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THURSDAY EVENINC;. 



The Society convened al the regular hour. 



Dk. Hi Mi'iikKN |)iesented the following preamble and resolution — 

 moving their adoption. 



\\ IIKRKAS, — For several years very few of the Correspuiidents in'lhe seven horticul- 

 tural districts have made any reports to the Vice-Presidents, notwithstanding the urgent 

 retjuests made by our Secretary for them lo do so, thus throwing each vice-president 

 mainly on his own resources ; ami 



Wni'KKAs, — This Societv has dispensed witli its Ad-intcrim ("ommittee, therefore 

 A'fsolv^ii — That each Vice-President l)c empowered with the functions of the ad-in- 

 terim c(juimittee for his district, anil that an appropriation he made to ilefray traveling 

 expenses to an amount not exceeding two dollars for each county in such district. 



Mr. I)a(J(;v stipported tlic resolution, 



Mk. ScoKiKi.iJ said, with some hesitancy, that he had no oljjection 

 to the Vice-Presidents' actijig as Ad-interim Committee, but didn't know 

 just where the money was tf) come from to piy their expenses. 



Mk. G.'VLiiSHA showed that the money was not in the treasury. 



Mr. WiER opposed the resolution. 



Mr. Fl.agg thought that, owing to the lack of funds, the motion 

 should not prevail. 



Mr. Brow n moved that the sul»ject be referred to the Executive 

 Board, with power to act, which was adopted. 



Mr. Clayton — I offer the following resolutions in reference to the 



introduction in our schools, of studies on natural science. 



1. Resolved — That we as Horticulturists look with great favor and hope upon the 

 action of the last Legislature of Illinois in ])rescribing the elements of the Natural Sci- 

 ences as studies in the common school of the Slate. 



2. Resolzed — That we urge upon teachers of our public schools the necessity of 

 studying nature from the objects of nature themselves, and ol seeuring such study on the 

 part of their pupils, rather than basing their instruction on the statements of text-books ; 

 and that we assure them of the hearty co-operation of this body in all earnest and 

 well-directed cftbrts to imparl to their pupils the knowledge of subjects pertaining to 

 the practical industries of the Stale. 



3. Rcsvlied — That we recommend to ilorticulturisls throughtiut the State lo take 

 an interest in securing attention to the subjects of practical and scientific tree and 

 fruit culture in the schools of their resjiective districts. 



NATURAL SCIENCES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 

 Mr. Fl.auc; — I was informed that natural science has been intro- 

 duced into the common schools at our place. 



Mr. Edwards — I ^m very thankful for this suggestion. The boys 

 are scattered over this western country, and do not let us permit them 

 to grow up as ignorant as we are, of Nature's works. 



Resolutions adopted. 



