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vicc-i)ro.sidont, secretaiy , treasurer, a State superintendent of farmers' 

 institutes, and such other officers oi- agents as may he deemed proper 

 for oruajiizini'' and conchictino- the work of the organization, all of 

 whom shall hokl tiieir office foi" one year, unless nMuoved sooner b^' 

 the board, and shall perform such duties as may be re<{uired of them 

 by the rules of the lH)ard," 



Article 5 of the act prescribes the duties of the State superintendent 

 of institutes: 



Section 1. The SUite superintendent of institutes sliall liave general supervisiciu of 

 institute work in the State under the direction of tlie board <tf directors and of the 

 executive eonuinttee. 



Sec. 2. He shall make recoinmendations an to lines of work which he helieves will 

 prove profitable for the ensuing year, together with general plans for their execution 

 and estimates of expenses. He shall make such other recommendations to the 

 board of directors as he may deem for the best interest of tin; institute work. 



Sec. 3. He shall visit the county institute and district conferences when invited to 

 do so by the county institute officers or directors, or when in his judgment the insti- 

 tute work demands such visit. 



Sec. 4. He shall have charge of the pnl)lication of the annual report, and shall 

 insert tlierein such matters as will advance the agricultural interests of the State, 

 under the direction of the executive committee. 



Sec. 5. He shall Ije librarian of the farmers' institute free liliraries, and shall sub- 

 mit to the l)oard of directors or to the executive conuuittee, for api>roval, lists of 

 books which he deems ought to })e purchased for the use of the libraries when such 

 are needed. 



Sec 6. He shall make a detailed annual report in writing to the board of directors 

 at the last meeting of the old l)oard, of his acts and doings during the year, together 

 with a general suunnary of tlie institute work of the State for tlie year; he shall also 

 make such other reports during the year as the board of directors or executive com- 

 mittee may require. 



One hundred and eioht institute meetings were held last 3'^ear, 68 

 beino- two days and 40 being three or more da3's. Eighty-four speak- 

 ers are on the lecture force and 42,870 persons were in attendance. 

 The appropriation anumnted to Sl8,150. An annual report is made 

 and distributed. Seven members of the agricultural college and 

 experiment station stall's were reported on the institute lecture^ corps, 

 who devoted 23 days to this service. The local organizations in the 

 scvci-al coimtiesj elect their own officers and formulate their own rules. 

 They are permitted to select their own speakers and to choose such 

 topics for consideration as the}' consider will be of interest to their 

 respective localities. Each county farmers' institute is entitled to the 

 sum of !?75 per annum on condition " that such institute shall tile with 

 till! secretary of the Illinois Farmers' Institute a sworn statement which 

 shall show that said comity farmers'' institute has held one or more 

 didy advertised public sessions anmially, of not less than two days 

 each, at some easily- accessible location." This statement shall also 

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