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ORDER TO PRINT THE REGENT'S REPORT.

On motion of Judge Brown, It was ordered that the Corresponding Secretary cause to be printed, in pamphlet form, at as early a day as practicable, 50C0 copies of the Regent's Report, for general circulation. Adjourned, to meet in the library at 7£ o'clock, P . M.

EVENING

SESSION.

The Board met in the evening, in the Library, pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by Mr. Blackburn, Judge Lawrence was called to the Chair, and suggested that Mr. Edwards be requested to present his views on the subject of Industrial Education. This Mr. Edwards proceeded, by general consent, to do, yielding the floor once, by request, to allow the motion of Judge Brown to be read, inviting the discussion, and finally presented the following scheme of studies, arranged in ten schools or departments, and moved its adoption :

1. A School of Agriculture. 2. ." Horticulture. 3. " Mechanics. 4. " Chemistry. 5. " Geology and Mining. 6. " Zoology and Veterinary Science. 7. " Botany. 8. " Engineering and Military Science. 9. " Laws and Economics. 10. " Languages.

1. SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE.

First Fear.—Operations and methods. Second Year.—Mixed agriculture; grains and grasses; feeding cattle. Third Year.—Theory of agriculture<.\ manures; drainage.

2, SCHOOL OF HOKTICULTUEE.

First Year.—Principles; culture; practice of propagation; the garden. Second Year.—Orchard and vineyard; small fruits; forestry. . Third Year.—Landscape gardening; ornamental planting; hedges; arboretum.

3. SCHOOL OF MECHANICS.

First Year.—Principles and forces; natural philosophy of agricultural implements. Second Year.-*-Machinery; physics; materials; buildings and bridges. Third Year.—Towers employed; mechanism of animals; wind; water; steam.

4. SCHOOL O F OHEMISTEY.

First Year.— Principles; inorganic chemistry; mineralogy; analysis. Second Year.—Analysis; organic chemistry; chemistry of agriculture. Third Year.—In mines, ores, etc.; chemistry in the arts; blow-pipe and spectroscope; poisons.