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The CHAIRMAN: You have heard the minutes of the last meeting, 

 gentlemen, what is your pleasure? 



MR. HUTCHISON: Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption of the 

 minutes as read. 



The motion being seconded, it was agreed to. 



The CHAIRMAN: While the Committee is considering these cre- 

 dentials we will have the pleasure of hearing from visitors. We 

 have the great pleasure of having ex-Secretary Edge with us, and 

 we would be very glad to hear from him this morning. 



MR. EDGE: Mr. Chairman, this is rather new to me; it is the first 

 speech I have delivered in six years. My mind ran back to the first 

 meeting of the Board, as I sat here and looked over the list, and I 

 was impressed with the fact that of the members of the Board at 

 that first meeting, there are now but two members living, Prof. 

 Hamilton and myself. I do not know as I have anything further to 

 say. I w r ell remember that first meeting at which there were 21 

 members, 13 from the county societies, an unlucky number, usually, 

 but it did prove to be lucky. 



DEPUTY SECRETARY MARTIN: Mr. Chairman, when the Sec- 

 retary called the roll of members it brought to my mind very vividly 

 that I have been in receipt of a letter from an old and very worthy 

 member, Mr. M. W. Oliver from Crawford county, stating that he is 

 lying seriously ill which will account for his absence from this meet- 

 ing. I think it will be w 7 ell that the Secretary be instructed to ad- 

 dress a letter of sympathy to him as coming from his fellow-members 

 at this meeting. 



The CHAIRMAN: Very well, we should be glad to have the Sec- 

 retary do that. 



The SECRETARY: Mr. Chairman, it would be better, in carrying 

 out Mr. Martin's suggestion, that there should be a motion to that 

 effect. 



MR. SEXTON: Mr. Chairman, I move that the Secretary be in- 

 structed to carry out the suggestion of Mr. Martin and to direct a 

 letter of that kind to the unfortunate brother. 



The motion being seconded, it was agreed to. 



The SECRETARY: Mr. Chairman, we may have as good an oppor- 

 tunity to get acquainted with Prof. Shaw now as at any time in the 

 future. He is here to render us assistance, and I would suggest, 

 that as a means of becoming acquainted with the audience and with 

 the room in which he is to do his talking, that he come forward and 

 tell us a few things now. 



The CHAIRMAN: I am glad to present to you, Prof. Thomas 

 Shaw, of Minnesota. 



PROF. SHAW: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: I hardly know how 

 it happens that I have not had the pleasure of seeing very much of 

 your magnificent State until yesterday, and it was a little bit an- 



