December 6, 1901.] 



SCIENCE 



883 



vided with a long focus lens and an azimuth 

 mark. The house containing the altazi- 

 muth is too small. The present building 

 should be replaced by one of such size that 

 collimators may be placed inside of the 

 dome, and, as in the case of the prime ver- 

 tical, a long focus lens and an azimuth 

 mark should be provided. 



For use with the meridian and prime 

 vertical instruments three new chrono- 

 graphs are needed. 



Special attention is called to the impor- 

 tance of a careful study of each instrument 

 of the Observatory and a prompt publica- 

 tion of the results of such iuvestigations. 



LIBRARY, 



The Library contains 18,025 bound vol- 

 umes and 3,891 pamphlets. It is devoted 

 to astronomy and mathematics, and the 

 allied sciences, and is particularly rich in 

 complete sets of the publications of obser- 

 vations, academies, and learned societies 

 , of Europe, many of which are rare as well 

 as modern treatises and reports of investi- 

 gations. It is admirably arranged and is 

 in excellent order. The assistant librarian 

 in charge has made considerable progress 

 in the preparation of a comprehensive card 

 catalogue, which will render the material 

 on the shelves much more available. 



The appropriation of $750, which is now 

 provided for the Library, is not puflficient 

 for its needs. About $350 of this is re- 

 quired to keep up the scientific journals 

 and the works, such as yearbooks, which 

 appear periodically. The remainder of the 

 appropriation is not sufiBcient to provide 

 the new books, engravings, photographs, 

 and fixtures required, and to fill up gaps in 

 the Library when special opportunity offers. 

 It is recommended that the appropriation 

 be increased to $1,000. 



ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 



In the opinion of the Board, there is 

 urgently needed — 



1. A repair shop for the instrument 

 maker. 



2. Residences for those who are regularly 

 engaged in late night observations, 



EXPENDITURES, 



The expenditures for the Naval Observa- 

 tory are presented in Exhibit D, 



From the manner in which the appro- 

 priations have been made, it is not easy 

 for the Board of Visitors to determine what 

 portion of the expenditures pertains prop- 

 erly to astronomical woi-k, what portion to 

 naval work, and what portion to the im- 

 provement and care of the grounds as a 

 park. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Chas. a. Young, 

 Chas, F, Chandler, 

 Asaph Hall, Jr., 

 E, C, Pickering, 

 Ormond Stone, 

 William R. Harper. 



THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN AGRICUL- 

 TURAL COLLEGES AND EXPERI- 

 MENT STATIONS. 



THEfifteenthannualconventionof the As- 

 sociation of American Agricultural Colleges 

 and Experiment Stations was held at Wash- 

 ington, D. C, November 12 to 14. Presi- 

 dent A. W. Harris, of the University of 

 Maine, presided at the general sessions and 

 delivered the president's annual address. 

 This address set forth clearly the more im- 

 portant things for which the land-grant col- 

 leges stand and summarized the results of 

 their work. The land grant act of 1862 

 was considered important not only as pro- 

 viding for agricultural education, but as the 

 first sufficient recognition of study and in- 

 vestigation as the basis of the best success 

 in the arts and industries. It also pro- 

 claimed the duty of the national govern- 

 ment to promote industrial education, and. 

 in its results demonstrated the effectiveness 



