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The words l wish to >ay, Ifr, President, are not dictated by any 
desire t<» criticise, but simply for the good of tin- Association. When 
this provision was adopted, if was adopted, as J understand it, with the 
thought that such reports of prog n what had been going on in 
the different departments daring the past year would be of great \ alue 
to the Association in helping t<> weld together the sections into which 
otherwise the Association would almost inevitably split up. it Beems 
to me unfortunate, at least, that this idea, underlying this provision ot* 
the constitution, can not in the future be carried out l repeat that I 
make tli stion Bimply in the interests oi the Association, and 
not from any desire to tind fault. 
The Ciiaikm \n. 1 desire to add my word to what has been so well 
said. 1 heartily believe in the great value and wisdom of the course 
of the A iation in dividing into sections, but I should also consider 
' misfortune if the failure to make these reports should tend to 
sepa: SO that all our work except purely formal work in general 
on be d«»ne in sections. 
Mr. ALVORD. I move that those portions of the report of the execu- 
tive committee referring to military department matters and to the 
procuring of the Morrill bust be referred bodily to the Section on 
Work for consideration. 
Ord( ed. 
Mr. Ai.v< >BD. 1 now move that the portions of the report of the exec- 
utive committee relating to new legislation regarding station funds 
and t<> the invitation from the German Association of Experiment Sta- 
tions be referred to the new provisional section on station work for its 
• ion. 
Adopted. 
Mr. Alvord. Forthe executive committee, I now ask have to read 
two paragraphs of the constitution, relating to membership: 
- Hum other inatitnti • '1 in educational or experimental 
or mechanic arts may, by a majority rote, be admitted 
• in, with all privileg 
In like manner, an red or directl; • ! in agricnlto 
i ention of thii .mi may he adi 
to similar privii. 
I am instructed to move that the chiefs of the several divisions and 
of the Department of Agriculture be admitted i<> the floor of 
this convention with all privileges under this provision of the consti- 
tution, and that all-. who have red and come anderthe 
fourth provision of membership be also admitted to the door of this 
convention during r 
Adopted, 
Mr. i;i<kiiam. I move that the persoi ment made to us by 
the chairman of tie* i commitb 
minted by the chair, with instructions to repoit ■ 
flltUI' 
Adopt 
