Brunswick County, NC - Col. Benjamin Smith Donates Land, 1790

Newbern, NC - March 25

Col. Benjamin Smith of Brunswick County has made a generous donation
of 20,000 acres of valuable land to the University of North Carolina
which is now incorporated. The general assembly have returned this 
gentleman their thanks for this liberal gift. 

Learning has hitherto been too much neglected in this state, which
is most evidently exemplified in those of our public bodies where
men of science and ability are particularly required, most of whom
at this time (the exceptions indeed are remarkable few) are natives
of other states or foreign countries.

By endowing schools and universities in this manner, with permanent
funds, solid learning may be expected, and able professors. On the
contrary establishing universities, &c. on the narrow and pitiful
basis of the tuition money, is the surest way to have superficial
matters and half-read scholars; in both which descriptions the 
United States, in general, too much abound.

Source: The Daily Advertiser - April 12, 1790

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