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k'iulei-sliii) of I'rofessor Atwater. though as a constituent part of the work of 

 the Office of Kxperuuent Stations, a very large amount of data lias been aecu- 

 luulated along these lines. Much of this has been put in the form of pul)lira- 

 tions. whieli have been widely distributed. These investigations have been car- 

 ried on under a cooiterative system by means of whicli a considerable munber 

 of the institutions represented in this association in different parts of tlic coun- 

 try have joined in the work. 



Along with that there has been a very considerable development of depart- 

 ments of domestic science or home economics in llic land-grant colleges, and 

 this work on human imtrition has been used (piite largely in the development 

 of those departments. We have now reached a time in the progress cf the 

 nutrition investigations when it seems that it will be possible to make the 

 results of this work nuich more largely useful to su<!i (l(>i»artments of the col- 

 leges, and we are extremely desirous to do that. As you douittless know, if 

 you have followed at all the course of the departments of home economics in 

 the different institutions, they have had the same prol»lem that has c-onfronted 

 the other departments — namely, the development of sound pedagogic methods. 

 Starting with work that was of an extremely simple and practical nature, 

 they have been more and more desirous of i)utting the instruction on .1 sound 

 college basis — that is, to give it a scientific basis and standing, so that the 

 departments of home economics in colleges might take the leadership in that 

 work as regards the lower schools. It uuist be borne in mind that at present 

 there are tlumsands of schools in which subjects relating to domestic science 

 and home economics are already taught. Thus far the work done along that 

 line by the Office of Experiment Stations has related (juite narrowly to human 

 nutrition; but there are some other lines in which the Department of Agri- 

 culture has done some work, and as far as po.ssible we desire to make such 

 work also available and useful to home econonncs departments. 



There is also a growing demand for a kind of work which will demonstrate 

 more fully to the people at large the usefulness of sudi in\estigations and the 

 practical advantages which may grow out of the application of science in. 

 various lines to the affairs of the household. So that, as it seems to those of 

 us who have been close to this work, the time is ripe for a consideral)le devel- 

 opment in this line of endeavor, and, in order that the Department may more 

 efficiently do its part of such work, the Secretary has this year estimated for 

 a somewhat larger approi>riatiou. The increase, if obtained, is to be mainly 

 spent in getting into closer relations with the teachers of home economics in 

 the land-grant colleges and other institutions having similar departments, and 

 also in demonstrating to a wider constituency the usefulness of such work. I 

 am sure this is a matter in which the association is interested, and that it will 

 cooperate in all good ways toward the building up of this enterprise, both by 

 the Department of Agriculture and among the several institutions. 



Miscellaneous Resolutions. 



On motion of H. C. White, of Georgia, the association expressed to President. 

 Stubbs its regret for his absence and its sympathy with him for the cause 

 (death in his family). 



On motion of E. A. Bryan, of Washington, the thanks of the association were 

 unanimously voted the president of the association for the admirable wa.v in 

 which that office had been conducted during his incumbency. 



The members of the convention, by special appointment, were received l)y the 

 President of the United States. Tliey were also extended the privileges of the 

 Cosmos and University clubs during their stay in the city. 



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