1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



243 



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Questioj^'Box^ 



lu the multitude o£ counsellors there is 

 safety. — Frov. 11-14. 



How iniieli Convention Time 

 Should be (jiven to Essaj's i 



Query 966.— What proportion of the time 

 of a convention is it best to have occupied 

 with essays ? — Missouri. 



C. H. Dibbern — None at all, 



G. M. Doolittle — About one-tenth. 



H. D. Cutting — It depends upon how 

 long and dry they are. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — One for each ses- 

 sion, and plenty of recesses. 



W. G. Larrabee — Just enough to pro- 

 voke enlightening discussions. 



Jas. A. Stone— Essays, if not exceed- 

 ingly good, had better be " few and far 

 between." 



B. Taylor — I do not know. I only 

 know that general talk and discussion 

 pleases me best. 



Jennie Atchley — I believe a conven- 

 tion ought to be for bee-keepers to talk, 

 and send essays to the bee-papers. 



Chas. Dadant .t Son — One-fourth, or 

 even less. Let them have very short 

 essays, just to introduce the subjects. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— That depends 

 upon the merits of the essays, and the 

 length of time the convention is to be in 

 session. 



P. H. Elwood — All of the time, unless 

 the discussions can be well managed, 

 and the time occupied by persons who 

 are careful what they say. 



R. L. Taylor — Only just sufficient so 

 that the rest of the time may be occu- 

 pied by intelligent discussion. About 

 one-tenth of the time is usually su)3]cient. 



Mrs. J. N. Heater — All depends upon 

 the nature and quality of the essays. A 

 few, short, well written ones, on practi- 

 cable subjects, are just the thing to open 

 discussions. 



Eugene Secor — That's forbidden ter- 

 ritory. The fellows that run conven- 

 tions must be allowed to judge. But I 

 think it depends upon many things 

 which I have no room here to discuss. 



Dr. C. C. Miller — If the right men are 

 there, it's better to have no essays. If 

 no one present knows anything about 

 bees, the time might all be taken up with 

 essays written by some others that do 

 know. 



Rev. M. Mahin — That depends upon 

 so many things that no rule can be 

 given. Much would depend upon the 

 character of the essays, and much upon 

 what the convention could do if there 

 were no essays. 



E. France — Short essays to bring out 

 discussion are all right. The essay is 

 the thought of one man, the discussions 

 are the thoughts of many. Short essays, 

 or perhaps questions, would be better 

 than long, flowery essays. 



Jas. A. Green— As a rule, only enough 

 to keep things moving. Often, any es- 

 says at all will be only a waste of time, 

 comparatively speaking. With a good 

 man in the chair, and an inclination on 

 the part of members to talk freely on 

 practical subjects, and keep to the point, 

 essays had better be omitted altogether. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — I would have each 

 subject opened with a short, terse, care- 

 fully-prepared essay — say 10 to 15 min- 

 utes long, and discussed for 40 to 45 

 minutes. That is the way we run our 

 farmers' institutes, and they are rousers. 



Wm. M. Barnum — None. Let them 

 appear in the bee-papers. Let the 

 " question-bo.t," discussion of practical 

 topics, confined to short, off-hand 

 " talks," and social " friend making " be 

 the objects and work of the conventions. 



Rev. Emerson T. Abbott— That de- 

 pends upon the essays. Generally speak- 

 ing, I should say about as much as the 

 people who make up the convention 

 want. Some want more, some want less, 

 and some do not want any. Let them 

 have what they want. 



J. E. Pond — This is purely a matter 

 of opinion. For myself, I should like 

 three or four only, on really practical 

 points, as texts for discussion and criti- 

 cism. The whole aim and object of a 

 convention is to get together socially, 

 and " swap talk on bees." 



G, W. Demaree — I don't know that it 

 matters much. Our bee-conventions are 

 more social " reunions " than anything 

 else, and any course that will entertain 

 best, I should judge to be the best. I 

 never go to a convention to learn any- 

 thing — I go to meet old friends, and 

 make new ones. 



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