SEC. 5. That James P Carleton, H. D. Downey, Thomas Snyder, Samuel McCrory, Curtis Bates, Silas Foster, E. C. Lyon, James H. Gower, George G. Vincent, Wm. G. Woodward, Theodore S. Parvin, George Achison, S. G. Matson, H. W. Starr, and Ansel Briggs, be, and they are, hereby appointed the first board of trustees, five of whom shall hold their offices two years, five four years, and five six years; their several terms of office to be determined by lot.

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SEC. 6. That whenever, in the opinion of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, it is necessary, a professorship for the education of teachers of common schools may be instituted, in such manner as in the opinion of said Superintendent will best promote the interests of common schools throughout the State.

SEC. 7. The two townships of land herein donated to said University, when selected, shall be disposed of by the board of trustees of said University in the same manner, and under the same regulations, as may be provided by law for the disposition and regulation of the sixteenth sections in the different townships.

SEC. 8. That when said lands shall be disposed of, as provided for in this act, the fund arising therefrom shall be paid into the State Treasury; and it is hereby made the duty of the treasurer to loan the same out for a space not less than five years, upon real estate security — the interest thereon payable annually—and the interest thereof to be subject to the order of the board of trustees of said University, and by them applied to the uses intended by this act.

SEC. 9. The said trustees shall meet at such times as shall be fixed by their own appointment, and eight members shall constitute a quorum to transact business.

SEC. 10. That said University shall never be under the exclusive control of any religious denomination whatever.

SEC. 11. That the grants and donations herein made are upon the express condition that the said University shall, so soon as it shall be in the enjoyment of revenue from the said grant and donations at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum, commence and continue the instruction, free of charge, of fifty students annually, in the theory and practice of teaching, as well as in such branches of learning as shall be deemed best calculated for the preparation of said students for the business of common school teaching. Said students to be selected from the different parts of the State, in such manner and under such regulations as the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Judges of the several Judicial Districts shall determine said regulations to be subject to the supervision of the General Assembly.

SEC. 12. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the General Assembly of this State from exercising full supervision over the said University, its officers, and the grants and donations made or to be made by the State.

SEC. 13. The board of trustees shall keep a set of books, in which they shall keep an accurate account of all transactions relative to the sale and disposition of the land and the management of the fund arising therefrom, and a complete record of all their proceedings in the control and management of the affairs of the University — which shall at all times be open to the inspection of the General Assembly, to whom they shall report whenever required.

APPROVED, February 25th, 1817.

There was now a prospect that the University would at least be partially organized at an early day, but subsequent developments rendered it utterly impracticable. The Commissioners appointed to relocate the seat of government made a location in the southern part of Jasper county — in township 78 north, of range 20 west-where they selected the five sections of land, on one of which they laid out a town, which they called "Monroe City"-designed to be the future capital of the State. They reported their proceedings to the Governor as the law required. The location met with general disfavor, and the General Assembly, by the act of January 15th, 1849, repealed the law, and vacated the town. This retained the seat of government at Iowa City, and of course precluded the immediate occupancy of the grounds and building by the University.

As a matter of convenience, the remainder of the subject will be considered under the following heads:

First, the Branches and Normal Schools.

Second, The University fund.

Third, the organization and progress of the University.
Fourth, the Literary Societies.

Fifth, the buildings.

I. BRANCHES AND NORMAL SCHOOLS.

The project of establishing branches to the University, though defeated when the original act was passed in 1847, was renewed at the second regular session of the General Assembly. By the acts of January 15th, 1849, and January 16th, 1849, two branches of the University, located respectively at Fairfield and Dubuque, and three Normal Schools, located respectively at Andrew, Oskaloosa, and Mount Pleas

ant, were created. The branches were placed upon an equal footing, "in respect to funds and all other matters," with the University established at Iowa City, by the act of 1847, and were not required to report to any other body. So that in fact they were separate and independent institutions — in other words, the laws of the State then in force created three state universities, with equal rights and powers, instead of a "University with such branches as the public convenience may hereafter demand," as provided by the constitution.

