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teachers and investigators in agriculture. The comradeship, of it is 

 itself worth the while. . . . The experience with the two sessions of 

 the graduate school indicates that no agricultural college or experi- 

 ment station can afford not to participate in it if the institution 

 expects to keep in living touch with the knowledge and opinions of 

 the day." 



An account was given of the second session of the school, held 

 at the University of Illinois the past summer. (See E. S. R., 17, 

 p. 1129.) The total enrollment was 131 persons, as against 75 per- 

 sons in the first session. The total expense of holding the session 

 was $3,108.15. Toward this the colleges contributed $950, less 

 $127.48 for traveling expenses of the graduate committee; and the 

 university collected $710 in fees. This leaves a net balance standing 

 against the University of Illinois of $1,635.63 as its contribution 

 to the undertaking. 



The committee recommended that the reports of the dean and the 

 registrar of the school, together Avith other papers relating to it, be 

 published in pamphlet form as a history of the movement. It also 

 recommended that in locating the sessions of the school, the equip- 

 ment of the institution for postgraduate work should be taken into 

 consideration, that the next school should be located now, and the 

 faculty chosen at once, and that the contributions of $25 from each 

 college toward the support of the school be continued. The com- 

 mittee presented invitations for the graduate school from loAva State 

 College and from Cornell University, and Dr. W. H. Jordan ex- 

 tended the invitation of the New York State Station in connection 

 with that of Cornell University. The report of the committee was 

 adopted, including the recommendations, and the place of holding 

 the next session of the school was left to the committee. 



The report of the committee on extension work was presented by 

 President K. L. Butterfield. This report defined extension teaching 

 in agriculture, and grouped the various forms of extension work 

 under six heads. The main part of the report consisted of a sum- 

 mary of the present status of agricultural extension teaching in this 

 country, on the basis of a circular letter which was widely sent out. 

 The committee recommended that each college establish as soon as 

 practicable a department of extension teaching in agriculture, co- 

 ordinate with other divisions of the agricultural work and in charge 

 of a competent director, and that pending such action a faculty com- 

 mittee be maintained to study the problem. 



Much interest was shown in the report and in its early publication. 

 The association placed itself on record as strongly in favor of ade- 

 quate appropriations to the Office of Experiment Stations to enable it 

 to enlarge its work ui:>on agricultural education, the details of the 



