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through the pubHcation of the proceedings in this debate, in 

 the annual report of the board. 



Prof. Stimson. Mr. President, I think it has been custom- 

 ary in past years for parts of the general proceedings at these 

 meetings, which have been peculiarly interesting, to be printed 

 in separate form and distributed immediately. I would like 

 to ask how many copies of the proceedings of this afternoon 

 could be printed separately and sent out? I think you have 

 all noticed that the volumes of the former proceedings of the 

 Board of Agriculture consist of three or four hundred pages 

 when printed, and it makes a pretty bulky volume. Anything 

 of special interest is quite likely to be lost in it. It is too big, 

 and people sometimes do not like to pick up so large a volume 

 and pick out what is of special interest to them. If the pro- 

 ceedings upon this subject could be printed in a separate 

 pamphlet I think it would appeal very strongly to those who 

 are, perhaps, beginning to take an interest in this subject- 

 matter. I arose to ask the question as to how many copies of 

 such a pamphlet could be printed. 



Secretary Brown. You can have one thousand or ten 

 thousand copies printed in separate form if there is a demand 

 for them. It is not good economy to print a few copies. If 

 there is to be a demand, and this is wanted in the State of Con- 

 necticut, we can print whatever is necessary. 



The President. The business before the meeting is this 

 motion, and I would like to ask the gentleman to read his 

 resolution again. 



Mr. HoLDEN. Resolved, That the State Board of Educa- 

 tion be asked to endeavor to secure such courses of study in 

 our country schools, including agriculture, as are adapted to 

 the needs of the state, and that they be asked to secure, so far 

 as practicable, the cooperation of the State Agricultural Col- 

 lege in this movement. 



Mr. Chapman. I would strike out that word " country " 

 and insert the word " state," so that it would read " in our 

 state schools " instead of being limited to the country schools. 



