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various forms of a<:'riciiltural extension teachiuir, and to assist the 

 different institutions to or<ianize this form of work. 



An interesting and important report Avas presented by Dean Daven- 

 port for the committee on station organization and policy. This re- 

 port dealt largely with questions growing out of the Adams Act, and 

 with the ])ersonnel of the stations. A sunnnary of the main points 

 covered was given in the i)revious issue (E. S. 11., 18, p. 301). 



Mr. L. A. Kalbach, of the Bureau of Education, representing the 

 new commissioner who had been invited to present a paper before 

 the association but was unable to be present, read a paper on The 

 Bureau of Education and the Land-(irant Colleges. The speaker 

 reviewed the relations of the Bureau with the land-grant colleges, and 

 presented statistics showing the increase in attendance at these insti- 

 tutions for the past ten years. In this period the number of agri- 

 cultural students has increased from 2,712 to 7,418, and the students 

 in mechanic arts from i'),'M7 to 12.0()1). The aid granted l)y the several 

 States has increased from $1,7<S!),235 to $5,7(JS,7bO. The total in- 

 come of the colleges for the last year was over $11,500,000. The 

 speaker held that the relation between the Bureau and the colleges 

 was one of cooperation, and expressed himself as favoring its exten- 

 sion. 



There was considerable discussion of the establishment of a Na- 

 tional university, and of ^Ji'ovision for graduate study in Washing- 

 ton. The Association of State Universities had considered the prop- 

 osition of memorializing Congress to establish a National univer- 

 sity at Washington, and appointed a committee to press this meas- 

 ure at the coming session of Congress. Through a committee con- 

 sisting of Chancellor Andrews and President Fellows it asked the 

 Association of Colleges and Stations to concur in the resolution of 

 the Association of State Universities recommending the establish- 

 ment of a National university. The discussion made it clear that the 

 iniiversity was intended to be an institution for graduate work, tak- 

 ing advantage of the research agencies in the various Departments 

 and Bureaus of the Government. As this matter of graduate study 

 at Washington had received considerable attention from the associa- 

 tion in the past, it was felt that it must be brought down to a prac- 

 tical basis l)efore any satisfactor}' outcome could be expected. The 

 association failed to concur in the resolution, and finally referred the 

 matter to the executive connnittee to take such action as in its judg- 

 ment seemed wise, and to make a full report to the association at its 

 next meeting. 



An important matter as affecting the policy of agricultural re- 

 search in this country was embodied in a resolution presented by 

 Dr. Armsby. This resolution called for the appointment, to be made 



