishedVm-

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accommouaie ioriy or nity persons. The building will be completed in Way next, and the necessarv

arrangements have been made for the reception at u . : . e i . ....

mm iiiirj oi sucn as mar uesire to avail themselves

of its advantages. The adoption of this plan it is believed will prevent any difficulty either in obtain

ing the necessary accommodations for students, or increase in the pi ice of the same.

The health of the students has been excellent, not

a solitary case of severe indisposition, havin? oc-

cured within the past year.

Congress (ever mindful of the interests of the

great body of the people) being desirous' to- diffuse the genial influence of education throughout the' community, did by tho second proposition of the sixth section of au act of Congress, approved April 19th," 18 16, entitled "an act to enable the people of the- Indiana Territory, to form a Constitution, and

State Government, and for the admission of such4

ol a McAuamize-i road

Afier considerable debate, the resolution and pro

posed amendments were laid on tho table.

On motion ol .ii r. Clahk, llesvlccd, That the committee of revision be in

structed to inquire into the exsedicney of amend

ing the school law in tho following particulars, viz: to provide that township trustees, township

clerk find treasurer, be paid a reasonable compen

sation Tor tiioir services; to authorize the township

trustees to appoint a suitable parson to enumerato the pupils in all the districts of the township, wheth-jr organized or unorganized, so as to enable a proper dividend of the school funds to be made, and that the tov.uship trustees be authorized to make such person a suitable compensation for hi services; to dispense as far as practicable with all the oaths and certificates now required by law, before the school funds can be disbursed for the support of schools; to piesei ibc tlf manner of conducting elsctions, instead of referring to the regulating: general elections. Mr. Colekk'k presented a biii to correct a mis- , print, nnd to legalize the location of a state road from Muncietown to For Wayae, which passed lo a second reading. Mr. Mok;;an moved that the order of business adapted in the Senate, be so altered as that the committee of revision shall be inserted ia the place of the committee on unfinished business. Mr. Clark moved to insert the committee of revision at the head of the primed orders, which was accepted; a:id the motion was then adopted as a-mended.

The President o. tke Senate having obtained leave of a-bsence; the Senate proceeded to the election of rr President pro' t5;n., ami on counting tho

I b illots lite vo'e sto.Kl a?" follows, viz:

Amaziah Morgan 36 Scattering, - - - - 9 Amaziah Morgan having received a majority of the votes, was declared duly elected, who was conducted to the chair by Messrs. Vawter and Ilackett, and then the Senate adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPIH58ENTAT1VES. . Monday, Jaii. 1, 1838. On motion of Mr. HFr. Harden, lie so! red, That the judiciary committee be instructed to inquire into tliecxj-cdiency of soamendiing the law as to allow Probate Judges tctake acknowledgements of deeds and administer oaths in matters relating to the same. On Motion of Mr. MtLLEB, AYWrct, That the committee on edurttidn he instructed to inquire into the expediency Cf amending the law authorizing the loaning ofa part of the surplus revenue in the different counties of this state, so as to authorize the loaning agent to employ counsel (when necessary) to collect the amottata loaned. On motion of Mr. J-nks, the State1 Tre'ssaryr was directed to give to this House ccrt&irt irfforixation in relation to monies paid into the Treasury from the sale of lands in the Seminary township of Monroe cornty and Gibson, &c. On motion of Mr. Williams of L., licsolrrd. That the committee on the judiciary inquire intoihe exj e liency of amon1ingthe'6tsseetion of an act irgulming prisons and prison bounds so as to enlarge the bounds for such debtors as sfcaJI

e entitled to ill ; benefit of such' prison bounds, to

IN SKNWTK.

Monday, January 1, 1833. According to previous notice, Mr. Little ofieicd tlte following resolution : Resolved That the standing rule of the Senate be so amended that when Senate adjourns nt noon on each day, it will ndjourn until 9 o'clock tho next morning. Mr. Stanford moved to lay it on the tabic, which

after considerable debate, was determined in ti-e negative.

