Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-29
Essay-"The Ups and Downs of a
Newspaper Man.
Howard Owen of Augusta
Frank H. Colley of Portland
PoMoLoeIcAL SOCIETY.
Executive Committee Cleans Up Bust
ness of the Past Year.

The executive committee of the Maine
Psychological Society met at the Cony
House. Tuesday afternoon, for the pur.
pose OF clearing up the old years bust.
mess and making plans for the new
The session was continued through tbs
|evening and Wednesday forenoon and
afternoon President 2. A. Gilbert OF
Greene. was in the chair
| Treasurer Charles S. pope of Man
chester, presented his report, and the
officers were pleased to learn that there
is cash balance of $160 in the treas
ury.
Secretary D. H. Knowlton of Farm
ington, presented his report. During
the past year the society has done more
work than in any previous II months
of it's existence. A one-day meeting
and exhibit was held at Buckfield In
March. In connection with Arbor day,
a two-day horticultural school was
held at New Gloucester, taught by
Prof Fred w. Card of Rhode Island
agricultural College, and Prof. Welton
M. Munson of the University of Maine.
The annual meeting and exhibition
was held at Pennington, Nov. SIS. A
one-day meeting and exhibition was
held at Cherryfield, Nov 13. At all of
those there were lectures by speakers
of ability, including Professors Card
and Munson. Prof. F. A. Waugh of
Massachusetts, Experiment Station,
Prof. John Craig of Cornell University.
and Mrs. Virgil P. DeCoster of Buck
field. Local speakers also contributed
to the value of these meetings.
AT the annual meeting a proposition
to create method and practice of
fruit inspection by legislation was re-
ferred to the executive committee At
ter extended discussion such action
was voted inexpedient.
The executive committee voted to ask
the Legislature to enact a measure to
provide for protection of trees and
shrubs against injurious insects and
diseases. The president and secretary
were chosen a sub committee to draft
such a bill and present it to the Legis-
lature. -7tf
The revision of the premium. list re-
suited in a few minor changes and one
innovation-the awarding of a special
additional prize to the exhibitor Of the
best display offered for the premiums
given by counties.
1t was voted to hold a late winter
meet in March. place and exact time
not settled. The officers are looking
for some invitation to hold that meet
ing where they think it is needed more
than in places that have been similar
ly favored in the past, but say that
there is such a lthing4as not being able
to visit the remotest corners at this
time.
About the first of July, the society
will hold a field meeting close beside
the extensive strawberry beds of S. H.
Dawes in Harrison.
The annual meeting will be accord
ing to custom, early in November, but
the place will predetermined later.
If the funds of the society permit,
and that is expected, the horticultural
study begun at New Gloucester, last
summer. will be continued.
Secretary Knowlton informs the
Journal that the society members take
a keen interest in the proposed law for
protection against the San Jose scale
and other noxious insects and diseases
which infest trees and shrubs in other
states. While the State of Maine may
be free from it for years to come, yet
the next lot of nursery stock that comes
across the State line may be loaded
with the pests.
1t is recommended that every pur-
chaser of nursery stock take care to
buy only from nurseries that have
been inspected and officially declared
uninfested. but also to insist upon the
stock shipped being accompanied by
certificate of fumigation. This they re-
gard as the ounce of prevention which
will save the expense of several pounds
of cure.