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This work is not to be classed under the head of science or Nature- 

 study purely, wherein the method is to employ the child's powers of 

 observation and judgment. Its purpose was rather to arouse an 

 interest in the science of agriculture. These city pupils will always 

 have hereafter the highest respect for the work and life of a farmer, 

 and many of them without doubt will observe and think intelhgently 

 upon the methods of agriculture. I have no doubt that some will put 

 into practice much that they have learned. It is conclusively proved 

 that agriculture may be made an extremely interesting and valuable 

 subject of study in all schools. Yours very truly, 



H. W. Foster, Supt. 



CHURCH OF THE 



IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, 

 Rev. a. J. Evans, Rector. 



Ithaca, N. Y., January 31, 1898. 

 Prof. I. P. Roberts, 



Dear Sir:~l have attended three or four of the lectures on 

 " Nature-study " dehvered by you and your associates at our parochial 

 school. Judging by the good attention shown by our pupils, and the 

 earnest manner in which they answered the questions put to them, I 

 am convinced that the lectures were pleasing and instructive. 



The work in which you are engaged cannot fail to be productive of 

 much good in our schools, because the pupils are made famihar with 

 those things which will be of much benefit to them in after hfe, I 

 sincerely trust that you will be enabled to continue the lectures, not 

 only this year, but permanently. 



Thanking you for the many past favors, I am. 



Yours sincerely, A. J. Evans. 



It is believed that the benefits derived from carrying the experi- 

 mental work beyond the limits of the Station grounds are very great. 

 First, the data obtained are valuable. In some cases they are much 

 more valuable than could possibly be obtained from experiments 

 conducted at the Station. In corroboration of this statement, refer- 

 ence is made to the bulletin on sugar beets already mentioned. Second, 

 the Station is brought into closer touch with the farmers. Meeting 



