50 



contents is known to nny inomltor of this nssociatiou outside of tlio fommittee of 

 the association tliat liad chari^e of it. I douht whetlier ono-tonth of it is Icuown 

 to the niemhers wlio liad charge of it. l-'roni tliat point of view, it seems to me 

 publicity should be given to it. It seems to me that was a very important 

 exhibit. It was not only agricultural, but also mechanical, and I have no 

 douI)t there are hundreds and hundreds of jK'rsons throughout the country who 

 would read that report with interest. I b(>lieve that every member of the asso- 

 ciation into whose bauds it might eome would read it and would profit by it. 

 It seems to me that a proi)er appeal made to the National Congress by the 

 executive committee of this body, or by any other i)r()perly constituted com- 

 mittee representing this body, would olitain recognitiou from that body and en- 

 able us to give it to the world. 



A motion that the report be received and i)laced on file in the office of Experi- 

 ment Stations was agreed to. 



On motion of AV. D. Gibbs. of Xew Hampshire, a vote of thanks was extended 

 to the committee whose duty it was to arrange the exhibit at St. Louis. 



Resolution IJegarding National Grange. 



William P. Brooks, of Massachusetts, offered a resolution, as follows : 



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

 ment Stations extends to the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry 

 assembling to-day at Atlantic City. N. J., its cordial greetings and best wishes 

 for a gathering which shall be fruitful in good work. 



The resolution was adopted, and the secretary was instructed to transmit it 

 to the meeting of the National Grange by telegraph. 



Thereupon the convention adjourned until 8.30 o'clock p. m. 



Evening Session, Wednesday, November 15, 1905. 



Standing Committees. 



A. C. True, of Washington, 1). C. presented the report of the special commit- 

 tee on standing committees, as follows : 



The si)ecial committee on standing committees submits the following recom- 

 mendations : 



(1) That the standing committees of the association be as follows : 

 ((/) On instruction in agriculture. 



{h) On graduate study, 

 (c) On e.Ktension work. 

 {(I) On experiment-station organijiation and policy. 



(2) That each committee shall consist of six members. When the committee 

 is first appointed two members shall be appointed for one year, two members 

 for two years, and two members for tliree years. Members api)ointed therafter 

 shall serve for three years, except that members appointed to fill vacancies 

 sliall serve only during the unexpired I'cmainder of tlu- terms of the members 

 whose ])laces they take. 



(3) That the committee shall be apixiinted and announced by the ju'esident 

 of the association at the concluding session of each annual convention. 



(4) That the members of the conmiittees. wlien jiracticable and unless the 

 president for good cause shall otherwise determine, shall be selected from those 

 in attendance upon the convention at which the ai)pointments are made. 



(5) That vacancies arising between conventions shall be filled by the com- 

 mittee in which the vacancy occurs. 



For the committee : 



A. C. True, Chairman. 



A. C. Tr[:i:. This report follows finite closely the recoiumendations of the 

 executive committee with regard to this matter, the only changes being that 

 the committee on liibliography is dropped, as I understand was agreed upon 



