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the association in reference to Order 65 to the Secretary of War. or if it seems 

 preferable to the executive committee, that tiiey be authorized to apix)iut a 

 special committee for this purpose. 



The resolution was referred to the section on college work and administration 

 (see p. 91). 



Resolution Regarding Hon. H. C. Adams. 



W. A. Henry, of Wisconsin, introduced the following resolution : 



Resolved. That the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experi- 

 ment Stations, in convention assembled, tender to the Hon. H. C. Adams, of 

 Madison, Wis., its hearty thanks for his earnest, intelligent, and well-directed 

 efforts in the last session of Congress to secure increased support for and to 

 strengthen agricultural research in the various experiment stations of this 



country. 



Resolved. That we hereby pledge him our hearty cooperation and assistance in 



his continued efforts to this end. 



Resolved, That the secretary be instructed to send a copy of these resolutions 

 by telegraph and this be followed by a copy transmitted by mail, and that a copy 

 of these resolutions be entered in the records of this association. 



Referred to the executive committee, reported favorably, and adopted. 

 Extension of Franking Privilege. 



E. Davenport, of Illinois, offered the following resolution: 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this association that engineering experiment 

 stations established in connection with land-grant colleges should enjoy the 

 franking privilege for their publications as well as do the agricultural experi- 

 ment stations for theirs. 



Resolved further. That the executive committee be instructed to institute 

 measures calculated to secure this privilege. 



A similar resolution regarding publications of extension work departments of 

 land-grant colleges was introduced by K. L. Butterfield, of Rhode Island. Both 

 resolutions were referred to the executive committee, reported without recom- 

 mendation, and after debate withdrawn by the movers. 



On motion, the association adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock p. m. 



Evening Session, Wednesday, November '>, 1904. 



The convention was called to order by the president. W. O. Thompson. 



H. C. White. The executive committee is informed and hereby announces that 

 the section on college work and administration has given its assent to the reso- 

 lutions passed this morning concerning the relations of the Department of 

 Agriculture to the experiment stations (see p. 62), and also to the resolution 

 offered by Director Armsby directing the executive committee to continue its 

 efforts in relation to the experiment station bill and the mining school bill 

 (seep. 43). 



Resolution Regarding Hon. F. W. Mondell. 



J. K. Patterson, of Kentucky, offered the following resolution, which was 

 reported favorably by the executive committee and adopted : 



Resolved, That the Association of ^\jnerican Agricultural Colleges and Experi- 

 ment Stations, in convention assembled, extends to Hon. Frank W. Mondell, of 

 Wyoming, its hearty thanks for his able, wise, and energetic efforts in connec- 

 tion with his bill pending for the establishment and maintenance of schools or 

 departments of mines and mining in connection with the land-grant colleges and 

 other institutions, introduced by him and now pending in the Fifty-eighth Con- 

 gress. This association is sincerely appreciative of the great service in the 

 cause of industrial education thus rendered by Mr. Mondell, and pledges him its 

 cordial support and assistance in his continued efforts in this direction. 



