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been held under the direction of granges, societies and clnbs throughout the 

 State, doing valuable service similar to that of the institutes appointed by the 

 State Board of Agriculture. The College series of institutes were in Bay City, 

 Centreville, Charlotte, Dowagiac, Flint and Howell. These were all well at- 

 tended by enthusiastic and intelligent farmers, who, according to arrauge- 

 ment, furnished at least one-half of the papers and discussions. 



OFFICERS. 



The Faculty regret the loss of Mr. Charles L. Ingersoll, who resigned the 

 Professorship of Agriculture in this College August 31, 1879, to take a similar 

 position in Purdue University, Fayetteville, Indiana. Professor Ingersoll was 

 graduated from this College in 1874. He was selected by Professor Gulley to 

 be Foreman of the Farm in 1875, and in 187G succeeded him as Professor of 

 Agriculture. Besides his instruction in the class-room, and his care of the 

 farm, he has been active in promoting the good of the College in many ways. 

 The Christian Union always found him a ready and valuable worker, as one 

 of its officers, and as teacher or superintendent in its Sunday school. He had 

 gone under Sherman, "from the mountains to the sea," and to his knowledge 

 and enthusiasm the College cadets owe more than to any other one, their etti- 

 ciency in drill, and in target practice. He was the captain of the company. 

 Professor Ingersoll was a valuable officer in every department of his labors, 

 and we wish him ample success in his new field of labor, where we shall feel 

 that he is still a co-worker with us. 



Another serious loss will be to be deplored at the close of the autumn term, 

 1879. At that time Mr. George T. Fairchild resigns his professorship of Eng- 

 lish Literature to assume the presidency of the Kansas Agricultural College 

 at Manhattan, Kansas. Dnring the most of the fifteen years of his service 

 in this College he has taken charse of the instruction in Rhetoric and Eng- 

 lish Literature, and in the important departments of Political Economy and 

 Moral Philosophy. A considerable portion of the instruction in the French 

 language has been given by him. He was also the Librarian of the College, 

 and under his care the library has increased not more in the number of vol- 

 umes than in utility, owing to classification and cataloguing, — all the result 

 of the Professor's skill. He acted as president in the absence of the presi- 

 dent at one time for a year. The College owes much to his wisdom and co- 

 operation in its general management. He carries witli him the sincere regard 

 and affection of the officers of this institution. 



As in the case of Professor Ingersoll. so in this, our loss links closer to us 

 another institution similar in constitution and aims. 



ALUMNI RE-UXIOX. 



The Alumni of the College held their second triennial le-uiiion at the Col- 

 lege at the close of the summer term, August '^6th, 1879. The representatives 

 of the various classes met sejnirately the previous evening, seventy-nine in all, 

 every class but one being represented. The public exercises in the chapel cou- 

 sisted of an address by Piofessor W. W. Daniels, of Wisconsin University, a 

 graduate of the class of IS''-!, and a History by Professor K. C. Carpenter of 

 this College, a graduate of ]873. The music was furnished by Graduates of 

 the College under the direction of Mr. Frank llodgman, of the class of 186:3, 

 reviving l lie recollection of times when he was leader of the choir and of the glee 

 club of the College. The addi'ess was a ^veil-considered discussion of the rula- 

 'tions sustained by graduates of such colleges as ours to the legislation and 



