PREFACE.

The preparation of this history and these brief biographies was begun late in 1910, and has proceeded with many delays. The writer makes no apology for the unequal length of the biographical sketches, partly due to the difference in replies furnished in answer to his inquiries, and partly due to what seemed to the writer appropriate to say in each case. Defects will be apparent to every careful reader and errors will be found, notwithstanding the care of several persons in reading the proof.

The author has preferred to make exact quotations when appropriate instead of giving the substance of the thoughts in his own words.

Thanks are due Macmillan and Company for the privilege of copying a cut of Senator Morrill; to Dr. Demmon for permission to copy cuts of Governor Blair and regent Millard.

Thanks, many thanks are given to Ray Stannard Baker, '89, for valuable aid in preparation of parts of the manuscript; also to Professor R. H. Petitt and Dr. G. D. Shafer for furnishing photographs; to Professor W. W. Johnston for reading manuscript, to Dean R. P. Lyman and Secretary A. M. Brown for reading proof.

The writer has had unusual opportunities to enable him to prepare the volume.

Of the trustees and teachers of the college he has known all except twelve; two members of the board of education, H. L. Miller and J. R. Kellogg; two governors, Blair and Crapo; four members of the board of Agriculture, David Carpenter, Justus Gage, S. A. Yerkes, Charles Rich; President Williams, Professors Goadby and Weeks, and acting secretary C. A. Kenaston. He has worked in the faculty with all the professors of agriculture and nearly all the professors of horticulture.

Dr. Kedzie, Professor Cook and the writer were together members of the faculty for twenty-two years, three-sevenths of the existence of the college, the writer was in continuous service for forty years. He has been a part of many troublous times, great revolutions and amazing improvements. This history of the college was placed in the hands of the Board of Agriculture for publication, February, 1913, more than two and a half years agotwo years prior to this the copy had been read and accepted by a committee. It has not been revised and brought down to date, as the long delay was not anticipated.

W. J. BEAL.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Reference to most books and papers furnishing items for the history have been made here and there in the text; some with long titles often quoted are here given each with a number which takes the place of the title in full. (1). Report of the Board of Managers of the Boston Asylum and Farm School for Indigent Boys, Thompson's Island, 93 year. Charles H. Bradely, Supt., P. O. Box 1486, Boston, Mass.

(2). L. H. Bailey in Cyclopedia of American Agriculture, edited by L. H. Bailey, Vol. 4, 1909, pp. 363, 364, 368, 370, 371, 375, 392, 399, 400, 401, 414, 415, 422, 424, 425, 426, 427, 437, 461, 465, 471, 474, 475, 480, 483. (3). Transactions of the Michigan State Agricultural Society Vol. 6, J. C. Holmes, Secretary for 1854. In this volume appears an address by J. C. Holmes delivered before the Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society at Lansing, June 12, 1885. Most of this address pertains to establishing a State Agricultural School, pp. 338, 339, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 361, 362, 375, 379, 390, 392, 393, 394, 397, 398, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404.

(4). History of the University of Michigan by the late Burke A. Hinsdale. Biographical Sketches of Regents and Members of the University Senate, edited by Prof. Isaac N. Demmon, published by the University 1906, pp. 15, 16, 17, 26, 27.

(5). Bureau of Education, Circular of Information, No. 4, 1891. Contributions to American Educational History, Edited by Herbert B. Adams. No. 11, History of Higher Education in Michigan by Andrew C. McLaughlin, Assistant Professor of History in the University of Michigan. Washington Government Printing Office, 1891. Article "The State Agricultural College" by President Oscar Clute, Lansing, Mich., pp. 105, 106, 107, 108.

(6). The Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction on Dedication and Opening of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, 1857.

(7). History of Collegiate Education in Agriculture by Dean Eugene Davenport in proceedings of the Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science, 28th meeting held at Lansing, Michigan, 1907, pp. 44, 52.

(8). Transactions of the State Agricultural Society, Vol. 5, J. C. Holmes, Secretary for the year 1853. Address of President H. P. Tappan before the Society at Detroit, pp. 199, 200.

(9). Second Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture for the year 1863, pp. 18, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130.

(10). Third Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture for the year 1864. (All reports for this year are erronously stamped on the back of cover 1865) pp. 113, 114.

(11). Transactions of the State Agricultural Society for 1857. Vol. 8, J. C. Holmes, Secretary, pp. 25, 285.

(12). Diary of President T. C. Abbot beginning June 1840 and con