New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-26
THIRD DAYS SESSION.

!Sep,em5er Is. ls54.-Pursuant to adjournment, the
Convention met in the great tent on the grounds OF
the Farm Department, the Hon. JUDGE MCLEAN,
President Of the Convention, in the Chair.
Tie Rev. Doct. X. II. BIsHoP, Professor of History
and Political Economy in Farmers College, opened
the exercises by an invocation OF Divine blessing upon
the objects and proceedings OF the Convention.
The Rev. BENJAMIN WATKINS was called 10 tue
stand and addressed the Convention in continuation
of his remarks at the previous session.
JOIN W. Caldwell was called TO the stand and
addressed the Convention briefly, presenting glance
at the statistics OF humanity and deducing, from the
rapidty with which generation passes on the stage
of action the necessity of prompt well as efficient
action the part If the friends of the great objects
Of this Convention.
FIG. CARY. R~sident OF the Farm Department,
delivered sddSs explanatory OF the plan OF ope-
raiions and objects OF the Farm Department of Far
mers' College and urging the necessity of reform in
the system of education now prevalent and the pro-
priety Of thorough industrial university education.
President ALLEN, Of Farmers College, read before
the Convention letters received from several dstin-
gushed gentlemen, regrettDg their inability 10 be
present, sympathsing in the objects Of the COnven-
iion end encouraging the friends Of educational reform
in their efforts among whom were;
Prof J. Tuner q H. Pre.dsE' Wsysnd o. Brown
Horace Greeley OF New York; Chss Adams Esq, Of assa-
YS fst Hsni R.S Edo Of ~ W c Ba
leb CPe Eq O. rhsde Ph, s3n: Enoc1 Hccsy iHS
Parker Of Iadsns; W A Pencil Of noisi John w Weeks
OF Middebury; Dr " Nixon Of Philadelphia G. Tracy CT
Mount Vernon A NJ Richardson Esq of Midtown o.
John Gaze Of Illinois: Samuel Caldwell, ESQ q Ohio; Thos
Brown tsq Editor Of The Ohio Farmer L. > Pennington Of
Hon Owen T. Fishbsc6 Of Ohio; :. W Teord Esq u La
Fayette Ind r. Scott Howell Esq Of Ohio Dr. brown OF
Indsna Bronson Musy Esq of linosi Rev L. .nzsrroth
Massachusetts
President ALLEN of Farmers College, aud Prot.
WooD Of the Ohio Female College, SUCCESSFULLY ed-
dressed the Convention resolutions presented by
each respectively, ard which resolutions were subse-
quently adopted.
The following resolutions were reported by Dr.
BRowS Of Indiana, Chairman OF the Committee on
Special Resolutions and adopted unanimously by the
Convention, 10 Wit;
Reote That while the Creator Of man has nhsd and
ede Honorable the pursuits Of agriculture and the eaah
arts they equal respect with the learned
prussion until the minds Of oar farmers and
thoroughly disciplined stored with scief tne tEu
Resired That while agriculture may be proseea VII
some degree Of success By the unedueaec rs Iss
requires thorough acquaintance win the sciences ~
dseper research thar other profession AZ present
Hssoted That the rapid and universal dsteofaon o. VI
virgin soils u this heaven favored snd oetrsys
alarming ignorance and kess and wicked iHipfy'
which demand statesmen and OF Al e'1sns
who pre- their inheritance and who would TRANSMIT
paired 70 posterty.
4 ResoseS Tbst We hail the establishment Of the fsreS
College this plaee-the first Agricultural Coiefe 1Ie
similar movements BY the frienes "
education in NewYork Maryland Illinois snd ota Sstes
lctfug unAided by Gossrnhen ~ VI MS
siabe evidence that the vandalism our productive soil.
will be arrested and the pursuit. OF sxrienliui ~ P'pei
rsnk sroIG the professions . ,-..-, ..
RssIred That the friends OF mo nSrh university
Education onshou, the United States TO asts.e the subject
and By Of the prs lectures and esaVsnp9es 70 es