continued, but to be included in the work of this Association. 

 The purpose of this report is to bring before the Association a 

 brief account of its own experiences, to intimate what its own 

 positions have been and to present the issue now raised by the 

 proposed affiliation or absorption of the Land Grant College 

 Engineering Association. There is no need of further amendment 

 unless that organization is to be included in this Association. 

 If it is to be included, then the Constitution should be re- written 

 on the basis of the Act of 1862 and provision made for a Con- 

 vention of these institutions that should deal chiefly with adminis- 

 trative problems. The history of the Association goes clearly 

 to show that discussion of scientific and technical questions 

 has been referred to scientific and technical organizations. The 

 Committee therefore recommends that the Association settle by 

 vote the one question of policy and then refer the matter of amend- 

 ing or re-writing the Constitution to the Executive Committee or 

 to a special Committee appointed for that purpose as seems best. 



Respectfully submitted, 



W. 0. THOMPSON, 



Chairman Executive Committee. 



