NOTES. 



Alabama College Station. — J. E. Toomer, assistant chemist in the Pennsylvania 

 Collejie and Station, has l>een appointed assistant chemist and has entered upon 

 his duties. 



California University and Station. — C. B. Lipman. who will receive the Ph. D. 

 degree at commencement, has been appointed assistant professor of soils, and 

 will offer several courses in soil physics and soil fertility which have been dis- 

 continued since the retirement of Dr. Loughridge. Cyril A. Stebbins, who has 

 taught nature study and elementary agriculture for several years in the Chico 

 Normal School, has been appointed instructor in agricultui'al education, and 

 will assist in the introduction of nature study and elementary agriculture in 

 the public schools of the State. 



A demonstration train was sent out from April 4 to IG, traversing about seven 

 hundred miles of the Southern Pacific System. It was manned by ex])erts from 

 the college and station staff and fitted uj) with illustrative material from the 

 different dejiartments. 



Delaware Station. — Dr. H. P. Rassett, formerly of the North Dakota Station, 

 has been ai)pointed assistant chemist, largely for work under the provisions of 

 the Adams Act, and entered upon his duties April 1. 



Illinois University. — A conference on the teaching of agriculture in the com- 

 mon schools of Illinois was held at the college of agriculture March 24 to 26, 

 for the i)urpose of obtaining an expression of opinion as to the plan to be fol- 

 lowed in promoting the introduction of agriculture into these schools. There 

 were addresses and discussions by several county superintendents of schools, 

 instructors in normal schools and school directors, Dean Davenport and Pro- 

 fessor Charles of the college of agriculture. Director W. C. Bagley, of the school 

 of education, Frank H. Hall, superintendent of farmers' institutes, and D. J. 

 Crosby of this Office. 



Emory Cobb, a member of the board of trustees from 1867 to 1893, died April 

 14, aged 79 years. I. S. Brooks, assistant in pomology, has resigned to accept a 

 commercial positicm in Colorado. 



Indiana Station. — B. R. Ryall has resigned as assistant horticulturist to engage 

 in county Y. M. C. A. work in Lake County, Ohio, where a special effort is to 

 be made by this organization to aid in increasing the attractiveness of country 

 life. 



Iowa College. — Wayne Dinsmore. associate professor of animal husbandry, has 

 accepted an appointment as secretai'y of the American Percheron Society at 

 Chicago, and retires at the close of the college year. 



Minnesota University. — At the commencement exercises of the school of agri- 

 culture during the week of March 21, 108 students were graduated. Milton M. 

 Williams, of Little Falls, has been appointed to the board of regents. 



Mississippi College and Station. — W. L. Hutchinson has been succeeded as 

 director by J. W. Fox, assistant director of the Delta substation, and has been 

 appointed director of farmers' institutes, and professor of animal husbandry. 

 J. A, McLean has resigned as animal husbandman of the station and is suc- 



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