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be y ANNUAL MEETING, 1897. 499 
THURSDAY EVENING SESSION. 
Thursday evening was given over to the students of the 
State Agricultural School who, under the management of Prof. 
Green, provided a most enjoyable entertainment. 
The program was opened with music by the school orchestra, 
after which President Underwood introduced Dean Liggett, 
who made a few remarks, to which President Underwood 
briefly responded. 
Following is the program as rendered : 
Essay— LEAVES AND GRASSES. 
Miss Willa Wilcox, Hugo. 
Music— MANDOLIN SOLO. “ Legendre.” 
Guy Merrill. 
Essay— A SUMMER’S WORK OF HORTICULTURE. 
Max W. Buell, St. Anthony Park. (See index). 
Essay— INSECTS INJURIOUS TO WINDBREAKS. 
Humboldt Lugger, St. Anthony Park. (See index). 
Music — COMBINED ORCHESTRA. 
Essay— LEAVES AND GRASSES.—Continued. 
Grace Andrews, Faribault. 
Essay— RASPBERRY AND BLACKBERRY CULTURE 
Leslie Widmoyer, Dresbach. (See index). 
Music— THE MERMAID. 
Male Quartette. 
Essay— CHEMISTRY IN HORTICULTURE. 
Roy W. Herrick, Minneapolis. (See index). 
Recitation— LASCA, 
G. R. Ingalls. 
Music— COMBINED ORCHESTRA. 
FRIDAY FORENOON SESSION. 
The first matter taken up was the report of the ‘‘Committee 
on Ornamental List,” by L. R. Moyer, Montevideo, and its 
discussion. (See index). 
The President: We will now have a subject which should 
have the greatest interest for us all. Iwill now call for Mr. 
Choate’s address. 
‘*Your Interest in an Improved Highway.” A. B. Choate, 
Minneapolis. (See index). 
Discussion. 
Mr. Murray: It seems tome the paper we have just listened 
to is the most practical I ever heard. It is so excellent that I 
think we should take some recognition of it, if nothing more 
than to offer the writer a vote of thanks, and I moye that we 