The question was then taken on theadoption of

:h8 resolution, nnd determined in the affirmative yeas 29, nays 1C. On motion of Mr. Paird, llcsofred, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of allowing associate judges a reasonable compensation for all their extra services when not holding court, such as grating writs of injunction, habeas corpus, taking acknowedgments of deeds nnd making out

certificates; and also inquire into the propricty'of

avowing presiuent judges a reasonable compensation for their extra services, such as taking ac-

Knowieugments, making out ccrtiiicatcs, &e., vttth leave to report by bill or otherwise. On motion of Mr. Cathcart, Resohcd, That the s'ate board of Internal Improvement be requested to furnish the Senate with a Staterhent of the amount of costs of all kinds incidental : upon tho prosecution of the public works under their charge up to this time, as near

as may be convenient, other than the amount duo under the fol6wtn4ieads, namely: 1st, for services

of the Board 'and expenses of the same; 3d. services

of assistants to Board and Engineers and expenses of tho same; 4th. ay aiYiount or amounts puid or due for any item or items' net under the th refe; last heads, but within the range of inanrry or run-view;

of the first part of this resolution.-

Mi. Mitchell offered the following resolution.

Resolved, That tho committee on canals and ift-H

ternal improvements bo requested to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill which, by its

provisions, will direct the Board of Public Works u.

confine their operations upon the public works and

me expenditure ol the public money, upon those works most likely to be soonest prepared to return a revenue to the state, and in continuous route from

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ineir outlets, without wishing or expressing an v

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the limits of the several counties.

On motion of Mr. Bkow.v, llcstthrd, That the committee on4 road inquire into the expediency of allowing persons living immediately on or adjacent to nny publift read-or highway wiihin this state to remove any otSStrvctioos or muke any repairs where such road has'beconic dangerous or impassable, and providing treasonable compensation for such service to be paSd out of the proper county Treasury. The House ad

journed.

From the Indiana Democrat, Jan. U. The Committee of investigation, oh tho subject of the Slate bank of Indiana, on the patt of the Senate, made a report, on yesterday evenhig, that the committee were unable to proceed in theif labors ;- arid recommended the appointment of an agtiT,-t6 investigate the acts and doings of the State Bank and several Branches, and to make a report to the next session of tho Legislature. The committee asked, in -the report, lo be discharged from the Tutthcr consideration of the subject. MY. Kennedy moved to refer tho report back to the same commit-"

tee, with instructions to make an investigation as" far rti practicable at this time. This motion was

-ulut.-u, vii m grouna, mat tne charter contemplated an investigation by an agent, and not by a conv mittce of tire Senate The discussion took a wide range, and after consuming a greater portion of the' afternoon, the Senate adjourned before the question" was taken. The opinion may be formed, from what has taken place, that no investigation, to any great extent, will take place, on the Dart of the

Senate, of tho affairs of the State Bank of Indiana at the present session.

state into the Union, on an equal footing with the deairaX rfl. fi T g I exP,ressnB ?V.y original States r PJcvidedSalK r a"y , each of public

ESTRAY HOUSES. TAKEN-UP bv Daniel SlouahJivinir in leffemm

township, Owen county, Ind.,ona dark chesnutsor-' rel mrfre, fourteen and a half hands high, both hind fcr t white, and the right forefoot white, a scar on thenear side behind the girth, supposed to be a burn, a.

small saddle mark on the near side, close behind the ' withers, a brand on each shoulder" supposed to be' done with the bottom of astirrun iron, ihlun in lnr '

forehead and asniji am the nose, the right eye some-'

w.! cumk, no ouier marKs or brands perceivable, ' supposed to be 7 or R years old, appraised to 30 do!- ' larf. Also one dark bay colt? with black legs mane " and tail, supposed to be one jer old past, no brands or marks perceivablp, appraised to $18 by Emsley Hall and Adam Fis-cus, Sr. before me, ANDREW ARNEY, J P Pec. 6ih, 1837. 2-3W