. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. 10 SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE January, 1921. The History, Progress and Future of the By the GENERAL SECRETARY. On tlie evening of Friday, October lOtli, 1919, five men met in a small room in Ottawa. They were tlie original organizing committee and they dis- cussed for several hours the possibility of organizing a society in Canada which would include in its mem- liership all men engaged in scientific, administrative, experimental or investigational agricultural work in CTanada, or in any work of a s
. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. 10 SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE January, 1921. The History, Progress and Future of the By the GENERAL SECRETARY. On tlie evening of Friday, October lOtli, 1919, five men met in a small room in Ottawa. They were tlie original organizing committee and they dis- cussed for several hours the possibility of organizing a society in Canada which would include in its mem- liership all men engaged in scientific, administrative, experimental or investigational agricultural work in CTanada, or in any work of a similar nature. At the close of that fii-st meeting a tentative name for the prospective society was adopted—The Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists—and the writer was ap- pointed Secretary-Treasurer. The chairman was M. B. Davis and the other members were G. LoLacheur, P. L. Drayton and F. E. Buck. At that time tlie society did not contain a single member. During the remainder of 1919, lists of eligible mevu- bers were obtained from various sources and on Janu- ary 9, 1920, an organized membership campaign was undertaken. Circulars were prepared giving (1) the aims of the Society; (2) the probable constitution; (3) the names of those who had already endorsed the movement. Provincial organizing committees were also appointed. As tlie increased, the lists of members were forwarded to eligible non-mem- bers, a plebiscite was taken on the name of the Society, and on the date and place of the organizing convention; nominations were received for the offices of president, vice-president and honorary secretary. An attractive programme for the convention was drawn up, printed and distributed. Following the receijit of nominations, a dominion-wide election was carried on bv mailed ballot, in co-operation with the Proportional Repre- sentation Society of Canada. From the foregoing it will be readily appreciated that the Organizing Committee was particularly
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