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stations as Institutions of research and experimentation be Inviolably main- 
tained within their respective states, in accordance with the terms and spirit of 
the Hatch Act 
Resolved, That In order that Congress may be properly Informed as to the 
work of the agricultural experiment stations and Its great value to agricultural 
practice, and t<> promote satisfactory relations between the Department of Agri- 
culture and the experiment stations, the executive committee of this association 
is hereby Instructed to request a hearing before the proper committees of Con- 
gress for the purpose of presenting the wort and claims of the agricultural 
experiment stations, and to continue conferences with the honorable Secretary 
oi Agriculture relative to cooperation between his Department and the stations. 
Graduate Study. 
L. H. Bailey, of New York, reported for the committee on this subject, as 
follows : 
The committee on graduate work has had two meetings here to discuss the 
question of the graduate school of agriculture, such a school as was held two 
or three years ago at the Ohio State University. The whole question has been 
discussed as to whether it was good policy to continue such a school ; and if so, 
under what conditions. It has seemed to the committee that it is desirable 
to continue the school under the auspices of this association. It has seemed 
also that those who conduct these schools should uot hear the whole expense. 
It is suggested, therefore, that some means be provided whereby the different 
colleges in the country should be requested to contribute a small sum each 
year to aid in the maintenance of these graduate schools of agriculture. This 
can be justified from the point of view that this graduate school of agricul- 
ture, held every two or three years, as the case may be. affords an opportunity 
for each contributing college to give its men opportunity for advanced work 
which they do not have in any other way. It would seem, therefore, that it 
would be a good policy for the institutions to help to maintain a graduate 
school, in order that their men may have an opportunity to come in contaei 
with other men. The second part of the attitude of the committee is, I think, 
equally important — that is, that there should be some place in the country 
where our workers meet other workers. This association has come more and 
more to be a delegate association. Every one of us would like to have our 
chemists meet other chemists, and so with the botanists, horticulturists, and 
other scientists. The committee therefore recommends the following : 
(1) That this association reaffirm its conviction that a graduate school of 
agriculture is a desirable enterprise to be conducted. in the summer at different 
colleges of agriculture in rotation. 
(2) That this school be held every two years, beginning, if possible, with this 
coming summer. 
(3) That each agricultural college be requested to contribute a small sum 
annually — say $25 — to aid in the maintenance of such school. 
(4) That the committee on graduate study be empowered to determine where 
such schools shall be held. 
(5) That it is the judgment of this association, while not desiring to limit 
the expenditures to any specified sum, that such schools of agriculture be con- 
ducted with the least possible expense consistent with the character of the work. 
The rei>ort was adopted. 
It was suggested that the committee prepare a circular of information regard- 
ing the school, to he sent to the different institutions interested. 
Military Instruction. 
C. R. Van Ilise, of Wisconsin, offered the following: 
The chief purposes of the agricultural and mechanical colleges are indicated 
by their name. It is the clear intent of the Morrill Act that military work be 
subordinate to these purposes: Therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experi- 
ment Stations, that it is unwise to require military drill from each student more 
than two times per week during two years ; and 
Resolved, That the executive committee be instructed to present the views of 
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