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The President. You have heard the resolution and the 

 comments which have been made by Mr. Kirkham. The mo- 

 tion has been made and seconded. What is your pleasure in 

 regard to it? 



Mr. Sternburg, I move you, Mr. Chairman, that the vote 

 be taken by rising. 



The President. It will be so understood if there is no 

 objection. 



(Resolution passed by a unanimous vote.) 



Mr. J. B. Noble. Mr. President, before we commence 

 with the regular exercises of the program can we not have one 

 more selection from that quartette? 



The President. I am not sure that we can. I will tell 

 them that it is very earnestly desired by everybody in the hall. 

 I have just seen them and they did not say a word, but they 

 looked good-natured, and I think they will be here in a few 

 minutes. 



Music. 



The President. We will now proceed with the work of 

 the afternoon in connection with the program. The first 

 matter upon the program for this afternoon will be an address 

 on "Agriculture in the PubHc Schools " by Mr. Fred Mutchler 

 of the Connecticut Agriculture College. I am happy to intro- 

 duce that gentleman to you. 



AGRICULTURE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 

 By Mr. Fred Mutchler, 



Of the Connecticut Agricultural College. 



Mr. Chairman, and Ladies and Gentlemen : It certainly 

 is a delight to me this afternoon to come after some years 

 again before this representative body of agricultural people. 

 For the greatest part of my life I have been more or less in- 

 timately associated with agricultural and farming interests, 

 but I am sure it will do me good as a teacher to be back here 

 today and confer with you, not so much to give you ideas of 



