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The secretary suggests that the Association may wish to take some 

 action looking toward the matter of program for the coming year, as 

 to how much time you wish to take. 



Mr. Washburn: This is merely a thought which occurred to me 

 this morning: lb is evident that if we can have only two days we are 

 always going to be crowded. If we could abstract the papers, and the 

 readers of the papers simply give results, in case there are results, and 

 then have a few symposia, perhaps we would get over more ground 

 than if we had the reading of all the papers in detail. 



Mr. Cotton : It seems to me one way we can get around this matter 

 is to leave it to the Program Committee next year, if a large number of 

 papers are coming in, to extend the time one day, if necessary, or to 

 make some provision for night sessions, or it might be possible to have 

 a joint meeting with the Entomological Society of America or the 

 Horticultural Inspectors, and not encroach upon either one, and to 

 that end I make a motion that the secretary be authorized to use his 

 discretion in that matter. 



President Sanderson: It is moved and seconded that the matter 

 be left to the discretion of the secretary as to the length of time oc- 

 cupied by our program. 



Secretary Burgess: Mr. President, I have always endeavored in 

 the matter of the program to try to arrange it in such a way as to be 

 satisfactory, fitting in with the time of the other societies that meet at 

 the same time, and I think that policy should be continued in order 

 that we may work in harmony with the other societies that want to 

 meet the same week. In regard to papers, it is a very difficult matter 

 to lay down any hard and fast rules as to what you will or won't take, 

 and I do not think it should be the policy of this Association to dis- 

 courage the sending or presentation of papers. It seems to me that if 

 a man belongs to the Association, according to the constitution he has 

 an equal right with any other member to present papers, or enter into 

 discussion, and I do not think we should try to curtail that any more 

 than is absolutely necessary, and I feel that under the motion just 

 made we can probably make satisfactory arrangements for next year. 



President Sanderson : You have heard the motion that the matter 

 be left to the secretary. What is your pleasure? Motion, carried. 



Mr. O'Kane : There is a matter which I wish to present at this time. 

 There are a good many of us who live a long distance from any place of 

 meeting that may be chosen, and traveling expenses are a burden. I 

 am advised that two years ago the Committee on Station Policy took 

 this matter up, but did nothing about it. I should hke to see the As- 

 sociation take some action by which the incoming Executive Committee 



