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read Dr. Smith's paper, which is entitled, 'The Need 

 for a National Institution for the Technical Instruction 

 of Fisherfolk." 



Following the reading of this paper Dr. Field moved 

 the appointment of a committee to aid in furthering any 

 action looking toward the consummation of this matter. 

 Adopted. 



The President later appointed Prof. Jacob Reighard, 

 Prof. E. E. Prince and Prof. Bashford Dean to this com- 

 mittee. 



Tuesday, September 9, 1913. 



The entire morning session was occupied with the 

 reading and discussion of two papers. E. E. Prince, — 

 "A Perfect Fish Pass : Some suggestions as to the De- 

 fects in Fish Passes and How to Overcome Them." L. L. 

 Dyche, — "Possibilities of an Acre Fish Pond," 



Owing to the number of papers on the program it was 

 voted to abandon the excursion which had been planned 

 for the afternoon in order to devote the time to the read- 

 ing and discussion of papers. 



Adjourned. 



At the afternoon session the time was devoted entirely 

 to the program, which was taken up in the following 

 order : 



C. H. Townsend, — "The Private Fish Pond — A Neg- 

 lected Resource." 



L. L. Dyche, — "One Year's Work at the Kansas State 

 Fish Hatchery." 



J. P. Snyder, — "Notes on Striped Bass" (read by H. 

 D. Dean). 



Jacob Reighard, — "Improvements of Fishing Through 

 a Knowledge of the Breeding Habits of Fishes." 



At 8 o'clock in the evening the Society again convened 

 for the reading and discussion of the following papers: 

 N. R. Buller,— "The Work of the Pennsylvania Fish- 

 eries Department." 



