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During the year, the followiug appointments have been made: 



Miss Minerva Collins, B. S., a graduate of the University of 

 Kentucky, was appointed to the position of Assistant Botanist on 

 February 15th, which position she held until June 30th. The ap- 

 pointment was of a temporar}^ character in order that certain 

 work in seed inspection might be accomplished. 



Mr. Eeginald C. Collison, M. S., received an appointment as 

 Assistant Chemist on June 18th. At the time of his appointment, 

 he held the position of Assistant Chemist in the staff of the Ohio 

 State Experiment Station. His work at this institution will be 

 chiefly in the Department of Soil Investigations. 



Mr. Walter O. Gloyer, A. M., was selected to fill the place va- 

 cated by Mr. Grossenbacher and entered upon his duties on April 

 15th. He had previously occupied the position of Assistant Bota- 

 nist at the Ohio State Experiment Station. He is at present en- 

 gaged in research work in plant pathology. 



Mr. Richard F. Keeler, A. B., a graduate of the University of 

 Michigan, received an appointment as Assistant Chemist on April 

 1, 1912, and is assigned to the Department of Soil Investigations. 



Mr. Mancel T. Munn, B. S., was appointed to the position of 

 Assistant Botanist on July 1, 1912. Mr. Munn is a graduate of 

 the Michigan Agricultural College and is at present giving his 

 attention chiefly to seed inspection, with the details of which he 

 had become familiar previous to his appointment. 



Mr. Bentley B. Fulton, B. A., was added to the Entomological 

 staff as assistant on June 20th. Mr. Fulton is a graduate of the 

 Ohio State University. 



Mr. James D. Brew, B. S., a graduate of Cornell University, 

 was appointed as Assistant Bacteriologist on June 20th. He is 

 giving attention chiefly to the problems of milk sanitation. 



In accordance with the action of your Board, three of the above 

 appointments — those of Mr. Collison, Mr. Fulton and Mr. Brew 

 — were made in order to extend the experimental work of the in- 

 stitution more fully over the State. Our activities in this direc- 

 tion will be more fully presented in a subsequent part of this 

 report. 



