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been expressed, and I hope each and every one that has anything 

 to do with this society, will feel that it is not only for their interest 

 but for our interest and for the interest of the people of the state 

 at large. If we could all live on from year to year and were all 

 guaranteed that we could live as long as Methuselah, perhaps we 

 could work out some of the problems we have undertaken, but wq 

 have soon to lay this down and let the next generation take it up 

 where we have left it. We have been gaining strength from year 

 to year, and although we have met with things that were hard to 

 overcome, we have kept up good courage, and I hope if our courage 

 holds out we shall be able to come off victorious. 



OFFICERS FOR 1890. 



The following list of officers were duly elected: 



President — Wyraan Elliot, Minneapolis. 



Vice-Presidents — A. W. Sias, Rochester; Alfred Terry, Slayton; 

 O. F. Brand, Faribault; M. Pearce, Chowan; J. O. Barrett, Brown's 

 Valley. 



Secretory— Samuel B. Green, St. Anthony Park. 



Treasure!*— Ditus Day, Farmington. 



Executive Committee — A. W. Latham, Chairman, Excelsior; 

 J. S. Harris, La Crescent; J. M. Underwood, Lake City; L. H. 

 Wilcox, Hastings; Milon Cutler, Sumter. 



Librarian — Samuel B. Green. 



Entomologist — Prof. O. W. Oestlund, Minneapolis. 



LIBRARY OF THE SOCIETY. 



Dr. Frisselle inquired how large a library the society possessed 

 and where it was. 



President Elliot. Our library is in a pretty demoralized con- 

 dition just now. We had it over in the agricultural building. 

 It was in that building when it caught fire and was somewhat in- 

 jured by water but not by fire. I went over there and took a two- 

 horse load of the most valuable of the books over to my barn con- 

 nected with my office, and dried them out there the best I could, 

 now I have them packed in a case. The remainder have been put 

 in the coliseum building and there they have remained, so that 

 our library is in two places. Mr. Cuzner, in his report as librarian, 

 said he had been trying to get some place at the university but as 

 yet had not accomplished that object. 



The report of the library committee has not been given. Mr. 

 Stevens, Mr. Hillman and myself were that committee. I have 

 prepared a short report which I will read now. 



