Evening star., 1898-11-17
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Business of American Association of Agri-
cultural Colleges.
Papers Read on Hutter Tests and the
Resources of the South,
Respectively.

N The principal business transacted at the
session of the American Association of Ag-
ricultural Colleges and Experimental Sta
tions today was the selection of officers for
the ensuing year.
A nominating committee, composed of
Messrs MacLean, Leggett, Brigham, Kim
brough.~ Allen, Jaffa and Scovell. submit
ted the nominations for the several offices.
and the association adopted them without
dissent The new officers are follows:
President, DR.. H. P. Armsby; first vice
president, j. E. Stubbs, Nevada; second
vice president c. s. Murkland. New Hamp-
shire; third vice president, ]. l.. Snyder,
Michigan; fourth vice president, p. H. Nell
Alabama; fifth vice president, F. 2. Ander-
son, Kentucky.
Executive committee-The president, sec
retary, retiring president ex officio; H. H.
Goodell, Massachusetts; Alex. Cope, Ohio;
j. H. Washburn Rhode Island, and VIM
M. Liggett, Minnesota.
Inc only officers reelected were Edward
b. voorhees, of New Jersey, secretary and
treasurer, and DR.. A. c. True Of Washing
ton, DC, bibliogra pher.
Ihe following Is list of the new section
officers:
Mechanic arts-C. S. Murkland of New
Hampshire chairman, and F. Paul Ander-
son, Kentucky.
College section-Chairnan, c. w. Dabney,
lr., OF Tennessee; secretary, c. e. Coates,
Louisiana.
Entomology - Chairman, c. w. Wood
worth; secretary, Prof. Lawrence Bruner,
Nebraska.
, Botany-Chairman. L. H. Pammel, Iowa:
secretary, Samuel B. Green, Minnesota.
M. A. Scoville of Kentucky read report
on butter tests. He explained how the tests
were made. A COW was kept under surveil-
tance Tor six years, the milk, fat and but
ter being carefully calculated. His deduc-
uons from all observations were that cows
gave the richest milk in November and De-
cember and the poorest in April and May.
one of the interesting features of the
morning session was the report of Thomas
Il. Miller, president of the COlored Normal
Industrial and Agricultural College on the
resources of the south. He exhibited speci-
mems OF the fruits Of the country and dwelt
upon the fertility of the land, it's climate
and natural advantages His samples of
SCUM carolina tea were minutely inspected
and declared to be an excellent product
In this connection he referred to the cul-
ture of tea in South Carolina and presented
statistics showing the propagation to be
a success.
The proposed constitutional amendments
which formed the basis of the discussion
Yesterday Will not be bgain taken up by
'he association at this session. The COM
mittee to which this matter was referred
submitted two reports, a majority and mi
norlty report. The former was rejected and
the latter was laid upon the table An
effort was made at this mornings session
10 revive the matter but it was in vain
the members being determined to let the
constitution remain as at present. An in
teresung paper on The Land Grant and
Other Military Colleges and National De-
tense, was read by Charles w. Dabney,
Jr., of Tennessee.
The association opened its session yes
terday promptly at O'Clock At 10 O'Clock
the assocition called upon the President,
and 1t was after IL before it got back to
business.
The session was devoted exclusive
ly to discussion of the constitution and
the proposed amendments thereto The
suggested changes embody many salient
points Nothing WIS agreed upon, the final
consideration going over until the evening,
session