106 HENRY HELL GOODELL 



"In the work of this association, and in the establish- 

 ment of the foundations of the land-grant colleges and ex- 

 periment stations, President Goodell had an important and 

 almost unique part. A full comprehension of this can only 

 be had by those who shared with him these labors. With the 

 passage of the Hatch Act it became apparent that an organ- 

 ization of the executive officers of these institutions was a 

 necessity. The attention of Congress could be secured only 

 by the presentation of matters of national scope in concrete 

 and unified form. The plan of education and research 

 mapped out for the land-grant colleges was too broad, 

 varied and comprehensive, and too vital, to permit of its 

 development without organized direction. It was necessary 

 on more than one occasion to urge upon departments of the 

 government a consideration of conditions which led to fair 

 and beneficial rulings with regard to these institutions. The 

 questions of jurisdiction and of the relations between the 

 separate institutions and governmental departments were, 

 and have ever been, of greatest importance. The heads of 

 these colleges were pushing out into new and unexplored 

 regions, and felt the need of mutual aid and advice. All of 

 these considerations emphasized to Goodell and his col- 

 leagues the necessity of an association for mutual aid and 

 protection, as well as for the general advancement of the 

 interests to which these institutions were devoted. In the 

 organization of this association he was a moving spirit, and 

 in its subsequent work always an active participant. He was 

 a member of the executive committee from 1888 to 1902, and 

 during the last eight years of this time was chairman of the 

 same. In this capacity he labored untiringly, not only in 

 the broader duties of the position, but in multitudinous de- 



