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its (liscictioii, iiistiiictiiiji' tliis coiiiinittee to obtain a cast and receive 

 subscriptions ibr the bust of Senator Morrill,' and providing for the 

 editing of the proceedings of the convention, one of the most earnest, 

 interesting, and i)iotitable conventions the Association has ever held 

 adjourned. 



The officers of the Association for the ensuing year are as follows: 

 President, U, E. Alvord, ol Oklahoma; vice-presidents, A. A, Johnson 

 of Wyoming, A. Q. Holladay of North Carolina, T. B. Comstock of 

 New Mexico, E. B. Craighead of South Carolina, and O. Clute of 

 Florida; secretary and treasurer, J. H. Washburn, of lihode Island; 

 bibliographer, S. W. Johnson, of Connecticut; executive committee, 

 the president, secretary and treasurer, and Junior ex-i)resident (S. D. 

 Lee) ex officio, H. C. White of (ieorgia, M. A. Scovell of Kentucky, 

 and IT. P. Armsby of Pennsylvania. 



(SVc//o» on coUiuje ivork. — Chairman, A. W. Harris, of Maine; vice- 

 chairman, .1. II. Connell, of Texas; secretary, H. H. Wing, of New 

 York. 



Secfion on agrirnltKrc and cheniistri/. — Chairman, E. I>. Voorhees, ot 

 New Jersey; vice-chairman, A. E. Blount, of New .Mexico; secretary, 

 C. C. Georgeson, of Kansas. 



Section on botany and horticultnre. — (Uuiiruian, S. M. Tracy, of Mis- 

 sissij)pi; vice-chairman, C. S. Crandall, of Colorado; secretary, W. R. 

 Lazenby, of Ohio. 



Section on entowohx/i/. — Chaiiinan, C. P. Cillette, of Colorado; secre- 

 tary, J. M. Aldrich, ot Idaho. 



Section on mechanic art.s. — Chairman, J. K. Patterson, of Kentucky; 

 secretary, F. P. Anderson, of Kentucky. 



MEETINGS OF THE SECTIONS. 



In the section on agriculture and chemistry Prof. H. H. Wing, of 

 New York, o])ened the discussion on the scope of the short courses in 

 agricull ural (iolleges. This he considered largely a matter depending on 

 who class of students in attendance. At Cornell University the best 

 class of students in the short course were those from IS to 2") years old, 

 who were alieady fairly well trained in the manual work of the farm. 

 With such students instruction should be directed largely toward inspir- 

 ing them with a thirst for more complete information and inducing them 

 to enter the regular college course. A less desirable class of students 

 consisted of boys not familiar with farm life or with the best methods 

 of farming. For these instruction by rules is necessary to a consider- 

 able extent. A short course of 12 weeks should not cover the whole 

 ground ol agriculture. The student should be made to realize how 

 little he really knows at the completion of the short course. 



' The price ot" tlu' bust is at present $50. This will probably be reduced to $40 or 

 $45 if the iiuiiiber of subsciiptious is sufficieutly large. 



