l62 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



reports at the subsequent business meeting of the Association 

 on the following morning. 



The committees were appointed as follows : Nominating 

 committee, F. S. Adams, Chas. D. Woods, N. H. Rich. Com- 

 mittee on resolutions, W. J. Morse, L. C. Holston, J. H. 

 Blanchard. 



Prof. Morse: 1 shall not be here tomorrow morning. I 

 have no objection to serving on the committee, if this is satis- 

 factory. 



Dr. Woods : There is a matter I v^ould like to bring up at 

 this time; that is, the number composing our executive com- 

 mittee. There seems to be a misunderstanding. I find, upon 

 looking up the records, that we have elected three and four on 

 the executive committee, with the president and secretary, ex 

 officio, of this committee. I would like to have this interpreted 

 so we shall all have a correct understanding of the matter; 

 now, it is being interpreted diiiferently by different people. I 

 will read from the Constitution and By-laws: "Article V, 

 Section 2. There shall be an executive committee of five, 

 elected at the annual meeting for a term of one year The 

 president and secretary shall be members, ex officio, of this 

 committee." 



Now, the question is, whether we have a committee of five 

 or seven. 



Mr. Holston : W'ill you read the rest of that article, please? 



Dr. Woods: That is all of that section. Oh, you mean, the 

 president and secretary shall be members, ex ofiicio, of this 

 committee? I was one of those who, on the face of that. 

 would interpret it as comprising seven, all together ; I have, 

 however, talked with a number of the members of the Asso- 

 ciation — 'those who have been members for a longer period than 

 I — and I find, in talking with those who had to do with the 

 framing of the Constitution, that it was undoubtedly their 

 intent that the executive committee should consist of five; 

 that is, the three members who are elected and the president 

 and secretary, ex officio. In other words, they did not intend 

 that five should be elected. While the wording was a little 

 ambiguous, their intent was clear. In order to put the matter 

 before us, I move that this article be interpreted as making 

 the executive committee a committee of five. 



