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The President: We have another paper on the program right 

 along this same line, and it is written by a man whom we all know 

 to be a great friend of birds. I will ask Mr. Gibbs to read his paper. 



Mr. Oliver Gibbs, of Prescott, Wis., then presented a paper en- 

 titled "Our Summer Boarders — The Birds." (See index.) 



The president appointed the following committee to present the 

 matter of the protection of birds to the Educational Association of 

 Minnesota : Mrs. J. B. Hudson, Prof. F. L. Washburn, Mrs. E. M. 

 La Penotierre, S. A. Stockwell, Mrs. Ida Thompson. 



The President: The subject on our program becomes somewhat 

 changed now, and we take up the matter of home and school im- 

 provement. As you all know, Mrs. Barnard has done some ex- 

 cellent work in this city in connection with home and school im- 

 provement, and she will tell us something about that work in some 

 Minneapolis homes that has been done this past summer. 



"Some Improved Home Grounds in Minneapolis," was the title 

 of the paper presented by Mrs. M. M. Barnard, of Minneapolis. 

 (See index.) 



The President : I am very sorry that our limited time does not 

 permit us to discuss this most excellent paper, but as we still have 

 two more papers on the program we must make the most of our 

 time, and I will call upon Mr. Nutter to read his paper. 



Mr. F. H. Nutter, of Minneapolis, then read a paper on the sub- 

 ject of "Improving School Grounds." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



On motion of Mr. Gibbs the meeting adourned. 



THURSDAY MORNING SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order by the First Congressional 

 District vice-president, Mr. Frank Yahnke, at 9 :30 o'clock. 



Vice-Pres. Yahnke : I am very sorry to hear that our president 

 was called away under such sad circumstances. I feel somewhat 

 indisposed today and am not in a proper condition to conduct this 

 meeting, and I will therefore ask Prof. Green to take the chair. 



Prof. Samuel B. Green : I believe Mr. Yahnke could handle 

 the meeting very well, but since it is his wish, and he has requested 

 me to do so I will take charge of the meeting. 



The Chairman : We will take up the first number on the pro- 

 gram this afternoon, and that is a paper by Mr. Older. This subject 

 of evergreens is one that we are all interested in. 



Mr. C. E. Older, of Luverne, then read a paper entitled, "The 

 Pines and Their Comparative Value in Minnesota." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The Chairman : Although this number is not on our program, 

 Mr. Barnes has a report from the Wisconsin Horticultural Society 

 which I am going to ask him to present now. I know we shall all 

 be glad to hear what they are doing in Wisconsin. 



Mr. A. D. Barnes, of Waupaca, then submitted a "Report of the 

 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society." (See index.) 



