To the State Board of Agriculture of the State he Board of Trustees, the President, and the Faculty of Cornell University tender their cordial congratulations on the completion of the first half century of the existence of the Michigan Agricltural College. The oldest existing college of agriculture in the United States, it has been a leader in the teaching of Agriculture and in experiment and investigation; and its successes in all these fields have been noteworthy Its varied experiments in pedagogy as applied to agriculture have been of inestimable value to all later effort. And the Faculty of the College have included teachers whose influence in the training of men for nounger institutions has been potent and widespread. Cornell University trusts that the future of the Dr. Jeliusman President Secretary of the Faculty Ithaca, New York Mag, 1907 PHOTOGRAPHIC FACSIMILE (REDUCED) OF THE GREETINGS FROM CORNELL UNIVERSITY A I AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS The American Institute of Electrical Engineers extends congratulations to the Michigan Agricultural College on the completion of her fifty years of splendid service through high achievements in science and the mechanic arts and also through the many distinguished sons she has furnished to disseminate her fruitful teachings throughout the land. ENGINEERS' BUILDING, NEW YORK, N. Y. May 31, 1907 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRESENTED BY DELEGATE PAUL M. CHAMBERLAIN To the President and Board of Control of the Michigan Agricultural College: The President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers has appointed us as honorary vice-presidents to represent the society on the occasion of this the fiftieth anniversary of your institution. On behalf of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers we have the distinguished honor to present to the president and Board of Control of the Michigan Agricultural College the congratulations of the society on this occasion which marks an era of prosperity in the great industries fostered by your institution under the wise and beneficent provisions of federal and state legislation. The society recognizes the Michigan Agricultural College as the pioneer in a field of education which constitutes the very bulwark of our nation's prosperity, and cherishes the hope that the same wise administration of the affairs of your institution may continue in the future to be an example to be emulated by your sister institutions as it has been in the past. The society extends its greetings and acknowledgments to those who, as directors, teachers, investigators, and alumni, have brought to your institution the great distinction which it enjoys, and which is now being commemorated. The society is glad of the opportunity to join with you on so great a festal occasion and to take part with others in extending felicitations. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS FRANK E. KIRBY Honorary vice-presidents 29 WEST THIRTY-NINTH STREET, NEW YORK May 31, 1907 |