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ural schools and colleges abound in England and Germany, 

 yet they can neither of them, for various reasons, serve as ex- 

 act models for what is required in Massachusetts. Its future, 

 in great measure depends on the support which it meets from 

 the class of people for whose benefit it was directly intended. 

 It is now full, but is it never to expand into larger propor- 

 tions? Let the Massachusetts farmers feel that interest, that 

 pride, and give that support to this college which they ought, 

 and it will be an honor to the Commonwealth and a blessing 



to her children. 



Leverett Saltonstall, 



S. B. Phinney, 



A. J. BUCKXIN, 



Committee. 



The Eeport was accepted, when, at the request of Colonel 

 Clark, it was — 



Voted, That permission be given to print the report in con- 

 nection with the report of the trustees of the college. 



On motion of Mr. Saltonstall, it was — 



Voted, That Prof. Charles A. Goessmann be appointed 

 Agricultural Chemist to the State Board of Agi-iculture. 



Adjourned. 



Third Day. 



The Board met at 10 o'clock A. M., Mr. Fearing in the 

 chair. 



Present, — Messrs. Agassiz, Allis, Clark, Cole, Davis, Fear- 

 ing, Graves, Goodale, Had wen, Hawes, Hubbard, Hyde, 

 Kellogg, Knowlton, Ladd, Leavitt, McElwain, Miles, Moore, 

 Phinney, Eoot, Sargent, Sessions, Slade, Stone, Sturtevant, 

 Wakefield and Wilder. 



Mr. Hubbard, for the Committee on Credentials, presented 

 the following 



REPORT. 



The Committee on Credentials respectfully rej^ort that they 

 have attended to the duty assigned them and find the fol- 

 lowing duly elected : — 



