the details of housekeeping with Horticulture, and it was orig- 

 inally the hope of several of the Directors, that this might be 

 done. But our experience thus far, convinces us that if we are 

 to teach Horticulture thoroughly, as a profession, and not 

 merely as a pleasant adjunct to other branches of education, 

 it is not wise to try to unite so many things, particularly as it 

 seems absolutely imperative to make the time for the course of 

 instruction as short as possible. The studies of Botany, En- 

 tomology, Agricultural Chemistry, Drawing, etc., which are 

 necessary for a thoroughly trained Horticulturist, afford ample 

 opportunity for mental culture, and taken with the practical 

 training given in the garden and greenhouse, they leave no 

 time to devote to other industrial pursuits, if the strength of 

 the pupils is not to be overtaxed. 



In a general industrial school, such as we hope to see estab- 

 lished for women before many years, though many branches 

 would be taught, it would be out of the question for one pupil 

 to undertake to perfect herself in all unless she were to spend 

 her life in study, each would have to choose her particular pur- 

 suit, and devote herself chiefly to that if she intended to make 

 it a profession. 



It is admitted at the outset that a school on so novel a plan 

 must be regarded largely as an experiment, and we propose in 

 this report to give a brief account of the history and progress 

 of that experiment for the few months since its commence- 

 ment. 



The first public meeting in reference to the proposed school 

 was held on the evening of February 17th, 1870, in Horti- 

 cultural Hall. Various addresses were made on the occasion, 

 and a good deal of interest in the project was manifested. A 

 subsequent meeting for organization was called for February 

 2 3d, at which committees were chosen to prepare a constitution 

 and by-laws, to present a list of officers and transact other 

 business. 



The plan of the school, as originally presented, contempla- 

 ted the purchase of a small farm of twenty acres or more. 



