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mended that " the representation of the interests of this body before 

 the Carnegie Board shall rest with the executive committee itself, 

 with the understanding tliat it may secure any and all assistance 

 necessary to the adequate representation of the varied interests in- 

 volved.'' It further reconnnended the i)ublication of the proceedings 

 in full at the expense of the association if found necessary, the pro- 

 ceedings to be edited and prepared for publication by the secretary. 



Ill his report as bibliographer, A. C. True, of this Office, discussed 

 the station library and its use. He pointed out the need in many 

 cases of more systematic attention to the library and bibliographical 

 work, and urged that the station should have, if possible, the services 

 of some person trained in library and bibliographical matters who 

 may give his time and energy quite fully to the special requirements 

 of the station along these lines. In addition to the collection, safe- 

 guarding, filing, and general care of the documents and jiublications 

 bearing on the work of the stations, " the station investigations may 

 be gi'eatly aided and promoted by having some person who can assist 

 in looking up references, in making excerpts, and in making and 

 taking care of indexes and doing bibliographical work of a miscella- 

 neous character. . . . To cover this Avork the stations do not need 

 a librarian simply, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, but rather 

 what ma}' be called a bibliographical aid, some one who has some 

 scientific knowledge and who is properly trained so as to give efficient 

 aid in bibliographical matters to the station staff." 



The report of the committee on graduate study, presented by How- 

 ard Edwards, of Rhode Island, reported progress in the organization 

 of the next Graduate School of Agriculture, which is to be held at 

 Iowa State College at Ames, with A. C. True of this Office as dean. 

 A plea was made for more general subscription for the support of the 

 school. 



Tlie report of the committee on instruction in agriculture, pre- 

 sented by A. C. True, briefly referred to a proposed outline of courses 

 in animal husbandry and dairying. Dr. True also presented a 

 brief report for the committee on history of agricultural education, 

 embodying certain data regarding the earl}'^ develoj)ment of agricul- 

 tural education in Illinois, Michigan, New York, and South Carolina. 



The following resolution, originating in the college section, was 

 adopted by the association : " That it is the sense of this association 

 that the national laws which constitute the charter of the land- 

 grant colleges distinctly prescribe work of collegiate grade in agri- 

 culture and the mechanic arts, including engineering in all its 

 branches, and the sciences related to the industries, irrespective of 

 whether the colleges are established separately or as partes of univer- 

 sities." 



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