Learning of the application by certain denominations for a portion of the "Swamp Lands" to be appropriated to the support of educational institutions the undersigned citizens of Kalamazoo petition that a proper share be given Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere of Detroit, and to his successors in office, in trust for the Roman Catholic Church of Michigan. In general Catholics have limited means to educate their offspring to fit them for useful citizenship. They propose a plan of education that will combine mechanical, agricultural and horticultural labor with the mental exercises of the school room, so that the mind may be disciplined and trained in connection with the proper physical development of the body. A list of Catholic Colleges and Schools in the United States is given. Signed by 200 names not given in this copy. ` D. Copy 2pp. Folio :: III-2-j A.L.S. French, D. Copy 4pp. Folio