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admitted to the college. The lack of means and other cir- 

 cumstances have prevented some of these from attending. 

 Upwards of fifty have been in attendance, constituting one of 

 the best classes that was ever admitted to the college. This 

 class will be increased by others who are soon to be ad- 

 mitted. The number admitted from Franklin County is 

 larger than from any other county in the State. 



Concluding Remarks. 



Those who enter this college are, with few exceptions, 

 young men who have learned by their own labor the value 

 of money, and are disposed to make the most of their oppor- 

 tunities for study and personal improvement. They are 

 worthy of more liberal provisions for their wants at the 

 college than the State has yet made. 



The members of the Faculty are something more than 

 excellent instructors of classes ; they care for the students 

 individually, and the students, in turn, cordially co-operate 

 with their instructors. 



As the experiment station is now separate from the college, 

 we present, in connection with the reports of the several 

 departments of the college, a list prepared by Dr. Goess- 

 mann of the more important experiments carried on at the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College since 1870. 



