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That the remaining portion of the annual proceeds of the funds, shall be expended in providing apparatus and means of illustrating and demonstrating the branches taught by these professors. That there shall be, 1st, a Professor of the Chemistry of Agriculture and the Arts, to teach the analysis and composition of the soil, and the adaptation of such as are found in the State to the growth of the various products of agriculture; their wants, and the means of improving them; and the composition of vegetables, and also the chemistry of oils, soap, dye stuffs, articles of food, &c, &c. 2nd. A Professor of Practical Agriculture, Horticulture, and Botany—To teach the best mode of cultivation, adaptation of climate, fitness of the soil for the various products of the farm and garden; and also the botany and physiology of all the plants cultivated, &c, &c. 3rd. A Professor of Mechanical Philosophy, and the nature and use of tools and machinery;—To teach the philosophy of all implements and their use, and the principles of machinery, and their application to the practical purposes of life, &c, &c. 4th. A Professor of Natural History, Comparative Anatomy, and Veterinary Surgery—To teach the origin, habits, nature, forms, structure, uses, and the means of improving all of the animals, birds, reptiles, and insects by which we are surrounded; and the diseases of animals, and the best modes of treating them, &c, &c. 5th. A Professor of Geology, Meterology, and Hygiene— To teach the science of the weather, of the form and composition of the earth, and the origin of soils and minerals, &c, and the laws and means for the preservation of health, &c, &c. 6th. A Professor of Normal Instruction in English Literature—To teach the best modes of conducting the common schools, the most important rules for imparting instruction, and the proper subjects and the order in which they should be taught That the regents, with the professors, shall devise a course of study to be pursued in each department, and alter the same as may be found necessary.