Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1871 [PAGE 223]

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CONVENTION OF FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

In accordance with the call of a circular issued after correspondence with persons interested in the Agricultural Colleges founded on the national grant of lands, a convention was held at Chicago, on the-24th and 25th of August, 1871. In view of the interest manifested in this meeting, and its objects, by practical and scientific educators and others throughout the country, it has seemed desirable to place its discussions, although informal, and somewhat crude, in a more permanent form; and to add the correspondence of gentlemen unable to attend, and an editorial from the " New York Tribune " of September 6th, 1871.

CIRCULAR : To the Friends of Agricultural Education :

After correspondence with those more immediately interested, it has been decided to call a convention of Presidents of Agricultural Colleges, Professors of Agriculture, or other persons in the United States or British Provinces who are engaged or interested in promoting the art or science of Agriculture by experiments in the field or laboratory, for the purpose of organizing, consulting and co-operating in the great work of advancing the cause of Agricultural knowledge and education, especially oy experimentation with similar crops under similar conditions, at all the Agricultural Colleges. Accordingly a meeting will be held, commencing on Thursday, August 24th, at 10 o'clock, A. M., in one of the halls in The Prairie Farmer Building, 112 Monroe street, in the City of Chicago, at which the attendance of all interested, but especially of the representatives of the Agricultural Colleges of the country, is earnestly invited. Papers upon various topics related to the objects of the meeting are expected from several gentlemen, and are solicited from all who have any suggestions to make thereon.