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the public school system of the State. An appropriation of $200,000 was 

 granted for new bnihlinirs. and a permanent api»ropriation of .i>20,(X)0 for main- 

 tenance. 



Louisiana Stations. — Experiments in rice Knowing will again be conducted at 

 Crowley in cooperation with the Bureau of Plant Industry of this Department, 

 and C. E. Sellers has been selected to take charge of the work. Through the 

 efforts of Director W. K. Dodson the first boys' corn club of the State has been 

 organized at Avoyelles Parish, with an initial meuibershiit itf more than ]!>0 boys, 

 (ireat enthusiasm is being manifested for the contests that are to take place 

 at the parish fairs in the fall, at which time suitable prizes will be given for 

 the best exhibits. 



Maryland College. — Jeronip J. Morgan has resigned as assistant professor of 

 chemistry to accept a iiosition with the Bureau of Chemistry of this Depart- 

 ment. 



Massachusetts College and Station. — A bequest of ,$(;.()(»( I has been made to 

 the college through the will of Mrs, Louisa S. Baker, late a resident of Amherst, 

 the income of which is to be used to help deserving students. A successful 

 farmers' institute was held at the college at the close of the short winter course, 

 with an attendance of 300. Parley A. Russell has been succeeded on the board 

 of trustees and its committee on the station by Hon. W, W. Rawson, of Arling- 

 ton, well known as a market gardener and seedsman. 



Michigan College and Station. — Director C. D. Smith has resigned to accept 

 the presidency of the I.onis Queiros School of Agriculture of Siio Paulo, near 

 Piracicaba, Brazil, and sailed for that country early in April. He is succeeded by 

 R. S. Shaw, who as previously announced is also dean of the departments of 

 agriculture, veterinary science, horticulture,, and forestry in the college, Dr. 

 C. E. Marshall has been made vice-director and is to have immediate charge of 

 the scientific investigations, particularly those carried on under the Adams Act. 

 The college has established a deitartment of agricultural education, with W. H. 

 French, now. deputy State superintendent of public in.'Jtruction, as its head, his 

 duties to begin about July 1. Professor French has been actively engaged in 

 his present position in promoting the interests of agri^-ultural education, and 

 an effort is to be made to introduce agriculture into several high schools of the 

 State. 



Missouri Station. — L. F. Childers, assistant in agronomy, has resigned to ac- 

 cept the professorship of agriculture in the State Normal School at Maryville. 

 Frank Agrelius, a graduate of the Universitj' of Kansas, has been appointed 

 assistant in botijiny and has entered upon his duties. 



• Nebraska University. — A corresitondence course in nature study has been an- 

 nounced, to include lessons concerning common trees, seedlings and elementai-y 

 plant culture, ccmunon seed i)liints including weeds, some groups of fiowerless 

 plants, domestic animals, common birds, the important groups of in.sects with the 

 life histories of a few types, the silkworm, to.ad and frog, soils and their rela- 

 tions to plants and animals, elementary meteorology, nature-study literature, 

 and courses of study for schools. By matriculating regularly in the university 

 students who complete this correspondence course can secure university credit. 



New Jersey College and Stations. — (ieorge A. Billings has resigned as dairy 

 husliandman in the station to accept a jtosition in connection with the Farm 

 iManagement Investigations of this Department. F. C. Minkli'r, animal hus- 

 bandman, is to assume charge of the dair.v husb.-indry work with the assistance 

 of W. W. Shute as farm foreman. John (Jaub has been appointed assistant 

 chemist. 



Cornell University and Station. — S. II. (iage, professor of histology and em- 

 brj-ology, will retire from teaching at the close of the j)resent academic year to 



