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ciatiou, which was unanimously adopted, and a committee was appointed to 

 draw up the resolution, consisting of Prof. Holmes and Prof. \V. W. Tracy, 

 of Detroit, and Mr. R. F. Johnstone. The meeting then took a recess until 

 7:30 P. M. 



T7t u rsday Eve n ing Sess ion. 



A choir led by Prof. J. E. White opened the exercises with delightful music 

 and rendered a number of fine selections during the evening. 



The committee to whom was referred the matter of decorating school 

 grounds reported as follows: 



REPORT OF SCHOOL GROUND COMMITTEE. 



Ill view of the neglect of school grounds throughout the state, and of the 

 educational value of flowers, foliage, and general horticultural ornamentation, 

 as well also with the view to secure the increased comfort of our children, the 

 State Pomological Society earnestly suggests to its members, and to all good 

 citizens of the state, that they endeavor to awaken public attention to this 

 matter, and improve every reasonable opportunity to reform public sentiment 

 to the extent that in due time our desolate, neglected school yards shall become 

 places of beauty; shaded and ornamented with trees and flowers. And with 

 the view of securing the active labor of teachers to this subject, we invite the 

 attention of the officers of the University, Agricultural College, Normal 

 School, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Board of Education, and 

 all other educational institutions, especially those engaged, wholly or in part, 

 in training teachers for our elementary public schools, to the important subject 

 of ornamenting school grounds, and respectfully ask that they cooperate, and 

 unite their efforts with the efforts of this society, to secure public attention 

 to the matter, and the proper public sentiment in its favor. 



0. D. Lawton, ) 



H. Dale Adams, > Committee. 



W. W. Tracy, ) 



President Lyon was next called upon to address the society on the subject: 

 A FEW APPLES THAT ARE GOOD TO EAT, AND WHY. 



A few days since a missive from our sometimes facetious secretary reached 

 me, containing certain matter, out of which, as he announced, he proposed to 

 evolve the programme for this meeting. Among these was the rather cabal- 

 istic expression placed at the head of this paper, with the accompanying 

 request that we would prepare a short paper to introduce the discussion. Such 

 a request from this source, as we understand, is to be construed as a command, 

 and we, as in duty bound, sat down with Downing, Thomas, Barry, and a long 

 array of nurserymen's catalogues. Commencing at the head of the alphabet- 

 ical list, we came first upon the noted Russian, Alexander; but as this is hardly 

 eatable till well cooked and seasoned, and as few of the consecutive varieties 

 seemed any better adapted to the requirement, it seemed necessary to start on 

 another tack. 



Reconsidering the matter, our next thought was to select in the order of 

 maturing. This brought us first to consider the Early Harvest, and to our 

 apprehension, it would pass muster as "good to eat;" but, reflecting that some 

 people condemn it, and that this may be assumed as a reason for distrusting 



