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P E R M A N E N T ORGANIZATION.

The Committee on Permanent Organization presented the following list of officers: President—Hon. J. M. Gregory, LL. D., President Illinois Industrial University. Vice-Presidents—Dr. Manly Miles, Professor of Agriculture in the Michigan Agricultural College; Rev. Joseph Denison, D. D., President Kansas Agricultural College, and Professor D. C. Gilman, of the Sheffield Scientific School. Secretaries—Professor A. N, Prentiss, Cornell University, and Professor John Hamilton, of the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania. The officers were elected, after which the meeting adjourned until 2 o'clock.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Chairman—We were in the midst of reports. It is for the Convention to say whether they shall be continued. Mr. Flagg—Mr. President our members are not all in yet, I believe, and I would like to bring up a little matter while they are gathering, if in order—the question of arranging for continuing this organization in future years. Some of us had a plan under consideration of forming a permanent organization, to meet from year to year, or oftener, for the purpose of continuing consultation, experimentation, and comparison of experimentation, and the continuous laying out of experiments to be performed in common—doing that much at least. Perhaps the organization ought to go further. Perhaps it ought to be an organization of the Agricultural Colleges and the Technological Schools. I want what would be best, and would like to bring before the meeting the question of continuing the organization in the future, and get an opinion upon it. The Chairman—Will the Convention take any action on the matter of future permanent organization ? Mr. Hilgard—I would move it be referred to a committee. The motion was carried. The Chairman—I will appoint Prof. Hilgard, of Miss., Hon. Mr. Flagg, of 111., and President Folwell, of Minn.