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what unfortunate, however, that the lateness of the hour at which 

 this topic was reached on the program tended to prevent a more 

 complete discussion, and its reassignment at some subsequent meeting 

 would seem to be amply justified. 



A discussion on the Correlation of the Work of Experiment Sta- 

 tions in Eegions with Similar Conditions was opened by Director 

 J. C. Kendall, of New Hampshire, and participated in quite gen- 

 erally. Many possibilities of such correlation were pointed out, and 

 instances cited of work already in progress. Some apprehension was 

 expressed lest it result in an abridgment of the freedom of the indi- 

 vidual investigator, and emphasis was laid on the individual factor 

 in research. Others expressed the conviction that, at least in the 

 simpler forms of inquiry, an understanding of what others in the 

 same field are attempting might frequently enable individual work- 

 ers or stations to coordinate and readjust their work to advantage. 

 Thus, while certain types of duplication of work are not harmful and 

 others may be beneficial as a corroboration of results, there are in- 

 stances where mere repetition does not strengthen, as was intimated 

 in the report of progress of the standing committee of the association 

 on projects and correlation of research. 



The meetings of the station section were unusually well attended, 

 and the discussions as a whole were participated in by a large num- 

 ber of those present. The program was originally arranged for a 

 single afternoon session, but in its consideration most of a second 

 afternoon was eventually utilized. 



The business of the association itself centered largely around the 

 questions of the engineering experiment stations and the development 

 of courses in military training. On the first of these propositions, 

 the association reaffirmed its belief in the advantages of organizing 

 enginering experiment stations, and declared that Federal aid for 

 such stations should follow the lines of the Morrill Act and its 

 supplementary legislation, irrespective of local conditions. The 

 executive committee was empowered to represent the association in 

 conference with other bodies interested in the formulation of such 

 legislation. 



The association expressed its interest and appreciation of the 

 advantages of the proposed training corps sections of the National 

 Defense Act, and manifested its desire to cooperate with the War 

 Department in its practical application. The measure was discussed 

 in detail by members of the association and Maj. Andrew Moses, of 

 the War Department, in one of the general sessions, and provision 



