Historical Account. 11 



P. W. Claat;!?en takes Mr. HungerfonlV place for the year. 

 P. B. Lawson becomes assi-stant instructor. 



1917. H. B. Hungerford inad(> associate professor of entomology. 

 P. B. Lawson made instructor in entomology. 



Ruby Hosford takes charge of inscctary. 



Dr. C. P. Alexander becomes assistant curator of entomological museum. 



Miss Eva Batchman appointed assistant instructor. 



William Hoffmann elected fellow in entomology. 



Doctor Ale.xander conducts a party, consisting of Harry Fackler, Wil- 

 liam HotTmann and Scott Johnson, on an entomological survey of 

 southwestern Kansas. 



Canker-worm work in cities of eastern Kansas conducted by Professor 

 Hunter. 



1918. p]ntire University reorganized to handle S. A. T. C. Department of 



entomology teaches three sections of biology. Miss Weaverling takes 

 charge of insectary. 



1919. William Hoffmann is apiiointed assistant in charge of insectary. 



P. B. Lawson granted degree of doctor of philosophy' by Kansas LTni- 

 versity; major, insect taxonomy; first minor, insect morphology; 

 second minor, systematic botany. Title major thesis, "Cicadellidae 

 of Kansas." 



Miss Itasca Hilsman elected Fellow in Entomology. 



1920. H. B. Hungerford made Professor of Entomology. 



P. B. Lawson becomes Assistant Professor of Entomology. 

 Mr. William Hoffmann transferred from the insectary to assistant cura- 

 tor of museum. 

 Mr. Philip A. Readio is appointed instructor in entomology. 

 Miss Lucy Hackman becomes assistant instructor. 

 Miss Itasca Hilsman reappointed fellow in entomology. 



1921. Mr. Lawson becomes associate professor of entomology. 

 W. J. Brown becomes student assistant in the museum. 



W. J. Brown, Jean Linsdale and Robert Guentert continue the biological 



survey in northeastern Kansas. 

 P. B. Lawson and Raymond Beamer devote some time to the study of 



the destructive outbreak of pea aphis in first-crop alfalfa. 



1922. Miss Kathleen Doering appointed fellow in entomology. 



P. B. Lawson becomes professor of entomology and assistant dean of 

 the College of Liberal Arts and Science. 



Miss Kathleen Doering appointed scientific illustrator. 



C. Howard Curran, of Orillia. Canada, appointed research fellow in 

 entomology. 



R. H. Beamer reappointed assistant curator of the entomological col- 

 lections. 



