Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 34

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472

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The acl af Mor 6th couveried the corporate nome of the existing bourd from the " Trustees of the Indinba Agrientinral College' iptu the "Trusler's of Purdue University," und gare the name of "I'urilor Uuiror ity" lo Cho institmion ilself. As The act may be consideredl thr Sinte foundation upon which the present nuit ersity resis, I give it in full :

"Sirplus 1. Reil enocted by the Gruerat .Aziembly of the Sinte of Fudiozna, That the duhalions afferel by John Purdue, as sel forth pod communicated to the present General Assembly in the message of the Havering on the 16th dny of April. 1864, and the donations ollereil by the county of Tippiecuoor, manual the Trustees of the Battle Ground Institute, auil the Trustees of the Banle Ground Instituir of the Methodist Hasropa) Church, os set forth uml communicaled to the General Assembly al ils last session, in the message af Ihre forernur of the 25th day off alunoary, 1865, be and the aime are hereby arcepled by the Sinte of Indiana.

"Sie 2. The college contemplateil aud provided by the net of Congress, approved July 1, 1562, entitled 'An Nel doninting publir lunds to the sereral Sintes oud Territories which niny proride colleges for the benefit of agricul- Ture and the ruechanie nets,' is hereby located in Tippecanoe Chualy, at such point ns may be determined hefoce the 1st duy of January. 1870, by B mnjanty rule of the Trustees of the Indiana Agricultural College, and tho faith of the State is hereby pleilget that the location so made shall be per-

"Src. 3 lu considerahou of the soid donation by tohu l'ardue, amounting lo $150,000, and of the further dobulinn of lou neres of Intud appartenant to the institution, ond on condition that the Mime he mundu effectunl, the said institution, fiom and after the ilute of its location ns nfore- ».nl, shull have the name nad style of " Purdue University," and The faith of the Sinle is hereby pledged thal suiil unme ond style shall be the perjun- beol desighotion of said institution. without addition Therelo or modification Theceof.

"Sir . 4. From nud after the dole of the loentiou uinde ay uforesnid, the corporate name of the Trustees of the In hann Agricultural College shall be the " Troslees of Purilue University," ond they shall Inke in charge, bare, bold, possess and misunge all and singular the property and moneys colupre- beniled in zuid donations, as also the fund lerived from ibo sale of The land geriy dounird under sud net of Congress, and the increase Thereof, and all moneyy or ofhee property irbich miny herennier of aby time he donated to and for The use of said inslitulias They shalt, also, baro porrer to organize said university in confortuits nith the purposes set forth in said ael of Can- gress, holding theie meldings al such limes und plares 4s they may agree ujou, and u majority of their number constituiing a quorum. They shall peoride n seul; hare pauer io eject ull professors und teachers, remorablo al Ibeir pleasure ; fix und regulate compensations, do all nets necessary and experti- eni lo put uud keep ibe saul university in operation, and make all hy-lairs, rules und regulolions required or proper lo conduet andl maunge the same. "SEC. 5. In further consideration of his said donation, Jobo Purdue slini, from unil after the taking effeel of This sel, bo welded us u luctber lo said Trustees of ludiano Agricultural College, Quil he shall also be a member of The said Truyces of Purdue University. Shoulit he ut any time cease to bo such member, be shall be continued ag on advisory tuember of said Trus- lees, nuit he eball, during his lifetime, hore visitorial power for the purpose of iusper ling thy property, real or perseuul, of snid university, recommend- ing to the Trustees sueli mrayures as he mioy deem necessary for the good of the university, and iurestigaling the financial concerns of the corporation; nod he is authorized to make report of his oxominalion, inspection aunit inquiries to tho General Assembly af any session thoref

" Ste. 6. This act shall be subject to future sineudmeut or repeal, ex- cept so far ns in prorides for the acceptance of donationy, the location of the college, and the name and style thereof, and the rights ond privileges con- ferred upou Jolin Furduc.

