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The solidarity of the land-grant colleges was emphasized in the 

 presidential address of President E. A. Bryan of the association, who 

 pointed out the national character of these colleges, their common 

 interests and purpose, and the place they have occupied in education. 

 He described the line separating the old education from the new as 

 represented by these institutions, which are to minister to our com- 

 mon welfare. They now comprise a national system of education, 

 largely subsidized by the Federal Government and with certain pre- 

 scribed relations to it. They have greater solidarity than any other 

 class of institution. 



President Bryan urged that unity should be maintained among the 

 colleges of this great system — a balance, a coordination between them. 

 Because together thej^^ constitute a national system of education he 

 urged a closer relation of the national Bureau of Education to them 

 in helping them to work out their mission; and he advocated a 

 national Department of Education, presided over by a Secretary. 



The U. S. Bureau of Education was represented on the pro- 

 gram by Dr. S. P. Capen, who discussed the relation whicli the 

 Bureau has sustained to the land-grant colleges. The specialist of the 

 Bureau of home economics, Mrs. Henrietta W. Calvin, was also pres- 

 ent and discussed that division of the work. 



Dr. C. A. Duniway set forth the position of economic science in 

 colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts.^ After pointing out the 

 elementary character of the requirements in this line for graduation 

 from most of these colleges, he emphasized the importance at this 

 time of correlated courses in economics, in preparation for industrial 

 life and citizenship. 



The correlation of the college of agriculture of Ohio with other 

 institutions in the State according to the plan previously noted,*' was 

 described by Prof. Alfred Vivian. The plan has now been in opera- 

 tion for two j^ears and has proved quite satisfactory. It stimulates 

 both of the participating institutions, and it has some advantages for 

 the student, permitting him to take his elementary course in small 

 classes, often at less cost, and to be an alumnus of the arts college as 

 well as of the imiversity. It was explained that such .students are 

 found to more readily take up graduate work. 



In an evening address, Dean Thomas F. Hunt, of California, gave 

 an interesting and informing accoimt of the agricultural institutions 

 now in operation in that State, equal in area to the nine northeastern 

 States and having all the problems of those States and some others. 

 Instead of nine separate agricultural colleges and experiment sta- 



« Expt Sta. Rec, 30, p. 397 ; 32, p. 79S. 



