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separatt'd, K. D. Sanderson, jirofcssor of ontonioIo.Lcy and znolotry in tlie college 

 and entonioloi^ist in the station, lieconiin}; director. 



New Jersey Stations. — .lames W. Kellojig has been ai)iiointed assistant chemist. 



North Dakota College and Station, — A new hoard of trnstees has been aj)- 

 pointed, of which ('.. V,. llollister and ('. K. Xn.i,'ent, hotli of Fargo, have been 

 ( hoseu. respectively, president and secretary-treasurer. Additional appropria- 

 tions have been secured from the legislature for the erection of an experimental 

 milling building, the establishment and maintenance of a sulistation at Williston 

 for the study of irrigation and dry-land methods, the construction and equip- 

 ment of a horticultural grceidiouse, and other jjurposes. 



Oregon College. — W. .1. K(>rr, now president of the rtab ("ollege, has been 

 elected president and w ill .isvumc liis duties Jtil,\' 1. 



Porto Rico Station. — Oscar Loew, recentl,v of this Deii.nrtnu'nt and at present 

 connected with the College of Agriculture of the Imiu'rial I'nversity of Tokyo, 

 has been appointed chemist to the station, lie will enter upon his new duties 

 about October 1. 



Rhode Island Station, — A study of the soil and mannrial requirements for 

 certain iil.nnts grown under glass has been l)egun in the new greeidiouse. 



Utah College and Station. — .\t the recent session of the legislature a depart- 

 ment of horse breeding was established at the college, with the ainmal husl)and- 

 man and veterinarian in charge. Their duties include the licensing of all stal- 

 lions standing for public service, the law l>eing modeled after that in Wisconsin. 

 «;. M. Turpin has resigned as assistant cliemist in the station. 



Virginia College and Station, — Dr. Paul Barringer, dean of the medical depart- 

 ment of the rniversity of ^■irginia, has been elected president. W. A. P. Mon- 

 cure, instructor in mycology in the college and assistant mycologist to the sta- 

 tion, has resigned. Arrangements have been made to continue for another year 

 I lie experiments in toliacco growing in cooperation with the P>ureau of Soils. 



Wyoming University. — The protracted litigation between the university and 

 the Lander Agricultural College as to the disposition of the Federal funds has 

 been ternunated by a decision of the U. S. Supreme Court sustaining the 

 contention of the universit.v, which will therefore continue to be the recip- 

 ient. The opinion was by .Tustice .Moody, who held that these Government 

 grants are to the State and not to a particular institution. 



Agriculture in Summer Schools for Teachers. — Instruction in one or more lines 

 of agriculture, nature study, and domestic science will be offered during the sum- 

 mer liy Cornell, Illinois, Elaine, Ohio State, and Tennessee^ universities, Con- 

 necticut Agricultural College, Washington State College, and th(» Stout Maiuial 

 Training School of Menomonie, Wis. The New Jersey State board of education 

 and State board of agricultinc will unite in conducting a school of agriculture, 

 industrial arts, and sciences at Cape ^lay City, with courses in agriculture, 

 home econonucs, and manual training. Other summer schools of agriculture 

 Isave been noted in iirevions issues. 



Forestry School in North Dakota. — Under autborit.v of a law jiassed several 

 years ago, a State school of forestr.v was opened .laiuiary 7 at P>ottineau, X. Dak., 

 with an enrollment of 30 pupils. Since that time the State legislature has 

 aiijiropriated .$2.^,000 for the erection of a new building. It. K. Thompson is in. 

 charge of the school, which offers courses in silviculture, soil jibysics, forest 

 ]ihysiograpli.\', entomology, and plant pathology, and Held wor]< in horticultiu'e. 

 nursery, and forest planting. These courses .are suiiiilemcnted liy courses in 

 otiicr sciences, mathematics, l.-uigtiage. history, and civics, as well as by one 

 year's work in the cnnnnon branches in a jireparatory department. 



A New School of Horticulture and Basketry. — The nnnister of agriculture of 

 France has recentlv issued a decree establishing the National School of Ilorti- 