"SEC. 7. An emergency existing for thr immediate taking effect of this nel, the same sbull be in force from and after ils passage "

The Battle Ground ilountions mentioned in thuis sel were teudered on condition that the University be loruled ul that juul. The county ilonaliou simjdy required that the location should he within the county If nas fixed by the Truslers on a one hundred nece frael near Chauncey, ilounted hy citizens of thul loun oud its riciuity. But since Ihint er ent the domuin ling been enlarged by the purchuse of eighty-six und u half acres lying north of the first Tract, oud it is upon thuis that the Trustees have erected tho lurge omil offrefire buildings in which the iustitution hins lakru a sinrt in ity carrer of educulion.

THE THUSTEFALILP.

The acl of March G, 1866, acerpling the Congressional donation, the Governor appointeil, for the lime heing, Alfred Pollned, of Gibson; Smith Vuller, of Jenuings, Henry Taylor, of Tippecanoe, and Lewis Burke, of Wnyuc, and There successors, u boily corporate undee the name of the Tril .. fees of thy Indiqua Agricultural Collego, the Gorernor being ex officio l'resi- leul, and the Board fling varunries br ils own vole.

The first niceting of this Boordl was held ou Clelober, 'lil, 1866, Gov. Murino presiding, Prior to that lime, Mr. Pollurd lund mored from the Sinte, se ul this meeting Isaac Jenkinson, of Allen Conuly, ivos elecled lis successor. Al the same time John J. Haydon, of Murion County, was elected Secretary of the Board, und James F. Reeves, of Wayne, Trissurer Mr. Heeres resigned on the let of May, 1xGG, and uns succeeded by F. B. Surtiudale, of ludiounpolis.

The Board su constituted, with his officers, remained in office without n change +1 menikerahip until March 7, INFO. II I'us this Board whn, un April 4, 1867, offreled u sale of The land serip for $212,288.60, aml during u hase term the net of May 1, 1889, heemme o law h nes tolhis Buurd nlso thul Mr. Purdue, an Decriuher 22, 1860, reported his deed far the Que huwired ueres which he hund guaranteed should he dlonated in wildition lo

(In Murch 7, 1870, Me. Huyilen, As Secretary, aud Mr. Martindale, ns Treasurer, resigned. M. h. Fierce, af Lafapelle, WE elected fy succeed hull as Treasurer anil Secretary. Al the same Time, Mr. Pierce iTuy elected n Trustee Is sureerl Mr. Jenkinson, whose lern loul expired; the ly Thumay Howman, af Greencastle, lo surered Mr. Vouter, ichose frein wens Hlso oul, aul Dr. Joseph F. Tullle, uf Ceun for Isille, to fill the uuexpired

by legislative nel, brome a member of The Board!

On November 21, 1870, Dr. Tuttle ond Henry Taylor resigueil and their rneuncles u rre filled respertirely hy Juhu R. Coffrulle und ,John A. Stein, nf Lafurelle. On January 4, 1871, Mr. Stoin wus elceird Sperelary. By sub- sequent reelrotiun, Mr. Pierce has remained Tirasurer, und Mr. Stein Secreinrr, to this iny.

HIr the set of the General Assembly, of January 31, 1871, tho meniliet- ship of the Board was inerensed, Three members of the Shitty Bound of Agriculture, to be appointed by the Governor, on the recommendation of that Iluurd, trere milded. The gentlemen first appointed nuder this fair were, 1. 11. G Nelson, of Fort Wayne; John Suthorlund, of In l'orto, ond 1. A. Burke, of Nou Harmony. Mr. Sutherland still rumnius in offire. Mr. Nelsou resigned in the curly part of 1871, and Austin B. Claypool, of l'on- Horstille, u'ny appointed his anecessor. Mr. Burke resigned on June 2, 1874, and Ins vacancy hins not yet been filled hy the State Board of Agriculture.

Dr. Houtnul resignedl on Muy 6, 1873, unil the Trustees clerled Judge 11. P Biddle, of Logansport, luis ourerssor. The luiler resigned on the ttib of Not ruiber following, und Col. B. f. Shair, of Indianapolis, uus chosen in his stenil. Col. Shu risigned on Ihr 10th of Orlober. 1874, and the vacancy thus occasionei still remains unfilleil.

The Board of Trustees, therefore, as now constituird, consists of the fol. lun ing gentlemen :

GoL. T .A. Hendricks, ez ofhcis I'resulenl.

