CONVENTION OF COLLEGES AND EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 409 



(lir()ii<^h extracts from his letters to the s])eakc'i-, was of the greatest 

 interest to nieiuhers of the convention, who were led to appreciate 

 more keenly than ever ]\Ir. Adams' strength of character, his noble, 

 high-minded purposes, and Ids deep, intelligent inteivst in agricul- 

 tural advancement. '* In his going American agriculture lost the 

 truest, wisest friend it ever had in the halls of Congress." 



Kemarks were made by Dr. White and Dr. 'J'lue upon Mr. Adams's 

 broadmindedness, his determined interest in promoting the work of 

 the experiment stations, and his unselfish devotion to public service 

 which caused him to die a poor man. There was a ver}^ widespread 

 feeling that in the death of Air. Adams the association and agricul- 

 ture in general have sustained an unusual loss, and that his place 

 can not be easily filled. 



The committee on instruction in agriculture presented a short 

 leport through its chairman. Dr. A. C. True. A series of illustra- 

 iive exercises, covering the general principles of the subject of agron- 

 omy, is being published by the Office of Experiment Stations, and will 

 be followed by similar publications covering other branches of agri- 

 culture. 



The connnittee has organized subconnnittees on secondar}^ courses, 

 on courses in home economics, and on courses in rural engineering. 

 The subcommittee on secondary courses has in preparation a syl- 

 labus of a course for use in the regular public high schools, and a 

 series of lessons and practicums showing more fully the character and 

 scope of this course, which it is expected will be published through 

 the Office of Exjjeriment Stations. The subconnnittees on courses in 

 rural engineering and on home economics have been engaged in study- 

 ing the existing status of such courses in the land-grant colleges as 

 u preliminary. 



The report of this connnittee was followed by a lengthy discussion 

 in which the interest of the association in this work w^as brought 

 out, and its desire for the early publication of the results of the 

 connnittee's studies, for use in connection with various grades of 

 agricultural instruction. It was followed by the report of the stand- 

 ing committee on graduate study, by Dean L. H. Bailey. 



Speaking of the purpose of the school he said: "This graduate 

 work stands for a kind of teaching that lies beyond the college grade 

 and that makes strongly for originality and personality. This en- 

 terprise expresses the conviction of the association that agricultural 

 subjects are as capable as any others of advanced study, that they 

 have equal and similar pedagogical value, and that there is need of 

 the pursuit of them. . . . The unqualified success of the second 

 session of the graduate school established the fact that graduate work 

 is in demand. This school is now the only meeting ground for 

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