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^Motion was made, seconded and carried that the discussion 

 of the paper be postponed nntil the afternoon session. 

 A recess was taken until 3 o'clock, same day ajid plat-e. 



AFTERXOOX SESSION. 2 o'C'LOCK. 



]\li'etiiig called to order l)y the president. 



The President : I regret to l)e obliged to announce that 

 Prof. Eeighard's paper on "The Meaning of the Secondary Sex- 

 ual Characters of Certain Fresh Water Fishes," and Prof. Eei- 

 ghard's and Prof. Ward's paper on "A Method of Measuring 

 the Efficiency of Quantitative Plankton Xets'' cannot be pre- 

 sented this afternoon for the reason that they were unable to 

 make arrangements to get the current to enable them to exhibit 

 the lantern slides. 



The secretary, ]\rr. Pea])ody, then read a paper by jlr. W. T. 

 Thompson, of Xew Hampshire, on the sul)ject, "Feeding — Its 

 Effect on Growth and Egg Production." 



The President: It affords me great pleasure to announce 

 that Hon. George M. Bowers, United States Fish Commissioner, 

 is fortunately with us. He arrived this noon, and as we have 

 done ourselves the honor of electing him our president, I ear- 

 nestly request Mr. Bowers to come forward and let me introduce 

 liiui to the society. (iVpplause). 



Mr. Bowers : Mr. President and gentlemen, I very mucli 

 appreciate the honor you have conferred upon me, ])ut from the 

 fact lliat I am not a speechmaker and that I do not desire to 

 delay the business of this society, and from the further fact that 

 quite a number of its members are anxious to leave on the 3:iri 

 l)oat, 1 simply at this time again express my thnnks and hope to 

 show my appreciation for this honor In' endeavoring to do, as I 

 try to do always, my duty. (Applause). 



The President: Mr. Bowers' efforts in the line of fish cul- 

 ture liave elicited the wai'mest a])pi'()bat ion from ]KMq)l(' tlirough- 

 out the country interestetl in that subject, and it will give me 

 great pleasure to deliver the batoii of office into his hands wlien 

 I am through with it this aftei-noon. 



The committee a])pointed to audit tlie treasurer's report then 



