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and instruction. It Averc hard to conceive the opposite con- 

 dition if there be any virtue in good air and bright sunshine 

 and grand prospect. A more gladsome and cheering land- 

 scape and water view could be hardly excelled. And it 

 must be deemed wise in the architects or town authorities, 

 wholmilttlic school house, where the children might see the 

 CA'idences of the Hand DiA'ine thus spread before them like 

 a Ijright and living j^icture. This building was tendered to 

 the party for its place of rendezvous. Thither all resorted 

 at high noon attracted Ijy the appeals of hunger or by liberal 

 supply of the coolest of water from a well near at hand- 

 Refreshed and invigorated, the Institute was called to order 

 at half past two o'clock by the Vice President, John L. 

 Russell, taking the Chair. The records of the preceding 

 meeting were read l)y the Secretary, and donations were an- 

 nounced as follows : 



To tJie Librarij — From James Upton ; John C. Holmes, 

 of Lansing, Mich.; J. L. Waters, of Chicago, 111.; Henry F. 

 Shepard, and John Webster, of Salem. 



To the Cabinets — From John M. Ives ; George F. Reed ; 

 Mrs. Charles M. Richardson ; George A. Perkins ; W. S. 

 Putnam ; Richard Hood, and George F. Cliever. 



David Roberts, Esq., of the Liljrary Committee, offered 

 remarks at some length respecting tlie late munificent dona- 

 tion of more than one thousand volumes to the Essex Insti- 

 tute, thus swelling by such repeated gifts the size and value 

 of its Library in works of rare and unusual character. 

 Mr. Robert's Report was duly accepted and ordered to be 

 placed on file. The following Totes were unanimously 

 passed after some complimentary allusion to the venerable 

 donor, from Hon. B. F. Mudge of Lynn and from the chair. 



Voted, that the letter of Hon. Daniel Appleton White, 

 be recorded at length in the records of the Essex Institute 



