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At the first public meeting, h'eld on the evening of November 11, after 

 short addresses by Kegent Peabody of the University of Illinois, by a 

 representative of the city of Champaign, and by several members of the 

 convention, President Smart's annual address was read. He laid stress 

 upon the value and importance of technical and mechanical education, 

 and asserted its right to a place of honor by the side of the old classi- 

 cal and disciplinary college course. 



In accordance with regulations requiring that at each annual con- 

 vention certain sections should present in the general session of the 

 association papers upon topics of especial importance, papers were read 

 from the horticultural section on The Work of Experiment Stations in 

 the reform of Vegetable Nomenclature, by L. H. Bailey of New York ; 

 and on Methods of Work in Variety Testing, by W. J. Green of Ohio. 

 Both papers were well received and furnished the subjects of interest- 

 ing discussions. 



Mr. A. W. Harris, assistant director of the Office of Experiment Sta- 

 tions, read a paper outlining a plan for a co-operative exhibit by this 

 Office and the experiment stations to be made in connection with the 

 exhibit of the United States Department of Agriculture at the Colum- 

 bian Exposition. A committee of five appointed to consider the matter 

 reported the following resolutions, which were adopted: 



Resolved, That in the opinion of this association it is advisable to have a co-opera- 

 tive station exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition. 



Resolved, That to formulate and carry out such preliminary steps as are necessary 

 during the year, a special committee, with power to represent the association, be ap- 

 pointed by this convention to co-operate with the Department of Agriculture and to 

 take such other action as may be necessary. 



Resolved, That the executive committee be authorized to pay from the funds of the 

 association the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the above-named commit- 

 tee in the discharge of its duties. 



In pursuance of these resolutions the following committee was ap- 

 pointed : H. P. Armsby, Pennsylvania, chairman ; George E. Morrow, 

 Illinois ; C. E. Thorne, Ohio ; S. M. Tracy, Mississippi ; W. A. Henry, 

 Wisconsin. 



The director of the Office of Experiment Stations addressed the as- 

 sociation on the work of the Office. With other subjects, he presented 

 a plan for a co-operative index of station publications and other litera- 

 ture. At the close of the convention an informal meeting of station 

 directors and others interested was held for the consideration of this 

 and other mattei's. The need of an index of station literature was very 

 clearly brought out, and the Office was urged to begin its preparation 

 as soon as practicable. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, 

 H. H. Goodell of Massachusetts; vice-presidents, O. Clute of Michigan, 

 A. Q. Holladay of North Carolina, E. D. Porter of Missouri, I. P. Rob- 

 erts of New York, and J. W. Sanborn of Utah; secretary and treas- 

 urer, M. A. Scovell of Kentucky; executive committee, H. E. Alvord 



