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such a thing is possible, they are weaned away from the farm, and, be- 

 sides, not all of us have the money to send our children to the village or 

 city. I am here as an advocate of the centralized school system, which 

 gives all, the rich and poor, an equal chance for education." 



At the close of the afternoon session the following report was pre- 

 sented and unanimously adopted: 



KEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



Resolved, That the forestry movement as represented and encouraged 

 by the Michigan Forestry Commission, with its able auxiliaries, the 

 State Agricultural College and the State University, has our unqualified 

 approbation and support and we pledge our assistance in urging the 

 members of the legislature from the localities we represent to support 

 the measures recommended by the Forestry Commission. We also agree, 

 in our local institutes, farmers' clubs and granges, to bring before the 

 people the question of maintaining farm wood-lots and reforestation of- 

 their lands, utilizing such facts and figures as we can secure to make the 

 discussions valuable and effective. 



Resolved, That we commend and ap])rove the proposed adoption of the 

 Torrens system of transfers and registration of land titles and urge upon 

 the legislature the jjassage at the present session of such legislation as 

 will bring that system within reach of the property holders of the State, 

 incorporating in the law the provisions which have been found in laws 

 passed in other states to be economical and efficient in actual practice. 



Resolved, That our interest in the Michigan State Agricultural College 

 is unabated and that we pledge our devotion to continued agricultural 

 education as exemplified at that institution and our support of all legiti- 

 mate efforts to improve and extend the work of the college, particularly 

 in relation to short courses and farmers' institutes. 



Resolved, That we hereby express our thanks to the officers of the 

 Shiawassee County Institute Society, to Mr. G. T. Campbell, Mr. James 

 Osburn, Mr. A. S. Nichols and the members of the local committee of 

 arrangements, to the State Superintendent of Institutes for the complete 

 arrangements made for holding this Round-up Institute, for the valu- 

 able program and the courteous treatment given visitors. 



We also tender our thanks to the choir and to soloists for the excel- 

 lent music furnished for our entertainment during the sessions. 



We also tender our thanks to the local press of Owosso and to the 

 reporters and publishers of Detroit papers for the full and excellent re- 

 ports made and published of the proceedings of this meeting. 



I. H. BUTTERFIELD, 

 A. M. W^ELCH, 

 L. B. RICE, 



Committee. 



