310 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



This idea was elaborated at some length, concluding as follows: 



"Now in the time to work through voire and press upon the ear of the people. 

 The teachers are already inquiring for a more thoughtful course of study. The 

 leaders are asking if nature studies and culture studies may not be combined. Some 

 States are attempting genuine reforms in the advancement of rural schools. Why 

 should we not .join forces with this reform and give it a definite aim by asking for a 

 genuine education for agriculture, in agriculture, and by means of agriculture 

 itself?" 



On motion of J. E. Stubbs, of Nevada, the following- resolution was 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That we, the members of this Association, have listened with deep satis- 

 faction to the address of President G. T. Fairchild on the evolution of agricultural 

 education, and that we desire herewith to express to him our high personal esteem 

 and also to honor his long, distinguished, and inspiring service to the cause of educa- 

 tion, especially in the field of agriculture. 



A resolution was adopted which requested the executive committee 

 ''to take such steps as by legislation or otherwise will create each of 

 the land-grant colleges a depository of all Government publications, 

 including all past publications, as far as possible." 



A. Cope, of Ohio, offered the following resolution having a similar 

 bearing, which was adopted: 



Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the president to investigate, con- 

 sider, and if practicable devise a plan whereby graduate students of the laud-grant 

 and other colleges may have access to, and the use of, the Congressional Library and 

 the collections in the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum, and the scien- 

 tific bureaus of the various Departments at Washington of the U. S. Government, 

 for the purposes of study and research, saiil plan to include suggestions as to the 

 manner in which such work may be organized, coordinated, and directed to the best 

 advantage; the composition and organization of such a staff as may be necessary to 

 properly coordinate and direct such work, and also an outline of such legislation as 

 may be necessary to effect the general purposes of this resolution; said committee 

 to report at the next meeting of the Association. 



This matter was referred to the following committee: A. Cope, M. H. 

 Buckham, C. Northrup, A. Ellis, G. E. MacLean, and J. H. Washburn. 



On the recommendation of the section on mechanic arts a committee 

 of five was appointed to formulate a measure to be submitted to Con- 

 gress providing for the establishment of engineering experiment sta- 

 tions in connection with the land-grant colleges. The members of the 

 committee were C. S. Murkland, W. S. Aldrich, C. W. Hall, A. W.Harris, 

 and J. E. Stubbs. Later this committee through its chairman, C. S. 

 Murkland, made a report which contained a draft of a bill to be sub- 

 mitted to Congress establishing engineering experiment stations in 

 every State and Territory and appropriating $15,000 to each for the 

 maintenance of such station. 



Messrs. S. M. Emery and W. A. Henry opposed the recommenda- 

 tions of this report. C. E. Thorne thought that the fostering of our 

 engineering facilities was sufficiently provided for in the patent laws. 

 A. W. Harris denied that mechanic arts had been sufficiently cared for 

 by the patent laws and advocated the recommendations of the com- 



