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rector, and defined his duties and those of the heads of the six 

 divisions into which the station had been divided. The council, 

 at a meeting held in November, recommended that at least one 

 assistant be appointed in each division as soon as needed, and 

 made an adverse report on the policy of classing the assistants as 

 fellows, and placing them under rules and regulations similar to 

 those governing fellows in the University. 



In April, 1888, the trustees appointed the Director and the Treas- 

 urer, and in May the Deputy Director and Secretary. Hon. 

 H. B. Lord and Mr. George R. Williams, of the Board of 

 Trustees were appointed auditing committee. The station was 

 made a department of the University and President C. K. Adams 

 its executive head. The Treasurer was authorized to disburse 

 the funds of the station on presentation of bills approved by the 

 Director. The station administration differs in no material 

 points from that of other departments of the University, except 

 that the receipts ,'and expenditures are kept separate from all 

 other funds. 



From the first it was seen that the government funds available 

 for buildings would be totally inadequate to provide room suf- 

 ficient for the work contemplated. The professors at the head of 

 the various divisions of the station were all engaged in Univer- 

 sity teaching, so that it was impracticable for them to do their 

 station work in buildings detached from those already occupied. 

 Such rooms as could be spared and easily fitted up were assigned 

 to the station, and all the work of each professor was arranged 

 for in one building, but the station as a whole was housed in five 

 detached structures, exclusive of insectary, forcing-house, and 

 farm buildings. 



As students in the College of Agriculture became more numer- 

 ous and station work increased, it was found that the room was 

 much too limited. This led the Board of Trustees at their Octo- 

 ber meeting, 1890, to consider carefully the need of providing 

 more ample and commodious quarters for both of these depart- 

 ments. By a unanimous vote they decided to appropriate $80,000 

 for the erection of a building for the use of four divisions of the 

 College of Agriculture and the Experiment Station as soon as 

 the funds therefor can be provided. It is hoped that this 

 contingency will not occasion a long delay. This, when 

 completed, will provide amply for both college and station, and 



