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be taughi in secondary agricultural schools and other high schools 

 generally, and (2) to make a more detailed study of college courses in 

 animal husbandry and develop sonic special topicof this subject from a 

 pedagogical standpoint. Dr. True then explained the work of this 

 Office in relation to agricultural education, pointing out the recognition 

 it has received as a leading agency for the promotion of this branch of 

 education, and the action of the Secretary of Agriculture in request- 

 ing from Congress an increased appropriation of $5,000 for the devel- 

 opment of work along this line. 



The committee on graduate study reported, through Prof. L. H. 

 Bailey, chairman, that arrangements have been made for holding a 

 second session of the school of graduate study at the University of 

 Illinois during the coming summer. A canvass of the agricultural 

 colleges for subscriptions of S25 a year toward the maintenance of the 

 graduate school, as provided for by the association last year, showed 

 27 colleges favorable to making such subscription, 15 unfavorable, and 

 4: doubtful. The committee emphasized the importance of the gradu- 

 ate 1 school, which it thought should be a regular and continuous work 

 of the association. It held that the school should be an institution of 

 the association, and that it should assume responsibility for its pol- 

 icy and management. The college where the school was held would 

 then be the agent of the association. The sources of income for the 

 graduate school would be (1) fees from the students, which it thought 

 should be lixed at $10, (2) the contributions from the association, 

 derived from the colleges subscribing, and (3) the contributions of the 

 institution at which the course was given. The report of the com- 

 mittee, with its recommendations, was adopted. 



The committee on pure-food legislation reported, through Dr. W. A. 

 Withers, chairman, that progress had been made in extending and 

 strengthening the State laws relating to foods, and also in the better 

 execution of pure-food laws. It referred to the satisfactory workings 

 of the inspection of imported foods as indicating the advantages of a 

 national pure-food law. 



The report of the committee on the collective college and station 

 exhibit at St. Louis was presented by Dr. W. H. Jordan, chairman, and 

 was received and the committee discharged. It was shown that of the 

 $100,000 appropriated for this exhibit, only about $90,000 had been 

 expended. The report gave a history of the origin and preparation of 

 the exhibit, description of the various parts as installed, and of the. 

 so-called outside exhibit, together with other details. By vote of the 

 association it was placed on tile in the Office of Experiment Stations 

 for future reference. 



The report of the committee on indexing agricultural literature, 

 presented by Dr. A. C. True, chairman, described the progress which 

 has been made in the library of the Department of Agriculture in 



