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Sta'n for Exp. Evol, Carnegie Inst'n: A. F. Blakeslee (Conn. 

 Agric. Coli.), plant geneticist. 



U. S. Dep't of Agric, Bur. of Chem. : F. B. La Forge (Rocke- 

 f eller Inst.), expert, org. chem. Food Research Lab. (Phila.) ; 

 T. E. Harper, Jr., chemist's aid, fish-handling investigations. 



U. S. Pub. Health Serv., Pellagra Hosp. (Spartanburg, S. C.) : 

 /. R. Murlittj temp. biochem. ; M. X. Sullivan (Div. of Soil Fer-' 

 tility, U. S. Dep't of Agric), permanent biochem. 



Univ., Cal. : H. T. Chickering (Rockefeiler Inst), "research 

 associate in pathol." He will be associated with Prof. F. P. Gay in 

 investigations on the treatment of typhoid by the use of sensitized 

 Vaccine. This research associateship, established with a gift by Mr. 

 J. K. Moffit, one of the Univ's regents, is additional to a research 

 associateship in pathol., for which other donors recently agreed to 

 provide an annual gift of $1,200, and an eventual endowment of 

 $25,000. Hooper Foundation for Med. Research: ^. H. Hurwitz 

 (Harvard Med. Seh.) : instr., research med. 



Univ., Halle, Pharmacol. Inst.: R. Magnus (Utrecht), prof., 

 pharmacol. and direc, in succession to Prof. Hamack, deceased. 



Univ., 111. : H. B. Lewis (Univ. of Penn.), assoc, physiol. chem. 

 Agric. Exp. Sta. : Robert Stewart (Utah Agric Coli.), assoc. prof., 

 soil fertility; assis. chief, soil fertility work. 



Univ., Minn. : Jean MacKinnon, assis. prof., nutrition. 



Univ., Oregon: H. B. Myers (N. Y. Univ. and Bell. Hosp. 

 Med. Coli.), prof., mat. med. and pharmacol. 



Univ., Penn. : A. L Ringer, assis. prof., physiol. chem. {re- 

 signed) ; R. L. Stehle and B. M. Hendrix, instrs., physiol. chem. 



Univ., So. Cal., Seh. of Med. : C. G. MacArthur, instr., biochem. 

 and toxicol. 



Univ., W. Va., Coli, of Agric, Exp. Sta'n: /. L. Coiilter (Geo. 

 Peabody Coli.), dean. Coli, of Agric; direc Exp. Sta'n, vice E. D. 

 Sanderson, resigned. 



Va. State Dep't of Agric. : /. B. Weems, chief chemist, to suc- 

 ceed Dr. Magruder, resigned. 



West. Resc've Univ., Med. Seh. : P. J. Hanslik, assoc, phar- 

 macol. (prom.); G. E. Simpson, instr., org. and biol. chem. 

 (prom.) ; H. H. McGregor, instr., biochem.; R. J. Collins, de- 

 monstr., pharmacol. 



