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increase the influence of the College and its graduates. Yet I believe the Col- 

 lege is doing an excellent work, and I hope the Legislature "will appropriate for 

 it all that it now asks for. 



Secretary Baird said that he believed every member of the Faculty would like 

 to see the College course more advanced, but for one thing, viz. : It was the 

 design of the College that it should take hold of boys where the district school 

 left them, and to demand a higher qualification at the present time of those who 

 sought to enter the College would be to place a wide step between that institution 

 and the common school and thereby place the College beyond the reach of many 

 of those for whom it was specially designed. 



Prof. Kedzie corroborated what was said by the Secretary, and added that the 

 "Faculty, by being very thorough in the examinations for admission, were doing 

 what they could to draw the common schools upward. 



Prof. R. C. Kedzie gave an address on "Electrical Conduction," accompa- 

 nied by a number of interesting illustrations. See lectures and addresses at 

 the close of this record of the Institutes. 



AFTERXOOX SESSIOX. 



Prof. Beal read his paper on the '"Apple Orchard." See lectures and ad- 

 dresses as above. 

 Prof. K, C. Kedzie lectured on ''Green Manuring." See lectures as above. 

 These lectures and discussions on the topics occupied the afternoon. 



EVENING SESSION. 



Secretary R. G. Baird's lecture, "The. Farmers Home." See lectures as 

 above. 

 The following essay on "Poultry Keeping" was read by Mrs. A. B. Dunlap : 



Mr. President and Members of the Institute, — Ladies and Gentlemen : 



I am here this evening as an evidence of iny high appreciation of the honor 

 conferred upon me by an invitation to speak at this Institute. I am entirely 

 unaccustomed to such a position, but have accepted it the more willingly, though 

 deeply impressed with my disqualifications hoping my example may encourage 

 other ladies to make their first trial when they may be so politely invited. 



The subject given me is jDoultry. I will entitle my talk 



THE EOMAisCE OF POULTRY. 



To me the world is full of romance and poetry. The bird is a beautiful gift, 

 not to be lightly valued. It possesses a high utility, deeply affecting the happi- 

 ness and the interests of us all. Its sweet-toned music, its poetry of motion, its 

 beautiful form and plumage cheer the most desponding. Birds are useful as 

 teachers. AVhat models of conjugal fidelity and parental affection ! With 



