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ORGANIZATION OF THE PURDUE EXPERI-
MENT STATION UNDER A LAW
OF CONGRESS.

THE BOARD OF CONTROL,
The Trustees of Purdue University.

WINTHROP E. STONE, Ph. D.,
President of the University.

STATION STAFF.

CHARLES S. PLUMB, B. S.,
Director.

WILLIAM C. LATTA, M. S.,
Agriculturist.

JAMES TROOP, M. S.,
Horticulturist.

HENRY A. HUSTON, A. M., A. C.,
Chemist.

JOSEPH C. ARTHUR, D. Sc.,

Botanist.

ARVILL WAYNE BITTING, B. S., D. V. M., M. D.,
Veterinarian.

WILLIAM J. JONES, M. S., A. C.,

Assistant State Chemist.

WILLIAM STUART, M. S.,

Associate Horticulturist.

HERMAN BERNARD DORNER, B. S.,
Assistant Botanist.

ALBERT NASH HUME, B. S.,

Assistant Agriculturist.

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HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE

INSTITUTION.

Purdue University originated in the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, appropriating public lands to the various states for the purpose of aiding in the maintenance of colleges for instruction in agriculture and the mechanic arts.

The State of Indiana accepted the provisions of the Act of Congress by an Act of Legislature approved March 6, 1865, thus providing for the establishment and maintenance of the institution. Notable donations have been accepted in the same faith from the citizens of Tippecanoe county, from John Purdue, Martin L. Pierce, Amos Heavilon and Eliza Fowler.

Two subsequent Acts of Congress for the further endowment of the institution have been formally accepted under the stated conditions by the Legislature of the State, which has also fixed the name and location of the University.

From the first, the institution has been under the control of trustees appointed either by the Legislature or the Governor. These trustees are responsible for all official acts, are subject to removal, and are in the strictest sense trustees of the State's interest. The property of the institution is held in the name of the State and can not be disposed of without legislation.

The plan and purpose of the University is to provide liberal instruction in those arts and sciences relating to the various industries, and to conduct investigation and disseminate information concerning the principles and applications of agricultural science. The scope and work of the University is fixed by law as set forth in the three Acts of Congress relating to the establishment of the institution as follows:

The Act approved 1862, appropriating lands, states that

"The leading objects 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 man

ner as the legislatures of the states may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life."

The Act approved 1887 appropriates $15,000 annually for the Experiment Station, and states—

"That in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science, there shall be established, etc."

The Act of 1890 appropriates $25,000 annually for maintenance with the provision that it

"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 application in the industries of life and to the facilities for such instruction."

In accordance with this law the University offers the following courses of instruction:

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4. Civil Engineering.

(a) Shop Practice.

(b) Railway Engineering.
(c) Bridge Engineering.
(d) Hydraulic Engineering.
(e) Sanitary Engineering.

5. Electrical Engineering.

(a) Shop Practice.

(b) Machine Design.

(c) Electrical Engineering.

(d) Dynamo Construction.

(e) Installation and Management of Electric Railway and Lighting

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In addition the Agricultural Experiment Station is occupied solely with investigations pertaining to agricultural problems.

Instruction was begun at Purdue in 1874. The first class graduated in 1875, since which time the instructional work of the institution has been continuous.

One thousand six hundred and fifty-nine students have been graduated from the institution and over 5,700 have received instruction for a longer or shorter period. The records of its graduates indicate that to an unusual degree they have taken a prominent part in the active industries of life, and are practically contributing to the development and progress of every form of industry.

Tuition is free to residents of Indiana. Non-residents pay an annual tuition fee of $25. All students pay certain fixed fees to cover the actual cost of materials and privileges furnished.

The instructors number eighty-four, and other employes of all kinds thirty-four.

In the thirty-seven years since the establishment of the University it has received the following sums of money:

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Purdue University has property to the value of $737,682, as

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The regular annual income of the University which is available for the maintenance and operation of the courses of instruction is derived as follows, the amounts being for the last fiscal year:

Interest on land grant from United States.
Appropriations by acts of Congress of 1890...
Miscellaneous receipts, chiefly students' fees, etc..

.$17,000 00

25,000 00

38.796 80

Proceeds from 1-20 mill tax levied by Indiana Legislature...... 66,900 00

Of these four items it will be noted that only the fourth and last is derived from the State of Indiana, and that it is less than half of the income of the University.

In addition to the above the University acts as trustee of the Farmers' Institute fund appropriated by the State, amounting to $10,000 annually, but no part of this is available in any way for the expenses of the University.

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