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few years, that it is to be feared that a large class of most worthy young 

 men will be deterred from undertaking an extended course of study. It 

 is the desire of the Trustees to do everything in their power to diminish 

 the expenses of the students who may become connected with the Agri- 

 cultural College. For the present the price of tuition is fixed at thirty- 

 six dollars a year, and room rent in the college building at fifteen 

 dollars. Board in the club-house will be furnished at its actual cost, 

 reckoning nothing for rent of building. It would be desirable for still 

 further provision to be made to diminish expense. This can be done 

 by the establishment of scholarships and by donations for founding 

 professorships, and other purposes. It would be very appropriate for 

 every agi'icultural society in the State to have at least one scholarship 

 at its disposal, to be awarded by examination of applicants for the place. 

 The candidates might be restricted to those who proposed to devote 

 themselves to agricultural pursuits within the limits of the society. It 

 might be the means of saving to us as agriculturists some of the young 

 men who would otherwise leave the State. It would secure to each 

 section of the State a few thoroughly educated farmers, who could not 

 fail to exert a beneficial influence on the farming interest of their 

 portion of the State. They would be able also to render important 

 assistance to the College and to the Board in making experiments and 

 recording reliable observations in the different counties, thus bringing 

 out results which could not possibly be reached by experiment in any 

 one portion of the State. We can hardly think of a more honorable 

 and inviting field of labor, than those young men will occupy who thus 

 fit themselves to become leaders in developing this great interest, either 

 as practical farmers, or as teachers in the agricultural schools and 

 colleges which are springing up in almost every State. 



And befoi'e our College has a body of alumni to care for its interests, 

 we must look mainly to the Board of Agriculture, by which the College 

 ought to be " connected with every farm in the State." With no special 

 effort, every agricultural society in the State might in a single year, 

 secure a scholarship for itself, and do so much towards permanently 

 diminishing the cost of education for a student of its own choice. 



Financial. 



An account of the expenses of the institution will be found in the 

 Treasurer's Report, and the general condition of the funds for building 

 and support of the College is presented in the schedule appended to this 

 Report. The Trustees will be called upon to be pay $G00 towards 

 the expense of the new county road just completed through the College 

 grounds. There are also a few other unadjusted accounts of small 

 amount. 



