The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-07
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.
SECOND SESSION OF THE COL
LEGE CONVENTION.
Resolutions of Respect to Memory
of Late Senator Justin Nor
riu Of Vermont Adopted.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-The Sec
ond session of the convention of the
Association Of American Agricultural
Colleges and Experimental Stations
was called to order to-day. 80
Professor Louis H.fPammel of Iowa,
Chairman of the Section of Botany and
Horticulture, read a report on the
methods being followed in teaching
agriculture. The question was consid-
cred from every point of view.
Professor Matthew H. Buchanan Of
Vermont presented resolutions of re-
spect to the memory of the late Senator
Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont. He
spoke touchingly of the life work OF
the dead man, and believed that his
| name would go down to posterity as
one of the greatest benefactors and
statesmen of the century
Professor James K. Patterson of
Kentucky, in seconding the adoption
of the resolutions, said that there were
three names that would go down in i'm
mortal perpetuity, George Washing
ton, as the creator of the republic;
Abraham Lincoln of Kentucky as the
preserver of the republic, and Justin S.
Morrill, of Vermont, as the provider
of the natural instigator of the move
ment to perpetuate it.
The afternoon was given up to meet
ings of sections of agriculture and
+ chemistry and mechanic arts and of
college work. horticulture and botany.
I DR.. A. c. True, Director of the Of
fee Of Experiment Stations at Wash
| ington, D. c., read a syllabus of a
course in Zootechny.
G.. S. Murkland of New Hampshire
! presided over the section of mechanic
arts. The old officers were recon-
mended for reelection. The following
papers were read: 1.-The Teaching of
Machine Design John T. Faig of
Kentucky; 1.-The Electrical Engineer
! the Latest Developed Specialist" w.
T. Magruder of Ohio; Some Objections
to Early Differentiation of Engineering
Courses" j. C. Maggie of Texas. and
Teaching Methods" G. Gwinner of
Maryland.
The section of agriculture and chem
istry took up the discussion of the gen.
eral subject of irrigation. L. G. Car
penter of Colorado read a paper on
Irrigation Investigations in Expert
ment Stations Elwood Meade of
Montana made a scientific and practi-
cal discussion Of irrigation. He was
followed by E. j. Wickson of the Uni
versity of California, who read a paper
on the relation of irrigation to vegeta-
ton.
At the meeting of the section on col
lege work the Committee on Nomina-
tions reported the names of ]. E..
Stubs for President and Abram w.
Harris for Secretary. A paper on "Ag-
ricultural Education, Practical and
Scientific" was read by William M.
Liggett of Minnesota
The section on botany and horticult-
ure elected the following officers Tor
the ensuing year: President s. A..
Beach of New York and Secretary p.
H. Rolls of Florida. The following
papers were read: Irrigation Methods
in Orchards" A. J. McClatchie of Ari-
IONA; "Climatology of Horticulture, :"
r. J. Wickson of California The Max
ing Of Garden Herbarium and Its
Jses,.' A. d. Selby Of Ohio and Burt
Dayy OF California; horticultural
Field Work for Glasses" A. B. Mckay
of Mississippi
The general session In the evening
was devoted to general business and
the appointment of committees.