The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08

Academy of Sciences Hall shortly before
10 o'clock by President Armsby. The first
election Of the officers of the different
sections which were made by the sections
on Thursday The convention confirmed
unanimously all of the officers chosen.
association to hold its next annual con-
vention at New Haven. DR.. A. c. True
Of Washington, D. c.. also spoke in favor
Florida invited the convention to meet
in Jacksonville. This is a slight depart
ure from a recognized custom of the asso-
citation, which has been TO hold every
other convention in Washington ID. c.
The matter was referred to the executive
committee.
Henry H. GoodeH. chairman of the ex-
ecuttve committee, moved that a commit
tee be appointed to pass upon the papers
of the various sections for the purpose of
deciding which are suitable for publica-
tion in the annual report of the associa-
ton. This motion grew out of the dis
cussion of Thursday night. William n
Liggett of Minnesota, read a paper on
agricultural Education, Practical and
Scientific in which he dwelt upon the
far-reaching influences of the Morrill, and
Hatch act in securing appropriation of
funds from the national resources to aid
rural industries. He said that ten years
ago the question of How are we to edu-
cate our farmers?' could not be an
swered, but that only recently had the
problem begun to be solved Agricultural
science was divided into two classes. he
said. The first was to teach the young
men how to be better farmers, the sec
ond was the educating of agricultural sci
entists. and the latter he declared was
necessary in order to obtain success in
the first. He strongly advocated the dis
semination by all available means of ag-
ricultural science, so that farmers who
can't attend agricultural colleges may be
educated.
DR.. True made report upon graduate
study at Washington, and this provoked
Is
cooperation of the Department Of Agri-
culture with the experiment stations
The committee on nominations brought
in the names of the officers as selected
for the ensuing year. They were all
unanimously elected and are as follows:
President. Joseph f. stubbs, president OF the
University of Nevada
First vice president, Professor E. w Hill
gard of the University of California
Second vice president. Professor J. M Stone
of Mississippi
Smiley of the University of Wyoming
Fourth vice president Professor NJ. H. Buck
ham of the University of Vermont
Fifth vice president. Professor NJ A SEQ
veil. director of the Kentucky Experiment Sta
tion.
Executive committee. H. H Goodell, pres-
dent of Massachusetts Agricultural College
Chairman; William NJ l,diTg lLiigTgett. dean Of the
burn of Rhode Island and Alexis Cope of Ohio
Secretary and treasurer. Professor E. b.
Voorhees, director OF the New Jersey Expert
photographer, Professor A. c. True director
of Office Experiment Stations, Department of
Agriculture.
The section work of the association was
concluded during the afternoon. The del
egates were the guests Of the California
State Floral Society at reception held
from to 6 O'Clock in the southern dining
room of the Occidental Hotel which had
for the occasion been transformed into a
fairyland of rare and beautiful flowers.
Professor Wickson of the University of
California is the president of this society,
and Professor Emory Smith of Stanford
University the vice president. The ar
of the reception was under the
Immediate charge of the following COM
mittee: Mrs. L. 0. Hodgkins, Mrs. Austin