No 6. DEPAFtTMENT OF AG Rl( ULTUJiE, 531 



that about a luontli before we begin to 1k)I(1 oui- institute* would be 

 a more appropriate (inn' for the annual normal institute. 



MR. \\'OOI)VVAKl): I want to say that I have not had the 

 pleasure to call on Mr. Martin, my friend, the Deputy Secretary. 

 So I have not inspired him with that speech, but 1 desire to thank 

 him for stating so ably the splendid opportunities afiforded in meet- 

 ing at the State College. The other subject, with reference to 

 the time of meeting, I have not had opportunity to take up but I 

 am heartily in accord with that side of the question. The selection 

 of the place of meeting is one question. You are just as welcome 

 in Bellefonte in October as in June. Perhaps those questions should 

 be voted on separately. 



MR. SEXTON: 1 move that we accept the invitation extended by 

 Mr. Woodward and General Beaver. 



MR. NELSON: I desire to say that we accept ex-Governor Bea- 

 ver's proposition with the understanding that he will say that we 

 have the next best chance. While I have the floor I wish to thank 

 Mr. Martin very much for the opinion that he has expressed because 

 we "want something more along that line. We want something a 

 little niore definite and a little more in advance than our institute 

 lecturers give us to-day because we can get a great deal of what 

 they teach us from our papers. I also think that the remarks of 

 Professor Hamilton are well put and that he has certainly advanced 

 good ideas with reference to the interests of the farmers. 



MR. WOODWARD: If you should conclude to spend a week at 

 Bellefonte we could take you to the State College every morning 

 and bring you back to Bellefonte in the evening, and 1 have no doubt 

 that lecturers would be provided such as has been suggested by 

 Deputy Secretary Martin. It may be if you postpone your meeting 

 until October we might be. able to provide accommodations at the 

 college. The arrangement could be very easily made so that the 

 evenings could be given to the members of the Board. I think Mr. 

 Martin has very aptly called it the normal class in the institute work, 

 and if our professors there knew it in advance they could prepare 

 lectures that would be especially adapted to the mature mind and 

 mature experience of the men who represent this Board. It is an 

 admirable idea and would tell immensely for good, not only in the 

 institutes next year, but for years to come. I am sure that the 

 college authorities would be very glad to make this a great success. 

 I am sorry to say that Dr. Atherton is suffering from inflammatory 

 rheumatism and was not able to get around to this meeting; but 

 Dr. Armsbv is here and I have no doubt he will carrv out mv declara- 



