. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. Mart'li. 1921. SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE 101 Dr. Crenlinan was a comparatively young man, enthusiastic, energetic, hospitable and a fluent and History and Development of the Ontario Agricultural College C. A. ZAVITZ, , Professor of Field Husbandry and Director of Field Experiments, Guclpli, Ont. Sir .Jolni Carling, Ontario's first Commissioner of successor. President Creelman spent his ijoyhood Agriculture, in his report for 1870, definitely pro- days on his father's farm in Simcoe County, Oiita
. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. Mart'li. 1921. SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE 101 Dr. Crenlinan was a comparatively young man, enthusiastic, energetic, hospitable and a fluent and History and Development of the Ontario Agricultural College C. A. ZAVITZ, , Professor of Field Husbandry and Director of Field Experiments, Guclpli, Ont. Sir .Jolni Carling, Ontario's first Commissioner of successor. President Creelman spent his ijoyhood Agriculture, in his report for 1870, definitely pro- days on his father's farm in Simcoe County, Oiitario, posed the establishment of two schools, one for â and was later a member of the first graduating Agriculture and the other for Mechanic Arts. The class of the Ontario Agricultural College in 1888. outcome of this recommendation was the foundation After securing his degree he si)ent nine of the School of Practical Science in Toronto and years as Professor of Biology at the Agricultural flic jnirchase of five hundred and fifty acres of College of Mississippi, and just previous to his np- land for a School of Agriculture at Guelph. The pointment here was superintendent of Farmers' In- farm a*t Guelph was purchased and came into the stitutes for Ontario. The President, therefore, |)()Ssession of the Province in December, 1873. The brought with him to this institution practical ex- name decided upon for the institution was the perience, scientific knowledge, teaching ability and Ontario School of Agriculture and Experimental administrative ((ualifications which proved of great Farm. service to him in his official capacity. On the 29th of July, 1873, Mr. Henry McCandless, from Cornell University, was appointed the first Principal. On the first day of May, 1874, the school was opened. Owing to the resignation of Principal IMcCandless on the 18th of July of the same year, however, the work was taken over temporarily by Mr. Wm. Johnston, , of Toronto, who had pre- vious
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