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The University of Alberta, at Strathcona, has accepted plans for 

 a building 230 feet long by 70 feet wide, with wings on the north, 

 and south ends 110 by 30 feet. It is not expected that the building 

 will be completed inside of three years, and the cost is estimated 

 at approximately $500,000. 



At the last meeting of the university senate the report of the execu- 

 tive committee regarding the organization of the agricultural college 

 recommended the establishment of the following departments: 

 Animal husbandry, agronomy, dairying, agricultural engineering, 

 bacteriology, and veterinary science. In addition the departments 

 of chemistry, biology, and geology will be common to the faculties 

 of both arts and agriculture. It was decided to proceed with the 

 organization of the agricultural faculty along the three following 

 lines: (1) By the completion of the establishment of the agricultural 

 faculty within the university at the earliest possible date; (2) by 

 the establishment of a system of permanent secondary schools in 

 connection with demonstration farms in those sections of the Province 

 not coming within the immediate scope of the college itself; and (3) 

 by the development of a department of extension teaching. The 

 university w^ork will not be confined to teaching, but will include re- 

 search work in connection with the various agricultural problems 

 of the Province. 



In Saskatchewan last year about 160 agricultural meetings were 

 held under the auspices of the agricultural department, and it is 

 expected that this number will be greatly increased the coming year. 



The Manitoba Agricultural College has established a department 

 of household science to be under the direction of Miss A. B. Juniper, 

 formerly dean of the school of household science in Macdonald 

 College. 



In Ontario the work of the agricultural teachers, who are also 

 scientific advisers to farmers in the vicinity of the public high schools 

 in which they teach, was so successful that three more such teachers 

 have been appointed. 



A school of forestry has been established in connection with the 

 University of Laval at Montreal. The course is open to college stu- 

 dents having a bachelor's degree, and extends over two years. 



CHINA. 



An agricultural school has been started by the Government officials 

 at Mukden, Manchuria. The school has 300 acres of land and an 

 annual appropriation of $150,000 for nuiintenance. E. C. Parker 

 and W. H. Tomhave, of the University of Minnesota, were engaged 

 to inaugurate the agricultural work. 



The German-Chinese High School at Tsingtau at the beginning of 

 February, 1910, had 102 students in its various agricultural and for- 