John Puriluc, of Lafayelle.

M. L Pirree, of Lafayelle, Treasurer 1. 1. Coffroth, of Lafayrile.

J. A. Stein, of Lofuyelle, Secretary Jobn Sitthrrland, of La Parte. Austin B. Cluy puol, nf Conner rille.

It should be added that Gor. Morton und Hov. Buker, respectively, while orcupying the Executive chair, officialed os Trustee and President ex aficio of The Board.

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Du December 22, 1869, the University was definitely localed by the Trus. Tres, and the new fille of " The Trustres of l'urdue University " arlopied. The aile selected ivns an ublong. recinngnlur Iret of one hundred peres, lying one milo west of lufayelie. A contiguous Tract of eighty six unil u linlf acres has siure heen oddei hy purchase The grounds occupy u part of an eleraled pluleon, irlich itself is n second bank, of ferrnee, weal from the Wabush River. The location is ion of great heouly on serount of the extensive borizon amil ph furesque scenery which it copmunnds The rural and the urban are in agreeible contigittr ; the first as shown in the int- mediole surroundings und the distant prospects af the elrented ulnius of the Wc.l . The secund as displayed in n ponuramio rieur of the city of Laforelle, expuoiled all nlong thr Wuhash River, mint rlinthing up and over a hick- ground of Inlls lo The eud.

A gravel road, cunning ireslwvaril from the river, separales the one hundred nere Irnet dounteil from the eighty-six unil a half gore front pur- ebased The Intirr Irnet, lying garth uf the pond, lins breu chosen as the sito for att the buildings irlich The Board hos hind erected thus for Thes have hobil in reserre the une hundred arre Irnel us liest adapted for The loca- lion of the munin University building and structures, such as rouservatories, chapel, muscuni, rto.

THE DILILLIING.

The buildings u luch have been ereeled, and all of which ure now iu nse, consist of a hoarding-house, derinitory, laboratory, boller and gay- house, all of brick. u Irume military hull and grunnsiuun, u frate stable with shed, und a frame worksbop. All These are to the north of the grared coml, oud uce grouped ut distances of from tiro hundred to six hundred feet from encb other. The boiler oud gus.house occupying an approximately central posi- lion, sud furnishing stramt oud gos to the hoarding-house, ilurinitory and luboratory. The bourding-house is for the necommuicitodution of such of the students us pecfer lo obtain their board on the grounds, as also lo prorude quuriers and board lo such of the faculty ns uiny, with their finilies, desire lo aruil themarlies of its conreufcores. If isn brick building, in the Iulian style, oboul ono buudred and Iuculy feel frunt by sixty-eight feel deep, flauked Ly n forree ul cach uf the livo front ongles. The pluus for this house irre pre- pored by James K. Wilson, An uecompdished areluleel of Cincinunti, and in their defoils provide for a very complele system of internal necomodaliun.

The laboratory is o smuller building, but pimple in all ils ynels, uml nd- muirably provided for its purposes Il is nearly a counterpart of the labora. lory of Brown Uutretsity, of Rhode Island, ufter tho plaus of which il tras built. A cullretino of Toysils, minerals, ele., purchased from Mr Richard Queu, Inte l'resulent of the institution, occupies one of the rooms of the building until such time as a special museum hoilding may be ereriril.

The docunlary is a spacious quodraugulur edifice, of o plain exterior, four stories high, and is intendet io fuepish lodgings and study quarters lo slitdents desiring the ssino there. It is heated ky steam nud lighted by gue, nul its rentilation hns bera well provided for Bathing necomutuodations no cur in euch oud of all the stories. The rooms pre arranged in groups of Three, hiro hring sleeping rooms nudl the third a shuuily room. The building com conveniently and recy comfortably areomnodule ouo hundeist und en raty. fre studcole

The boiler und gay house is a completely uerunged establishment, and hus all the facilities required for the generation of an mirquale amount of Gleam nud gus for the uso of the adjacent buillings. It is provided, further, arith uu engine and force-pump, hy intaus of which, in connecliun with the necessary shutting, all the power necessary fer foreing iruter, and for work. ing should be mentioned ils appurtenant purifying house and gas holder, the Intier hinting capacity for 0,000 cubic feel of gas, nad both constructed upon the most necrpied modern peineiples.

