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Stevens, of Attica, for five years; Henry W. Sackett, of New York City, for 

 four yeai's; Thomas B. Wilson, of Halls Corners, for three years; Almon R. 

 Eastman, of Waterville, for two years; and John N. Carlisle, of Watertown, for 

 one year. 



(Jround has been broken for the greenhouse laboratories authorized by the 

 last legislature, and it is expected that these will be ready for occupancy during 

 the winter. The plans as approvetl provide for a building with about 10,000 

 squai-e feet of glass, in addition to laboratories and potting sheds with about 

 O.SOO square feet of floor space. 



Science notes that a temporary industrial fellowship in plant pathology has 

 been established for two years by a firm of manufacturers of spraying appa- 

 ratus, who are to contribute each year $1,000 for salary and $500 for other 

 expenses. Errett "Wallace, a 1900 recipient of the master's degree, has been 

 appointed to this fellowship, the pui'pose of which is to investigate the value of 

 connnercial lime-sulphur mixtures as fungicides. The work will be conducted 

 in field laboratories, that for the present season being on a fruit farm near 

 Ithaca. The chief problem under study at present is the efficiency of these 

 mixtures as summer sprays for the control of peach and apple diseases. 



North Dakota College. — TJie Pacific Northtcest announces that P. S. Rose, of 

 the chair of engineering and physics, has resigned to accept a position on the 

 editorial staff of The American Thrcshcrman and the Gas Review. 



Pennsylvania College and Station. — In the death, on October 2, of William C. 

 Patterson, superintendent of farms, buildings, and grounds, the institution loses 

 one of its most resjtected and efficient officers. Mr. Patterson had been con- 

 nected with the institution since the spring of 1S71, and had occupied a unique 

 position, far exceeding in importance that ordinarily indicated by his title. 



In the early years when the work upon the farm and the janitor service were 

 all performed by students, it was his duty to assign the work and to see that 

 it was properly performed. Under his efficient management the farms belonging 

 to the college were brought into a good state of tilth and greatly improved in 

 fertility. These farms were conducted in a thoroughly businesslike manner, 

 and with their improvement l^ecame a source of revenue to the college. Upon 

 the beginning of experimental work, Mr. Patterson assumed charge of the 

 details of the care of the plats and of the experimental herd. For many years 

 he kept the field records of the extensive field and rotation experiments, and 

 had general direction of the details in the feeding experiments. Here his good 

 management and his reliability, together with his attention to details, counted 

 for much, and contributed in an important way to the proper conduct of the 

 work. 



Mr. Patterson's faithfulness, excellent judgment, friendly disposition, and sin- 

 cerity of purpose made him to a remarkable degree the trusted and confidential 

 adviser of students, members of the faculty, and of the board of trustees, through 

 a long period of service. A memorial adopted by the faculty of the college 

 records the high character of his service and the estimation In which he was 

 held. This is summed up in the closing paragraph in the following words : " In 

 the death of William Calvin Patterson the Pennsylvania State College has lost 

 a faithful servant and a trusted adviser, and the members of its faculty a 

 personal friend." 



Mr. Patterson was likewise a leading citizen of the community. He was 

 president of the national bank at State College, and a director of the First 

 National Bank of Bellefonte, Pa. For many years he was an active member of 

 the Grand Army of the Republic, having served over three years in the Army 

 of the Potomac, during which time he was for several months confined In Libby 

 prison, and being brevetted captain at the time of his discharge. He is survived 



