HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 93 



STATE AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL CONVENTION. 



Harrisburg, March 9, 1853. 



The Convention was called to order by General Simon Cameron, of 

 Dauphin county, who moved that Christian Myers, Esq,, of Clarion county, 

 take the chair. John Montgomery, of Northumberland, and Dr. A. L. 

 Kennedy, of Philadelphia, were chosen Secretaries. 



On motion of G. Blight Browne, of Montgomery, a committee of seven 

 was appointed to nominate permanent officers of the Convention. 



The Committee consisted of Messrs. G. Blight Browne, of Montgomery ; 

 Wm. Heister, of Berks; B. 0. Way, of Allegheny; H. N. McAllister, of 

 Centre ; J. B. Johnson, of Erie ; A. 0. Heister, of Dauphin; J. W. Alex* 

 ander, of Washington. 



Dr. A. L. Elwyn moved that the counties of the State be called, and the 

 delegates present their credentials in order. Thirty-six counties were 

 found to be represented. 



The Committee on nominations submitted the names of the following 

 officers: \ 



President. — John Strohm, of Lancaster. 



Vice Presidents. — Everard Ohlis, Juniata ; John Murdoch, Allegheny ; 

 Samuel Mills, Erie ; Charles B. Trego, Philadelphia, 



Secretaries. — A, 0. Heister, of Dauphin ; John M. Sullivan, of Butler ; 

 Alfred L. Kennedy, of Philadelphia. * 



Judge Strohm, on taking his seat as presiding officer, thanked the Con- 

 vention for the honor conferred, and called the earnest attention of the 

 members to the importance of the proposition before them. 



Voted, on motion of G. Blight Browne, of Montgomery, that a Commit- 

 tee of seven be appointed to propose business for the action of the Con- 

 vention. The Chair appointed Messrs. G. B. Browne, of Montgomery ; 

 A. L. Elwyn, of Philadelphia ; F. M. Watts, of Cumberland ; Simon Cam- 

 eron, of Dauphin; Benjamin Herr, of Lancaster; A. S. Roberts, of Phil- 

 adelphia ; and — McAllister, of Centre. 



EVENING SESSION, 



Convention re-assembled at 7 P. M. 



Judge Strohm, of Lancaster, in the chair. 



The report of the committee appointed to prepare business was pre- 

 sented. It is an able document, entering at length into the great ques- 

 tion involved, and recommending a Farm School and Model Farm, of about 

 200 acres, with accommodation for one hundred pupils. 



The report closed with the usual resolution, which, after amendment, was 

 adopted, as follows : 



Resolved, That Frederick Watts, of Cumberland ; Simon Cameron, of 



