 ሜልቦርንን ደግሞ ለዘብተኛ ጥበባት እና የግብርና ፕሮግራሞች ተዘርግቷል, ስለ ትምህርት ቤቱ ግዛት ውስጥ ከ መደበኛ appropriations መቀበል ጀመረ 1887.
Atherton also expanded the liberal arts and agriculture programs, for which the school began receiving regular appropriations from the state in 1887.