CONVENTION OF ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ACxRICULTURAL 

 COLEEGES AND ENPF.RIMENT STATIONS. 



The seventeenth annual convention of this association, held in Wash- 

 ington, November 17-19, 1903, was one of the largest meetings in 

 point of attendance which has ever been held. Something over 200 

 delegates and visitors were registered, and the representation was verj'^ 

 general from different sections of the country. The meetings were 

 held in the Shoreham Hotel, where ver}' satisfactory provision was 

 made for the general sessions and the section meetings. A very 

 pleasant social feature was a reception tendered the convention by 

 Secretary and Miss Wilson on the evening of November 18 at their 

 residence. This was largely attended by the members of the associa- 

 tion and visitors, the scientific staff of the Department of Agriculture, 

 and others. By special arrangement the delegates paid their respects 

 to President Roosevelt at the White House on the aftei-noon of 

 November 18. 



As has been customary for several years past, the annual meeting 

 of the Oflicial Horticultural Inspectors was held during the days of 

 the convention, in conjunction with the meetings of the section on 

 entomolog3\ A brief account of their meetings is given elsewhere in 

 this number. 



The convention as a whole was notable for its harmony and the 

 expedition with which l)usiness was transacted, and was remarked by 

 many of the delegates as a most satisfactory meeting. 



GENERAL SESSIONS. 



The address of the president of the association, James K. Patterson, 

 of Kentucky, was given on the evening of the first day of the conven- 

 tion. It dealt with the general topic of the origin and work of the 

 colleges and universities represented by the association, and the influ- 

 ence of these institutions upon the development of technical and 

 industrial education. It was an eloquent and scholarly review of the 

 conditions in English and American historj^ which have led up to the 

 newer education, the influences which have had to be met and over- 

 come in its development, and the recognition which technical education 

 is now receiving, due in no small degree to the influence of the land- 

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