ECHOES OF THE CONVENTION. 
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proper consideration in discussions to the excellent papers and 
reports. 
That our standing" committees deserve our sincere appre¬ 
ciation for the excellence of their output this year. 
That the Bureau of Animal Industry seemed to be the 
friendly target of all chairmen and some essayists. 
That the death of the committee on a central legalized 
body will be a great relief and cessation of strain from the bur¬ 
dened minds of its members. 
That the special college committee had outlived its useful¬ 
ness, and henceforth the Association will assume general mas¬ 
tery of the situation. 
That our Brooklyn friend was visibly affected by the death 
of so many of his proteges. 
That our Association is a body of workers, not of names. 
The last dead wood has been washed away. 
That the exercising greater vigilance in the new mem¬ 
bership list will result advantageously. 
That the local reception committee surely treated us to a 
generous indulgence of warm-hearted hospitality. It will 
bear good fruit. 
It proved that the Association’s interests are greater than 
the wishes and desires of any one of its members. Hence the 
demand for re-election of the former Secretary. 
That we convened promptly at 10.30 a.m. the first day. 
That the session of the Comitia Minora was well timed on 
the evening of the 14th, and should be the precedent in all 
future gatherings. 
That the absence of one or two familiar faces was deeply 
regretted, and their active interest greatly missed. 
That the re-election of our faithful Treasurer was a strong 
indorsement of true civil service. 
Where will we meet in 1892? Have you any suggestions ? 
N. N. S, 
