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toniinittt'e for approval lists of books which he deems ought to be purchased for the 

 use of the libraries. 



Sec. 4. He sliall have a permanent oliiee at the State ajjrieultural college, under 

 tlie control and supervision of the board, which office shall be supplieil and main- 

 tained at the expense of the State, and lie shall be the custodian of all the reports 

 and iiapers belonging to and all property owned by the State board of institute 

 directors, and shall repcirt an inventory of all property of the board of directors at 

 the close of each tiscal year. He shall collect such of the papers, addresses, and dis- 

 courses given at the various farmers' institute meetings as he shall deem i)roper and 

 advisable to publisli, shall edit the same, and u[)on approval by the board shall cause 

 them to be printed in a volume to be known as the " Farmers' Institute Annual." 

 He shall also make a report in writing at the close of each institute year to the 

 board, giving a full account of the institute meetings held, the attendance at each 

 meeting, the list of speakers at the various meetings, the items of expenditure dur- 

 ing the year, together with a general survey of the work of the year, and embodying 

 such recommendations for the improvement of the work as he may deem l)est to 

 make, the whole or a summary of this report to be published in the Farmers' Insti- 

 tute Annual. He shall make such other reports during the year as the board of 

 directors or the executive committee may desire, and jjcrform such other acts and 

 duties as the office of the secretary and superintentlent of farmers' institutes may 

 require. 



ARTICLE V. — STANDINO COMMITTEES. 



Section 1. The duties of the standing committees, unless otherwise provided for 

 by these by-laws, shall be suggestive and recommendatory in character. They shall 

 meet at the same time and i)lace that the ])oard of <lirectors' meetings are called, and 

 report to the board of directors the progress made in and all the needs of their 

 respective lines of work. 



article VI. — executive committee. 



Section 1. The executive committee shall conduct the affairs of the State board of 

 farmers' institute directors in the interval between the meetings of the board, in 

 accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by said board. 



Sec. 2. It shall meet on the call of the president of the board of directors and shall 

 l)e the official adviser of the State superintendent of institutes when the board of 

 directors is not in session; it shall pass on all bills Ijefore they are paid, and upon all 

 arrangements submitted to it by the State superintendent for holding State farmers' 

 institutes, the selecting of speakei-s, the preparation of programmes, and the fixing 

 of dates for the county institutes. The committee shall at the close of the year sub- 

 mit its minutes to the board of farmers' institute directors for information and approval. 



ARTICLE VII. committee ON DOMESTIC SCIENCE. 



Section 1. The committee on domestic science shall devise and recommend to the 

 board of directors means for the establishing and conducting of women's domestic 

 science associations in connection with the farmers' institute work. 



ARTICLE VIII. — committee ON IMPROVEMENT OF FARMERS* INSTITUTES. 



Section 1 . The committee on improvement of farmers' institutes shall take into con- 

 sideration the methods adopted in the management of county and district farmers' 

 institutes; the programmes submitted, the arrangement of circuits for institute meet- 

 ings, the employment of speakers, and make report to the board, with such recom- 

 mendations for improvement on these lines as they may deem best. 



ARTICLE IX. committee ON RURAL SCHOOLS. 



Section 1. The committee on rural schools shall collect information in regard to 

 the character of instruction given in the rural schools; the degree to which agricul- 

 tural subjects are taught in those schools, and the method of teaching; the location 

 of schools in which agriculture is taught, and report to the board on the progress 

 made. 



ARTICLE X. COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ROADS. 



Section 1. The committee on public roads shall collect information in regard to 

 the public roads of the State and submit to the board at its annual meeting recom- 

 mendations for their improvement. 



