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approved by the executive committee, was explained and discussed by 

 W. O. Thompson and A. C. True. It was stated that sufficient 

 encouragement had been received from the leaders of agricultural 

 education and research to warrant a decision to hold the first session 

 of the school at the Ohio State University" at Columbus, Ohio, during 

 the summer of 1902. It was announced that Secretary Wilson had 

 cordially approved the plan for this school, and that acting under his 

 advice, Dr. A. C. True, Director of this Office, had consented to act 

 as dean of the school. The Ohio State Universit}^ makes itself respon- 

 sible for the general management of the first session of the school, but 

 if it proves a success it is pi-oposed to make it a cooperative enterprise, 

 to be managed by a committee of control appointed by the associa- 

 tion. The execution of the plan after the session of 1902 was referred 

 to the executive committee. 



The desirabilit}" of a collective college and station exhibit at the 

 St. Louis Exposition in 1903, and plans for its preparation and care 

 were considered at some length b}' the association. A committee, 

 composed of W. H. Jordan, A. C. True, H. J. Waters, W. M. Hays, 

 and C. F. Curtiss, was appointed to confer with the Secretary of 

 Agriculture with a view to securing the assistance of the Department, 

 and to prepare, if considered feasible, an exhibit setting forth the 

 progress of education and research in agriculture in the institutions 

 represented in the association. A similar committee, composed of 

 W. E. Stone, J. K. Patterson, and J. H. Washburn, was appointed to 

 consider the advisabilitv and the preparation of an exhibit setting 

 forth the progress of education and investigation in mechanic arts in 

 the land-grant colleges. 



The committee on animal and plant breeding submitted a report of 

 progress. A tentative plan for securing cooperation in the study of 

 different features of this work was adopted b}^ the committee. C. F. 

 Curtiss and H. J. Webber were appointed members of the committee 

 in place of A. A. Brigham and H. P. Armsby. 



The report of the committee on pure-food legislation, recommend- 

 ing the enactment of a national Dure-food law. was submitted by the 

 chairman, W. A. Withers. 



The report of the committee on uniform fertilizer laws was pre- 

 sented b}' the chairman, H. J. Wheeler, and the .subject briefly dis- 

 cussed. 



The association was briefly addressed 'b}^ Philippe de Vilmorin, of 

 the seed firm of Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., of Paris, who paid a high 

 compliment to the activity of the American stations and especially 

 the extensive publication and distribution of the results of their 

 work. 



Resolutions of respect to President George T. Fairchild and Dr. John 

 A. Myers, who died during the past year, were unanimousl}^ adopted. 