The military hell and gymnasium is a frame structure, oue humleel hy finy feel, our story high, oud sonen hul resembling in ils exterior nh orna. mentul railrout passenger depol. It is intended to furnish facilities for gym- unslie exercises nud mituary drill, aud will he foumul ndmirally adapted to

The born und shri, forming u compart and conurefed hilling, has hern hut recently finished. It is orunmental iu appearance, uit very conreuient und euunundious in its internal nerougeinenl.

The frame workshop is a pluin and muall huilling erreled four leinporury use u hile the offer buildings trere in process of construction. The present iutentiun is in convert it, hy pruper ulirrations, into a resideurs for the eu- giucer in charge of The huiler aud gas house.

li should be added that in adilition to the foregoing enumerated buildings, I stall brick residence and barn were junit upon this one hundred nere duan- liten, several years since, hy Mi. Purdue. These hure ereoutly been put into the possession of the Furm Superintenlout, Maj. L. A Burkr.

The cual uf The foregoing buildings has heen oppeoximintely as follou's; Bontthug House, 1,nborilorį , Darmitory,

$37,807 07

15,000.00

32,000.00

Military Halt und Gymnasium,

6,-210.47

Huiler and Gas House,

-1,81 4.1XI

Buru with Shed,

1,600,00

Work-lu414, 1,1KM1 00

Durlling and Buru. 4,0010,00

$101,931.54

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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA .- CONTINUED.

LIDNATIUS*

To mert the heavy expenses itvilent to the erection of these buildings, etc., the institution has been indebted tu the following ilountions und legisla- tier appropriation ; for, ns before obserred, non of the fund realizil from the sale of urigiunl louil gurip has been applied onleidle its office ns at endois- ment fund :

Firat. The donntion of $160,100 maile by Mr. l'urdue. This was slipit- Tueteil to In paul in yourly inallhneats ut $16,tukt, unil one-half of the gross sin, mamuling to $76,000, still reinnins to mintitre.

Seroml. A nonation from the rounty of Tiporunge mmmounting to $50,- (0), payable in yearly installments ur' $Itt, eHet. This Is been puid Imrtly in cash and partly by county unders new held by the Treasurer und bearing erx per cent. interest.

"Thurd A legislative nppropriation ul $60,tKH) mmite by net of 1873, puy- ahle tonil jutidd) in installments of $30,000 on the let of June, 1873 nmil This.

In the line of donations, it umst not he forgotten thut divers citizens uf Chminner (n town niljoining the niversity grommls) and its vicinity con- tribitteil the one hundred acre truet, unternard romojed in the State for the use of the university by Mr. Purdue. Nor mnet 1 omit in mention that Mr. livrer, the Treasurer, hns dobuted his uffirin1 sulnry, umaunting to $600 n reir, Far the time he has serred-deroting the inonnya to the use of the um- repity ns u ilecoration find fur the fairchuve amt ertting out ef plants, trees, whrullery, cle.

A variety udf Pauses contributed lo relurd the erertion of the buildings re- quiril to start the university ; but it lins bren thought that, in the train, the delny- hnte bren to the final advantage of the institutinn, as giving oppur- tunity for more tutore riens and o brouder plan thun thut originally con-

in the smimmer if 1872, the Trustres hoped tu br able to go mulvuner their Dark as tu onnunnice in opening for Ortober 1, 1873, but the serrre winter of 1872-3, whiled to other unavoidable drawbacky, interfered. In order to protect the State against any romplientious nith The General Governinent ithe Just art of Congress requiring some sort of an opruing by July, 1874), a provisional beginning nos orilered, and Prof. J. S. Hougham took charge of IL clust in the Id of Moreh, 1874, and married the same itotil Alune. Subse- quently, n formal opening mus ordered for September 17, 1874, und on that day legan the first regular term of Purdue University, with a farulty who hul horen appointed during the prveeding antutuer.

