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' II. Tn case the appropriation made for the new buildings is not 

 sufficient to completely equip Uicm with all necessary facilities for instruc- 

 tion and research, we recommend that the Board of Curators request the 

 Legislature to appropriate the money necessary for this purpose. 



12. We are glad to note the friendly interest the authorities of the 

 University manifest in the development of the College of Agriculture and 

 Experiment Station, and trust that the teachers and officers of this De- 



.partment may continue to have their friendly co-operation and support. 

 We earnestly recommend to the Board that they use their best endeavors 

 to secure adequate funds for the further equipment of the College, and 

 for the enlargement of the work of the Experiment Station. We believe 

 that the best investment that the State and the University make is in the 

 practical experimental work conducted by the Station, and that liberal sup- 

 port should be given to this Department of the institution. 



13. We believe that a Demonstration Car fitted up by the College 

 will prove to be a valuable feature of the Farmers' Institute work held 

 under the auspices of this Board. We commend this new departure on 

 the part of the Secretary of this Board and the Agricultural College. 



14. We recommend that provisions be made for the teaching of Agri- 

 culture in the common schools and the graded schools of the State, that 

 steps be taken toward the articulation oi this v^'ork with the Agricultural 

 College just as the academic courses in our high schools are articulated 

 with the University. 



15. We note with pleasure that there are successful efforts put forth 

 to teach Agriculture and Horticulture in the common schools of the State 

 and w^e find that the University authorities responded to the request made 

 by this Board last year to have bulletins prepared by its professors on 

 these subjects for the teachers. 



Believing that the Agricultural College can do much for agriculture 

 through the teachers of the State, we recommend that it provide 

 a Correspondence Department, the principal work of which shall be in- 

 structure and examining teachers on the subject matter of these bulletins 

 and to direct teachers in giving instruction in these subjects in the coun 

 try districts. 



We recommend that a committee of three be appointed to bring thi.-. 

 matter to the attention of the University Board of Curators and urge upon 

 them to make such provision as is herein recommended. 



W. L. Bryant, 

 . W. C. Hoavel;., 

 C. F. Afflick, 



Committee. 



