278 liKI'oKT <M' OFl'lC'K OK K.\ I'KKIM KNT STATIONS. 



Jirst Ik- (Icsrrilxil in stalimi jnihlications, but by a^ri'i-iiiciit with tiir <lirc(t(ir lliis 

 niK' iiuiv he siis|)('iiil('<l wlicii (Icsirablc. 



It is tlic aim of tin- station in its |(ul>lislu-il work to givf lull and exact ctcdil to 

 t-acli I'niidoyoo. 



Whi'i-f two or moro dopartinonts have necessarily been ciipij^ed in one piece of 

 \V(irk, or where the frencral plan of the investif^ation has been mainly the work of 

 one, but the execution of all the (U'tails has l)(>en the work of oni' or two otlu-rs, it is 

 extremely dillieult to credit the wdik in a way that does exact justice to all. Any 

 suggestions from the working force rcLrardinLj the matter will be j,'ladly received. 



LIBRARY. 



Current seientilic journals are to be recorded by the clerk 1 )efon' they are taken 

 from till' offices. 



When bound books or journals are taken from the library th(^ title and the name 

 of the borrower are to he entered in a book kept for the purpose by the clerk, and 

 until returned to the cilerk and by her canceled on the book the borrower is resjjon- 

 sible for it. 



Bulletins or reports in the station file nuist not be taken from the library under 

 any consideration without permission of the director. 



Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, Storm. 



Department of tlu' (Connecticut Agricultural College. 



The Storrs Station is under the control of the l)oard of trustei's of the college, which 

 consists of six members elected by tbe State senate for terms of four years, one mem- 

 ber elected annually by the Stati' board of agriculture, one meml)er, a graduate of the 

 college, elected by the alumni, and the director of the State Station at New Haven ex 

 officio. The governor of the State is ex-ofiicio president of the board. This hoard 

 meets annually, and its duties are those of general sui)ervision and control of finances. 

 The mori' direct management of station affairs is delegated hy the board to the execu- 

 tive committee, consisting of two of its mend)ers and the ])resi<lent of the college. 

 This conunittee places the work of the station in charge of the director, upon whom 

 rests the responsibility for the management in detail. All members of the station 

 staff report to the director with reference to station work, and those who are emploN-ed 

 by the experiment station are resj)onsible only to the (brector for the ))erformance of 

 their duties. 



DEIjAWARK, 



The Delaware Colleg-e Agricultural Experiment Station, Ncirdvl: 



Department of Delaware College. 



The governing board of the station is the board of trustees of tlu^ college, which 

 consists of '.VI mend)ers, 15 of whom represent an original body which managed Dela- 

 ware College prior to the passage of the first act of ('ongri'ss establishing land-grant 

 colleges. Upon the acceptance of that grant by the State, a second board of 15 mem- 

 bers was created, which was appointecl by the governor of the State. To these 30 

 mem1)ers, tbe governor of the State and tlu' president of the college have been added 

 as ex-ofticio members. The original board has power to fill vacancies in its mem- 

 bership. The governor fills vacancies in the State board by appointment. Imme- 

 diate oversight of tbe station is delegated to :i connnittee on agriculture, consisting of 

 5 members. Two stated l)oard meetings are held annually. At the mt;eting held 

 June 15, 1903, the board adopted the following regulations: 



