274 MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



HARVARD UNIVERSITY 



PRESENTED BY DELEGATE DR. THEODORE LYMAN 



Harvard University to the Michigan State Agricultural College, 

 Greeting: 



The president and fellows of Harvard College send their 

 hearty congratulations to the State Board of Agriculture of 

 Michigan and to the president and faculty of the State Agri- 

 cultural College on the Fiftieth Anniversary of its foundation. 

 Anticipating by several years the establishment of the land- 

 grant colleges, the Michigan Agricultural College performed the 

 high service of a pioneer in both the literal and the figurative 

 sense of the word. The steady development of the institution, 

 when once the early days of hardship and experiment were over, 

 and the attainment of its present prosperity and usefulness 

 offer a striking example of foresight and intelligent public spirit. 

 May the Michigan Agricultural College continue to prosper 

 through continued usefulness not only to the state but also to 

 the agricultural and mechanical sciences throughout the world. 



The President and Fellows of Harvard College, by 



[SEAL] JEROME D. GREENE, Secretary 



