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Committee to draft petitions in accordance with the ahove resolution ; 

 Messrs. Gage, Starkweather and Bartlett. 



Committee to make arrangements with Rail Roads, Plank Roads, 

 and Steam Boats for the transportation of passengers, stock, &c., to and 

 from the Fair ; Messrs. Butterfield, Bartlett, Holmes. 



At ^ past 5 P. M. adjourned to ^ past 6 P. M. 



At |- past 6 P. M. the Committee met. 



Mr. Gage offered the followins:: 



Resolved, That an Agricultural School should be connected with the 

 Normal School at Ypsilanti. 



Mr. Gage spoke at some length in favor of the resolution. 



Messrs. Starkweather, Bartlett, Bayley, Butterfield, Cone and Dickin- 

 son opposed the resolution, and spoke in favor of the establishment of 

 an institution that should be separate and distinct from any other. 



Mr. Bartlett offered the following as a substitute for the resolution of 

 Mr. Gage: 



Resolved, That an Agricultural College should be separate from any 

 other institution. 



Whereupon, Mr. Gage withdrew his resolution and advocated the 

 passage of the substitute. 



The substitute offered by Mr. Bartlett was adopted. 



At 9 o'clock P. M., adjourned to ^ past 8 A. M. of the 13th. 



Wednesday, Dec. 13. 



The Committee met at 9 o'clock, A. M. 



The Secretary read several letters from Corresponding Secretaries rel- 

 ative to some alterations deomed advisable to be made in the premiuna, 

 list, also recommending persons suitable to be placed upon the viewing 

 committees at the next fair. 



Mr. E. C. Roberts, of Salem, Washtenaw county, presented, verbally, 

 his theory of the cause and cure of the Potato rot. 



A communication from Edward Mason, of Greenfield, upon the sub- 

 ject of the Potato rot was then read, and on motion, the subject of Potato 

 rot was referred to a Committee consisting of Messrs. Dickinson, Gage, 

 and Bartlett. 



At 1 2 M. adjourned to 2 o'clock P. M. 



At 2 o'clock P. M. the Committee assembled and the several com- 

 mittees proceeded to make out their reports. 

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