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colleges and experiment stations. Books on practically all phases of 

 ao-ricultnre and allied sciences were represented in the list, showing 

 the large and creditable contributions of the colleges and stations of 

 this country to the literature of scientific agriculture in its more 

 finished and permanent form. 



The executive committee in its report referred feelingly to the 

 death during the year of President G. ^V. Atherton, foremost among 

 those who organized the association, its first president, and one of 

 its wisest counselors; and of Hon. Henry Cullen xVdams, of AYis- 

 consin, " author and achiever of the latest National legislation in 

 benefaction of agricultural research and agricultural progress." The 

 committee had arranged for memorial addresses at the convention, 

 and set apart an hour for their presentation. 



The first of these addresses m as by Dr. H. P. Armsby, A Memorial 

 of George W. Atherton. The speaker reviewed the salient incidents 

 in Dr. Atherton's varied career, noted his activity in connection 

 .with the formation and the work of the association, his efficient 

 services in securing National legislation for the land-grant colleges, 

 and his successful labors for his own institution. The speaker 

 warmly eulogized Dr. Atherton's work and achievements for in- 

 dustrial education, his courageous leadership, indefatigable energy 

 and high ideals, particularly as exemplified in the remarkable de- 

 velopment of Pennsylvania State College during the twenty-four 

 years of his presidency. 



" Dr. Atherton had the courage and poise of the born leader of 

 men. Never dismayed or disconcerted by opposition or attack, 

 accepting defeat as the stepping stone to future success, with an 

 open mind welcoming every suggestion from others, yet with su- 

 preme confidence in his own carefully considered conclusions, he 

 bore his great responsibilities with a quietness and simplicity which 

 were an inspiration to his associates. He was an optimist in the 

 best sense, believing ^u'ofoundly that right is stronger than wrong 

 and that high and \,< :\liy ideals must ultimately triumph, and he 

 showed his faitli by his works." 



Remarks Avere made by President James K. Patterson, expressing 

 the esteem in which Dr. Atherton was held by his colleagues in the 

 association, and a resolution of respect to his memory and apprecia- 

 tion of his services presented, which was adopted by the association 

 by a rising vote. 



The memorial upon Henry Cullen Adams, read by Prof. W. A. 

 Henry, was an affectionate tribute to the life and services of Mr. 

 Adams as an earnest and able champion of agricultural progress. 

 The paper containing as it did many personal references to the char- 

 acter of the man, and following the progress of the Adams bill 



