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It is respectfully suggested for the consideration of the State Agricul- 

 tural Society, whether through its eflficient and active co-operation with 

 the Board of Education, in carrying into effect the provision of law 

 which requires instruction in the mechanic arts, the arts of husbandry 

 and agricultural chemistry, something more useful and effective may not 

 be accomplished than has heretofore been done practically, in our State. 

 This provision of the law has strongly attracted the favorable attention 

 and consideration of the Board. A concentration of the means affordeel 

 by the State for the advancement of agriculture must be considered an 

 object of importance, at all events, for years to come. The State Nor- 

 mal School has been permanently endowed with twenty five sections of 

 Salt Spring Lands, which will yield sufficient revenue in time, to carry out 

 all the purposes designed in its establishment. The class of young men 

 •who are to be expected as pupils in the institution, will be those who 

 have been for the most part, engaged in the pursuit of agricultiue, and 

 who will in most cases, after securing that kind of education,' which will 

 be afforded in it, return to that pursuit, within the borders of our own 

 State. 



The great interests of education and agriculture therefore, can be 

 there most practically identified and cherished. These views are 

 thrown out, sir, as suggestions, which it is hoped may lead to some more 

 important action in the future, should it be deemed a matter of impor- 

 tance to the agricultural interest of the State, in connection with one of 

 its most practical educational institutions. 

 I have the honor to be sir, 



Very respectfully, your ob't servant, 



FRANCIS W. SHEARMAN, 

 SupH Fub. Inst, and Sec^y Ex-officio of Board of Education. 



"An act to establish a State Normal School," may be found on page 

 1 5*7 of the Session Laws of 1849. 



"An act to consoUdate and amend the laws relative to the establish- 

 ment of a State Normal School," may be found on page 123 of Session 

 Laws of 1850. 



