New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-29


To fuynish guaranty fer the fulfllmeat ~ thess
pledges Prof Porter remarked tho present position
Of the Yale Scit ntifc School. BY the hberality of
| a friend Of the hs'itnOi, the school war no y ex-
Ter ORG some forty thousand dollars in the erseou of
| n bnildnQ. This hnldIDg was designed 10 accOnmo-
! date II Mathematical and Engineering Department
on the enc hand IN operation with three ipstrue-
tors and also the Ciem'cal and Agricultural DeDsrt-
inert which has ts corps o. fonr proess1rs Tee build
iug would contain be. de the rooms OF the Enraeerng
Department. large lccture hall, laboratory unsur-
pas in hs country o. in Europe, aud an agricultural
| musei ~ and library.
cary pg ont lie Objects O. this sum- 81 $40 hal been
/ given today - 900 by y. 4. WiDches,fr, Of the
finn Of WJnohesfer & Davies. II ADDITION 70 all this
a rev subscription toward aRFicul ur0l museum
bad 70 far pr gresssd hat abundant me1ns Tor pro-
cnrirg on sinble collection during The present yeqr
/ wonld be az the disposal Of the institution.
Prof Potter closed by ccngTatuliting the gentlemen
in atteI dance at these lectures their enterprise
/ IN perceivp9 va'ne in the movement before it
had been demonstrated 10 the whole world That was
| lust Tie difference, between the Of enterprS9
/ and tbe mar destitute Of i. de judged qu'ckiy
Of tho value Of IDEAS, ard mounting .hen, dashed
forw aid 10 the accomplishment OF hls obIeei-, ~hie
his neighbors stood TN their hands in their po,kets
and only Iesdy start when tDe new i"eh- "a!
grown old no decTepi lie proposed that eoey sulu
labe advantage OF tbs assemoso enc lPllIo AAI or
oenlze ourselves into an army ol eXperimeWer" Ouf
sIoy monies in agriculture az moi 40 mnch LOT Wat
of experiments, for lack OF conDlnanoH III e&oer-
n eDt. A hundred careful experiments on tae same
roipt collaed ard compared, were worth tnousana
toosely made and spread over many years. h9 pfo-
noses 10 send printed dive tons for some one expert
intni--vhch iso be simple, and requiring L te on'iay
NJ time or moneyto each person who bas AMENDED
tho Iecnres or 10 others " ho wold feel Willingness
to mite with them, and be governed by the directions
which may be furnished. =,
The PTofe' having concnoe1 ne reuarss, mr.
II A Deer Treasurer Of the ConnecIeat Agricnl-
prol Society WIS on motion, elected Coalfmln OF the
mesijpg and Mr. II. a. Ptkn Of Louisville ny, Sec
rctsry Ard an organization being thus effec'ed,
D1'. Townsend Of L0cslOrt, N. y, offered series
If ntIous CONNIE Idat,Iy of this plan Of course
OF ec.ures compbmen igg Professor Porter and his
assccaies, for their zsal ard Judgment ~ ns;t1ng
IT, and expressing a hope that II might Dc Perns-
nepiv established instltoon, not only az Yale, but
elsewhere The resolutions adopted unani-
mou.ly ard with enthusiasm.
s6eeit resolution of thanks to the lecturers who
bsd given their services almost gratnitously ana IN
eyey case at much perronsl inconyeDnee, offered
: bv MIR NJ. l. HobrOOk of Ohio, and adopted.
Mr. r. Gold named suitable experiments to
ascertain the least ceph Of blowing for corn the rea
It's e me rit OF planting whole cut potatoes, and IL
cut whether the end or bot-end were best; aud
| others But Prof. Porter said that the experiment
would he chosen after careful delibeIauon by himself
| IN d associates.
Of The success of this plan from the very fsi and be
had come 500 mile more 10 show his disposition 20
aid the movement ss much as lay In his power The
ralnes of the ecurers were OF themselves guaranty
eut its in 6ueDce toward IT, In Bis opinion Yale Col
eee with all her great achievements hal never done
anything great or important as In establishing ths
| Agricultural Lecture s,s'em.
Mr. s. b. PaYschs Of Long Elsnd, thought that an
| exrsrmenial farm wonl1 grow naturally from tEs
movement; and if il did, and were properly con-
Quoted, who could rroPhesy the national oenehts
WI ich oud result.
Nr Judd Of The Agyicsitprst, gave his uDlralif,d
appoval of the matter and promised the AID OF his
| poIeI TO the fullest extent possible.
Professor b. 81 lnan junior, s;d that when he saw
all this enthusiasm and good feeling he could not bep
recalling the by. gone day of 1916, ~, and ~, when
the late Jolp Pkn Norton and himself had after much
trouble oh aimed the recoguirion Of an Arcu1uralDe-
partmeLt from the College officials. How trembingiy
trey tao I'D started belr work with their E5tle eo-
lection of apparetDs Their first class OF pupils Sas
very small number but all tsmem 5ers had aeheve
! honorable regulations Their beginning, small ~ IL
wac was sill due 10 the enlightened views and geuer-
enthusiasm of Mr.. John Norton Of Harrington,
who contributed 81 GEO toward fund % endow
Pofessorship of Agricultural Cbems'y and, since his
soD's nnnmely oeatb, had allowed the iuc5me from
that 10 main for appropriation to the same end.
The Chairman spoke feeliDgly 10 the memory Of
Norton, and foresaw for this department a ha,terng
future.
oher gentlemen, your correspondent amoug the
number exprt similar views, and, after pleasant
evenings discussion, the meeng Adjourned, without
day.
After all that has been said and especially after the
rei ors of the features which OF themselves show 20
III agricultural frienda " hat has actually been done
the Jour wees pakt, Dee1 scarcely Ead con-
mtnis But That ycu mBy know thit the IN
teIest in his C0nveht,oa hss almost right % be
considered national, will thst there have been
registered the book abOnt $50 names. OF The per-
sons III only are from Connecticut % from Msssa-
buseits 81 from New York and tie remainder is di-
Nidtd between Indiana Kentucky, Vermont, Ohio,
Pennsy Ivan a, New jersey, New Haup.hre, Maine,
Illinois, Florida, Wisconsin Rhode Island, and the
Csrads, E9st and West. Considering that n the Un-
dergIaduale Department of etbeFe only 502 su-
denrs, do you Dot think the regular ATTENDANCE OF
resTly Qnlte $50 al the Agricultural ectpres sho1d
he wen weighed in the minds Of the Facaty, and
prompt them to not only give tscit recognition, bat,
so far consistent wIh professional dutes, take
active interest in the establishment of this dep4rtu ent
OF Agriculture They may assured that by 50 do
ing ibey will make the Of Yale respected in
her olo age than il has been in hor p,misst days.
When, some time ago, | wanted 10 take course of
agricultural tst ton was foTcedIo cross tue ocean,
because there snabls place at home Tanks
to Prof Porter his associates and the generous friends
W no have contributed their money 10 All them others
Will bot he put TO the same straits. Within few
years from this time Yale College will haze probably,
spacOus apartments sscomplee muse I'm, library,
and Jeadingroom and as wel.aPpOinted laboratory,
"a any student however d1igeni, may require. And
with ihiG pleasing prospect in vie v, c)3gratulatng
profs. Potter ard johnson upon the Of their
experiment. close NY notebook and write amoRg
tie things OF the Part this fret Of the VALE Ao-
WcVLTVRAL LECTURES. Il. >. o.
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