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atmosphere he breathes therein. Mindful of that goodness 

 which smiles in every morning and at the close of every day, he 

 gratefully ascribes all that he enjoys to the blessing of God, 

 and trustfully relies, for all that he needs, upon the providence 

 of God. Charles 0. Perkins. 



This Essay was read a second time by its title, and adopted. 



Wednesday, February 6, 1867. 



The Board met at 10 o'clock, A. M., according to adjourn- 

 ment, Mr. Billings in the chair. Present, Messrs. Billings, 

 Birnie, Chadbourne, Cleaveland, Clement, Cole, Hubbard, 

 Hyde, Johnson, King, Knowlton, Loring, Moore, Porter, Sewall, 

 Slade, Smith, Stockbridge, Thatcher, Ward, of Shrewsbury, 

 Ward, of Monson, and Watkins. 



Mr. Hubbard submitted the Report of the Committee on 

 Credentials, as follows : — 



The Committee on Credentials have examined the certificates 

 of election of new members, and find the following to have been 

 duly elected for three years : — 



John B. Moore, by the Middlesex Society. 



William Knowlton, by the Worcester South-East. 



H. S. Porter, by the Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin. 



William Birnie, by the Hampden. 



H. S. Ward, by the Hampden East. 



Alexander Hyde, by the Berkshire. 



John L. Cole, by the Hoosac Valley. 



Nathan Durfee, by the Bristol Central. 



Professor Louis Agassiz, of Cambridge, reappointed, and 

 Professor William S. Clark, of Amherst, appointed by the 

 Executive, in place of Professor Chadbourne, resigned. 



This Report was accepted, and the above named members 

 declared duly elected. 



Mr. Chadbourne made a statement in regard to the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, when it was 



Voted, That a committee of three be appointed to consider 

 the suggestions made by Professor Chadbourne. Messrs. Loring, 

 Stockbridge and Smith. 



