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the citizens of Kewanee and the neighboring territory, 

 to come to school a little while to see whether we can 

 add something to the intelligence which is necessary to 

 the progress of all labor. Brain power has come to be 

 understood as an essential factor in all industries. 

 Mere manual labor produces trouble, heart-burn and 

 hard work. When supplemented by intelligence it 

 becomes its very foundation ; and we propose to add 

 something, if we can, which shall increase the brain 

 power and therefore lessen the labor, the muscular 

 power, to the advantage of all. We have some knowl- 

 edge which we think has been gathered through all 

 these years, and we desire to present it in some form. 

 We have what we may call primary instruction, and 

 also for more advanced classes in the dairy interests, 

 and we firmly believe that we can do something to aid 

 your material interests and your general welfare. 



Aside from that it is good that Ave come together to 

 look into each other's faces with friendly greeting — 

 perhaps with a friendly jest, which has nothing of 

 malice in it. There is too little of friendly intercourse 

 among what we may call the working classes, and we 

 all belong to that class in this country in some form. 

 I have realized for more than twenty years how impor- 

 tant that feature is in connection with such meetings 

 as this. Often I think to myself, " I don't think I shall 

 go up there this time, it is a good deal of trouble ;" but 

 I have gone and it has been good to be there. We are 

 glad to be here, and we hope that we shall leave some 

 impressions for good, and with these few remarks I 

 will close, asking you to remember that I am simply a 

 substitute. 



