"Boston Journal"  June, 1885

Mr. Goodell of Amherst defended the Agricultural College form the attack made on it on Tuesday by Mr. Cross, when he moved the reduction in the Senate resolve providing for certain apparatus, buildings, repairs and furnishing at the institution. He outlined the work of the college, and showed that unless its requests were granted the college would retrograde and would be a failure. He was supported by Messars. Smith of Worcester, Dwyer of Boston, Perkins of Wenham Curry of Lynn, Board of Boston, Stevens of Boston and Sponner of Boston. Mr. Cross withdrew his amendments except those reducing the appropriation for building dormitories from $20,000 to $10,000 and for striking out $6,000 for the erection of a tower on the new chapel building. The amendments were rejected with few votes in their favor, and the bill was passed to be engrossed be a unanimous vote.