Catalogue ...University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, 1901 |
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Page 6 - An act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, established under the provisions of an act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two...
Page 5 - Congress, according to the census of 1860, for 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 order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life.
Page 6 - 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 76 - SEC. 2. 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 for the same; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops ; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation; the analysis of soils and water;...
Page 4 - ... for their support; to make and establish all necessary rules, regulations and bylaws, for the orderly government of said University (provided always that the said rules, regulations, and by-laws shall not tend to give preference to any religious sect or denomination whatsoever) ; to grant and confer such degrees, literary titles, honors, and other distinctions as other Universities, Colleges and Seminaries have done or may of right do ; and to do any other thing which shall be found necessary...
Page 76 - ... the analysis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial, with experiments designed to test their comparative effects on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other researches...
Page 76 - ... comparative effects on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural industry of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective...
Page 86 - On the morning of Commencement Day an Honor List shall be published, containing the names of all who have gained honors at graduation ; of all who have won prizes during the year ; of those who are appointed to speak at Commencement; and of such other graduates as may have presented essays or theses of conspicuous merit.
Page 113 - Faculty reserve the right to terminate the relation of any student with the Medical Department at any time, on adequate evidence of immoral character, want of principle, or intellectual unfitness for the medical profession.
Page 76 - Vermont citizen who is concerned in agriculture, whether farmer, manufacturer or dealer, has the right to apply to the station for any assistance that comes within its province to render, and the station will respond so far as it lies in its power.