The Press., 1888-09-06
Prepared for The Press.l
 ESTaneF NAmw 7
AND MEETING OF THE STATE GRANGE AT THE
 sTORRs AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL. |


 sTORRs AGRTCULTURAL SCHOOL. Theskies were propitious, last Thursday, and a grafifyingly large attendance, some 1000, was on hand. It was rather warm of the two, and the occasional obscurityaoi the sun by the clonls was grateful. By ten o'clock the countryside team, which had been filing the adjacent roads, ha6 overrun the neighboring church horse sheds, the shady road sides, and every available space about the school premises Eleven o'clock saw the crowd greatly aug mented by visitors from all parts of the state, who had landed from the trains al Willimantic and Eagleville. Some, how ever, had come by private conveyance al far as 40 miles. Groups were now made up from time to time from the crowd con gregated about the main school building and were conducted to the experiment sta ton and the grass and forage gardens by Professors Atwater, Washburn and Phelps who gave lucid and interesting explana tions of methods, processes and experi ments, and of the various appointments ot the new laboratory. It was an interesting spectacle to see farmers, accompanied by their sons, strolIing over the premises, mi nutely inspecting every detail. Many wives mothers and daughters, who were no afraid of taking few steps, were also in terested observers at different points. Be tween 12 and 1 o'clock the long tables il the fine grove on the premises of Augustus Storrs were filled by the now hungry com pany, who proceeded to open capaciouI lunch baskets. Arranged, ia sjolly towr sand family gSoupa they fell to the tooth Fsome viands with will.
 At 2 o'clock the crowd was called to or der. by State Grange Master Hale. E. H Hide Whss chosena cha1rman.t IT, s: Colo secretarE sProf. .K5ons was the firstspeak CT. P He aWelt ea the-pufposes and aims Ol the school and their relation to the life work of the students who shall attend the school. .u.... ,.-...,..A,.
 Prof w 6z:EAtwaterF of the college at Middletown then addressed the audience on the work of the experiment station, ,urg. ing the farmers to place themselves in the closest relations to it, and cooperating in it's most henefieial3 work, .st
 Prof. Phelps followed in much the same strain. He spoke Interestingly of field ex- periments.s, He said he had been doing missio1afy work all over the state this va. cation. One man, 45 years old, had ap. piled to him for admission to the school
 ;, Prof Cham berlain was warmly applaud ed as he appeared on the stand. Chair man Hyde had felicitously introduced him, saying among other things, thai he was 6 man who earned his living and his success as an agricu tural< educator, to the sweat oi his brow. Prof. 0. spoke earnestly of the obstacles yet to be removed in the way oi indifference; prejudics; and opposition oi farmers themselves. This sort of work is also educatiopala as is the: labor. even of re moving the rocks from the much derided soil of this region. The plain work of the be- run saeeessfully ly < without :; ;toil. The farm, school and laboratory, each is i'm portant and reciprocal. Enjoyment should be found in both study and labor. The Prof. spoke feelingly of the responsibility of the school to the farmers of the state. Ig DH BoweR of WoQdktock, grand secre ltaly kf the Gate grange, spoke of the ben efits of the grange to the state. It is the farmers school.
 Trustee J. M. Hubbard of Middletown, on announcing himself to be an old soldier. in prefacing an Illustration he made, Called out hearty applause. He pleaded for har- mony and united action among the farmers of, the state in reference to cordial and sturdy support of the school, and to the promotion Of common agricnlt1ral inter. 9sts. Every farmer in the state is hitched to the agricultural wagon, whether willing. ly or not. Better pull all together rather than some pull back and crowd. ..... Trustee WE Sinaonds spoke of the gen. Sral pfospeets of the school He prophe- sled new main building and group of. cottages for the accommodation of the faculty and students at 8 cost of some $40, ,OW. 2 ........ <
 E. $. Henry, republican candidate fei state 9reasurer, was given aattering in troduction by the chairman. He spoke in advocacy of the general interests of the school, of the struggle in the legislature tc keep the school in Mansfield, etc. Closing remarks were made by l., J. Mills and State Secretary T. 8. Gold.
 s E. H. Hyde esaid, on taking the chair, that he had seldom gazed on better look. ing set of men, but of 1ll the gatherings he had ever attended this one was ahead iu the matter of handsome women. ~
 Rrof. w. Q. AtWater 1s the. author o1 those interesting illustrated papers in The Century on "What we should eat..''
 Augustus: :Sterrs came on the platform holding by each hand little daughter, and bowed his acknowledgement to the company, who loudly applauded him.
 State Grange Master J. H. Hale, ,agricul- thral correspondent of the Conrant, proved himself to be an efficient manager.
 Prof. Phelps proposes to soon make some interesting experiments on feeding
 Better provision should have been made for distributing the lemonade, tea and cof- fee. As it Wsa, it was Root, hog, or die. 3 Representatives from S13s towns in the state were present, and all the school trus- seven Ss eaHf of the a fas s4sasss As3a 9f sSs state sts 2 were reprsgente9.
 ,Hartford Tinles T Huerah for the Pough- keepsie ,bridges The last gap is closed, and a cannon Ma Reenss fired from it's top. The coal fields are more directly opened to us by this enterprise, ,l.s
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