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Ik'cu translcrivd to the Farm Manafienieiit luvostisatioiis of tho lUiroau of 

 I'lant Iiidiistiy, and lias heon sncceoded by E. J. Glasson of that Bureau. B. P. 

 I'leiniiis has b(M>ii apiioiiitcd irri;,'atioii cusiineer in the New Mexic-o Station. 



New Experiment Station at Grignon. — An exporinient station of vogetai)Io 

 physiolo.iry and patholojjy is to he established at Grignon, France, under the 

 directorship of Doctor Griffon. It will be quite distinct from the agronomical 

 station founded by Dehcn-ain. and will bi' devoted entirely to work with plants. 



Commission on Organization and Policy in Agricultural Research. — I'resident 

 L. H. Bailey, of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experi- 

 ment Staticms, has api)oiut('d the <-(>nimissinn provided for at the last conven- 

 tiou to iniiuire into the orgaiii/.at ion and iiollcy whicli sliould prevail in the 

 expenditure of pul)lic funds in agricultural research, as follows: As representa- 

 tives of scientific men not connected with official agricultural research. President 

 David Starr .Jordan, of Leland Stanford University, and I'resident Carroll D. 

 Wright, of Clark College : from the research workers of the as.sociation, Dr. H. P. 

 Arnisby, of the Pennsylvania Station, and Dr. W. IT. .Jordan, of the New York 

 State Station ; and from this Department. Giftord IMnchot, of the Forest Service. 

 I'resident .Jordan is to lie chairman of the commission. 



Agricultural Measures Passed by Congress. — In addition to the agricultural 

 appropriation act, which contained considerable legislation and is summarized 

 elsewhere in this issue, provision was made for the establishment of an agri- 

 cultliral bank for the I'hilippines, the removal of certain restrictions on the 

 manufacture of denatured alcohol, and for the printing of 250,000 copies of the 

 report of this Department on the diseases of the horse. Agricultural colleges 

 were also made depositories for all public documents. Among the measures 

 which failed of iiassage were the various bills for the suiiport of l)rancli 

 experiment stations, agricultural high schools, agricultural instruction in noi'nial 

 schools, and additional agricultural colleges in Congressional districts. 



Agricultural School at St. Lawrence University. — Additional plans have been 

 announced concerning this institution. According to American AgricuUarist 

 a school of secondary grade is contemplated, which will cooperate, rather than 

 compete, with the college of agriculture of Cornell University. The leading 

 objects will be the training of practical farmers and farmers" wives. A connnon 

 school education will l)e requir(Ml for admission, but there will be no entrance 

 examinations. Particular attention will be given to the needs of northern New 

 York. Special farmers' courses are contemplated, and various forms of exten- 

 sion work are to be carried on so far as practicable. 



A tract of land adjoining the university has been secured for the school and 

 negotiations are proceeding for a farm of 70 acres for exi)erimental purposes. 

 A main building is to be erected at once. This will be a substantial three-story 

 stone structure, and will contain recitation and lecture rooms, laboratories, 

 libraries, an assembly hall, and rooms for domestic science, manual training, 

 and blacksmithing. It is hoped to undertake some instruction of a preliminary 

 nature next fall and to have a formal opening in the spring of 1008. 



K. C. Davis has accepted the position of dean which. ;is i)rcviousIy announced. 

 was tendered him some time ago. 



Graduate School of Agriculture in 1908. — The conunittee on graduate study 

 of the Association of American .Vgricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations 

 lias decided to hold the next session of the graduate school at Ithaca in the 

 summer of lOOS. Dr. A. C. True, of this Office, has again consented to serve 

 as dean. 



Agriculture at Cambridge University. — The professorshiii in agriculture at 

 Cambridge was established in 1809, in consequence of an offer by the Worshipful 

 Comjiany of Drapers to contribute .$4,000 a year for ten years for its sujiport. 



