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last eighteen months, and I am satisfied he is very much inter- 

 ested in his work ; is very zealous and active in his coun- 

 try's service. And then, as to the Farm Superintendent, he 

 has been on exhibition this forenoon pretty thoroughly, and I 

 have kept him to himself. He has shown what he is, and I 

 shall leave you to make up your minds about him. I will only 

 say this, that he has had an immense amount of work to do — 

 work tliat nobody can thoroughly comprehend wlio has not 

 been through a similar labor. He has had two jobs which 

 would have broken down almost any other man. The jobs 

 themselves would have broken down, and they would have 

 broken down the man. One was to manage the manual labor 

 department of the college in a manner satisfactory to tlie over- 

 seers of the college, and satisfactory to tlie students too. 

 Second, to go through a tliorough course of agricultural 

 instruction, and by lectures, and such help as could be obtained 

 from text-books, give these young men satisfactory instruction 

 in a comparatively new branch of study. He has done it, or 

 else I am much mistaken in the sentiment of the class. Tliese 

 two things are as much as any mortal man ought to be asked to 

 do, but that is only the beginning of his labors. He is very 

 tough. 



Then we are obliged to teach military tactics and gymnastics. 

 We have had a pretty good drill-officer. Some of you have 

 seen his performances below. The boys never have to wait for 

 him. He is not afraid to work with his coat off, and he has 

 been very prompt and thorough in his drill. I do not believe 

 you can find anolher class of students who have been drilled 

 only three months, as the freshmen have, with as little time 

 devoted to the business, who can go through light gymnastic 

 •Exercises as well as they do. That is only my private opinion, 

 however. 



Now, in regard to two other departments, which are funda- 

 mental in such an institution. Tlie president is responsible for 

 the botany, but chemistry and applied mathematics are two 

 branches of the greatest importance ; and I am confident we 

 have two as good men for that business as we need to have. 

 The Professor of Mathematics entered upon his duties at the 

 beginning of this term, and has gone through witli the term. 

 As he is a very modest man, and present here, I shall not say 



