Mrs. Sarah Rideout Abbott who upon her arrival had 

 taken a short walk in the Arboretum and gathered some 40 

 species of mushrooms, now gave a most fascinating talk on 

 these and other Maine species, telling how to distinguish 

 the poisonous from the edible. 



After Mrs. Abbott Dr. George P. Merrill of the National 

 Museum at Washington, spoke briefly on the geological 

 formations of Maine and its "drowned" river systems 

 and gave some very interesting personal reminiscences. 



Miss Celia M. Compton next read her paper on the "Min- 

 erals and Rocks of Casco." 



State Forester Samuel T. Dana gave a most interesting 

 and instructive talk on "Maine's Forests and their Future." 



At the close of his remarks the meeting adopted by a 

 unanimous vote the following resolution offered by Major 

 Barrington Moore of New York City: 



WHEREAS, the conservation and wise utilization of our for- 

 est resources is essential to the welfare of this and other 

 New England States; and WHEREAS, the Development 

 of sound forest practice is dependent on scientific investi- 

 gation; and 



WHEREAS, There is now pending in Congress a bill for the 

 establishment of a New England Forest Experiment Station; 

 be it 



RESOLVED, that this Academy earnestly favors the pas- 

 sage of this bill, and urges the representatives of the New 

 England States now in Congress to do everything in their 

 power to secure the establishment of such a station. 



Major Moore is the editor of "Ecology," a scientific mag- 

 azine, and a contributing member of the Knox Academy. 



The Rev. C. W. Turner spoke briefly on the work and 

 purpose of the Academy, and made an appeal for the interest 

 of the people in their important work. Rev. Henry Dunnack, 

 the State Librarian of Augusta, then gave a talk which was 

 brilliant in every detail. He claimed modestly that he knew 

 nothing, and for that reason he could talk as glibly on any 

 subject as if he knew all about it, while the Scientists knew 

 so much about their one subject, that they only succeeded in 

 learning how little they knew. He ended in a eulogy of 

 Science, and a statement to the Scientists that they were the 

 people of the hour, on whom the whole world must to a great 

 extent depend. Mr. Dunnack inspired a feeling of the ut- 

 most goodfellowship among those present, and his remarks 

 were received with a goodly meed of applause. 



C. Vey Holman with a talk on "Tin and Other Rare 

 Minerals of Maine," opened his hearers eyes to the fact that 



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