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Messrs. Sessions and Damon were elected members of the 

 Committee on the College, in place of Messrs. Bowditch and 

 Wheeler, whose terms had expired, making the Committee 

 stand in the following order : — 



Messrs. Lynde, Jewett, Slade, Sessions, and Damon. This 

 Committee was instructed to choose a chairman, who would 

 report to the Board at the next annual meeting. 



On motion of Mr. Grinnell, the secretary was ordered to 

 wait upon the Governor, and get his instructions in writing 

 defining the duty of the Board as overseers of the College 

 under the statute. 



The secretary read a memorial to the Board from Mr. 

 John Kenrick of Cape Cod, asking its influence to secure 

 further legislation in regard to repression of forest fires. 

 This led to discussion ; and it was resolved that the State 

 Board of Agriculture recommend such further legislation as 

 shall be thought practicable for protection against forest 

 fires. 



Messrs. Hadwen, Anderson, and Haskell were appointed a 

 committee to report names of delegates to form the Execu- 

 tive Committee. 



Messrs. Hersey, Bowditch, and Moore were appointed a 

 Committee on Printing. 



The Board adjourned until ten o'clock on Thursday, 

 Feb. 2. 



THIRD DAY. 

 The Board met at ten o'clock a.m., Mr. Taft in the chair. 



Present: Messrs. Anderson, Bird, Buell, Damon, Farns- 

 worth. Fay, Gleason, Grinnell, Goodrich, Goessmann, Had- 

 wen, Haskell, Herrick, Hersey, Hill, Lane, Lynde, Mayhew, 

 Moore, Noble, Round, Slade, Sessions, Taft, Varnum, Ware, 

 Waterman, Wheeler, Wilder. 



Mr. Anderson, from the Committee to report Names to 

 form an Executive Committee, reported, — 