In reference to the Presidrney, I should any thul on the 13th of Angusl, 1873, Pruf Birhord Orren, then and now occupying a rhuir in the Indiuno Sinte University nt Bloomington, Innl been appointed President, his services tu begin upon a three months' notice frum the Board 11 was then supposed that the institution would be ready to Ingin operations at an earlier day, but, for ran-es alrendy assigned, the event proved otherwise, and on the Illth of Murch, 1874, Mr. Orreu tendered his resignation as President. Prof. A. C Shortrulge was elected his successor on June 12, 1871 Since then, Prof. Jolin S. Iloughnul has been elected President.

The yearly solories allowed are $3,000 to the l'resident and $2,000 to carh of the l'rofessors named, except Prof. Brunn, who receives $1,500 per year. At the tini the members of the farulty hml their respective chairs as- Miguel, it was further ordered that the departments unt so assigned " be, for the prisent, distributed among the enid fire Professors is the same may be arningul and agreril upon by themy mind thr Pregulent."

School uf Natural Science.

A .- Physics and Industrial Mechanics.

B .- Chemistry.

" -Natural History.

11. School of Engineering.

A -- Civil Foginvering.

B. - Jibing Engineering.

(' -Architecture.

School of .Ignculture.

A .- Agriculture-Theoretical und Practical.

B -larticulture.

t :- Vrlerionry Science.

IV.

School of Mihtury Science.

In uil and explanation of this scheme, it was ilnly announceil, before the opening, thint " a thinrough course of muthenitical instruction will be given in the ubore schools. The German unil French languagey, also Free-hand und Mechanical Drmring will lo prominent stmilies in the Schools of Natural Science, Iogineering muil Mihtary Science."

Also that "it is the intention of the Bonril that the instruction shall he thoroughly praetirnl. To necowijdish this, extensive and trell selceted En. pneering, Chemical and Philosophical apparatus has been provided, and the Geologienl atul Minemlogical Cabinets, formerly belonging to Dr. Richard Owen, have been purchased aud phecil m the institution Also ou nppero. pri ition has been made to purelune bouks for n referruce library."

THE COURSE IN ARRIVOLTODE.

"The vomve in Agriculture surlodling, ns it does, thu Itepartmenta of Hor- liculture unul Veterinary Science, emhmers u Inrger number of soljeets nudl consequetilly mure atmily thno whonhl by required in quy ne course. It is probafilo, therefore, thul this contre will, at un marly ilay, he ilivideil. thereby onulling the institution lo iorbule studies uut here mentionel, noil la treal others more exhaustively. Tins deportinoul of instruction has been prepared nith n strong conviction uf its importotry and its ilemmmmuls. Agri- Loltitre' 14 nut n simpto >rieme founded on one whys of thete und que set if lans. It is rather a composite arience, embonneing n nule rnage of topics, und these ean les most successfully studied in connection with the groups to which they Telang. The business of the ngrienturist is with plants mil uninntily; with the mechnmirul poners, with the suit in all of its conditions; with the climate aud ibe atmosphere; nith lant me inring, roul making. loteling, with Imsiness forms, planning uwd bmbling. Theso kindred »giem es, therefore, which coutribute so largely to sneeres in such it calling. shunthd ocentpy n prominent place in any scheme of instruction which is draguent tu prepire persous for it. This course embraces, as for os prie- tiralile, all of these contributing sciences.

The nhutp schoro incluiles a knowledge of Butuny; first, As u scicneo, with its minner observations of the forme, stenetnro, properties and eln sifi- matin id' plants; seeund, Harlienltnre, including Imulsenpo ganlening, The bmnagement of the norsrry, orchuril, vinuyard, voll und wurin frauies; the het-hunse, utan Du domestic garden, estrinling, nlso, tu nrbor culture, the knoutedge of thober und timber trees; shnou umul orummental trees, noil hedges, it which the importnat yneytiun of the rato ut destruction uf mir inthe forests will be discussed. nul the proper methods of growing timber

trees jumuted out. Time will also be giren to the study of Econutie But- nur, distressing the sources of regulable materiale need for clothing, food, medicine, shelter, dye-stuffs, tonning, etc. ; the soltrees of the timber and woods useil in the structural, domestic and ornmuratal arts. To these will hir mldled the history of citltirated plants.

