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stations as institutions of research and experimentation be inviolably main- 

 tained within their respective States, in accordance with the terms and spirit of 

 the Hatch Act. 



Resolved, That in order tliat Congress may be properly informed as to the 

 work of the agricultural experiment stations and its great value to agricultural 

 practice, and to promote satisfactory relations between the Department of Agri- 

 culture and tlie exi)eriment stations, the executive committee of this association 

 is hereby instructed to request a hearing before the proper connnittees of Con- 

 gress for the purpose of presenting the work and claims of the agricultural 

 experiment stations, and to continue conferences with the honorable vSeci-etary 

 of Agriculture relative to cooperation lietween his Department and the stations. 



Graduate Study. 



L. H. Bailey, of New York, reported for the committee on this subject, as 

 follows : 



The committee on graduate work has had two meetings here to discuss the 

 question of the graduate school of agriculture, such a school as was held two 

 or three years ago at the Ohio State University. The whole question has been 

 discussed as to whether it was good policy to continue such a school ; and if so, 

 under what conditions. It has seemed to the committee that it is desirable 

 to continue the school under the auspices of this association. It has seemed 

 also that those who conduct these schools should not bear the whole expense. 

 It is suggested, therefore, that some means be provided whereby the different 

 colleges in the country should be requested to contribute a small sum each 

 year to aid in the maintenance of these graduate schools of agriculture. This 

 can be justified from the point of view that this graduate school of agricul- 

 ture, held every two or three years, as the case may be. affords an opportunity 

 for each contril)uting college to give its men opportunity for advanced woi-k 

 which they do not have in any other way. It would seem, therefore, that it 

 would be a good policy for the institutions to help to maintain a graduate 

 school, in order that their men may have an opportunity to come in contaci 

 with other men. The second part of the attitude of the committee is, I think, 

 equally important — that is, that there should be some place in the country 

 whei'e our workers meet other workers. This association has come more and 

 more to be a delegate association. Every one of us would like to have our 

 chemists meet other chemists, and so with the botanists, horticulturists, and 

 other scientists. The committee therefore reconnnends the following : 



(1) That this association reaffirm its conviction that a graduate school of 

 agriculture is a desirable entei"prise to be conducted in the summer at different 

 colleges of agriculture in rotation. 



(2) That this school be held every two years, beginning, if possible, with this 

 coming sununer. 



(3) That each agricultural college be requested to contribute a small sum 

 annually — say $25 — to aid in the maintenance of such school. 



(4) That the committee on graduate study be empowered to determine where 

 such schools shall be held. 



(5) That it is the judgment of this association, while not desiring to limit 

 the expenditures to any specified sum, that such schools of agriculture be con- 

 ducted with the least possible expense consistent with the character of the work. 



The reix>rt was adopted. 



It was suggested that the committee prepare a circular of information regard- 

 ing the school, to be sent to the different institutions interested. 



Military Instruction. 



C. R. Van llise, of Wisconsin, offered the following : 



The chief purposes of the agricultural and mechanical colleges are indicated 

 by their name. It is the clear intent of the Morrill Act that military work be 

 subordinate to these purposes : Therefore, be it 



Resolved by the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experi- 

 ment Stations, that it is unwise to require military drill from each student more 

 than two times i)er week during two years ; and 



Resolved, That the executive committee be instructed to present the views of 



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