ved that the report of the nominating committee be approved,
and that the nominees be declared elected. Motion was seconded and
carried.

Mr. D. C. Snyder offered the following resolution:

"Because of the great and enduring service that Dr. William C.
Deming has rendered the Association, I move that he be named Dean
of the Association and be given an honorary life membership,
without payment of dues."

The motion was seconded, and carried with applause.

On being called to the chair, the newly-elected President, Clarence A.
Reed, spoke as follows:

"I take this as a very great honor; it is an equally great
responsibility. All I can say is that I appreciate it deeply, and
that I will give you the best service I have in me."

The Ohio Section of the Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc.,
submitted a copy of its Constitution containing a provision that it
affiliate with the Northern Nut Growers' Association by having its
accredited members become also members of both Associations.

After an open discussion by officers and members of both Associations, a
resolution was adopted by the Northern Nut Growers' Association
expressing appreciation to the Ohio organization for their offer of
affiliation, and accepting such affiliation on the terms stated.

It was also brought out as the sense of the meeting that the Executive
Committee work out any necessary details in connection with this and any
subsequent affiliation on the part of any district or state Association,
the same to be submitted to the next annual meeting of the Northern Nut
Growers' Association for ratification.

It was also recommended that the President appoint a member of each
affiliating Association to the Executive Committee of the Northern Nut
Growers' Association.

This statement is made in lieu of an accurate transcript of the
proceedings, or a verbatim report of the resolution as adopted, neither
of which is available.

Aims and Aspirations of the Ohio Nut Growers

A. A. Bungart, Avon, Ohio

In one of the previous bulletins of the NNGA, there appeared an
eighteen-point program formulated by the Ohio Nut Growers. No doubt you
are wondering what has been done and is being done to make this program
function. We have eliminated one point, the one on the pollen bank. At
the time our program was being prepared we assumed that nut pollen could
be stored for several weeks or months: Since nut pollen does