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breeding animals. An appropriation of .$20,000 was made available for initial 

 expenses, with $5,000 annnally for maintenance. F. C. Minkler, animal hus- 

 bandman of the station, and recently appointed instructor in animal husbandry 

 in the college, has been appointed executive officer of the commission. 



New Mexico College and Station. — Luther Foster retired from the presidency 

 of the college at the close of the academic year to devote his attention entirely 

 to the directorship of the station. The retirement of J. J. Vernon as agricultur- 

 ist of the college and station is also announced. 



North Dakota College. — H. L. White, of the medical college of the University 

 of Vermont, has been elected assistant professor of physiological chemistry and 

 toxicology, and J. W. Ince, instructor at McGill University, has been elected as 

 Instructor in agricultural chemistry. 



North Carolina College and Station. — In recognition of the long services to 

 southern agriculture of President George T. Winston, he has been tendered a 

 pension by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and his 

 retirement is announced to take effect July 1. 



One of the station barns and the superintendent's house was destroyed by fire 

 May 25, the loss including practically all the farm implements belonging to the 

 station. The cause of the fire has not been determined. It is planned to re- 

 place the buildings at an early date. 



Ohio University and Station. — The college of agriculture received State appro- 

 priations of $."),000 for the equipment of the agricultural building and $4,000 for 

 the equipment of the agricultural chemistry laboratory. The station was granted 

 $84,000, of which $20,500 was for administration, $8,1.50.87 for agronomy, $G,.327.!t2 

 for animal husbandry, $4,9.32.02 for botany, $2,712.30 for entomology, $3,500 for 

 chemistry and nutrition, $10,360.74 for cooperative experiments, $8,133.34 for 

 forestry, $8,080.24 for horticulture and horticultural inspection, $8,286.97 for 

 soils, and $3,0o0 for a i)rinting press, equipment, and other purposes. 



The following appointments have been made in the station : Joseph H. Gourley 

 as assistant horticulturist: Arnold W. Meyer, of Columbia University, as assist- 

 ant in the nutrition Investigations, and H. C. George, now engaged in the station 

 cooperative experiments, as assistant experimentalist. Messrs. Gourley and 

 ]\Ieyer will enter upon their duties September 1. 



Oklahoma College. — According to press reports a summer school for teachers 

 will be held during July under the direction of Charles Evans as dean. It is 

 also reported that the State legislature has passed a bill requiring the teaching 

 of agriculture in the public schools of the State and providing for the establish- 

 ment of five purely agricultural schools, one for each supreme court district in 

 the State. Two of these schools are to be started this year, two in 1010, and 

 one a year later. The bill makes these schools secondary institutions and car- 

 ries an initial appropriation of $20,000. 



Oregon College. — E. L. Potter, a recent graduate in animal husbandry of the 

 Iowa College, has been ai)pointed instructor in animal husbandry, with charge 

 of the department. 



Pennsylvania College and Station. — Charles F. Noll has been appointed as- 

 sistant in experimental agronomy and has entered upon his duties. 



Porto Rico Station. — At its recent session the legislature appropriated $20,000 

 for the construction of a new station building. This building will house the 

 offices and laboratories of the station and will be of colonial design. 



Ernest G. Ritzman, of the Bureau of Animal Industry of this Department, has 

 been appointed assistant animal husbandman, and entered upon his duties 

 May 25, 



