616 BOARD Of AGRICULTURE. 



World's Fair at St. Louis, and request that those having the power to do 

 so will see the propriety of appointing him to this responsible position. 



Kesolved, That this Association hold district meetings throughout the 

 State, time and place of which shall be determined by the Executive Com- 

 mittee. Be it further 



Resolved, That the secretary of this Association mail a copy of all the 

 resolutions to each member of the present General Assembly, marking- 

 such paragraphs as should be of interest to such members. Be it further 

 Resolved, That the thanks of this Association be tendered to all those 

 who so ably assisted in our entertainment during this meeting. 



G. V. WOOLEN, Chairman. 

 G. P. SWAN, Secretary. 

 G. W. DRISCHEL. 



The President: You have heard the reading of the committee's report, 

 what disposition will you make of it? 



Mr. Schlosser: I move that the report be adopted. ' 



The President: As a whole or by section? 



Mr. Schlosser: As a whole. 



Report adopted. 



The President: We have next the Committee on Essays. 



Mr. Gurler: Mr. President, we had an interesting time with these 

 essays. We took them and went over each one by itself, and then we 

 had an argument of two hours before we decided whose was the best, 

 so you can see there was merit in more than one of them. When we 

 came to vote who should be first, it stood two and one, but the first 

 prize we aAvarded to No. 4 (Mrs. Lamont, .Toppa) and the second prize to 

 No. 1 (J. M, Hack, Crown Point). 



Mr. Schlosser: I move that the report be accepted. 



The President: I would suggest a little further that these essays be- 

 come a part of the proceedings. 



Motion carried. 



Tlie President: Is the Committee on Nominations ready to report? 



