ADDRESS OF WELCOME FOR 1908 



BY JAMES E. RICE 



Fellow Workers: 



It is a matter of regret to all of us that Director Bailey is unable to be 

 here to extend to you a welcome on behalf of Cornell University and the 

 New York State College of Agriculture. We, who are familiar with 

 Director Bailey's educational policies, know that he is heartily and en- 

 thusiastically in favor of developing strong poultry departments that 

 shall rank in scope and efficiency with other departments in connection 

 with the agricultural colleges and experiment stations. He believes that 

 Poultry Husbandry offers special pedagogical advantages because of the 

 large number of persons who are interested in keeping poultry as a business 

 occupation. This enables the colleges to appeal to the people, as he 

 expresses it, "in terms of their daily lives." 



If Director Bailey were here it is certain that he would have commended 

 the motive that has inspired this meeting. He believes in the principle of 

 "getting together," of co-operation and of organization. In his absence I 

 am glad to extend to you a cordial welcome. There are no traditional 

 latch strings to our doors. If there were any, they would hang on the 

 outside. You are invited, instead, to turn the knob and "push" wherever 

 you desire to go. The freedom of our campus and buildings, our gardens 

 and our fields is extended to you. We are at your service. We welcome 

 you to Cornell. 



RESPONSE 



BY JAMES E. RICE 



Fellow Workers: 



It is not often that a person is called upon to occupy the unique and 

 embarrassing position of being asked, with only a few minutes warning, 

 to give an address of welcome and then to respond to his own welcome. 

 It was expected that Professor W. R. Graham would be present to respond 

 to an address of welcome from Director Bailey. A response to the address 

 of welcome would have been very appropriate from Professor Graham 

 because it was he who issued the call for a meeting of teachers and investi- 

 gators in poultry husbandry to meet at Madison Square Garden last year 

 to talk over matters of mutual interest. 



Speaking now for those who have assembled here for this meeting, I am 

 certain that I voice the sentiment of all when I say that the time has come 

 in the development of poultry departments when it is absolutely impera- 



