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for tlu' analyzintr of r<'.spiratioii and otlici- <^ases. His visit also 

 afforded many oppoitunities of discussin<^ inilrition j)roblems and 

 related topics in a less formal way and was regarded as of the 

 greatest value, not only because of the material presented, but as an 

 inspiration for advanced research in nutrition. 



The special sessions devoted to conferences on general topics 

 proved of extreme interest and value, especially to those actually 

 engaged in the work of the colleges and experiment stations. These 

 conferences included addresses as follows: The Peda<roirics of An- 

 riculture. Dean T. F. Hunt of the Pennsvlvania College and Prof, 

 D. S. Snedden of Teachers College, Columbia University; Defense 

 Work of Agricultural Experiment Stations, Director E. II. Jenkins 

 of the Connecticut State Station and Director W. II. Jordan of the 

 New York State Station; Extension Work in Agriculture, President 

 G. C. Creelman of the Ontario Agricultural College, Prof. John 

 Hamilton of this Office, and Director L. H. Bailey of Cornell Uni- 

 versity; Elditing of Station Publications, Dr. E. W. Allen of this 

 Office and F. H. Hall of the New York State Station ; Agriculture in 

 Secondary Schools, Dr. E. E. Brown. United States Commissioner of 

 Education, D. J. Crosby of this Office, and Dr. G. F. Warren of 

 Cornell University; Student Organizations, Director L. II. Bailey 

 and M. G. Kains, assistant editor of American Agriculturist; Ele- 

 mentary Instruction in Agriculture, Prof. William Lochhead of 

 Macdonald College. Canada, and D. J. Crosby; and Rural Economy, 

 Prof. H. C. Taylor of the University of Wisconsin, Prof. G. N. 

 Lauman. and Director L. H. Bailey. Considerable informal dis- 

 cussion followed the conferences and added much to their helpfulness. 



Well-attended meetings w^ere held during the session of the gradu- 

 ate school by the following organizations: American Society of 

 Agronomy, Association of Dairy Instructors and Investigators, Inter- 

 national Conference of Poultry Instructors and Investigators (this 

 resulting in the formation of an association), and the general conven- 

 tion of the Alpha Zeta Fraternity. A number of persons interested 

 in the problems of animal nutrition also had a conference and took 

 preliminary steps toward the organization of an association devoted 

 to this subject. At these meetings subjects covering a wide range 

 were discussed and a large number of the college and station men 

 were brought into brief contact with the graduate school. 



The Graduate School of Home Economics held its second session at 

 the college of agriculture. Cornell University, July 13-24. 1908, with 

 representatives from 11 States and Canada. The programme covered 

 a wide range of subjects, and the instruction corps included some of 

 the leading teachers and investigators in home economics and re- 

 lated lines. Practical demonstrations of household appliances w^ere 

 given by the Misses Van Rensselaer and Rose, of the department of 



