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Arizona University and Station. — Dr. R. H. William.s, formerly of the Minne- 

 sota University and Station, has been appointed professor of animal husbandry 

 in the university and animal husbandman in the station. 



Connecticut Storrs Station. — Leslie E. Card has been appointed assistant in 

 poultry husbandry. 



Illinois University and Station. — Louis D. Hall, assistant professor of animal 

 husbandry in the university and assistant chief in animal husbandry in the 

 station, has been appointed specialist in live stock and meats in the Office of 

 Markets of this Department, and has entered uiwn his duties. 



Kansas Station.— Albert G. Hogan, Ph. D. (Yale, 1914), formerly professor of 

 agriculture and chemistry at the Marysville (Missouri) State Normal School, 

 has been appointed assistant in animal nutrition and has entered upon his 

 duties. 



Maryland College and Station. — Science notes that the extension and demon- 

 stration service has been formally organized, with T. B. Symons as director, 

 Nickolas Schmitz as agronomist. W. T. L. Taliaferro in charge of farm surveys 

 and management, G. E. Walcott in charge of dairy extension work, C. L. Opper- 

 nian poultryman, and Reuben Brigham in connection with publications. The 

 college has been reorganized into the following divisions : Agronomy and animal 

 husbandry, W. T. L. Taliaferro acting dean ; applied science, H. B. McDonnell 

 dean ; horticulture, T. B. Symons dean ; and engineering T. H. Taliaferro dean. 

 Recent promotions include E. N, Cory to be professor of zoology, L. B. Brough- 

 ton professor of analytical chemistry, and Grover Kinzy associate professor of 

 jigronomy and farm machinery. 



Michigan College and Station. — Pi-ess reports announce the resignation of 

 President J. L. Snyder to take effect June 1, 1915. J. H. Torrence has resigned 

 to engage in commercial work and has been succeeded by O. F. Jensen, a recent 

 graduate of the college. 



New York State Station. — Everett P. Reed, a recent graduate of the Ohio 

 State University, has been appointed assistant agronomist. 



Oregon Station. — Dr. H. E. Ewing and V. I. Safro have resigned as research 

 assistants in entomology, the latter to accept a commercial position in Louis- 

 ville, Ky. G. F. Mozette. a 1914 graduate of the college, has been appointed 

 assistant in entomology. 



Oklahoma College and Station. — Morrill Hall, the substantial agricultural and 

 administration building erected in 1906 at a cost with equipment of about 

 $75,000, was burned during the night of August 6. A portion of the college 

 records were rescued but practically the entire station property was destroyed, 

 including the stock of bulletins, library, mailing lists, etc. It is understood 

 that the building carried insurance of about $50,000. 



Port Rico Federal Station. — Jose O. Carrero has been appointed assistant 

 chemist beginning July 1. 



South Dakota College.— Dr. E. C. Perisho, professor of geology and dean of 

 the college of arts and sciences at the University of South Dakota since 1903 

 and state geologist, has been appointed president. 



Utah Station.— Recent appointments include Ray Smith as superintendent of 

 the substation farm at St. George, and W. E. G0odsi)eed as assistant horticul- 

 turist, succeeding respectively A. B. Ballantyne and H. B. Sweitzer. 

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