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The Chair added some further thoughts on the Institute 

 as a means of education. Such an institution forms the 

 best of safeguards for the young and developing minds. 

 The love of science will live every where. He had seen, 

 in the icy fastnesses of the Alps, the little band of German 

 students, on their vacation from the Universities, camping 

 in the mountain valleys and enjoying their explorations 

 with a zest that made him almost envious. Yet this 

 enjoyment is not all, for modern science is not pleasurable 

 only ; it is eminently practical and therefore eminently 

 useful. Encourage its growth among the people and 

 you give them at once both happiness and power. 



Stephen B. Ives, of Salem, offered the following resolu- 

 tions, which were unanimously adopted. 



Resolved, That the sincere thanks of the Essex Insti- 

 tute be presented to the City Council, of Newburyport, 

 for the use of the City Hall, for its meeting here this day. 



Resolved, That the most grateful acknowledgements of 

 the Institute be presented to those kind friends in New- 

 buryport, whose attentions in making the most ample, and 

 tasteful arrangements for the field meeting, and, in provid- 

 ing bountiful and elegant refreshments, have rendered the 

 present meeting among the foremost in interest and encour- 

 agement in the history of the Society. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Institute are especially 

 offered to Mrs. D. T. Granger, Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Nourse, 

 Mrs. W. Horton, the Misses Tracy, of the ladies ; and to 

 the Messrs. G. J. F. Colby, E. S. Moseley, E. G. Kelley, 

 D. T. Granger, Charles Wills, C. H. Bailey, J. H. Froth- 

 in gham, J. Bogardus, J. Horton, and others who have 

 so largely contributed to the gratification of the Institute 

 in its present meeting. 



After the nomination of members the meeting adjourned. 



Wednesday, September 21. Ordinary meeting- 

 Joseph G. Waters, in the chair. 

 William Whitaker, Thomas L. Perkins and William H. 



