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CONFERENCE OF INSTITUTE WORKERS. 



:Xovember 20, 1S9G, all of the Institute lecturers employed by the Board 

 ■of Agriculture met at the College for a conference upon subjects con- 

 nected with the details of Institute work. It was voted a most valuable 

 meeting, and unquestionably told materially upon the character of the 

 work we were able to furnish the people during the winter following. 

 The following program will show the scope of the conference : 



PROGRAM OF CONFERENCE OF MICHIGAN FARMERS' INSTITUTE WORKERS. AGRICUL- 

 TURAL COLLEGE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1890. 



Afternoon, Agvicxdtural Laboratory. 



1 :45— lutroductory, Hou. C. J. Monroe, President of the Conference. 

 2:00— Model lecture. Prof. Clinton D. Smith. 

 2:20— Model discussion, carried on by workers. 

 3:00 — Criticisms and comments on the above. 

 3:15-— Brief discussions on the following topics: 



1. Illustrating lectures, Dr. W. J. Beal. 



2. Adapting lectures to locations, Prof. L. R. Taft. 



3. How to draw out discussion from the farmers, Hon. Wm. Ball. 



4. State workers aiding in discussions, Mr. Roland Morrill. 

 3:45— The duties of the conductor, Hon. Chas. W. Gartield. 



General discussion. 



Evening, College Chapel. 



7:00 — Miscellaneous topics for ten minute discussions: 



1. The question box, Mr. R. M. Kellogg. 



2. Getting acquainted with the farmers, Mr. I. N. Cowdrey. 



3. Women's sections, Mrs. Mary A. Mayo. 



4. Advertising M. A. C. and Experiment Station, I'rof. C. D. Smith. 



5. Granges and Farmers' Clubs, Hon. Chas. W. Gartield. 



6. Railroad and hotel rates, and accoimts, the Superintendent. 



8:00 — Institute principles and practices in several states, Kenyon L. Butterfield. 

 Discussion. 



ANNIVERSARY MEETINGS. 



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January 11-12, 187G, were the dates of the first Farmers' Institutes 

 held in Michigan, Allegan and Armada both having meetings at that 

 time. It was thought fitting to celebrate the coming of age of the work 

 by special exercises. Allegan and Armada were without difficulty in- 

 duced to hold their Institutes this year on these dates (Armada pre- 

 ferring the 12tli and 13th), and each devoted an evening to an anni- 

 versary meeting. At Allegan, Dr. R. C. Kedzie read a valuable paper on 

 the "Starting of the Farmers' Institutes.'' At Armada, Dr. W. J. Beal read 

 a paper on "Twenty-one Years of Institute ^Vork." These papers were 

 peculiarly felicitous, from the fact that Dr. Kedzie attended the Armada 

 meeting in 1876, and Dr. Beal was on the Armada program at the same 

 time, although detained from the meeting by sickness. lioth men have 

 performed Institute work continuously ever since. 



