110 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD, 



responsible directly to the head of the agricultural work of the insti- 

 tution, and a corps of workers made up in part of men giving practi- 

 cally all their time to extension teaching and in part of the regular 

 college and station staff. 



A round-table conference led by W, E. Stone and A. M. Soule, on 

 national aid to extension work and secondary vocational education, 

 followed the presentation of the report. After earnest discussion of 

 the matter the association reaffirmed its approval of national aid to 

 extension work and requested the executive committee to use all legiti- 

 mate means to secure such aid, but declined to make any formal 

 expression of vieAvs regarding pending legislation providing for 

 national aid to secondary vocational education. Later, however, this 

 matter was referred to the newly established standing committee on 

 college organization and policy for investigation and report at the 

 next convention. 



The question of charging a fee to nonresident students was dis- 

 cussed at one session of the convention and a diversity of practice in 

 this respect was developed. Chancellor Samuel Avery, of Nebraska, 

 thought no fee should be charged. President Stone, of Indiana, 

 and Dean Russell, of Wisconsin, agreed with this position in theory, 

 but thought a fee necessary to equalize burdens between resident and 

 nonresident students and to protect the college. Apparently foreign 

 students are not as a rule charged a fee by the institutions represented 

 in the association. 



In a brief report presented by the chairman, C. D. Woods, the 

 committee on station organization and policy declared for a high 

 standard for research work and for the sharp differentiation of such 

 work from other station activities. This report was referred to in the 

 previous issue.** 



The executive committee w^as instructed to consider the feasibility 

 of holding the next convention in connection with the meetings of 

 various affiliated societies, and to take steps to arrange for the semi- 

 centennial celebration in 1912 authorized by the Washington conven- 

 tion in 1908. 



Dr. True submitted a brief report of progress from the committee 

 having the history of agricultural education in charge, and the com- 

 mittee was again continued. 



Officers were chosen for the ensuing year as follows: President, 

 W. H. Jordan, of New York; vice presidents, E. W. Allen, of Wash- 

 ington, D. C. ; J. H. Miller, of Kansas; E. D. Sanderson, of West 

 Virginia ; G. I. Christie, of Indiana ; J. F. Duggar, of Alabama ; sec- 

 retary-treasurer, J. L. Hills, of Vermont ; bibliographer, A. C. True, 

 of AVashington, D. C; executive committee, W. O. Thompson, of 



o E. S. R., 24, p. 7. 



