Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Wisconsin

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Page 150 - The proceeds of all lands that have been, or may hereafter be granted by the United States to the State for the support of a University, snail be and remain a perpetual fund, to be called
Page 149 - The legislature may also borrow money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or defend the state in time of war ; but the money thus raised shall be applied exclusively to the object for which the loan was authorized, or to the repayment of the debt thereby created.
Page 150 - Congress shall consent to such appropriation of the two grants last mentioned) shall be set apart as a separate fund, to be called the "school fund...
Page 150 - ... the interest of which, and all other revenues derived from the school lands, shall be exclusively applied to the following objects, to wit : 1. To the support and maintenance of common schools in each school district, and the purchase of suitable libraries and apparatus therefor.
Page 149 - ... bear interest at a rate not exceeding seven per cent. per annum, payable annually, with coupons attached for each interest payment.
Page 135 - States for support of schools. 2. All moneys accruing to the state by forfeiture or escheat. 3. All penalties for trespass upon school lands. 4.
Page 138 - They crave the boon of education, which is their chief, as well as best, inheritance and for that education they must ever rely upon the people's colleges, the common schools of our state. Those children need a fit preparation, for they must soon wield the destinies of Wisconsin. Every dollar abstracted from the school fund, under whatever plea, will yet have to be replaced with more than compound interest, or igi.orance, vice and crime will be the penalty of our children, and our children's children...
Page 138 - Our magnificent heritage, the sacred birthright of helpless children, has been squandered and plundered by ruthless hands. The Hon. AC Barry, in his report as state superintendent in 1858, deplored the gross negligence in dealing with the school funds. He said at that time, " Whoever attempts to divert any portion of our sacred school fund from its consecrated purposes of education should feel that he is treading on holy ground.
Page 104 - ... inspection of the entire collection of college buildings, by a competent specialist in ventilation, and that his recommendations be strictly followed by freely making the required expenditures to secure at all times effective ventilation without injurious drafts. The necessity for an elevator in ladies' hall is too evident for comment.
Page 104 - We would therefore recommend that immediate steps be taken to secure additional permanent instructors who shall devote their entire time to the demands of the department. We regard this as much better and more satisfactory than to depend upon the practitioners of the local bar. We recommend that, if practical, the college classes in elementary, constitutional and international law be transferred to the law department. We find much to commend in the university...

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