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the thoughts and aspirations of men are expressed, one can 

 learn the history and progress of the thought of the Ameri- 

 can and English people from the study of American and 

 English literature. The student's mind being brought in 

 contact with the great minds that have adorned the pages 

 of English and American history, his powers are quick- 

 ened and developed thereby, his mental horizon is en- 

 larged, and thus a most important educational advantage 

 is secured. 



II. The agricultural course covers a field of such wide and 

 varied extent that it is hard to compass it in a four-years' 

 course. The graduates must know the origin and nature of 

 soils and subsoils, and the proper treatment of each; the 

 methods and advantages of the various kinds of tillage, and 

 the modes of drainage and irrigation, with their cost and 

 value. They must understand the worth and peculiar ef- 

 fect of every variety of mineral and organic fertilizers; the 

 construction and use of all the implements and machines of 

 improved husbandry; the best modes of planting, cultivat- 

 ing, and harvesting all sorts of crops, and the varieties of 

 each which are most valuable for different localities and 

 objects. They must be familiar with the characteristics of 

 the different breeds of domestic animals and their various 

 adaptations; with the proper modes of feeding for particu- 

 lar purposes, and of treatment in health and sickness, and 

 with the principles of breeding. They must be acquainted 

 with the keeping of farm accounts, the ordinary rules of 

 business and the legal rights and obligations of landholders; 

 with the renovation of worn-out lands and the improve- 

 ment of those which are new and rough; with the most de- 

 sirable location and construction of farm buildings, the 



