The Regents of the University annually visit the colleges and academies, and make their report to the legislature.

Their superintendence is not inefficient, for several reasons: the colleges in order to become corporations stand in need of a charter, which is only granted on the recommendation of the Regents; every year funds are distributed by the State for the encouragement of learning, and the Regents are the distributors of this money.

See chap.
xv.

"Instruction," Revised Statutes, vol.i.p.

455.
The school-commissioners are obliged to send an annual report to the Superintendent of the Republic .-- Id.