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In his report next year to the association, President 

 Goodell thus describes the result: "An old Norse proverb 

 runs 'The must-be goes ever as it should-be.' The bill es- 

 tablishing schools of mines and mining in connection with 

 the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic 

 arts has evidently not been a must-be, for it has gone ever 

 as it should not"; and he adds: "The situation was such 

 that it required the presence of the entire committee in 

 Washington four times, and individual members ten and 

 twelve times." 



But at this session of Congress a great victory was won 

 for the land-grant colleges by the passage of the Second 

 Morrill Act, and Senator Morrill from his home in Ver- 

 mont wrote President Goodell a letter which tells its own 



story. 



Strafford, Vermont, Aug. 31, 1890. 



My dear Sir, — Please accept my cordial acknowledge- 

 ments for the valuable aid you rendered in promoting the 

 passage of the Agricultural College Bill. A veto would 

 seem impossible, but I have not yet noticed that the Presi- 

 dent has signed the bill. 



Very sincerely yours, 



Justin S. Morrill. 

 Pres. Goodell 



Mass. Agric. College, 

 Amherst, Mass. 



As president of the Agricultural College President Goodell 

 was ex-officio a member of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 and as such always attended the meetings of the board, 

 served on committees and was, during his entire connection 



