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Alaska Stations. — A. J. Wilkiis, a graduate of the school of agriculture of the 

 University of Minnesota, has been appointed assistant at the Sitka Station, vice 

 It. W. De Arniond, resigned, and has entered upon his duties. 



Arkansas Station. — W. C. Lassetter, assistant in soil physics at Ohio State 

 University, has been appointed assistant agronomist in the station and has 

 entered upon liis duties. 



Georgia College. — Fourteen extension schools of agriculture have been held 

 during the ■ last eight weeks. Unusual interest has been manifested, the 

 average registration per meeting being over 00, and the attendance at the 

 91 sessions held thus far 8,220. Petitions are being received asking for meet- 

 ings far in excess of what the appropriation will allow. A campaign is now 

 being organized for institute work. The county school commissioners will meet 

 at the college in May. 



Idaho University and Station. — Francis D. Farrell has been appointed irriga- 

 tionist and director of substations in southern Idaho, beginning March 1. He 

 will also act as representative of the university and station in that part of 

 the State, and will outline cooperative tests with the fruit, dairy, and grain 

 farmers of the region. L. C. Aicher has been appointed superintendent of the 

 substation at Caldwell, and entered upon his duties April 1. 



Purdue University and Station. — The facilities for work in farm mechanics 

 have been greatly increased by the i-ecent completion of the farm mechanics 

 building. This is a brick structure with stone trimmings, with a 70-ft. frontage 

 and a depth of 130 ft. It contains two laboratories each 57 ft. square, one of 

 which will be used for heavy machinei'y and the other for light machinery. 

 There are also two large class rooms, a drafting room, offices, a cement labora- 

 tory, tool and supply rooms, and miscellaneous laboratories. 



A seed-testing laboratory has been established at the station in cooperation 

 with the Bureau of IMant Industry of this Department. The laboratory is to 

 be under the general supervision of the department of agricultural extension, 

 with I\Iiss Helen H. Henry and G. M. Frier as assistants. 



Kansas College. — Snninel Dexter Houston died February 28, at the age of 92 

 years. He was a member of the board of regents from 1863 to 1869, and took 

 a prominent part in securing the location of the college at Manhattan. .John 

 Elliott, regent from 1881 to 1883, died March 5, aged 77 years, and John N. 

 Limbocker, regent from 1897 to 1899, died March 13, aged 80 years. 



E. L. Holton, a graduate student at Teachers College, Columbia T^niversity, 

 has been appointed professor of industrial education for the extension depart- 

 ment. He will have charge of the introduction of agriculture, shop work, and 

 liome economics into the public school system of the State, and will supervise 

 the corn contests, boys' corn clubs, and the new correspondence courses. 



Massachusetts Station. — Frederick R. Church, assistant agriculturist from 1902 

 to 1906, was killed at Queens Station. Long Island, March 17, while attempt- 

 ing to board an electric cnr. J. F. Merrill has been appointed assistant chemist. 

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