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Alabama College. — A recent number of The Educational Exchange announces 

 that Prof. M. T. FuUan will furnish the county high schools, in which agricul- 

 ture is a required subject of Instruction, with a detailed course of study in 

 manual training and farm mechanics in the form of mimeographed sheets pend- 

 ing its publication in book form. The boys' vocational work will consist of 

 woodworking, farm mechanics, and mechanical drawing and the girls' work 

 will include domestic science and ai"t. 



Arkansas University and Station. — Dr. R. R. Dinwiddle, pathologist and 

 bacteriologist, who has been connected with the institution since 18S7, has re- 

 signed with the intention of retiring from active service. Recent appointments 

 include C. D. Stubbs, D. V. M., as assistant veterinarian in the manufacture of 

 hog cholera serum, M. S. Baker, a 1914 graduate of the University, as assistant 

 agronomist for research in the cotton investigation. Earl Kilpatrick as assist- 

 ant agronomist. Miss Mary E. Metzger as assistant in home economics, and 

 Miss Marcella Arthur for extension work in home economics. 



Delaware College. — Dr. Samuel Chiles Mitchell, president of the Medical Col- 

 lege of Virginia since 1913, has been appointed president. 



Iowa College. — The registration at the summer school for teachers exceeded 

 (>00, an increase of over 160 per cent over the previous year. Agriculture and 

 home economics were very largely selected by the teachers for study. 



Maryland College. — A foreclosure sale was held September 22 of the half 

 interest in 282 acres of the college property held by private stockholders of the 

 joint stock company formed at the establishment of the college (E. S. R., 25, 

 p. 403). The only bid was that of the state treasurer, thereby transferring 

 title completely to the State of Maryland. 



The first country life conference for rural ministers was held at the college 

 in August with an attendance of over 200. It is expected to repeat the confer- 

 ence in 1915 and to hold a short course in agriculture for country ministers in 

 connection with it. 



Kansas Station. — Albert Hogan, Ph. D. (Yale. 1914) and E. L. Tague have 

 been appointed assistant chemists. John C. Summers resigned in August as 

 assistant chemist to accept a position with the Cooperative MiUer. 



Massachusetts College. — A department of rural engineering has been estab- 

 lished with C. I. Gunuess, formerly head of the department of mechanical en- 

 gineering at the North Dakota College, as associate professor of rural engi- 

 neering. A. Vincent Osmun has been promoted to the rank of associate pro- 

 fessor of botany and F. A. McLaughlin to that of instructor. E. K. Eyerly, as- 

 sociate professor of rural sociology has resigned to become dean of the college of 

 arts and sciences of the University of South Dakota and head of the department 

 of economics and sociology. 



Mississippi Station. — C. E. Wilson has succeeded R. N. Lobdell as assistant 

 zoologist and assistant entomologist. 



Montana College and Station. — H. E. Murdock of the Irrigation Investigations 

 of this Office has been appointed in charge of the station work just instituted 

 in agricultural engineering, beginning September 1. R. F. Miller, assistant in 

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