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OF THE

TRUSTEES AND TREASURER

OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF EAST TENNESSEE

TO THE

FORTY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

STATE OF TENNESSEE.

NASHVILLE, TENN.:

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PRINTED AT "THE AMERICAN STEAM BOOK AND JOB ROOMS.

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, Dec. 21, 1878.

To the Hon. Jas. D. Porter, Governor of Tennessee:

DEAR SIR:-I herewith transmit to you, as required by law, the Sixth Biennial Report of the Trustees of East Tennessee University to the General Assembly of the State, with appended papers; also, the Report of the Treasurer of the University, and the renewed Bond of the Trustees to the State.

I am, yours truly and respectfully,

THOMAS W. HUMES,

Pres't. E. T. University.

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES.

To the Honorable General Assembly of the State of Tennessee: The Board of Trustees of East Tennessee University respectfully report:

It has appeared to them plainly essential, in order that the State College established in the University might become, as it should be, a chief instrumentality in the work of higher education in the land, that competent instruction should be provided in all branches of learning that may reasonably be included within its field of labor; and that the instruction should be, as far as possible, inexpensive, and, therefore, easy of access to the youth of the country.

The present condition of the Institution attests the gratifying extent to which the efforts of the Trustees in these directions have been successful.

FIRST, the College has a capable Faculty devoted to their work, who are prepared to impart a superior scientific and liberal education to young men, in one or other of several well-arranged courses of study. Also, a Chemical Laboratory fully equipped for all necessary uses; Apparatus and materials for scientific illustration in the Departments of Agriculture, the Mechanic Arts and Engineering; a Farm that has been fertilized and improved into excellence of condition and productiveness; a Library, growing every year in size and value; and ample and commodious buildings for the instruction, boarding and lodging of students.

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