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A iiiolioii introduced by (', D, Woods, of CoiiiK'cticut, that a lecjuest 

 be made that one session of tlie convention in 1895 be devoted to the 

 discussion of uiethotls of feeding- in ex|)eiiments with dairy animals, 

 was carried. 



In the section on college work President W, II. 8cott. of Ohio, read 

 a paper on faculty meetings. He especially emphasized tlje necessity 

 of meetings for conference as well as for business purposes, and advo- 

 cated intrusting- to committees or subfaculties a large amount of the 

 busiiu'ss sometimes transacted in faculty meetings. Meetings for con- 

 ference were desirable because by these each i)rofessor keeps informed 

 of the Avork of other departments, each receives a stimulus to do the 

 best work in his own specialty, and a feeling of unity throughout all the 

 departments of the college or university is engendered. Such meetings 

 might be held in the evening, and occasional papers by members of the 

 faculty would constitute a valuable feature. 



Other subjects discussed by this section were: Standards of admis- 

 sion for agricultural colleges, methods of teaching agriculture, the 

 establishment of an advisory bureau for the agricultural colleges in 

 connection with one of the departments at Washington, and the rela- 

 tions of the land-grant colleges to the War Department. 



Ill the section on mechanic arts the following papers were presented : 

 •' Shop course — its relation to the mechanical engineer," by L. E. Reber, 

 of Pennsylvania; "Belt fastenings," l)y W. Flint, of .Maine; "Some of 

 the problems of manual training in our technical schools," by J. K. 

 McColl, of Tennessee; " Shop courses for mechanical-engineering stu- 

 dents," by J. J. Wilmore, of Alabama; and "What ineehauical instruc- 

 tion shall we give the students in our agricultural colleges'?" by W. C. 

 Drake, of Khode Island. The latter paper outlined a course of mechan- 

 ical instruction for agricultural students, the outtit required, expense 

 of outtit and of materials used by students, etc. This paper was also 

 read at a general session of the Association. 



At the meeting of the section on entomology Prof. (Jsborii spoke on 

 "Entomological work of ex])eriment stations." He pointed out the 

 necessity of em])loying the proper means for treating insect injuries 

 after the life history and remedies had been worked out, and urged 

 that the farmers be instructed and interested in the proper remedial 

 treatment, as far as possible. In carrying out this end personal letters 

 to individuals were especially valuable. Cooperation among entomolo- 

 gists and mutual assistance was recommended, particularly in the 

 testing of commercial insecticides, to determine the real value of the 

 remedies in various sections of the country, and to distribute the 

 res])onsibility of pronouncing upon their value. 



In the ensuing discussion Prof. Bruner stated that he also had found 

 personal letters fre(|Uently better than bulletins, and when replying to 

 inquiries in regard to important ])ests frecjuently made several mimeo- 

 graph copies of the answer, and sent them to other correspondents. 



