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this forenoon by tlii" association. Tlic couunittcc ini instruction in a.^ricnlturo 

 is substituted for the one on teacliinj: in lan(l-;;rant coilej;es. This is done 

 with the idea that this conunittee on instruction in ajiriculture will consider in 

 a broad way the courses of instruction in ajj^ricultural colleges and schools 

 preparatory thereto, and in that way will take in i)robal)ly all the subjects 

 which, under present conditions, are likely to be considered l)y the conunittee. 



The work of the conunittee on extension work would then relate to sndi 

 matters as farmers' institutes, correspondence courses, clubs of lioys and iiirls. 

 and other matters ordinarily included in such work. 



Another change made is in the extension of the numl)er of members in each 

 committee from five to six. This was done in order to make it somewhat 

 easier to subdivide the coumiittees into subconunittees for special purposes, and 

 also to make possible the other i)rovision insert(>d, that these members be 

 divided into classes, so that two new nunnbers might be appointed each year, 

 and the older members would hold over, making the term of service, in all, 

 three years. 



The third and fourth provislons\ire identical with those of the executive com- 

 mittee, and the fifth is also the same, and in any case is hardly necessary, i»er- 

 haps, because it follows the standing rule of order of the association. 



Tbe report was adopted. 



Resolution Regarding Prof. W. O. Atwater. 



C. D. Woods, of Maine. Those of us who have been familiar with this associa- 

 tion from its earlier days remember how much we owe to the interest in the 

 first meetings, and the later meetings, as well, of Trofessor Atwater. who was 

 the first director of an experiment station, and the first Director of the Office of 

 Experiment Stations. As I presume it is known to most of those here, Professor 

 Atwater was stricken more than a year ago, and is now lingering at his home 

 in Middletown. With the consent of the executive conunittee I have drawn, 

 and now present, a short note of sympathy which I would like to present at this 

 time, the executive committee favoring its adoption, and to ask that the secre- 

 tary be instructed to report it to Mrs. Atwater : 



The Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations 

 regrets that illness prevents Professor Atwater from being present at this meet- 

 ing, and as he was the first director of an American agricultural experiment 

 station, and the fitst Director of the Office of Experiment Stations, and as in 

 other ways he has done much for the work, and will always be remembered, the 

 association extends its sympathy, and all wish that he may soon be much 

 improved in health. 



The resolution was adopted, and the secretary was directed to transmit the 

 same to Mrs. Atwater. 



Officers of Sections and Members of Executive Committee. 



K. L. Butterfield, of Rhode Island, reported that the college section presented 

 for members of the executive committee II. C. White, of Georgia; J. L. Snyder, 

 of Michigan; and L. H. Bailey, of New York; for chairman of section. C. R. 

 Van Hise, of Wisconsin ; for secretary of section. H. C. Price, of Ohio ; for 

 programme committee, the chairman and secretary of the section. 



The report was accepted. 



M. A. Scovell, of Kentucky, for the experiment station section, reported as 

 follows: For chairman of section, B. C. Buffum. of Wyoming; for secretary of 

 section, M. A. Scovell, of Kentucky; for members of the executive committee, 

 W. H. Jordan, of New York, and C. F. Curtiss. of Iowa ; for programme com- 



