Show Close of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts” but was not to exclude other scientific and classical studies and military tactics With the federal endowment each state chartered such an institution “ in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life” LMD-GRAII- T ACT OF ’62 Today the income from these endowments is a minute part of the budgets of these colleges and universities (USU receives between $23000 and $30000 annually from this endowment) The two phrases of the act stated above however still guide the present 68 Land-Grainstitutions in the United States and nt its territories EDCCATKM Resident instruction is the main function of these colleges and universities They enroll approximately 20 per cent of the country’s college population grant 40 per cent of the doctoral degrees in the United States and train about half of the regular and reserve officers of the armed forces While continuing to serve their main function of teaching agriculture and meschools today chanic arts the Land-Grainclude colleges of liberal arts Students in these colleges together with those enrolled in the sciences comprise 40 per cent of the total student enrollment in Land-Grant nt by Dave Bolbach colleges Pennsylvania State University Slightly less than 100 years ago on July 2 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill which revolutionized the entire system of higher education in the United States and perhaps the world The exact legislative number of this act has long been forgotten and today it is known simply as the Morrill Land-GraAct Its name honors its author and main backer Senator Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont nt The act gave each state 30000 acres located in the state or script for land located in the Mississippi Valley for each Congressman representing that state The proceeds from the sale of the land or script was used to set up a permanent endowment for a college or colleges to be established in that state The act states that the objective of these “ to teach such branches colleges was Basic and applied research is the second function of the Land-Gracolleges and universities Federal funds have aided in making research a vital part of the educational setup in these schools nt Among the research projects at Land-Graschools which have resulted from this function are the development of the drug streptomycin the first cyclotron and the first calorimeter nt A third function of the colleges and universities is the dissemination of new ideas throughout the population Continuing education departments in all of these institutions carry out this mission of the Land-Graschools These three functions of Land-Grainstitutions — resident education research and continuing education — have been described as a “trilogy of American ingenuity” nt They have changed the higher educational system in the United States from strictly a study of the classics for the wealthy to a study of the practical and the classics by a large number of young men and women regardless of financial position Do II freshman ‘ Feb Week activ- - presented assembly State University’s rela-tii- p to the Land Grant a whole Dr Daryl as in e USU President Dr T ooth professor of Eng-an- d Centennial week ac- chairman Lt Col Le-- J Walker military sci- department and Dr n Tippetts head of fine all participated on the al assembly uded in the assembly was ew of the conditions under the Morrill act was sign-ilm- s slides and narration used to dramatically illus-th- e conditions of the Civil out of which grew the Grant System xators through voices of d n the past and men the future voiced dvancement of free and cratic education from the h t was implanted and Land Grant the up to the present wide scope of the present Grant System was view- ! look-war- nour-throug- esday’s student assembly d the Abraham Lincoln Southern Belle winners Anderton was named Lincoln on the basis of ration “Lincoln and the ill Act” niel Ashton was named hern Belle Judging was race beauty intelligence a written essay th winners will receive a scholarship to USU irman for the observance Carlton Culmsee He has assisted by Judy Thomp-h- o has arranged the that have aug-- d the celebration m es nbol Changes sd Next Quarter inning the first week of I quarter a three-wee- k of proposed symbol e suggestions will be Student Life fea-i- n if being szine as l Best in Am-x- e Har-:- t PAT PROFAIZER accepts trophy from Lee Roderick columnist and former editor Miss Profaizer was named Student Life competition Paper Doll and will enter nation-wid- e IN TODAY’S ’LIFE Orchesis a night of dance garwill be is scheduled for tonight All the details along with a piccharged ture are included on page 8 Takahiko Mikami is an artist Also in today’s Life: of oil water color and Japanof the Student Union Winners ese painting He is a graduate contest are listof Meiji University Tokyo and Photography on page 3 ed the National Academy School of Page 5 has pictures of the Fine Arts New York new Tri Delta and Alpha Chi Mikami is a well known in- Omega officers structor on National EducationJim Jenkins writes his final al Television and appeared in column on page 8 don’t miss an art series on Utah’s KUED it dens and ’ontpelier chair-re- d by- - pm handcraft and Japanese were Bon-Cal- 3 He will present a demonstration of Japanese brush painting and show films on Japanese The i this congest dres-"is- ” 5 Centennial se three suggestions are inal choices which have from student opinion ong work and activity die school symbol t Anderton Senior class lent reports that students win De given an opportunity to view these proposed symbols and evaluate them in terms of what they feel will be in the Union Building Gallery com- best interest of the University mittee presents Takahiko Mik-aThese suggestions will be votDirector of the Japanese Art Center at San Francisco ed on later in the quarter along who will be at USU March 10 with the present symbol at crown-:da- y 'iho Week Bruslf Painting rs rge 1 nt t is 1 No admission |