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H. Bucher, William Bigler, David Mumma, J. S. Halde- 

 man, A. L. Elwyn, A. S. Roberts, J. P. Rutherford, and 

 K. C. Walker. At this meeting, a communication was 

 received from Gen. James Irvin, proposing to donate 200 

 acres of land, in Centre County, for the purpose of an 

 Agricultural School. The Secretary was directed to lay 

 this proposition, together with that from Judge Miles, of 

 Erie, with any others, that might be received, before the 

 Trustees of the Farmers High School, at their meeting 

 in June next; and with a hope of exciting emulation; 

 and inducing citizens from other parts of the State to 

 make similar offers. This order to the Secretary was pub- 

 lished in the leading Newspapers of the State. 



ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 



On the 14th of June following, the Board of Trustees 

 met at the office of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural 

 Society, at Harrisburg, and organized according to the 

 provision of the Act of Incorporation. (Page 20.) There 

 were present, Messrs. James Pollock, Governor, and A. G. 

 Curtin, Secretary of the Commonwealth, A. 0. Hiester, 

 Frederick Watts, H. N. McAllister, John Strohm, James 

 Miles, A. L. Elwyn, and Robert C. Walker. 



SITES OFFERED. 



The following proposals to donate and sell land for a 

 site, were made : James Miles to donate 200 acres, in Erie 

 County; Genl. James Irvin, to donate 200, in Centre 

 County; Elias Baker, to donate 200 in Blair County; 

 James Bailey, to sell 2000 acres in Perry County, and Geo. 

 A. Bayard, to sell 600 acres in Allegheny County. On 

 motion of H^N. McAllister, Governor Pollock, Judge 

 Watts and Dr. Elwyn, were appointed a committee to ex- 

 amine the several sites offered. 



At the next meeting of the Board, July 17th, 1855, at 

 Harrisburg, this committee made an elaborate report, sta- 

 ting that they had visited several sites offered for the lo- 

 cation of the college. 



