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tion. In one day we had a letter from Norway, one from 

 Australia, two from Siberia, one from Japan, one from Can- 

 ada, two from Mexico, and one from Chile, showing that 

 undoubtedly by that time a knowledge of the College of Fish- 

 eries had managed to circulate throughout the whole world. 

 You will notice that practically every part of the world is 

 covered in this list except Africa, and I presume we shall 

 hear from Africa in due time; probably the mails were a 

 little bit delayed down there. 



We have now reached the stage where we can really 

 begin to do something. Of course, we are very much ham- 

 pered by lack of money; all educational institutions are, for 

 that matter — we, perhaps, more than some because we are 

 in a rapidly growing country. In the fall of 1919 the regis- 

 tration at the University of Washington jumped from 3,500 

 to over 5,000, and it is probable that this fall (1920) it will 

 go still higher. These great increases mean much from a 

 financial standpoint, but we are managing to pull through. 

 If we need assistance that we cannot get in any other way, 

 undoubtedly the commercial men will help us, so that we are 

 optimistic as to the future. If any of you feel that in your 

 section you want to start a college of fisheries, we will tell 

 you of all our mistakes, what caused them, and how we 

 got around them, if we did get around them, so that you 

 may profit by our experience. 



Discussion 



President Avery, St. Paul, Minn.: Does anyone wish to ask ques- 

 tions of Professor Cobb or to discuss his paper? 



Mr. George N. Mannfeld, Indianapolis, Ind. ; I desire to inquire 

 as to the rates of tuition for the fishery courses which Professor Cobb 

 has outlined. 



Professor Cobb: The University of Washington is a state institu- 

 tion, and for a long time there were no tuition fees, but at the request 

 of the student body a few years ago the tuition fee was fixed at $10 

 a quarter, the revenue derived from this source being devoted to a 

 building fund. The cost of tuition, therefore, is $40 a year, if the 

 student remains for four quarters. Usually he remains only three 



