...the several pursuits and professions of life. Section five, second clause of said act, provides "That no portion of said fund, nor the interest thereon,...shall be applied, directly or indirectly, under any pretence whatever, to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any building or buildings."...

...received by any State under the provisions of this act may bo expended for the purchase of lands for giles is plain and direct sophistry ; but I am far from...deceive and mislead the readers. It is visible that pretence whatever, to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any building or buildings....

...not exceeding ten per centum upon the amount received by any State under the provisions of this act, may be expended for the purchase of lands for sites...portion of said fund, nor the interest thereon, shall be ap. plied, directly or indirectly, under any pretense whatever, to the purchase, erection, preservation,...

...the faithful performance of the trust therein created. Among these conditions was the following: '' Second — No portion of said fund, nor the interest...directly or indirectly, under any pretense whatever, in making improvements; in the purchase, erection, preservation or repair of any building or buildings....

...experimental farms, whenever anthorized by the respective legislatures of suid states. 12 Stat. 504. 2. No portion of said fund, nor the interest thereon,...preservation, or repair of any building or buildings. 12 Stat. 504. 3. Any state claiming the benefit of the provisions of thia grant shall provide, on or...

...sum not exceeding ten percentum on the amount received by any State under the provisions of this Act may be expended for the purchase of lands for sites,..."Any State which may take and claim the benefit of tho provisions of this Act shall provide, within five years, at least not less than one college as...

...not exceeding ten percentum upon the amount received by any state under the provisions of this Act may be expended for the purchase of lands for sites,...No portion of said fund, nor the interest thereon, Buildings. shall be applied, directly or indirectly, under any pretense whatever, to the purchase,...

...whenever authorized by the respective Legislatures of said States. 2. No portion of said fund, nor interest thereon, shall be applied directly or indirectly,...to the purchase, erection, preservation or repair oi any building or buildings. 3. Any State which may take and claim the benefit of the provisions of...

...endowment fund yields about $45,000 annually. But by Congressional law, "no portion of said fund, nor of the interest thereon, shall be applied, directly or...preservation, or repair of any building or buildings." It is sacredly devoted to salaries and incidentals of instruction, and to apparatus. Further, by its...

...can only be used for maintenance, and never, in the language of the act of Congress making the grant, "be applied directly or indirectly, under any pretense...preservation or repair of any building or buildings." It will, therefore, be readily seen that Michigan cannot afford to do otherwise than make the best...