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the industry, and I am pleased to say that the industry appears 

 to recognize it. 



We have an advisory board in connection with the college, 

 composed of a representative of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, 

 the State Fish Commissioner, the publisher of the leading 

 fisheries paper, one of the prominent fishery supply house men, 

 one fresh fish dealer, and five cannery men, all selected from 

 different parts of the state. We put many of our problems 

 up to that advisory board with a view to obtaining their sug- 

 gestions. Every member of the board is at the head of a 

 large business; they are all men of ability and we get many 

 valuable suggestions from them. In this way we keep closely 

 in touch with the industry, and the industry keeps closely in 

 touch with us. 



We have a little fishery club in the college to which we 

 invite persons passing through our city who have a fish story 

 to tell, and this club is officered and managed solely by the 

 students. They invite these people there and ask them to 

 give talks, not lectures. The meetings are quite informal, 

 and when a man is asked to speak to the students he may 

 address them standing up if he wishes, or he may sit on a 

 chair, or on a desk, whatever he finds most convenient. We 

 have had people there talking on how tin cans are made, on 

 cannery insurance, accident insurance, safety first, almost 

 anything you could think of that has any possible relation 

 to the industry. 



During our short courses we bring in lecturers on all 

 sorts of subjects. We have had two or three of the Na- 

 tional Canners' Association inspectors, men from the sardine 

 and salmon industries, men from the United States Bureau 

 of Chemistry, and so on — any man who had a story to tell 

 that would benefit the students or increase their knowledge. 

 We find that all of these men are anxious to help us. 



Many of you, of course, are interested in our financial 

 affairs. I do not wonder at this, because when you come 



