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govern the erection of structures on the farm, 

 and totally ignorant of the principles to be ob- 

 served when large public buildings are planned 

 and erected. Fortunately or unfortunately, some 

 farmers will be called upon to judge of the 

 plans for school and other public buildings. 

 The plans for a president's house and an ex- 

 pensive college building were submitted to a 

 board of thirteen trustees of a flourishing agri- 

 cultural college. Ten of these trustees were 

 farmers of more than local reputation. I for- 

 bear giving illustrations of the results : suffice 



Fig. 21. University building,— red brick and slate roof. 



it to say, that happily the house fell down 

 before it was roofed in. 



A school building for the higher education 

 should be light and airy; but light does not 



