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State of Iowa.
Department of Public Instruction.
Des Moines, Jan. 4, 1881.

Western [?] Co., Des Moines, Iowa.

Prof. C. E. Bessey,
Ames, Iowa.
Dear Sir:

You were appointed as a
member of an advisory committee to the Supt. Pub.
Inst. on all matters belonging to the educational interests
of the State. The other members are Pres.
J. S. Pickard, general education, Pres. W. T. King, representative
of the colleges, Prof. M. W. Partlett, Cedar Falls, representing
Normal Schools, Supt. R. H. Frost, Atlantic, one
of the county superintendents and Supt. H. H. [?],
Oskaloosa, one of the city superintendents. You are
chosen as the representative of industrial training.
I hope to have such suggestions from you, as you desire
to give. It may be wise some time next summer
to have a meeting at a central point, to deliberate
upon some questions to be presented to the legislature.
Your desire and opinion about this meeting
is hereby solicited. I have at present one question
of great importance for our educational interests,