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Mr. Hyde. I think I had the honor as well as the pleas- 

 ure of introducing this subject to this Convention two years 

 ago. At first it seemed not to strike the Convention with 

 special favor, but after a little consideration it appeared to 

 be unanimously in favor of sustaining this School. Now, it 

 has been in operation two years, nearly, and I desire to ask 

 of the President if it has received any favors in a pecuniary 

 way outside of the original donors ? I would like to .know 

 what has been realized by the exertions and the work of the 

 President himself for the advancement of this school the 

 present season ? I ask this, Mr. President, in order that the 

 gentlemen present may know somewhat as to how this insti- 

 tution is received, and whether people who have the means 

 are disposed to bestow their mite upon it. 



The President. I would say, in regard to that, that we 

 have had quite liberal donations from a number of gentlemen 

 in the State. I do not know the exact amount that it will 

 foot up, but I should think we have had some seven or eight 

 hundred dollars in value of gifts to the School. It has 

 received commendation from a very large number of gentle- 

 men in the State. And I will say that I have seen a good 

 many of the gentlemen who were present at our closing exer- 

 cises last year, and, without an exception, they have expressed 

 themselves as being very much pleased with what they saw 

 there. Many of them went there not knowing much about the 

 School, and not feeling much interest in it, but they came 

 away interested in the School and disposed to do what they 

 could to help it. And I know that that is all that is needed. 

 If the farmers of Connecticut will inform themselves in regard 

 to the work that is being done there, they cannot help putting 

 their shoulders to the wheel to assist in carrying it along. 



Mr. Hyde. The Secretary of this Board has known very 

 well the workings of this institution, and I desire that he 

 should state, with all due respect to the modesty of Dr. 

 Armsby, who is with us, the general character of the work of 

 the professors and teachers of this school. It is important, 

 it seems to me, to know what our working force is there. 



