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Increasing research work, President James used the college of agricul 

 hire as an Must ration of a university department \\ hich had developed 

 bo rapidly in Dumber of students thai it was evident the day was not 



far distant when it would be impracticable tor tin- university t<> care 

 for all the students in agriculture who would come for instruction on 

 the present basis. He was therefore in favor of raising the require- 

 ments f<>r entrance to the college of agriculture, and at the same time 

 seeking to provide for the secondary education of thousands of students 

 in special public schools to be established in different parts of the State. 

 The degree of doctor of agriculture was conferred upon former 

 Secretary of Agriculture Norman J. Colman and Hon. A. II. Sanders, 

 editor of Th> Breeders* Gazette, as distinguished Leaders of agricultural 

 progress in this country; and at the assembly of the college of agri- 

 culture the services of Doctor Colman to agriculture were set forth in 

 addresses by ( Jol. ('has. F. Mills and the Director of t his ( )ffice. In the 

 response to these addresses made by Doctor Colman. a^ well a^ in the 

 remarks of other speakers, the history of the Hatch Act and the con- 

 sequent development of agricultural education and research in this 

 country were described in outline. In this way attention was drawn 

 to the fact that the National Government, through its Department of 

 Agriculture and Congress, had been largely instrumental in laying 

 the foundations of our present system of agricultural education and 

 research, and had cooperated with the colleges and stations during all 

 the stages of their development. 



Last year the trustees of Cornell University passed a resolution 

 creating what is virtually a hoard of visitors for the college of agri- 

 culture, composed of representatives of the State and district agri- 

 cultural societies. The trustees invited each of these societies to -end 

 a delegate annually, at the expense of the university, to visit the col- 

 lege of agriculture and make an inspection of it- work. 



In accordance with this provision, delegates from a large number of 

 these societies visited the college early in October of this year. An 

 opening talk was given by President Schurman, and Director Bailey 

 spoke to the delegates on the purpose for which the college farm 

 should he utilized. A tour was made of the farms. Laboratories, and 

 other buildings of the college and the experiment station, and the 

 work was described. The delegates formed a permanent organization, 

 called the New York State Committee for the Promotion of Agricul- 

 tnral Education and Research, adopted a constitution, and elected 

 officers. The president of the State Breeders' Association was elected 

 president of the new organization, the president of the Mate Fruit 

 Growers' Association was elected secretary, and the secretary of the 

 Western New York Horticultural Society, treasurer. 



The committee will meet at the college in October each year. The 

 authorities look for very good results from this organization, It is 



