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those who are interested in fish culture, from every point of view. 
The standing of the society in the United States depends on the 
strong union of all interests for fish culture, and on having all 
of those interests represented in the society and in its officers. 
IT am very glad, Mr. President, that you were elected President 
last year. It would be a misfortune if men who are interested 
in the practical culture of fish as you are, should feel themselves 
im any way barred from the control of the affairs of the society. 
Such a misfortune is impossible since a most important part of 
the control of the affairs of such a society as this comes from 
men who are interested from the point of view which you and 
your fellows in the society hold. 
I need not say that the remarks of the President in regard to 
his own administration were altogether too modest because we 
all of us appreciate the success which the society has had during 
the past year and to which he has contributed so much. 
Mr. Clark: If I am not trespassing upon the time of this 
society I would like to say, as a member of long standing in the 
organization, also as a practical fish culturist and not a scientist, 
I would like to say to Dr. Birge and the members, that the 
practical side of fish culture from now on must have more of the 
help of the scientist. In other words the successful practical 
fish culturist of today has to be a scientist so far as possible. 
We have come to that day and age when our farming, breeding 
and nearly all other pursuits are followed on well based scientific 
principles, and we must have more of the help of the scientist 
in fish cultural work. Therefore, I say, let the scientist element 
have better recognization than has been shown in the past. 
President: [I am compelled to tell a short story in regard to 
the outcome of this election. Away back in the 8)’s the State 
of Michigan had a very furious canvass on for the nomination for 
the position of governor, in the republican party. I think there 
were six candidates and all had about the same number of fol- 
lowers in the conventicn. The late Roswell G. Horr presided 
at that convention, and what he said to that convention before 
it opened its labors I would like to have regarded as said to this 
society with regard to the outcome here. He said, “Gentlemen, 
you are all here, each one earnestly active in support of his own 
