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pect perfection at once ? It is utterly impossible. Eminent 

 mechanics and agriculturists of the country say we must 

 have another class of education for the people of the coun 

 try. We have never received a quarter of the ten millions 

 of acres of lands as charged by the gentleman who has just 

 taken his seat. Some of the colleges contemplated have 

 not even been commenced. In our State we have a success 

 ful institute in operation with by far the larger class of stu 

 dents in agriculture who throw aside classical and scientific 

 education. In the matter of grape culture alone we have 

 done more already than the whole cost of the institution. 

 The first year two of our young men went from the col 

 lege immediately into positions of superintendents of grape 

 yards. The demand for scientific agricultural education is 

 not of this country alone, but of the whole world. Let not 

 the Congress stamp with disapproval such education. It is 

 not intended to take one acre of the public domain from 

 actual settlers, nor will it be done. Dr. Reid hoped the 

 Congress would remember that the subject of Agricultural 

 Colleges was yet in its infancy, and great results could not 

 be immediately expected. 



On of motion of A. C. Stevenson, of Indiana, the further 

 consideration of this subject was indefinitely postponed. 



THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, ETC. 



The Committee on Nominations reported for President, 

 General W. H. Jackson of Tennessee ; for Secretary, Charles 

 W. Greene, of Tennessee ; for Treasurer, Solomon Meredith, 

 of Indiana. At the request of General Meredith, Mr. Poole, 

 of Indiana, was placed in nomination for Treasurer, instead 

 of himself. 



On motion, the President was directed to cast the vote of 



