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President: It has been suggested that this afternoon will 
be a good time to take up the bass papers and if there is no ob- 
jection we will proceed upon that line. 
Mr. Lydell: How about the opportunity to discuss the 
Whitefish paper ? 
President: That is true. The paper by Mr. Downing, the 
Whitefish paper, is open for discussion. 
Mr. Downing said a good many things there is a great chance 
for discussion if the gentlemen wish to discuss them. If there 
is nothing to be said on it however, we will take up the bass 
subject. 
Mr. J. L. Leary, Superintendent of San Marcos, Texas, sta- 
tion, then read a paper on the subject of Construction of Ponds 
and Pond Cultural Methods. 
President: Gentlemen, I think perhaps it would be better 
to have a discussion on each paper as it comes up. ‘The paper 
is open for discussion now. No doubt many of you have ideas 
on the construction of ponds for black bass and other fishes that 
would be interesting for us to know. 
Mr. Titcomb: Would not that paper of Mr. Lambert’s on 
Bass Pond Construction come in well there 

it is very short. 
President: We will have Mr. Lambert’s paper and it will 
be read by Mr. Titcomb. 
Mr. Titcomb then read a paper on the subject of a Plan for 
Bass Pond, by E. M. Lambert. 
Mr. Seymour Bower.then read a paper by Mr. Dwight Lydell 
on the subject of Some notes in Connection with the Bass work 
at Mill Creek station. 
President: Our secretary has a matter that he would like 
to bring before the meeting in connection with Dr. Smith’s illus- 
trated lecture. 
Mr. Peabody: A number of members of the society have 
suggested to me the advisability of publishing this very valuable 
contribution of Dr. Smith’s, in the coming report, with the illus- 