In Physirol Grugraphy, Geology and Plumistry, the student should learn the romlilions itpon which ilepeud the distribution of plants and animals; the origin of woils, together with the ninterinls which rutpose them; the unnlysis of the plants wid soils; the romposition, ralne und treatment of natural and urtifirinl maņures.

'The stoily of Yoology should Irnd to n pretty thorough kuoisleilgr of huimnis. After the principles which form the basis of rlassification nre Ivarunt, the student should stnily the onntumy of domestic animals, their disrasry, and their mediral aml anrgical trentmirat. A course uf lectures is plauned, embracing the subjects of stock brerding undl raising, the besl nnd mit prufitu ble breeils of all kinds of domestic animals, their management, feeding, soiling and winter-keeping ; sheep husbandry, milk and dairy farm- ing: the innnagement of poultry and bees.

To this ulready long list of topirs should be added mother of murh practical importance-the study of Entomolgy. The study of both useful und injurious msects detnods more consideration thinn it has heretofore received. The desnatation of States by grasshopper and the annual depers- ilutions of insects in forests, orchards, vineyardy nud gardens, whereby Iurge investments of time and money ure ulmost ur entirely lost, make it ittperative that the hubity of insects he better understood, that measures Diy he dler ised for staying their derustohing efforts.

The knowledge of farm machinery, of the planning nud constructing uf tomls, ilrning, ililebes ; of surveying mul loveling, the planning, making specifications for and esthanting the cost of buildings, abonlil be prominent in surli n scheme of education. Instructions should also be giren in bosi- tess toutnagement of the furm, including the kerping of uccounty with crops, stork und persons: the proper inonugement of field crops, roiation of crops, underilmining, the direction and profitable employment of bired labor al innchinery, and the transportation onil sale of form proilurin

The student in ngrienlture should have the opportunity and be required to engage in experiments with erops after special methods, with new varie- tips of seeds, ilifferent modes of planting atd lilloge, and with various munures. . \ detailed and exact account of such experiments should be re- quired, in which an exhibit is made of all items of expense and results of profit ur los5.

The following books are in the reference library, and are always necessi- ble to the student : Waring's Elements uf Agriculture ; Londou's Encyclo- proeilen of Agmenlture ; Andrews' Agrimelintul Enginerring ; Weilermiu's Brontifying Country Homes; Allen's Rural Architecture ; French's Farm Draining ; Comparatire Anatomy smil Physiology uf Vertebrates (Oiven, 3 vils. ); Harris' Insects Injuriuns to Vrgelation ; Guide to the Study of In- sects, l'uekard: American Weeds and Useful Plunte; Rondull's Sheep Hus- hatuley : Flint's Cours and Dairy Formung ; Guchou's Treatise on Milch Cans; Allen's American Cattle : Dnilil's Cottle Doctor ; Wurder's Evergreene ond fluges, Wandler's American Pamology, Bonner's Method of Making Manures, Dana's Muck Manual, Frank Forester's Fish aud Fishing : Langstroth on the Honey Bee: Quinby's Mysteries of Bee Keeping: Wright's Flustratil Poultry Book, Hooper's Book of Evergreens : Bryant's Forest Tree Cultorist ; Fuller's Forest Tree Culturist ; Fuller's Grape Cul- turist , Fieller's Small Fruit Culturist; Fuller's strawberry Culturist ; Fuller's Pesch Coltorist ; March's Man and Nature. In addition to thesc works, the student in agriculture will have the uso of the works in Ibe library on chemistry, geology, mintrulogy and hotny, physics, mechanical nad civil engineering, architecture and dran ing

THE COURSE IN CHEMISTRY.

The course in Chemistry extends through four yinrs. In the Freshman year, instruction is giren to all the sindents of the university in Chemical Physics obd general Chemistry. In the Sophomore yeur, the student begins luborutory work, und proceeds to investigate n great variety of problems in Chemistry for himself. The work of this year is rhielly in principles of t'heminry, Syntheticn! Chemistry and Chemical Technology. The student is expected to spend from tu o to four hours per day in laberutury work.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 34

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472