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The branch at Fairfield was placed under a Board of Directors, consisting of Barnet Ristine, Christian W. Slagle, Daniel Rider, Horace Gaylord, Bernhart Henn, and Samuel S. Bayard, two of whom were to continue in office for two years; two for four, and two for six years; their successors in each case to be elected by the General Assembly for six years. The Directors held their first meeting May 6th, 1849, and organized by the election of Bernhart Henn, President, Christian W. Slagle, Secretary, and Horace Gaylord, TreasuThe Treasurer's bond was filed in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, as required by the law. A site was selected for the institution, and twenty acres of ground purchased on which to erect the buildings. The plan adopted contemplated seven buildings, three in the rear and two on either side, forming a hollow square 240 by 360 feet, with an open front. The center building in the rear was to be 40 by 80 feet, the others 30 by 60 feet each, and all of them two stories high. One of the smaller buildings, upon which some $2,500 had been expended, was almost totally destroyed by a hurricane in 1850, but was subsequently rebuilt, in a more substantial form. The friends of the enterprise, though entitled prospectively to one-third of the income of the University fund under the law, proposed to take two sections of the land in fee simple as their interest, and release the state from all further obligations, but the General Assembly declined to accede to it.

On the 5th day of February, 1851, Messrs. Ristine and Slagle, whose term of service had expired, were re-elected by the General Assembly, and Charles Negus was elected to fill

the unexpired time of Samuel S. Bayard, who declined serving. The Directors kept up their organization, but were unable to carry out their original plans. On the 19th day of January, 1853, Charles Negus and Daniel Mendinghall were elected to fill the vacancies then existing. The Board of Directors, believing that the interests of the institution required that its relations to the state should be terminated, requested such legislation as would relieve them from further responsibility, and authorize them to exercise their own discretion in its future management. In accordance with this request the General Assembly passed a law, approved January 24th, 1853, empowering them to make such disposition of the building and grounds as they might deem proper, and repealing all acts conflicting with such authority.

The branch at Dubuque was placed under the control of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and a Board of Trustees consisting of John King, Caleb H. Booth, James M. Emerson, Michael J. Sullivan, Richard Bonson, and the Governor of the State. To the law creating this branch was appended a proviso that "no moneys shall be appropriated to the support of any branch of the University until the rev enues of the parent institution shall exceed $3,000 per annum, from the grant made by Congress." No steps were taken by the trustees in regard to the organization of this branch, and hence its existence was only nominal.

Each of the Normal schools was to be governed by a Board of seven Trustees, to be appointed by the Trustees of the University, two of whom were to continue in office for two years; two for three years; one for four years; one for five years, and one for six years. The schools were each to receive $500 annually, to be paid quarterly from the income of the University fund, upon condition that they should educate eight common school teachers free of charge for tuition, and that a like sum should be contributed by the citizens for the erection of the necessary buildings. They were required to report annually to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. In conformity with a provision of the law, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, on the 1st day of October, 1849, divided the state into three districts, as follows:

First district-The counties of Lee, Des Moines, Louisa, Washington, Jefferson, Van Buren, and Henry, for the school at Mount Pleasant.

Second district-The counties of Alainakee, Clayton, Dubuque, Delaware, Buchanan, Jackson, Jones, Linn, Benton, Clinton, Cedar, Johnson, Iowa, Scott, Muscatine, Tama, Marshall, Story, and all the unorganized territory within the state north of township eighty-five north, for the school at Andrew.

Third district-The counties of Davis, Appanoose, Wapello, Monroe, Lucas, Keokuk, Mahaska, Marion, Warren, Madison, Jasper, Powesheik, Polk, Dallas, Boone, Pottawattamie, and all the unorganized territory south of the northern line of township eighty-five north, for the school at Oskaloosa.

The several Boards of Trustees were appointed as required by law. The school at Andrew was organized November 21st, 1849, under the management of Samuel Pray, as Principal, and Miss J. S. Dorr as assistant. An edifice for the special accommodation of the school, 30 by 50 feet, and two stories high, was commenced, and over $1000 expended upon it during that year, but it was never completed. In April, 1850, Mr. Pray was succeeded by Mr. D. G. Jones, and Miss Dorr by Miss M. J. Burtoo.

The Trustees at Oskaloosa, organized in April, 1852, by the election of Micajah T. Williams, President; Henry Temple, Vice President; and Henry Blackburn, Secretary and Treasurer. The school was opened in the Court House, September 13th, 1852, under Professor G. M. Drake and wife. Four acres of land adjacent to the town were secured as the permanent seat of the school. A substantial brick building, 34 by 52 feet, and two stories high, each story 12 feet in the clear, was partially constructed in 1852, and finished in 1853, at a cost of $2,473. The school at Mount Pleasant was never organized. The subject was discussed, and a committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions, but the enterprise was finally abandoned.

Neither of these schools received any aid from the Univer