Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . ired to do it; and it was only onthe assurance that a bill to that ef-fect would be introduced that someof the members were induced tovote for the first bill. So Mr. Boyce introduced a sec-ond bill requiring the trustees of theUniversity to demand and collectsaid rents, that is, the additionalrent equal to the state taxes. Thismeasure excited warm and deter-mined opposition among the were held, petitions were circulated, and delegationswere sent to Columbus to work for its defeat. Mr. Boyce wasbesieged by argument and appeal and oc
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . ired to do it; and it was only onthe assurance that a bill to that ef-fect would be introduced that someof the members were induced tovote for the first bill. So Mr. Boyce introduced a sec-ond bill requiring the trustees of theUniversity to demand and collectsaid rents, that is, the additionalrent equal to the state taxes. Thismeasure excited warm and deter-mined opposition among the were held, petitions were circulated, and delegationswere sent to Columbus to work for its defeat. Mr. Boyce wasbesieged by argument and appeal and occasional threat. Hereceived it all with hearty good nature, but stood like a , the opposition only roused him to greater zeal. Fullyconvinced of the justice of the measure, and fully determinedthat the University in its need should receive what was soclearly its due, he fairly glowed with enthusiasm. His popu-larity with his fellow-members, his unremitting labor, and hisintense earnestness were the chief factors in the result. The. Bishop Earl Cranston. Ohio University, 441 bill became a law March 30, 1875, and was known thereafter asthe Boyce Law. These two measures added about $ to the annualrevenues of the University. In the existing condition of theinstitution this sum was of itself no mean consideration; but itwas worth far more as a legislative fact, for it opened the wayfor other and far greater sums. Encouraged by these successes, some of the friends of theUniversity obtained from the board of trustees a reluctant con-sent to ask for a direct appropriation from the state; and in1880 a bill was introduced appropriating $20, for the re-pair of the buildings. The campaignfor its passage was notable. Fewhad any expectation that it wouldever pass. Some spoke of it withderision. Some sneered at it. Nearlyeverybody treated it coldly. Few,even of the trustees, took any activeinterest in it, and most of them con-sidered the effort to secure its pas-sage
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